Agent Skills: Analyze Test Pyramid Command

Analyze test pyramid health by examining test distribution across unit, integration, and E2E levels. Use for test portfolio assessment and rebalancing recommendations.

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Skill Metadata

Name
analyze-pyramid
Description
Analyze test pyramid health by examining test distribution across unit, integration, and E2E levels. Use for test portfolio assessment and rebalancing recommendations.

Analyze Test Pyramid Command

Analyze the current test distribution and recommend improvements for a healthier test pyramid.

Process

Step 1: Discover Tests

If a test directory is provided, use it. Otherwise, search for common test patterns:

# .NET projects
find . -name "*.Tests.csproj" -o -name "*Tests*.csproj"
find . -name "*Test*.cs" -type f

# Count tests
grep -r "\[Fact\]\|\[Theory\]" --include="*.cs" | wc -l

Step 2: Categorize Tests

Identify test levels by project/folder naming:

  • Unit: *.Unit.Tests, *.Domain.Tests
  • Integration: *.Integration.Tests, *.Api.Tests
  • E2E: *.E2E.Tests, *.Acceptance.Tests

Count tests at each level:

| Level | Project | Test Count |
|-------|---------|------------|
| Unit | MyApp.Domain.Tests | 150 |
| Unit | MyApp.Application.Tests | 80 |
| Integration | MyApp.Api.Tests | 60 |
| E2E | MyApp.E2E.Tests | 40 |

Step 3: Load Pyramid Skill

Invoke the test-strategy:test-pyramid-design skill for shape analysis patterns.

Step 4: Analyze Distribution

Calculate percentages and identify shape:

## Current Distribution

| Level | Count | Percentage | Target |
|-------|-------|------------|--------|
| Unit | 230 | 70% | 70% ✅ |
| Integration | 60 | 18% | 20% ✅ |
| E2E | 40 | 12% | 10% ⚠️ |

**Shape Assessment**: Near-healthy pyramid with slight E2E heaviness

Step 5: Identify Anti-Patterns

Check for common issues:

  • Ice Cream Cone: E2E > 30%
  • Hourglass: Integration > 50%
  • Inverted Pyramid: Unit < 50%
  • Missing Layer: Any level at 0%

Step 6: Generate Recommendations

Based on analysis:

## Recommendations

### Immediate Actions
1. **Reduce E2E tests** by 2% (8 tests)
   - Review for tests that can be pushed to integration level
   - Identify tests duplicating lower-level coverage

### Test Migration Candidates
| Current Level | Candidate | Recommended Level | Reason |
|---------------|-----------|-------------------|--------|
| E2E | Login validation | Integration | API test sufficient |
| E2E | Form validation | Unit | Pure logic test |
| Integration | Data transform | Unit | No I/O needed |

### Coverage Gaps
- Unit tests needed for: [business logic areas]
- Integration tests needed for: [API boundaries]

Step 7: Output Report

## Test Pyramid Analysis Complete

**Current Shape**: [Shape name]

**Distribution**:
```text

     ▲
    ███  E2E: 12%
   █████ Integration: 18%
  ███████ Unit: 70%

```

**Health Score**: [X/10]

**Key Findings**:
1. [Finding 1]
2. [Finding 2]

**Recommended Actions**:
1. [Action 1]
2. [Action 2]

Examples

Analyze current directory:

/test-strategy:analyze-pyramid

Specify test directory:

/test-strategy:analyze-pyramid tests/