posit-devOfficial·78 Agent Skills Included

positron

AI agent toolkit for building, testing, and shipping the Positron IDE

Guides AI agents through developing the Positron data science IDE: writing Vitest and Playwright tests, debugging flaky e2e failures, merging upstream VS Code changes, and drafting PRs and issues. Eliminates manual log digging, CI image babysitting, and repetitive GitHub triage work. Includes ready-made scripts for launching the app, grading test coverage, and managing CI containers so agents complete maintainer workflows end to end.

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npx skills add posit-dev/positron --all -g -y

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Tells the AI agent how to build, test, and modify the Positron codebase safely, covering the background build daemons, which test runner to use for each kind of change, upstream VS Code merge rules, and code style constraints.

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launch

Launch Code OSS builds with isolated profiles and debug ports for Playwright automation and dap-cli debugging.

positron-abstract-svg

Create abstract SVG illustrations of the Positron IDE for documentation and walkthroughs.

drive-positron-web

Start Positron Web from source and control it with browser automation.

author-e2e-tests

Write and maintain Playwright end-to-end tests for the Positron IDE.

bump-ark

Opens or updates Positron PRs that bump the Ark submodule via the GitHub API.

debug-e2e-test

Diagnose failing or flaky Positron Playwright e2e tests from CI history or local run artifacts.

pete

Previews the CI test-coverage verdict for the current git branch locally.

positron-data-grid-pattern

Guides implementation of virtualized grid UIs in Positron using DataGridInstance subclasses.

merge-upstream-vscode

Resolves merge conflicts when integrating upstream VS Code changes into the Positron fork.

pr-test-checker

Grades whether a Positron pull request has adequate test coverage and posts a verdict comment.

review-vitest-tests

Reviews Vitest test files against Positron's builder patterns and RTL conventions.

positron-demo-video

Creates scripted demo videos of Positron features using Playwright tests and ffmpeg.

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How to install Positron skills?▼

Run `npx skills add posit-dev/positron --all -g -y` in your terminal to install all skills in this suite globally.

What do the Positron agent skills do?▼

They teach AI agents the repo's exact workflows: writing Vitest and Playwright tests, debugging flaky e2e failures, merging upstream VS Code changes, and drafting PRs and issues.

Can AI debug failing Playwright e2e tests?▼

Yes. The debug-e2e-test and e2e-failure-analyzer skills pull CI history, traces, and screenshots to find a falsifiable root cause for a failing test.

Do these skills work with Claude Code?▼

Yes. All skills follow the standard SKILL.md format and run in Claude Code and other compatible AI coding agents.

Can AI manage Positron CI Docker images?▼

Yes. The update-ci-images and prune-ci-images skills rebuild all CI images with a new Node version and safely clean up old container images after human review.