SuperClaude/Developer-Guide/testing-debugging.md

Testing & Debugging SuperClaude Framework 🧪

This guide provides comprehensive testing and debugging strategies for SuperClaude Framework development. Whether you're contributing components, fixing bugs, or optimizing performance, these techniques will help you build robust, reliable code.

Developer-Focused Approach: Testing and debugging strategies specifically designed for the meta-framework architecture, component system, and intelligent orchestration patterns unique to SuperClaude.

Testing Framework

Development Testing Procedures

Test Structure:

tests/
├── unit/                    # Component unit tests
│   ├── test_components.py   # Component system tests
│   ├── test_agents.py       # Agent system tests
│   └── test_mcp.py          # MCP integration tests
├── integration/             # Integration tests
│   ├── test_installation.py # Installation process tests
│   ├── test_workflows.py    # End-to-end workflow tests
│   └── test_coordination.py # Multi-component coordination
├── performance/             # Performance benchmarks
│   ├── test_memory.py       # Memory usage tests
│   └── test_speed.py        # Execution speed tests
└── fixtures/                # Test data and configurations

Running Tests:

# Run all tests
python -m pytest tests/

# Run specific test categories
python -m pytest tests/unit/
python -m pytest tests/integration/
python -m pytest tests/performance/

# Run with coverage
python -m pytest --cov=setup --cov-report=html tests/

# Run with verbose output
python -m pytest -v tests/

# Run specific test file
python -m pytest tests/unit/test_components.py -v

Test Coverage Requirements:

• Unit Tests: >90% coverage for core components
• Integration Tests: All major workflows covered
• Performance Tests: Memory and speed benchmarks
• Installation Tests: All component installation scenarios

Testing Standards:

# Example test structure
import pytest
from setup.components.base import BaseComponent
from setup.core.registry import ComponentRegistry

class TestComponentSystem:
    def setup_method(self):
        """Set up test environment before each test"""
        self.test_dir = Path('test-install')
        self.registry = ComponentRegistry()
        
    def teardown_method(self):
        """Clean up after each test"""
        if self.test_dir.exists():
            shutil.rmtree(self.test_dir)
            
    def test_component_installation(self):
        """Test component installation process"""
        # Test setup
        component = CoreComponent()
        
        # Execute test
        result = component.install(self.test_dir)
        
        # Assertions
        assert result.success
        assert (self.test_dir / 'CLAUDE.md').exists()
        assert 'core' in self.registry.list_installed()

Debugging SuperClaude Components

Agent System Debugging

Agent Activation Debugging:

# Debug agent selection and activation
class AgentDebugger:
    def debug_agent_selection(self, task_context):
        print("🔍 Agent Selection Debug:")
        
        # Show detected triggers
        triggers = self._extract_triggers(task_context)
        print(f"  Detected triggers: {triggers}")
        
        # Show selected agents
        selected_agents = self._select_agents(triggers)
        print(f"  Selected agents: {selected_agents}")
        
        # Show coordination pattern
        pattern = self._determine_coordination(selected_agents)
        print(f"  Coordination pattern: {pattern}")
        
        return selected_agents, pattern

# Usage in development
debugger = AgentDebugger()
agents, pattern = debugger.debug_agent_selection(task_context)

Agent Coordination Debugging:

# Enable agent debug mode
export SUPERCLAUDE_DEBUG_AGENTS=true

# Run with agent tracing
python -m SuperClaude install --debug-agents --dry-run

# Check agent activation logs
tail -f ~/.claude/logs/agent-activation.log

Common Agent Issues:

• Agent Not Activating: Check trigger patterns and keyword matching
• Wrong Agent Selected: Verify trigger priority and specificity
• Coordination Conflicts: Debug agent hierarchy and decision authority

Mode System Debugging

Mode Activation Debugging:

class ModeDebugger:
    def debug_mode_selection(self, task_analysis):
        print("🧠 Mode Selection Debug:")
        
        # Complexity analysis
        complexity = task_analysis.complexity_score
        print(f"  Complexity score: {complexity}")
        
        # Trigger analysis
        mode_triggers = self._analyze_mode_triggers(task_analysis)
        for mode, triggers in mode_triggers.items():
            print(f"  {mode}: {triggers}")
            
