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A real testing strategy for Arkiv code.

A skill that gives an agent a testing strategy for Arkiv (the strategy is the skill; the in-memory mock is the future arkiv-local tool). Useful now: structure your tests, keep a few testnet smoke tests, and assert the semantics that bite.

Testing Arkiv appstestingfixturesstrategy
Status
Not yet built
Type
Skill
Feasibility
Easy
THE IDEA

Teaches an AI how to test Arkiv apps — what to smoke-test on the testnet, how to structure fixtures, and how to assert TTL/expiry and full-replace behavior.

The problem today

  • Without a strategy, agents write tests that hit the network on every assertion, or skip testing entirely.
  • The semantics that break apps (TTL expiry, full-replace updates) are exactly the ones people forget to test.

What it would do

  • What to cover: a few testnet integration smoke tests + focused unit tests around your own logic.
  • Seed deterministic fixtures; reset state between tests.
  • Assert the semantics that bite: TTL expiry, full-replace updates, predicate queries.
  • Where the future arkiv-local mock will slot in for fully offline unit tests.
WHY IT’S A BETTER EXPERIENCE
  • A clear strategy instead of slow, flaky, network-coupled tests.
  • Brings Arkiv up to the testing discipline web2 devs assume.
FEASIBILITY — AND WHY THIS ISN’T HAND-WAVING
Easy to build

Knowledge skill. Pairs with the arkiv-local tool if/when it ships.

Grounded in

  • "No local dev env" is a documented DX-audit gap; a testing strategy is the practical answer today.
  • The exact semantics to assert (TTL, full-replace, predicates) are verified live on Braga.
PAIRS WITH
Testing Arkiv appsThis is a proposal— not built yet. It’s here so the case can be read and the idea ranked. Want it? Open an issue on the Arkiv GitHub.
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