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test-environment-management

Test environment provisioning, infrastructure as code for testing, Docker/Kubernetes for test environments, service virtualization, and cost optimization. Use when managing test infrastructure, ensuring environment parity, or optimizing testing costs.

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Install

Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.

npx skills add https://github.com/proffesor-for-testing/agentic-qe --skill test-environment-management
  1. 01

    Install

    Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.

  2. 02

    Describe the task

    Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads test-environment-management automatically when relevant.

  3. 03

    Review the result

    The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.

SKILL.md

The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.

Test Environment Management

<default_to_action> When managing test environments:

  1. DEFINE environment types (local, CI, staging, prod)
  2. CONTAINERIZE with Docker for consistency
  3. ENSURE parity with production (same versions, configs)
  4. MOCK external services (service virtualization)
  5. OPTIMIZE costs (auto-shutdown, spot instances)

Quick Environment Checklist:

  • Same OS/versions as production
  • Same database type and version
  • Same configuration structure
  • Containers for reproducibility
  • Auto-shutdown after hours

Critical Success Factors:

  • "Works on my machine" = environment inconsistency
  • Infrastructure as Code = repeatable environments
  • Service virtualization = test without external dependencies </default_to_action>

Quick Reference Card

When to Use

  • Setting up test infrastructure
  • Debugging environment-specific failures
  • Reducing test infrastructure costs
  • Ensuring dev/prod parity

Docker for Test Environments

# docker-compose.test.yml
version: '3.8'

services:
  app:
    build: .
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
    environment:
      NODE_ENV: test
      DATABASE_URL: postgres://postgres:password@db:5432/test
    depends_on:
      - db
      - redis

  db:
    image: postgres:15
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: test
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: password

  redis:
    image: redis:7

Run tests in container:

docker-compose -f docker-compose.test.yml up -d
docker-compose -f docker-compose.test.yml exec app npm test
docker-compose -f docker-compose.test.yml down

Service Virtualization

// Mock external services with WireMock
import { WireMock } from 'wiremock-captain';

const wiremock = new WireMock('http://localhost:8080');

// Mock payment gateway
await wiremock.register({
  request: {
    method: 'POST',
    url: '/charge'
  },
  response: {
    status: 200,
    jsonBody: { transactionId: '12345', status: 'approved' }
  }
});

// Tests use mock instead of real gateway

Cost Optimization

# Auto-shutdown test environments after hours
0 20 * * * aws ec2 stop-instances --instance-ids $(aws ec2 describe-instances \
  --filters "Name=tag:Environment,Values=test" \
  --query "Reservations[].Instances[].InstanceId" --output text)

# Start before work hours
0 7 * * 1-5 aws ec2 start-instances --instance-ids $(aws ec2 describe-instances \
  --filters "Name=tag:Environment,Values=test" \
  --query "Reservations[].Instances[].InstanceId" --output text)

Use spot instances (70% savings):

resource "aws_instance" "test_runner" {
  instance_type = "c5.2xlarge"
  instance_market_options {
    market_type = "spot"
    spot_options {
      max_price = "0.10"
    }
  }
}

Agent-Driven Environment Management

// Provision test environment
await Task("Environment Provisioning", {
  type: 'integration-testing',
  services: ['app', 'db', 'redis', 'mocks'],
  parity: 'production',
  lifetime: '2h'
}, "qe-test-executor");

// Chaos testing in isolated environment
await Task("Chaos Test Environment", {
  baseline: 'staging',
  isolate: true,
  injectFaults: ['network-delay', 'pod-failure']
}, "qe-chaos-engineer");

Agent Coordination Hints

Memory Namespace

aqe/environment-management/
├── configs/*            - Environment configurations
├── parity-checks/*      - Dev/prod parity results
├── cost-reports/*       - Infrastructure costs
└── service-mocks/*      - Service virtualization configs

Fleet Coordination

const envFleet = await FleetManager.coordinate({
  strategy: 'environment-management',
  agents: [
    'qe-test-executor',       // Provision environments
    'qe-performance-tester',  // Environment performance
    'qe-chaos-engineer'       // Resilience testing
  ],
  topology: 'sequential'
});

Related Skills

  • test-data-management - Data for environments
  • continuous-testing-shift-left - CI/CD environments
  • chaos-engineering-resilience - Environment resilience

Remember

With Agents: Agents automatically provision test environments matching production, ensure parity, mock external services, and optimize costs with auto-scaling and auto-shutdown.

FAQ

What does the test-environment-management skill do?

Test environment provisioning, infrastructure as code for testing, Docker/Kubernetes for test environments, service virtualization, and cost optimization. Use when managing test infrastructure, ensuring environment parity, or optimizing testing costs.

How do I install test-environment-management?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/proffesor-for-testing/agentic-qe --skill test-environment-management in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/test-environment-management/ (personal) or .claude/skills/test-environment-management/ (project).

Which AI agents can use test-environment-management?

Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.

Is test-environment-management safe to install?

No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.

Who maintains test-environment-management?

It is published by proffesor-for-testing in proffesor-for-testing/agentic-qe. It has 112 recorded installs.

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