bmad-template/.workbuddy/skills/bmad-testarch-test-design/workflow.yaml

# Test Architect workflow: bmad-testarch-test-design
name: bmad-testarch-test-design
# prettier-ignore
description: 'Create system-level or epic-level test plans. Use when the user says "lets design test plan" or "I want to create test strategy"'

# Critical variables from config
config_source: "{project-root}/_bmad/tea/config.yaml"
output_folder: "{config_source}:output_folder"
test_artifacts: "{config_source}:test_artifacts"
user_name: "{config_source}:user_name"
communication_language: "{config_source}:communication_language"
document_output_language: "{config_source}:document_output_language"
date: system-generated

# Workflow components
installed_path: "."
instructions: "./instructions.md"
validation: "./checklist.md"
# Note: Template selection is mode-based (see instructions.md Step 1.5):
#   - System-level: test-design-architecture-template.md + test-design-qa-template.md
#   - Epic-level: test-design-template.md (unchanged)
template: "./test-design-template.md"

# Variables and inputs
variables:
  design_level: "full" # full, targeted, minimal - scope of design effort
  mode: "auto-detect" # auto-detect (default), system-level, epic-level
  test_stack_type: "auto" # auto, frontend, backend, fullstack - from config or auto-detected

# Output configuration
# Note: Actual output file determined dynamically based on mode detection
# Declared outputs for new workflow format
outputs:
  # System-Level Mode (Phase 3) - TWO documents
  - id: test-design-architecture
    description: "System-level test architecture: Architectural concerns, testability gaps, NFR requirements for Architecture/Dev teams"
    path: "{test_artifacts}/test-design-architecture.md"
    mode: system-level
    audience: architecture

  - id: test-design-qa
    description: "System-level test design: Test execution recipe, coverage plan, pre-implementation setup for QA team"
    path: "{test_artifacts}/test-design-qa.md"
    mode: system-level
    audience: qa

  - id: test-design-handoff
    description: "TEA → BMAD handoff document: Bridges test design outputs with epic/story decomposition"
    path: "{test_artifacts}/test-design/{project_name}-handoff.md"
    mode: system-level
    audience: bmad-integration

  # Epic-Level Mode (Phase 4) - ONE document (unchanged)
  - id: epic-level
    description: "Epic-level test plan (Phase 4)"
    path: "{test_artifacts}/test-design-epic-{epic_num}.md"
    mode: epic-level
# Note: No default_output_file - mode detection determines which outputs to write

# Required tools
required_tools:
  - read_file # Read PRD, epics, stories, architecture docs
  - write_file # Create test design document
  - list_files # Find related documentation
  - search_repo # Search for existing tests and patterns

tags:
  - qa
  - planning
  - test-architect
  - risk-assessment
  - coverage

execution_hints:
  interactive: false # Minimize prompts
  autonomous: true # Proceed without user input unless blocked
  iterative: true