        # Final mode selection
        selected_modes = self._select_modes(task_analysis)
        print(f"  Selected modes: {selected_modes}")
        
        return selected_modes

Mode State Inspection:

# Enable mode debugging
export SUPERCLAUDE_DEBUG_MODES=true

# Inspect mode transitions
python -c "
from setup.core.mode_manager import ModeManager
manager = ModeManager()
print(manager.get_active_modes())
print(manager.get_mode_history())
"

MCP Server Debugging

MCP Connection Debugging:

class MCPDebugger:
    def debug_server_connection(self, server_name):
        print(f"🔌 MCP Server Debug: {server_name}")
        
        # Check server configuration
        config = self._get_server_config(server_name)
        print(f"  Configuration: {config}")
        
        # Test connection
        try:
            connection = self._test_connection(server_name)
            print(f"  Connection: ✅ Success")
            
            # Test basic functionality
            response = connection.ping()
            print(f"  Ping response: {response}")
            
        except Exception as e:
            print(f"  Connection: ❌ Failed - {e}")
            
        # Check server health
        health = self._check_server_health(server_name)
        print(f"  Health status: {health}")

# Usage
debugger = MCPDebugger()
debugger.debug_server_connection('context7')

MCP Communication Tracing:

# Enable MCP communication logging
export SUPERCLAUDE_DEBUG_MCP=true

# Trace MCP requests and responses
python -m SuperClaude debug --mcp-trace

# Check MCP server logs
tail -f ~/.claude/logs/mcp-*.log

Common MCP Issues:

• Server Won't Start: Check Node.js installation and server paths
• Connection Timeouts: Verify network connectivity and server health
• Request Failures: Debug request format and server compatibility

Session Management Debugging

Session Context Inspection:

class SessionDebugger:
    def debug_session_state(self, session_id):
        print(f"💾 Session Debug: {session_id}")
        
        # Load session context
        context = self._load_session_context(session_id)
        print(f"  Context size: {len(context)} items")
        
        # Analyze memory usage
        memory_usage = self._analyze_memory_usage(context)
        print(f"  Memory usage: {memory_usage}")
        
        # Check context health
        health = self._check_context_health(context)
        print(f"  Context health: {health}")
        
        # Show recent activities
        activities = context.get_recent_activities(limit=10)
        for activity in activities:
            print(f"    {activity.timestamp}: {activity.action}")

# Usage
debugger = SessionDebugger()
debugger.debug_session_state('current-session')

Session Lifecycle Tracing:

# Enable session debugging
export SUPERCLAUDE_DEBUG_SESSIONS=true

# Trace session operations
python -c "
from setup.services.session_manager import SessionManager
manager = SessionManager()
manager.enable_debug_mode()

# Load session with tracing
session = manager.load_session('project-session')
print(session.debug_info())
"

# Check session storage
ls -la ~/.claude/sessions/
cat ~/.claude/sessions/session-metadata.json

Memory Debugging:

class MemoryDebugger:
    def debug_memory_usage(self):
        print("🧠 Memory Usage Debug:")
        
        # System memory
        import psutil
        memory = psutil.virtual_memory()
        print(f"  System memory: {memory.percent}% used")
        
        # SuperClaude memory
        sc_memory = self._get_superclaude_memory()
        print(f"  SuperClaude memory: {sc_memory}")
        
        # Session memory breakdown
        sessions = self._get_active_sessions()
        for session_id, session in sessions.items():
            size = session.get_memory_size()
            print(f"    {session_id}: {size}")
            
        # Memory leak detection
        leaks = self._detect_memory_leaks()
        if leaks:
            print(f"  🚨 Potential leaks: {leaks}")

Development Testing Patterns

Unit Testing Patterns

Component Testing Pattern:

class TestComponentBase:
    """Base class for component testing"""
    
    @pytest.fixture
    def temp_install_dir(self):
        """Provide temporary installation directory"""
        temp_dir = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp())
        yield temp_dir
        shutil.rmtree(temp_dir)
        
    @pytest.fixture  
    def mock_registry(self):
        """Provide mock component registry"""
        registry = ComponentRegistry()
        registry.components = {}  # Clean state
        return registry

class TestAgentComponent(TestComponentBase):
    def test_agent_installation(self, temp_install_dir, mock_registry):
        """Test agent component installation"""
        # Setup
        agent_component = AgentComponent()
        
