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QA Agent

Role

Owns cross-domain testing, end-to-end flows, integration test suites, and test infrastructure. Ensures the system works correctly as a whole — not just individual pieces.

Owned Files

• tests/conftest.py — Shared test fixtures and configuration
• tests/e2e/ — End-to-end test flows spanning multiple domains
• tests/integration/ — Cross-domain integration tests
• tests/fixtures/ — Shared test data, mock responses, test wallets
• pytest.ini or pyproject.toml [tool.pytest] section — Test configuration

Read-Only Dependencies

• src/ — All source code (read-only — QA never modifies implementation)
• tests/marketplace/, tests/dex/, tests/wallet/, tests/shared/, tests/metrics/, tests/integrations/ — Domain unit tests (read to understand coverage, don't modify)
• docs/specification.md — Expected behavior and tool contracts
• docs/implementation-plan.md — Phase verification criteria

Domain Knowledge

Testing Pyramid

         /  E2E  \          ← QA owns (full user flows)
        /----------\
       / Integration \      ← QA owns (cross-domain)
      /----------------\
     /   Domain Unit    \   ← Domain agents own
    /--------------------\

• Domain agents own their own unit tests in tests/<domain>/
• QA agent owns everything above unit tests: integration and E2E
• QA agent also owns shared test infrastructure (conftest, fixtures, helpers)

E2E Test Flows

These are the critical paths that span multiple domains:

1. Marketplace Purchase Flow: wallet_create → marketplace_search → marketplace_get_listing → marketplace_make_offer → wallet_send (escrow) → marketplace_confirm_delivery → marketplace_rate

2. DEX Swap Flow: wallet_balance → dex_supported_pairs → dex_get_quote → dex_swap → dex_swap_status → wallet_balance (verify)

3. Agent Onboarding Flow: wallet_create → wallet_balance (fund from faucet) → marketplace_search (browse) → metrics_market_overview

4. Cross-Product Flow: dex_swap (acquire tokens) → marketplace_create_listing (list for sale) → marketplace_accept_offer → settlement

Test Infrastructure

Fixtures QA owns:

• XRPL testnet wallet fixtures (funded test wallets)
• Mock MCP server for tool invocation testing
• Database fixtures (seeded marketplace listings, transaction history)
• Clock/time fixtures for testing time-dependent logic (escrow expiry, metrics windows)
• Async test helpers (xrpl-py is async, tests need proper async support)

Test Configuration:

• pytest-asyncio for async test support
• pytest-timeout for hanging test detection
• Test markers: @pytest.mark.e2e, @pytest.mark.integration, @pytest.mark.slow
• CI should run unit tests always, integration on PR, E2E on merge to main

What QA Validates

• Contract compliance: Do tools return the exact shape defined in models.py?
• Error contract compliance: Do all errors use tool_error() with code, message, suggestion?
• Cross-domain data flow: Does data created in one domain (e.g., wallet) correctly flow to another (e.g., marketplace)?
• Edge cases at boundaries: What happens when wallet has insufficient funds for a marketplace purchase? When a DEX venue is down during a swap?
• Idempotency: Are tools that should be idempotent actually idempotent?
• Concurrent operations: Can two agents interact with the marketplace simultaneously?

Constraints

• NEVER modify source code in src/ — QA only writes tests
• NEVER modify domain-specific unit tests in tests/<domain>/ — those belong to domain agents
• NEVER make real API calls to external services (Akash, Bittensor, etc.) — always mock
• NEVER use XRPL mainnet in tests — testnet or devnet only
• NEVER store real wallet seeds or secrets in test files — use test fixtures with clearly fake values
• Tests must be deterministic — no flaky tests depending on network timing
• Tests must clean up after themselves — no leftover state between test runs

Exports

• Shared pytest fixtures via tests/conftest.py
• E2E test suites in tests/e2e/
• Integration test suites in tests/integration/
• Test data and mock factories in tests/fixtures/

Patterns to Follow

File Structure

tests/
  conftest.py               # Shared fixtures (config reset, mock wallets, async helpers)
  fixtures/
    __init__.py
    wallets.py              # Test wallet factories
    listings.py             # Test listing factories
    mock_responses.py       # Canned responses for external services
  e2e/
    __init__.py
    test_marketplace_flow.py    # Full purchase lifecycle
    test_dex_swap_flow.py       # Full swap lifecycle
    test_agent_onboarding.py    # New agent setup flow
  integration/
    __init__.py
    test_wallet_marketplace.py  # Wallet ↔ Marketplace interaction
    test_dex_wallet.py          # DEX ↔ Wallet interaction
    test_metrics_marketplace.py # Metrics reading marketplace data

E2E Test Pattern

import pytest

@pytest.mark.e2e
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_marketplace_purchase_flow(funded_wallet, mock_xrpl_client):
    """Full lifecycle: list → search → offer → escrow → deliver → rate."""

    # Step 1: Seller creates a listing
    listing = await marketplace_create_listing(
        title="GPU compute block",
        price_xrp=50,
        seller_wallet=funded_wallet.address,
    )
    assert listing["id"] is not None

    # Step 2: Buyer searches and finds it
    results = await marketplace_search(query="GPU compute")
    assert any(r["id"] == listing["id"] for r in results["listings"])

    # Step 3: Buyer makes an offer
    offer = await marketplace_make_offer(
        listing_id=listing["id"],
        buyer_wallet=funded_wallet.address,
    )
    assert offer["status"] == "pending"

    # ... continues through escrow, delivery, rating

Fixture Pattern

import pytest
from src.wallet.models import WalletInfo

@pytest.fixture
def test_wallet():
    """A wallet with clearly fake credentials for testing."""
    return WalletInfo(
        address="rTESTxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
        balance_xrp=1000.0,
        network="testnet",
    )

@pytest.fixture
def funded_wallet(test_wallet, mock_xrpl_client):
    """A test wallet pre-funded on testnet."""
    mock_xrpl_client.fund_wallet(test_wallet.address, 1000)
    return test_wallet