Overview
What It Does
Cypress Author packages a focused media & files workflow for an AI agent. Creates, updates, and fixes Cypress tests (E2E/end-to-end and component tests). Use when the user asks to create tests, add tests, write tests, update tests, test this file/component, new spec, or fix a failing or flaky test. Apply even when the user does not say 'Cypress' (e.g. 'create tests for this file'). Prefer cypress-explain when the user only wants to explain or review tests without changing code. It is best suited to users who can review the resulting actions and provide only the accounts, files, or command access needed for the task. It is not a substitute for human approval on destructive, financial, security-sensitive, or public-facing actions.
Task ideas
Popular Use Cases
- Create or edit a common file format
- Extract information from uploaded files
- Convert content into a polished deliverable
- Automate repetitive media operations
Installation
Install this Agent Skill
Claude Code
npx skills add https://github.com/cypress-io/ai-toolkit --skill cypress-authorCommands derived from the public GitHub SKILL.md record. Checked 2026-09-02. Review the source before running them.
Before you start
Requirements
| Claude Code | Required / review |
| Codex | Required / review |
| Public SKILL.md source | Required / review |
| Review instructions and requested permissions before installation | Required / review |
| Paid service | Check source |
| Supported system | Check source |
Popularity context
Why It’s Popular
Cypress Author is a verified Agent Skill from cypress-io with a public SKILL.md, compatible with Claude Code, Codex.
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