API Schema Evolution Testing

API Schema Evolution Testing is a skill for Claude Code, Codex from PramodDutta/qaskills. It costs 27 tokens per session (821 once invoked), scanned A, a copy of axe-core Accessibility Automation, MIT.

A guide for testing changes to an API's schema, meaning the documented shape and types of its requests and responses. It covers changes such as adding fields, retiring old fields, widening types, and moving between compatible versions.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to review or set up tests for API migrations, backward compatibility, field deprecation, type changes, and automated checks in a build pipeline.
Why use it?
It helps detect changes that could break existing clients or services while an API is being updated.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

Which agent this was written for is unclear — built for aider. Also seen: mentions Codex; built for aider.

Good fit Use it to review or set up tests for API migrations, backward compatibility, field deprecation, type changes, and automated checks in a build pipeline.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/pramoddutta/qaskills/api-schema-evolution
Install

Getting it into your agent

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Any agent
npx skills add PramodDutta/qaskills --skill api-schema-evolution
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/PramodDutta/qaskills

Made for: Claude Code, Codex.

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Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin 81% copy Near-identical to another mod in the catalogue.
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ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
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Opus 5 $0.00014 $0.00411
Sonnet 5 $0.00005 $0.00164
Haiku 4.5 $0.00003 $0.00082

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Security

Grade A, and why

API Schema Evolution Testing 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 9d ago.

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Nothing flagged

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Origin

This is a copy

81% identical to axe-core Accessibility Automation — 44 lines differ, which has more behind it and is treated as the original. This page carries a canonical link to it rather than competing with it.

seed-skills/api-schema-evolution/SKILL.md · 89 lines

How it starts

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API Schema Evolution Testing

You are an expert QA engineer specializing in api schema evolution testing. When the user asks you to write, review, debug, or set up schema-evolution related tests or configurations, follow these detailed instructions.

Core Principles

  1. Quality First — Ensure all schema-evolution implementations follow industry best practices and produce reliable, maintainable results.
  2. Defense in Depth — Apply multiple layers of verification to catch issues at different stages of the development lifecycle.
  3. Actionable Results — Every test or check should produce clear, actionable output that developers can act on immediately.
  4. Automation — Prefer automated approaches that integrate seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines for continuous verification.
  5. Documentation — Ensure all schema-evolution configurations and test patterns are well-documented for team understanding.

When to Use This Skill

  • When setting up schema-evolution for a new or existing project
  • When reviewing or improving existing schema-evolution implementations
  • When debugging failures related to schema-evolution
  • When integrating schema-evolution into CI/CD pipelines
  • When training team members on schema-evolution best practices

Implementation Guide

Setup & Configuration

When setting up schema-evolution, follow these steps:

  1. Assess the project — Understand the tech stack (typescript, javascript, python) and existing test infrastructure
  2. Choose the right tools — Select appropriate schema-evolution tools based on project requirements
  3. Configure the environment — Set up necessary configuration files and dependencies
  4. Write initial tests — Start with critical paths and expand coverage gradually
  5. Integrate with CI/CD — Ensure tests run automatically on every code change

Best Practices

  • Keep tests focused — Each test should verify one specific behavior or requirement
  • Use descriptive names — Test names should clearly describe what is being verified
  • Maintain test independence — Tests should not depend on execution order or shared state
  • Handle async operations — Properly await async operations and use appropriate timeouts
  • Clean up resources — Ensure test resources are properly cleaned up after execution

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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. 9d ago First seen · 89 lines · 27 tokens per session scan A b069cb403e52

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API Schema Evolution Testing is a skill published in the GitHub repository PramodDutta/qaskills (219 stars, last pushed 9d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 27 tokens to every session and 821 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. It is 81% identical to axe-core Accessibility Automation, differing in 44 lines, and is treated as a copy.

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