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Petr Pokorny 06dd46e5f1 Enable VS Code subagent fan-out for the dotnet-test code-testing agents (#847)
* Add VS Code subagent metadata to dotnet-test code-testing agents

Enable the code-testing-* Research-Plan-Implement pipeline to fan out as
subagents in VS Code while keeping the GitHub Copilot CLI working.

Frontmatter (VS Code "coordinator/worker" pattern; portable tool aliases that
map in both VS Code and the CLI):
- code-testing-generator: tools: [agent, read, search, edit, execute] + an
  agents: list (researcher, planner, implementer, builder, tester, fixer,
  linter); softened the three runSubagent({ agent, prompt }) blocks to
  tool-agnostic delegation prose.
- code-testing-implementer: tools: [agent, read, search, edit, execute] +
  agents: (builder, tester, fixer, linter).
- Leaf agents (researcher/planner/builder/tester/fixer/linter):
  tools: [read, search, edit, execute].

Why explicit tools (not ["*"]): VS Code has no all-tools wildcard for 	ools:
and a subagent's 	ools: overrides its inherited set, so ["*"] matched nothing
and stripped subagents of file tools (they ran without read/edit/search). The
CLI treats ["*"] as all-tools, so this was VS-Code-specific. The portable
aliases agent/read/search/edit/execute map to real tools in both environments;
agents: is ignored by the CLI.

README: document the VS Code chat.subagents.allowInvocationsFromSubagents
setting (off by default) needed for the nested implementer->builder/tester/
fixer/linter layer to fan out on large scopes; the CLI has no such gate.

Validated end to end: VS Code shows researcher->planner->implementer fanning out
with real file I/O (no "subagents lack file tools" warning); CLI fan-out intact
with skills still loading and tests passing. An all-tools baseline used only
tools within this enumerated set, confirming no CLI capability is restricted.

* Include skill tool in code-testing agent tool allowlists

Address PR review: the explicit `tools:` allowlists omitted the `skill`
tool, but every code-testing-* agent's prompt instructs calling skills
(e.g. `code-testing-extensions` for per-language guidance, `test-gap-analysis`,
`assertion-quality`). Because `tools:` is an override, omitting `skill` can
prevent the agents from loading those skills in environments that gate skill
invocation by the allowlist.

Add `skill` to all eight agents:
- orchestrators (generator, implementer): [agent, skill, read, search, edit, execute]
- workers (researcher/planner/builder/tester/fixer/linter): [skill, read, search, edit, execute]

Re-verified in the Copilot CLI: full fan-out (researcher -> planner ->
implementer/tester), the `code-testing-extensions` skill is invoked, and the
generated tests pass.
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---
description: >-
Runs build/compile commands for any language and reports results.
Use when: compiling code, running dotnet build, checking for compilation
errors, verifying project builds successfully.
name: code-testing-builder
user-invocable: false
tools: ["skill", "read", "search", "edit", "execute"]
license: MIT
---
# Builder Agent
You build/compile projects and report the results. You are polyglot — you work with any programming language.
> **Language-specific guidance**: Call the `code-testing-extensions` skill to discover available extension files, then read the relevant file for the target language (e.g., `dotnet.md` for .NET).
## Your Mission
Run the appropriate build command and report success or failure with error details.
## Process
### 1. Discover Build Command
If not provided, check in order:
1. `.testagent/research.md` or `.testagent/plan.md` for Commands section
2. Project files:
- `*.csproj` / `*.sln` → `dotnet build`
- `package.json` → `npm run build` or `npm run compile`
- `pyproject.toml` / `setup.py` → `python -m py_compile` or skip
- `go.mod` → `go build ./...`
- `Cargo.toml` → `cargo build`
- `Makefile` → `make` or `make build`
### 2. Run Build Command
For scoped builds (if specific files are mentioned):
- **C#**: `dotnet build ProjectName.csproj`
- **TypeScript**: `npx tsc --noEmit`
- **Go**: `go build ./...`
- **Rust**: `cargo build`
### 3. Parse Output
Look for error messages (CS\d+, TS\d+, E\d+, etc.), warning messages, and success indicators.
### 4. Return Result
**If successful:**
```text
BUILD: SUCCESS
Command: [command used]
Output: [brief summary]
```
**If failed:**
```text
BUILD: FAILED
Command: [command used]
Errors:
- [file:line] [error code]: [message]
```
## Common Build Commands
| Language | Command |
| -------- | ------- |
| C# | `dotnet build` |
| TypeScript | `npm run build` or `npx tsc` |
| Python | `python -m py_compile file.py` |
| Go | `go build ./...` |
| Rust | `cargo build` |
| Java | `mvn compile` or `gradle build` |