An automated testing and build verification utility for multi-language repositories including Rust, Go, and Java.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install code-tester
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install code-tester using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Code Tester?
The Code Tester skill is a robust automation tool designed for AI agents to verify code integrity across multiple programming environments. By integrating this into your Openclaw Skills library, you enable autonomous agents to validate changes in real-time, ensuring that every modification to a codebase is backed by a successful build and passing unit tests. This skill is essential for maintaining high software quality and reducing technical debt in agent-driven development workflows.
Built to be language-agnostic within its supported stack, it handles the nuances of different build systems like Maven, Gradle, and Cargo. As a part of the ecosystem of Openclaw Skills, it provides the feedback loop necessary for AI models to understand when their generated code requires further refinement or is ready for deployment.
Code Tester Use Cases
- Verifying code changes after an AI agent refactors a repository.
- Automated CI/CD-like checks for Rust, Go, and Java projects within a local workspace.
- Identifying build regressions during complex multi-step development tasks.
- Reporting diagnostic logs and error messages back to orchestrating agents for self-correction.
How Code Tester Works
- Analyzes the specified directory to identify project signatures like Cargo.toml, go.mod, pom.xml, or build.gradle.
- Executes language-specific unit test commands to verify logic if tests are present in the source tree.
- Initiates a project-wide build command to ensure the entire codebase compiles without errors.
- Compiles a detailed report featuring project type, test status, and build success or failure to inform the requesting agent.
Code Tester Setup
To enable the Code Tester within your environment for Openclaw Skills, ensure the script is accessible and executable. Use the following command to run a test on a specific directory:
/root/.openclaw/workspace/skills/code-tester/scripts/test.sh <directory_path>
Ensure that the relevant runtimes (Rust/Cargo, Go, Maven, or Gradle) are installed on the system where the Openclaw Skills are being executed.
Code Tester Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill follows a strict communication protocol to output results in a machine-readable yet human-friendly format. This ensures other Openclaw Skills can parse the output efficiently.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Testing | The target directory path being analyzed |
| Project type | The identified language (rust, go, or java) |
| Detected tests | Indicates if any test files were found (yes/no) |
| Results | Visual indicators (✓/✗) for Tests and Build status |
| Error Logs | Detailed output captured during a failed build or test suite |
Code Tester Advanced Features
- Intelligent project auto-detection for polyglot environments without manual configuration.
- Automated test skipping when no test suites are present to optimize execution speed within the Openclaw Skills framework.
- Seamless integration with Clawdbot via the test_repo command for multi-agent collaboration.
- Specialized testing strategies for Java that distinguish between Maven and Gradle wrappers.
- Comprehensive error reporting specifically formatted for LLM parsing and automated fixing loops.
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