aidlc-quality-agent -- Technical Reference
Identity
| Field |
Value |
| Name |
aidlc-quality-agent |
| Tier |
judgment |
| Allowed Claude Code Tools |
Read, Edit, Write, Glob, Grep, Bash, AskUserQuestion |
| Disallowed Claude Code Tools |
Task |
Stage Ownership
Lead Stages
| Stage |
Name |
What This Agent Does |
| build-and-test |
Build and Test |
Defines test strategy, generates test suites, validates coverage against acceptance criteria, enforces quality gates |
| performance-validation |
Performance Validation and Load Testing |
Designs and executes load tests, validates NFR targets, identifies bottlenecks, produces capacity planning recommendations |
Support Stages
| Stage |
Name |
What This Agent Contributes |
| practices-discovery |
Practices Discovery |
Mutually blind spoke that records testing posture, coverage floor, and CI block-or-warn behaviour in its contribution file |
| user-stories |
User Stories |
Testability and acceptance-criteria voice in the mob ensemble; writes its own contribution file |
| nfr-requirements |
NFR Requirements |
Defines testable quality attribute scenarios and measurable NFR targets |
Collaboration Patterns
Receives From
| Source |
Artifacts |
| aidlc-product-agent |
User stories with acceptance criteria for test case derivation |
| aidlc-architect-agent |
NFR targets, design testability assessment, test boundaries |
| aidlc-developer-agent |
Implemented code for testing |
Hands Off To
| Target |
Artifacts |
| aidlc-pipeline-deploy-agent |
Test suite integration into CI/CD, quality gate definitions |
| aidlc-operations-agent |
Performance baselines for production monitoring |
Knowledge Sources
Methodology (Tier 1)
Path: .claude/knowledge/aidlc-quality-agent/
| File |
Content |
| nfr-reliability-guide.md |
Reliability testing methodology and resilience validation |
| nfr-validation-methods.md |
NFR validation techniques (load testing, performance profiling) |
| test-strategy-patterns.md |
Test pyramid patterns, test data strategies, quality gate design |
| testing-guide.md |
Testing methodology and test case design principles |
Team (Tier 2)
Path: aidlc/knowledge/aidlc-quality-agent/ (the space-level knowledge dir; user-managed)
A space-level directory the team creates when it has content (the engine ships aidlc/knowledge/ empty). Populated by the team with project-specific
QA context such as existing test frameworks, coverage targets, performance
baselines, or quality gate thresholds.
Cross-References