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Best agent skills for testing and QA

The best agent skills for testing and QA are Systematic Debugging, TDD and Golang Testing, ranked by GitHub stars; Systematic Debugging leads with 296,071 stars. The list covers 162 agent skills in the appsgit catalog, one entry per repository.

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Top picks

  1. Rank 1:

    Systematic Debugging

    obra/superpowers

    Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes.

    Testing & QAShell

    Systematic Debugging has 296,071 GitHub stars, has 280,800 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in Shell and was last updated in September 2026.

  2. Rank 2:

    TDD

    mattpocock/skills

    Test-driven development. Use when the user wants to build features or fix bugs test-first, mentions "red-green-refactor", or wants integration tests.

    Testing & QAShell

    TDD has 278,361 GitHub stars, has 1,028,752 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code and Codex, is written in Shell and was last updated in October 2026.

  3. Rank 3:

    Golang Testing

    affaan-m/ECC

    Go testing patterns including table-driven tests, subtests, benchmarks, fuzzing, and test coverage.

    Testing & QAJavaScript

    Golang Testing has 274,402 GitHub stars, has 3 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in JavaScript and was last updated in October 2026.

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  1. 1

    Systematic Debugging

    Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes.

    Systematic Debugging has 296,071 GitHub stars, has 280,800 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in Shell and was last updated in September 2026.

  2. 2

    TDD

    Test-driven development. Use when the user wants to build features or fix bugs test-first, mentions "red-green-refactor", or wants integration tests.

    TDD has 278,361 GitHub stars, has 1,028,752 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code and Codex, is written in Shell and was last updated in October 2026.

  3. 3

    Golang Testing

    Go testing patterns including table-driven tests, subtests, benchmarks, fuzzing, and test coverage.

    Golang Testing has 274,402 GitHub stars, has 3 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in JavaScript and was last updated in October 2026.

  4. 4

    Skill Creator

    Create new skills, modify and improve existing skills, and measure skill performance.

    Skill Creator has 179,945 GitHub stars, is published by the vendor itself, has 398,688 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, is written in Python and was last updated in October 2026.

  5. 5

    Next Cache Components Optimizer

    Optimize the meaningful UI available immediately from a Next.js route on an initial load (hard navigation) or named client-side navigation (soft navigation).

    Next Cache Components Optimizer has 143,231 GitHub stars, is published by the vendor itself, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, is written in JavaScript and was last updated in October 2026.

  6. 6

    iOS Clean

    Remove the DebugBridge SPM package and all #if DEBUG wiring from an iOS app.

    iOS Clean has 135,577 GitHub stars, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in TypeScript and was last updated in October 2026.

  7. 7

    Browser Use

    Direct browser control via CDP for web interaction: automation, scraping, testing, screenshots, and site/app work.

    Browser Use has 117,307 GitHub stars, is published by the vendor itself, has 96,300 installs on skills.sh, needs an API key or token, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in Python and was last updated in October 2026.

  8. 8

    Surgical Patch

    Fix bugs and small behavior changes at the narrowest responsible layer.

    Surgical Patch has 110,252 GitHub stars, has 84,964 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in Go and was last updated in October 2026.

  9. 9

    Debugging And Error Recovery

    Guides systematic root-cause debugging. Use when tests fail, builds break, something that worked yesterday broke, behavior doesn't match expectations, or you encounter any unexpected error.

    Debugging And Error Recovery has 102,166 GitHub stars, has 825 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in JavaScript and was last updated in October 2026.

  10. 10

    Mode Creator

    Interactively create, install, activate, and verify custom claude-mem modes, including domain-specific observation types, concept tags, optional Telegram alerts, bot setup, worker restart, and…

    Mode Creator has 97,272 GitHub stars, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in TypeScript and was last updated in October 2026.

FAQ

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What are the best agent skills for testing and QA?

The best agent skills for testing and QA are Systematic Debugging, TDD and Golang Testing, ranked by GitHub stars; Systematic Debugging leads with 296,071 stars. The list covers 162 agent skills in the appsgit catalog, one entry per repository.

Do these agent skills need an API key?

1 of the 10 picks need an API key or token, for example Browser Use; 9 run without one. Each page on appsgit lists the environment variables a agent skill expects.

Which coding agents work with these skills?

Claude Code (all), Codex (8 of 10), Cursor (7 of 10) and OpenCode (6 of 10). The client list comes from each project's published compatibility data; appsgit does not guess it.

Are any of these agent skills official?

Yes: Skill Creator, Next Cache Components Optimizer and Browser Use are published by the vendor themselves.

How do I install an agent skill?

A skill is a folder with a SKILL.md file that you copy into your agent's skills directory, or install from a plugin marketplace when the repository is one. Every skill page on appsgit shows the install command.

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