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test-namer from mryll/skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add mryll/skills/test-namer@v1.0.1

Pins v1.0.1 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
mryll/skills
Path
skills/test-namer/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
2
Latest version
v1.0.1, committed May 7, 2026
First version recorded
Mar 5, 2026
Size
5,560 bytes
Repository stars
9
License
MIT

Guide for writing expressive, behavior-focused tests following Vladimir Khorikov's testing principles. Apply when writing, reviewing, or renaming any test (unit, integration, e2e) in any programming language. Triggers: writing tests, creating test files, adding test cases, reviewing test names, 'test naming', 'rename tests', 'Khorikov', or any test creation task. Covers: naming conventions (plain English over rigid policies), what to test (behavior not implementation), testing styles…

Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.

What the file says

# Test Namer

Write tests that describe **behavior in plain English**, not implementation details. Based on Vladimir Khorikov's testing principles.

## Naming Guidelines

### Rules

1. **No rigid naming policy** — never use `[MethodUnderTest]_[Scenario]_[ExpectedResult]` or similar templates
2. **Describe behavior to a non-programmer** familiar with the problem domain — a domain expert should understand the test name
3. **Separate words with underscores** in function/method names (not needed in string-based test names like JS/TS)
4. **Do not include the SUT's method name** in the test name — test behavior, not a method
5. **Use plain facts, not wishes** — write `is_invalid`, not `should_be_invalid`
6. **Use basic English grammar** — articles (`a`, `the`) improve readability
7. **Be specific** — `Delivery_with_a_past_date_is_invalid` beats `Delivery_with_invalid_date_is_invalid`

### Naming Progression Example

Starting from a rigid convention — progressively improve:

```
IsDeliveryValid_InvalidDate_ReturnsFalse     -- rigid, cryptic
Delivery_with_invalid_date_should_be_invalid  -- plain English (good start)
Delivery_with_past_date_should_be_invalid     -- more specific
…

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How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add mryll/skills/test-namer@sha256:67e25adad2c60680

The line at the top of this page pins the label v1.0.1, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.

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Audit of the latest version

A  17 of 17 checks passed. Fixed automatic checks with no AI involved, so the same checks give the same answer every run.
  • pass: Frontmatter block present
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a name
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a description
  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (5560 bytes)
  • pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
  • pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
  • pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
  • pass: No credential-shaped string
  • pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
  • pass: No text hidden with inline styles
  • pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
  • pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
  • pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
  • pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
  • pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
  • pass: No link to a raw IP address
  • pass: No script tag

Source

GitHub

mryll/skills · 9 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-16 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_2wdfxjjrtla2wtob
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=mryll/skills/test-namer
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/67e25adad2c60680717c0e0130e674da0cc7916c5dade6b6b4c8dddbdab3592c

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