        # Execute
        result = agent_component.install(temp_install_dir)
        
        # Verify
        assert result.success
        assert (temp_install_dir / 'AGENT_SecurityEngineer.md').exists()
        
        # Verify content
        content = (temp_install_dir / 'AGENT_SecurityEngineer.md').read_text()
        assert 'security' in content
        assert 'vulnerability' in content

Integration Testing Pattern:

class TestComponentIntegration:
    def test_full_installation_workflow(self):
        """Test complete installation workflow"""
        # Setup clean environment
        test_config = self._create_test_config()
        
        # Install core components
        installer = InstallationOrchestrator()
        result = installer.install_components(['core'], test_config)
        
        assert result.success
        assert test_config.install_dir.exists()
        
        # Verify core functionality
        claude_md = test_config.install_dir / 'CLAUDE.md'
        assert claude_md.exists()
        
        content = claude_md.read_text()
        assert '@FLAGS.md' in content
        assert '@RULES.md' in content
        
    def test_mcp_integration(self):
        """Test MCP server integration"""
        # Install MCP component
        mcp_component = MCPComponent()
        result = mcp_component.install(self.test_dir)
        
        # Verify MCP configuration
        mcp_config = self.test_dir / '.claude.json'
        assert mcp_config.exists()
        
        config_data = json.loads(mcp_config.read_text())
        assert 'mcpServers' in config_data
        assert 'context7' in config_data['mcpServers']

Test-Driven Development Pattern:

# 1. Write test first (Red)
def test_new_agent_activation():
    """Test new data science agent activation"""
    agent_system = AgentSystem()
    
    # Should activate on data science keywords
    task_context = TaskContext(
        input_text="analyze this dataset with pandas",
        file_types=['.csv', '.ipynb']
    )
    
    selected_agents = agent_system.select_agents(task_context)
    assert 'data-scientist' in selected_agents

# 2. Implement minimal code (Green)
class AgentSystem:
    def select_agents(self, task_context):
        if 'dataset' in task_context.input_text:
            return ['data-scientist']
        return []

# 3. Refactor (Refactor)
class AgentSystem:
    def select_agents(self, task_context):
        selected = []
        
        # Data science triggers
        data_triggers = ['dataset', 'pandas', 'numpy', 'analytics']
        if any(trigger in task_context.input_text for trigger in data_triggers):
            selected.append('data-scientist')
            
        return selected

Performance Testing

Performance Testing Methodologies

Memory Performance Testing:

class MemoryPerformanceTest:
    def test_memory_usage_limits(self):
        """Test memory usage stays within limits"""
        import psutil
        import gc
        
        # Baseline memory
        gc.collect()
        baseline = psutil.Process().memory_info().rss
        
        # Load large session
        session_manager = SessionManager()
        large_session = session_manager.create_large_test_session()
        
        # Measure memory increase
        current = psutil.Process().memory_info().rss
        memory_increase = current - baseline
        
        # Assert reasonable memory usage (< 500MB increase)
        assert memory_increase < 500 * 1024 * 1024
        
    def test_session_loading_speed(self):
        """Test session loading performance"""
        import time
        
        session_manager = SessionManager()
        
        # Create test session with known size
        test_session = session_manager.create_test_session(size='large')
        
        # Measure loading time
        start_time = time.time()
        loaded_session = session_manager.load_session(test_session.id)
        load_time = time.time() - start_time
        
        # Assert reasonable load time (< 5 seconds)
        assert load_time < 5.0
        assert loaded_session.is_valid()

Component Performance Benchmarks:

class ComponentPerformanceBenchmark:
    def benchmark_component_installation(self):
        """Benchmark component installation speed"""
        import timeit
        
        def install_core():
            installer = InstallationOrchestrator()
            temp_dir = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp())
            installer.install_components(['core'], InstallOptions(install_dir=temp_dir))
            shutil.rmtree(temp_dir)
        
        # Run benchmark
        execution_time = timeit.timeit(install_core, number=10)
        avg_time = execution_time / 10
        
        # Assert reasonable installation time (< 2 seconds average)
        assert avg_time < 2.0
        
    def benchmark_agent_selection(self):
        """Benchmark agent selection performance"""
        agent_system = AgentSystem()
        
