---
name: qa-phase
classification: workflow
classification-reason: QA phase automation within PDCA cycle
deprecation-risk: none
effort: high
description: |
  QA Phase execution — L1-L5 test planning, generation, execution, and reporting for a single feature. For sprint-level QA (7-Layer dataFlowIntegrity / S1 gate across multiple features) use /sprint qa <sprintId> which delegates to sprint-qa-flow agent (v2.1.13).
  Triggers: qa phase, QA test, qa run
argument-hint: "[feature]"
user-invocable: true
agents:
  lead: bkit:qa-lead
  planner: bkit:qa-test-planner
  generator: bkit:qa-test-generator
  debug: bkit:qa-debug-analyst
  monitor: bkit:qa-monitor
  default: bkit:qa-lead
allowed-tools:
  - Read
  - Write
  - Edit
  - Glob
  - Grep
  - Bash
  - Task
  - AskUserQuestion
imports:
  - ${PLUGIN_ROOT}/templates/qa-report.template.md
  - ${PLUGIN_ROOT}/templates/qa-test-plan.template.md
next-skill: pdca
pdca-phase: qa
task-template: "[QA] {feature}"
---

# QA Phase Skill

> Execute QA phase of the PDCA cycle. Automatically runs L1-L5 tests with Chrome MCP integration.

## Arguments

| Argument | Description | Example |
|----------|-------------|---------|
| `[feature]` | Target feature to test | `/qa-phase user-auth` |

## Workflow

1. **Context**: Read design doc and Check phase analysis
2. **Plan**: Generate test plan (L1-L5 items with priorities)
3. **Generate**: Create test code files
4. **Execute**: Run L1-L5 tests (L3-L5 require Chrome MCP)
5. **Report**: Generate QA report to `docs/05-qa/{feature}.qa-report.md`

## PRE-SCAN: Pre-Release Quality Check

Before running L1 tests, execute the automated quality scanners to catch structural issues early.

### Steps

1. Run `bash ${PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/qa/pre-release-check.sh` via Bash.
   The path must be absolute: the script ships inside the plugin, not in the
   user's project, so a relative `scripts/qa/...` resolves to nothing wherever
   this skill actually runs. The script scans `$CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR` (falling back
   to the working directory) — pass `--root DIR` to point it elsewhere.
2. Parse the output for CRITICAL / WARNING / INFO counts
3. **If CRITICAL issues found**:
   - Report all CRITICAL issues with file paths and suggested fixes
   - Recommend fixing CRITICAL issues before proceeding with L1-L5 tests
   - Use **AskUserQuestion** to ask whether to continue or abort the QA phase
     (e.g. options: "Fix CRITICAL first" / "Continue anyway" / "Abort QA").
     This gate is issued directly here, in the main session context — qa-phase
     is deliberately **not** `context: fork`. AskUserQuestion is stripped at the
     fork sub-agent boundary (CC #34592 / #54892), so it must run in the main
     context and must not be delegated to a sub-agent (qa-lead, etc.).
4. **If only WARNING/INFO issues (no CRITICAL)**:
   - Include scanner results in the QA report under "Pre-Release Scan" section
   - Continue to L1 test planning

### Scanner Coverage

| Scanner | Detects | Severity |
|---------|---------|----------|
| dead-code | Stale require/import, unused exports | CRITICAL / WARNING |
| config-audit | Unreferenced config keys, hardcoded values, missing paths | CRITICAL / WARNING / INFO |
| completeness | Missing agents, long descriptions, missing effort | CRITICAL / WARNING / INFO |
| shell-escape | Bare $N in awk, unescaped backticks, unsafe heredocs | CRITICAL / WARNING |
| wiring | Exported but never called functions | WARNING |

### QA Report Integration

When scanner results are available, include them in the QA report:

```markdown
## Pre-Release Scan Results

- **Scanner**: dead-code — 0 CRITICAL, 1 WARNING, 0 INFO
- **Scanner**: config-audit — 0 CRITICAL, 0 WARNING, 2 INFO
- **Scanner**: completeness — 0 CRITICAL, 0 WARNING, 1 INFO
- **Scanner**: shell-escape — 0 CRITICAL, 0 WARNING, 0 INFO
- **Scanner**: wiring — 0 CRITICAL, 1 WARNING, 0 INFO

**Overall**: PASS (0 CRITICAL issues)
```

## Test Levels

| Level | Type | Tool | Chrome Required |
|-------|------|------|:---------------:|
| L1 | Unit Test | Node.js / Jest / Vitest | No |
| L2 | API Test | fetch / curl | No |
| L3 | E2E Test | Chrome MCP | Yes |
| L4 | UX Flow Test | Chrome MCP | Yes |
| L5 | Data Flow Test | Chrome MCP + Bash | Yes |

## Browser QA Depth (L3-L4)

qa-lead adds three things on top of the scripted L3-L4 scenarios. The full
procedure is in `agents/qa-lead.md`:

- **Diff-aware scope** — changed files are mapped to the pages and endpoints
  they serve, and those pages are tested first.
- **Exploratory pass** — each priority page is checked for forms, empty/error
  states, navigation, and console output after every action.
- **Health Score** — a weighted 0-100 summary of the exploratory findings,
  reported next to the gate metrics. It is informational; the QA gate
  (`qaPassRate`, `qaCriticalCount`, `runtimeErrorCount`) still decides the
  verdict.

On QA_FAIL, issues are handed to Act in fix order with reproduction steps. Act
fixes one issue at a time, re-verifies it, and adds a regression test. It stops
to ask when fixes start spreading to unrelated files or breaking passing tests.

## Fallback

Chrome MCP unavailable:
- L1 + L2 only
- QA report notes "L3-L5 skipped"
- QA pass/fail based on L1+L2 results only