!bash "${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../hooks/yaml-helper.sh" resolve_config --keys automation,workflow,qa.level,testing.strict
Smoke Check
This skill is the gate between "implementation done" and "ready for QA
hand-off". It runs the automated test suite, checks for test coverage gaps,
batch-verifies critical paths with the developer, and produces a PASS/FAIL
report.
The rule is simple: a build that fails smoke check does not go to QA.
Handing a broken build to QA wastes their time and demoralises the team.
Output: production/qa/smoke-[date].md
Every AskUserQuestion call follows .claude/docs/automation-modes.md
(collaborative asks always · guided major-only · autonomous logs and proceeds;
automation_always_ask categories always prompt).
qa.level: at minimal, smoke-check is optional — if
run, a FAIL is advisory and never blocks hand-off, and a project with no game
tests is checked by its build, launch and critical paths alone (Phase 1 step 1); at standard, it is required
before a phase transition; at full, before every commit. This sits in front of
the Phase 6 testing.strict.config resolution (which only matters once a smoke run
gates). Distinct axis from workflow.
Parse Arguments
Arguments can be combined: /smoke-check sprint --platform console
Base mode (first argument, default: sprint):
sprint — full smoke check against the current sprint's storiesquick — skip coverage scan (Phase 3) and Batch 3; use for rapid re-checks
Platform flag (--platform, default: none):
--platform pc — add PC-specific checks (keyboard, mouse, windowed mode)--platform console — add console-specific checks (gamepad, TV safe zones,
platform certification requirements)--platform mobile — add mobile-specific checks (touch, portrait/landscape,
battery/thermal behaviour)--platform all — add all platform variants; output per-platform verdict table
If --platform is provided, Phase 4 adds platform-specific batches and
Phase 5 outputs a per-platform verdict table in addition to the overall verdict.
Phase 1: Detect Test Setup
Read references/1-detect-setup.md now and follow it — this phase's steps are in that file, not here. Read it again if the conversation was compacted or resumed during this phase.
Phase 2: Run Automated Tests
Read references/2-run-tests.md now and follow it — this phase's steps are in that file, not here. Read it again if the conversation was compacted or resumed during this phase.
Phase 3: Check Test Coverage
Read references/3-coverage.md now and follow it — this phase's steps are in that file, not here. Read it again if the conversation was compacted or resumed during this phase.
Phase 4: Run Manual Smoke Checks
Read references/4-manual-checks.md now and follow it — this phase's steps are in that file, not here. Read it again if the conversation was compacted or resumed during this phase.
Phase 5: Generate Report
Read references/5-report.md now and follow it — this phase's steps are in that file, not here. Read it again if the conversation was compacted or resumed during this phase.
Phase 6: Write and Gate
Read references/6-write-gate.md now and follow it — this phase's steps are in that file, not here. Read it again if the conversation was compacted or resumed during this phase.
Collaborative Protocol
Applies in collaborative mode (the default). For guided and
autonomous modes, see .claude/docs/automation-modes.md — the rules below
describe what collaborative mode requires, not universal behavior.
- Never treat NOT RUN as automatic FAIL — record it as NOT RUN and let
the developer confirm status manually. Unconfirmed NOT RUN yields NOT
ASSESSED, not FAIL — and not a pass verdict either, which is what it used to
yield.
- Never auto-fix failures — report them and state what must be resolved.
Do not attempt to edit source code or test files.
- PASS WITH WARNINGS does not block QA hand-off — it records advisory
gaps for
/story-done to follow up on.
quick argument skips Phase 3 (coverage scan) and Phase 4 Batch 3.
Use it for rapid re-checks after fixing a specific failure.- Use
AskUserQuestion for all manual smoke check verification.
- Never write the report without asking — Phase 6 requires explicit
approval before any file is created.