/configure:api-tests
Check and configure API contract testing infrastructure for validating API contracts, schemas, and consumer-provider agreements.
When to Use This Skill
Use this skill when... Use another approach when...
Setting up Pact consumer/provider contract tests Writing individual unit tests (/configure:tests )
Configuring OpenAPI request/response validation Validating a single API endpoint manually
Adding JSON Schema or Zod schema testing Checking general test coverage (/configure:coverage )
Detecting breaking API changes in CI Reviewing API design decisions (code-review agent)
Auditing API testing compliance across a project Configuring general CI/CD workflows (/configure:workflows )
Context
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Project root: !pwd
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Package files: !find . -maxdepth 1 ( -name 'package.json' -o -name 'pyproject.toml' )
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Pact deps: !find . -maxdepth 1 ( -name package.json -o -name pyproject.toml ) -exec grep -l 'pact' {} +
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OpenAPI spec: !find . -maxdepth 1 ( -name 'openapi.yaml' -o -name 'openapi.json' -o -name 'swagger.json' )
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Pact dir: !find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -name 'pacts'
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Contract tests: !find tests -maxdepth 2 -type d -name 'contract'
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Project standards: !find . -maxdepth 1 -name '.project-standards.yaml'
Parameters
Parse from command arguments:
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--check-only : Report compliance status without modifications (CI/CD mode)
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--fix : Apply fixes automatically without prompting
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--type <pact|openapi|schema> : Focus on specific type
API Testing Types:
Type Use Case
Pact Microservices, multiple consumers, breaking change detection
OpenAPI API-first development, documentation-driven testing
Schema Simple validation, GraphQL APIs, single service
Execution
Execute this API testing compliance check:
Step 1: Detect existing API testing infrastructure
Check for these indicators:
Indicator Component Status
pact in dependencies Pact contract testing Installed
openapi.yaml or swagger.json
OpenAPI specification Present
@apidevtools/swagger-parser
OpenAPI validation Configured
ajv in dependencies JSON Schema validation Configured
pacts/ directory Pact contracts Present
Step 2: Analyze current state
For each detected component, check completeness:
Contract Testing (Pact):
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@pact-foundation/pact installed (JS) or pact-python (Python)
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Consumer tests defined
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Provider verification configured
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Pact Broker or PactFlow configured (optional)
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CI/CD pipeline integration
OpenAPI Validation:
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OpenAPI specification file exists
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Request validation middleware configured
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Response validation in tests
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Schema auto-generation configured
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Breaking change detection
Schema Testing:
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JSON Schema definitions exist
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ajv or similar validator installed
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Response validation helpers
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Schema versioning strategy
Step 3: Generate compliance report
Print a formatted compliance report:
API Testing Compliance Report
Project: [name] API Type: [REST | GraphQL | gRPC]
Contract Testing (Pact): @pact-foundation/pact package.json [INSTALLED | MISSING] Consumer tests tests/contract/consumer/ [FOUND | NONE] Provider tests tests/contract/provider/ [FOUND | NONE] Pact Broker CI configuration [CONFIGURED | OPTIONAL] can-i-deploy CI gate [CONFIGURED | OPTIONAL]
OpenAPI Validation: OpenAPI spec openapi.yaml [EXISTS | MISSING] Spec version OpenAPI 3.1 [CURRENT | OUTDATED] Request validation middleware [CONFIGURED | MISSING] Response validation test helpers [CONFIGURED | MISSING] Breaking change CI oasdiff [CONFIGURED | OPTIONAL]
Schema Testing: JSON Schemas schemas/ [EXISTS | N/A] Schema validator ajv/zod [INSTALLED | MISSING] Response validation test helpers [CONFIGURED | MISSING]
Overall: [X issues found]
Recommendations:
- Add Pact consumer tests for service dependencies
- Configure OpenAPI response validation in tests
- Add breaking change detection to CI
If --check-only , stop here.
Step 4: Configure API testing (if --fix or user confirms)
Apply fixes based on detected project type. Use templates from REFERENCE.md for:
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Pact Contract Testing - Install dependencies and create consumer/provider test files
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OpenAPI Validation - Install validator and create test helpers
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Schema Testing with Zod - Install Zod and create schema definitions
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Breaking Change Detection - Install oasdiff and add CI check
For JavaScript/TypeScript projects, install with bun add --dev . For Python, install with uv add --group dev .
Step 5: Configure CI/CD integration
Create .github/workflows/api-tests.yml with jobs for:
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Consumer contract tests
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Provider verification (with service containers if needed)
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OpenAPI spec validation
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Breaking change detection on PRs
Add npm/bun scripts to package.json for local testing. Use workflow templates from REFERENCE.md.
Step 6: Update standards tracking
Update .project-standards.yaml :
standards_version: "2025.1" last_configured: "[timestamp]" components: api_tests: "2025.1" api_tests_contract: "[pact|none]" api_tests_openapi: true api_tests_schema: "[zod|ajv|none]" api_tests_breaking_change_ci: true
Step 7: Print final report
Print a summary of all changes applied, scripts added, and next steps for the user to verify the configuration.
For detailed templates and code examples, see REFERENCE.md.
Agentic Optimizations
Context Command
Quick compliance check /configure:api-tests --check-only
Auto-fix all issues /configure:api-tests --fix
Pact contracts only /configure:api-tests --fix --type pact
OpenAPI validation only /configure:api-tests --fix --type openapi
Schema testing only /configure:api-tests --fix --type schema
Flags
Flag Description
--check-only
Report status without offering fixes
--fix
Apply all fixes automatically without prompting
--type <type>
Focus on specific type (pact, openapi, schema)
Examples
Check compliance and offer fixes
/configure:api-tests
Check only, no modifications
/configure:api-tests --check-only
Auto-fix all issues
/configure:api-tests --fix
Configure Pact only
/configure:api-tests --fix --type pact
Configure OpenAPI validation only
/configure:api-tests --fix --type openapi
Error Handling
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No OpenAPI spec found: Offer to create template
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Pact version mismatch: Suggest upgrade path
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Schema validation fails: Report specific errors
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Pact Broker not configured: Provide setup instructions
See Also
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/configure:tests
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Unit testing configuration
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/configure:integration-tests
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Integration testing
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/configure:all
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Run all compliance checks
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Pact documentation: https://docs.pact.io
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OpenAPI specification: https://swagger.io/specification
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Zod documentation: https://zod.dev