bmad-testarch-atdd

You can generate failing acceptance tests by feeding a user story into the ATDD workflow, which maps acceptance criteria to prioritized test levels and produces red-phase tests with fixtures and mock requirements. The output includes an implementation checklist for development handoff.

ATDD test strategy mapping translates story acceptance criteria into prioritized test coverage levels, including E2E, API, component, and unit tests. It structures the red-phase planning process to ensure failing tests are created before implementation begins.

Preflight validation checks story readiness, framework availability, and project context before generating acceptance tests. This ensures the user story and test framework are properly configured to support a structured ATDD plan and red-phase generation.

Playwright is supported within the ATDD workflow for generating failing acceptance tests. The skill maps acceptance criteria to appropriate test levels, including E2E coverage, and produces red-phase tests with supporting fixtures for implementation handoff.

Workflow orchestration handles create, resume, validate, and edit modes for an end-to-end ATDD process. This allows teams to manage the full lifecycle of failing test generation, from preflight checks through red-phase test creation to implementation handoff.

A complete user story with defined acceptance criteria is required. The skill performs preflight validation to check story readiness before generating the ATDD plan, ensuring sufficient context exists to produce meaningful failing tests and mock requirements.