test-design-istqb

test-design-istqb is a skill for Claude Code, Codex from javalenciacai/QASkills. It costs 36 tokens per session (1,027 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A test-case design guide based on ISTQB, a widely used software-testing certification framework. It uses methods such as grouping similar inputs, testing limits, decision tables and state changes.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to design black-box test cases, define test data, check input boundaries and cover different rules and system states.
Why use it?
It helps turn requirements into systematic positive, negative and edge-case tests instead of relying on a few examples.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

Written for no agent in particular: nothing here depends on one. Also seen: installed under .agents/ (shared by several agents).

Good fit Use it to design black-box test cases, define test data, check input boundaries and cover different rules and system states.

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Install

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Any agent
npx skills add javalenciacai/QASkills --skill test-design-istqb
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/javalenciacai/QASkills

Made for: Claude Code, Codex.

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When invoked 1,027 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
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ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00036 $0.01027
Opus 5 $0.00018 $0.00513
Sonnet 5 $0.00007 $0.00205
Haiku 4.5 $0.00004 $0.00103

Measured 11d ago against content hash 2277ac4b18d1, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-11, from the pricing page.

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Grade A, and why

test-design-istqb scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 11d ago.

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Nothing flagged

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.agents/skills/test-design-istqb/SKILL.md · 172 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 172 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Test Design - ISTQB Techniques

Expert skill for designing comprehensive test cases using ISTQB Foundation Level test design techniques.

When to Use

Use this skill when you need to:

  • Design test cases from requirements
  • Apply black-box testing techniques
  • Create test data specifications
  • Ensure comprehensive test coverage
  • Generate test scenarios for positive, negative, and edge cases

ISTQB Test Design Techniques

1. Equivalence Partitioning

What it is: Divide input domains into classes where all members should be treated the same.

How to apply:

  1. Identify all inputs and outputs
  2. Determine valid and invalid partitions
  3. Create one test case per partition
  4. Cover both valid and invalid classes

Example:

Requirement: Age must be 18-65
Partitions:
- Invalid: < 18 (e.g., 17)
- Valid: 18-65 (e.g., 30)
- Invalid: > 65 (e.g., 66)

2. Boundary Value Analysis

What it is: Test at the edges of equivalence partitions where defects often hide.

How to apply:

  1. Identify boundaries in requirements
  2. Test: min-1, min, min+1, max-1, max, max+1
  3. Focus on limits, ranges, and thresholds

Example:

Requirement: Password 8-20 characters
Test values: 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 21 characters

3. Decision Tables

What it is: Test combinations of conditions and their resulting actions.

How to apply:

  1. Identify conditions (inputs/states)
  2. List possible actions (outputs/behaviors)
  3. Create table with all meaningful combinations
  4. Generate test cases from each column

Example:

Condition 1: Premium customer? (Y/N)
Condition 2: Order > $100? (Y/N)

| Premium | Order>$100 | Discount |
|---------|-----------|----------|
| Y       | Y         | 20%      |
| Y       | N         | 10%      |
| N       | Y         | 10%      |
| N       | N         | 0%       |

= 4 test cases

4. State Transition Testing

What it is: Test how system behavior changes based on state and events.

Read the full file on GitHub · 172 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 11d ago First seen · 172 lines · 36 tokens per session scan A 2277ac4b18d1

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test-design-istqb is a skill published in the GitHub repository javalenciacai/QASkills (5 stars, last pushed 7mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 36 tokens to every session and 1,027 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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