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claude-skills-reference/docs/skills/engineering-team/playwright-pro-fix.md
Reza Rezvani 2f57ef8948 feat(agenthub): add AgentHub plugin with cross-domain examples, SEO optimization, and docs site fixes
- AgentHub: 13 files updated with non-engineering examples (content drafts,
  research, strategy) — engineering stays primary, cross-domain secondary
- AgentHub: 7 slash commands, 5 Python scripts, 3 references, 1 agent,
  dry_run.py validation (57 checks)
- Marketplace: agenthub entry added with cross-domain keywords, engineering
  POWERFUL updated (25→30), product (12→13), counts synced across all configs
- SEO: generate-docs.py now produces keyword-rich <title> tags and meta
  descriptions using SKILL.md frontmatter — "Claude Code Skills" in site_name
  propagates to all 276 HTML pages
- SEO: per-domain title suffixes (Agent Skill for Codex & OpenClaw, etc.),
  slug-as-title cleanup, domain label stripping from titles
- Broken links: 141→0 warnings — new rewrite_skill_internal_links() converts
  references/, scripts/, assets/ links to GitHub source URLs; skills/index.md
  phantom slugs fixed (6 marketing, 7 RA/QM)
- Counts synced: 204 skills, 266 tools, 382 refs, 16 agents, 17 commands,
  21 plugins — consistent across CLAUDE.md, README.md, docs/index.md,
  marketplace.json, getting-started.md, mkdocs.yml
- Platform sync: Codex 163 skills, Gemini 246 items, OpenClaw compatible

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---
title: "Fix Failing or Flaky Tests — Agent Skill & Codex Plugin"
description: ">-. Agent skill for Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, OpenClaw."
---
# Fix Failing or Flaky Tests
<div class="page-meta" markdown>
<span class="meta-badge">:material-code-braces: Engineering - Core</span>
<span class="meta-badge">:material-identifier: `fix`</span>
<span class="meta-badge">:material-github: <a href="https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/engineering-team/playwright-pro/skills/fix/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>
Diagnose and fix a Playwright test that fails or passes intermittently using a systematic taxonomy.
## Input
`$ARGUMENTS` contains:
- A test file path: `e2e/login.spec.ts`
- A test name: ""should redirect after login"`
- A description: `"the checkout test fails in CI but passes locally"`
## Steps
### 1. Reproduce the Failure
Run the test to capture the error:
```bash
npx playwright test <file> --reporter=list
```
If the test passes, it's likely flaky. Run burn-in:
```bash
npx playwright test <file> --repeat-each=10 --reporter=list
```
If it still passes, try with parallel workers:
```bash
npx playwright test --fully-parallel --workers=4 --repeat-each=5
```
### 2. Capture Trace
Run with full tracing:
```bash
npx playwright test <file> --trace=on --retries=0
```
Read the trace output. Use `/debug` to analyze trace files if available.
### 3. Categorize the Failure
Load `flaky-taxonomy.md` from this skill directory.
Every failing test falls into one of four categories:
| Category | Symptom | Diagnosis |
|---|---|---|
| **Timing/Async** | Fails intermittently everywhere | `--repeat-each=20` reproduces locally |
| **Test Isolation** | Fails in suite, passes alone | `--workers=1 --grep "test name"` passes |
| **Environment** | Fails in CI, passes locally | Compare CI vs local screenshots/traces |
| **Infrastructure** | Random, no pattern | Error references browser internals |
### 4. Apply Targeted Fix
**Timing/Async:**
- Replace `waitForTimeout()` with web-first assertions
- Add `await` to missing Playwright calls
- Wait for specific network responses before asserting
- Use `toBeVisible()` before interacting with elements
**Test Isolation:**
- Remove shared mutable state between tests
- Create test data per-test via API or fixtures
- Use unique identifiers (timestamps, random strings) for test data
- Check for database state leaks
**Environment:**
- Match viewport sizes between local and CI
- Account for font rendering differences in screenshots
- Use `docker` locally to match CI environment
- Check for timezone-dependent assertions
**Infrastructure:**
- Increase timeout for slow CI runners
- Add retries in CI config (`retries: 2`)
- Check for browser OOM (reduce parallel workers)
- Ensure browser dependencies are installed
### 5. Verify the Fix
Run the test 10 times to confirm stability:
```bash
npx playwright test <file> --repeat-each=10 --reporter=list
```
All 10 must pass. If any fail, go back to step 3.
### 6. Prevent Recurrence
Suggest:
- Add to CI with `retries: 2` if not already
- Enable `trace: 'on-first-retry'` in config
- Add the fix pattern to project's test conventions doc
## Output
- Root cause category and specific issue
- The fix applied (with diff)
- Verification result (10/10 passes)
- Prevention recommendation