---
title: "Smart Test Reporting — Agent Skill & Codex Plugin"
description: "Generate test report. Use when user says 'test report', 'results summary', 'test status', 'show results', 'test dashboard', or 'how did tests go'. Agent skill for Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, OpenClaw."
---

# Smart Test Reporting

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<span class="meta-badge">:material-code-braces: Engineering - Core</span>
<span class="meta-badge">:material-identifier: `report`</span>
<span class="meta-badge">:material-github: <a href="https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/engineering-team/playwright-pro/skills/report/SKILL.md">Source</a></span>
</div>

<div class="install-banner" markdown>
<span class="install-label">Install:</span> <code>claude /plugin install engineering-skills</code>
</div>


Generate test reports that plug into the user's existing workflow. Zero new tools.

## Steps

### 1. Run Tests (If Not Already Run)

Check if recent test results exist:

```bash
ls -la test-results/ playwright-report/ 2>/dev/null
```

If no recent results, run tests:

```bash
npx playwright test --reporter=json,html,list 2>&1 | tee test-output.log
```

### 2. Parse Results

Read the JSON report:

```bash
npx playwright test --reporter=json 2> /dev/null
```

Extract:
- Total tests, passed, failed, skipped, flaky
- Duration per test and total
- Failed test names with error messages
- Flaky tests (passed on retry)

### 3. Detect Report Destination

Check what's configured and route automatically:

| Check | If found | Action |
|---|---|---|
| `TESTRAIL_URL` env var | TestRail configured | Push results via `/pw:testrail push` |
| `SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL` env var | Slack configured | Post summary to Slack |
| `.github/workflows/` | GitHub Actions | Results go to PR comment via artifacts |
| `playwright-report/` | HTML reporter | Open or serve the report |
| None of the above | Default | Generate markdown report |

### 4. Generate Report

#### Markdown Report (Always Generated)

```markdown
# Test Results — {{date}}

## Summary
- ✅ Passed: {{passed}}
- ❌ Failed: {{failed}}
- ⏭️ Skipped: {{skipped}}
- 🔄 Flaky: {{flaky}}
- ⏱️ Duration: {{duration}}

## Failed Tests
| Test | Error | File |
|---|---|---|
| {{name}} | {{error}} | {{file}}:{{line}} |

## Flaky Tests
| Test | Retries | File |
|---|---|---|
| {{name}} | {{retries}} | {{file}} |

## By Project
| Browser | Passed | Failed | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chromium | X | Y | Zs |
| Firefox | X | Y | Zs |
| WebKit | X | Y | Zs |
```

Save to `test-reports/{{date}}-report.md`.

#### Slack Summary (If Webhook Configured)

```bash
curl -X POST "$SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "text": "🧪 Test Results: ✅ {{passed}} | ❌ {{failed}} | ⏱️ {{duration}}\n{{failed_details}}"
  }'
```

#### TestRail Push (If Configured)

Invoke `/pw:testrail push` with the JSON results.

#### HTML Report

```bash
npx playwright show-report
```

Or if in CI:
```bash
echo "HTML report available at: playwright-report/index.html"
```

### 5. Trend Analysis (If Historical Data Exists)

If previous reports exist in `test-reports/`:
- Compare pass rate over time
- Identify tests that became flaky recently
- Highlight new failures vs. recurring failures

## Output

- Summary with pass/fail/skip/flaky counts
- Failed test details with error messages
- Report destination confirmation
- Trend comparison (if historical data available)
- Next action recommendation (fix failures or celebrate green)