        # Create complex task context
        complex_context = TaskContext(
            input_text="complex microservices security performance analysis",
            file_count=100,
            complexity_score=0.9
        )
        
        # Measure selection time
        start_time = time.time()
        selected_agents = agent_system.select_agents(complex_context)
        selection_time = time.time() - start_time
        
        # Assert fast selection (< 100ms)
        assert selection_time < 0.1
        assert len(selected_agents) > 0

Load Testing:

class LoadTest:
    def test_concurrent_installations(self):
        """Test concurrent component installations"""
        import threading
        import concurrent.futures
        
        def install_component(component_name):
            installer = InstallationOrchestrator()
            temp_dir = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp())
            try:
                result = installer.install_components([component_name], 
                                                    InstallOptions(install_dir=temp_dir))
                return result.success
            finally:
                shutil.rmtree(temp_dir)
        
        # Test concurrent installations
        components = ['core', 'agents', 'modes', 'mcp']
        
        with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=4) as executor:
            futures = [executor.submit(install_component, comp) for comp in components]
            results = [future.result() for future in futures]
        
        # All installations should succeed
        assert all(results)

Integration Testing

Component Integration Testing

Multi-Component Workflow Testing:

class TestComponentIntegration:
    def test_full_workflow_integration(self):
        """Test complete workflow with multiple components"""
        # Install all components
        installer = InstallationOrchestrator()
        components = ['core', 'agents', 'modes', 'mcp']
        
        result = installer.install_components(components, self.test_config)
        assert result.success
        
        # Test agent-mode integration
        agent_system = AgentSystem()
        mode_system = ModeSystem()
        
        # Complex task requiring multiple agents and modes
        task_context = TaskContext(
            input_text="analyze security vulnerabilities in microservices architecture",
            complexity_score=0.8,
            file_count=50
        )
        
        # Should activate security-engineer + system-architect + introspection mode
        selected_agents = agent_system.select_agents(task_context)
        selected_modes = mode_system.select_modes(task_context)
        
        assert 'security-engineer' in selected_agents
        assert 'system-architect' in selected_agents
        assert 'introspection' in selected_modes
        
    def test_mcp_agent_coordination(self):
        """Test MCP server and agent coordination"""
        # Setup MCP servers
        mcp_manager = MCPManager()
        mcp_manager.connect_server('context7')
        mcp_manager.connect_server('sequential')
        
        # Setup agents
        agent_system = AgentSystem()
        
        # Task requiring both MCP and agents
        task_context = TaskContext(
            input_text="implement React authentication with best practices",
            domain='frontend'
        )
        
        # Should coordinate frontend-architect + security-engineer + context7 + magic
        coordination_plan = agent_system.create_coordination_plan(task_context)
        
        assert 'frontend-architect' in coordination_plan.agents
        assert 'security-engineer' in coordination_plan.agents
        assert 'context7' in coordination_plan.mcp_servers
        assert 'magic' in coordination_plan.mcp_servers

End-to-End Workflow Testing:

class TestEndToEndWorkflows:
    def test_complete_development_workflow(self):
        """Test complete development workflow simulation"""
        # 1. Project initialization
        session_manager = SessionManager()
        session = session_manager.create_session('test-project')
        
        # 2. Requirements discovery (brainstorming mode)
        brainstorm_task = TaskContext(
            input_text="build e-commerce platform",
            session_id=session.id
        )
        
        result = self._execute_task(brainstorm_task)
        assert result.mode == 'brainstorming'
        assert result.agents == ['system-architect', 'requirements-analyst']
        
        # 3. Implementation planning (task management mode)
        planning_task = TaskContext(
            input_text="implement user authentication system", 
            session_id=session.id,
            complexity_score=0.7
        )
        
        result = self._execute_task(planning_task)
        assert result.mode == 'task-management'
        assert 'security-engineer' in result.agents
        
        # 4. Code implementation (orchestration mode)
        implementation_task = TaskContext(
            input_text="create React login components with JWT",
            session_id=session.id,
            file_count=15
        )
        
        result = self._execute_task(implementation_task)
        assert result.mode == 'orchestration'
        assert 'context7' in result.mcp_servers
        assert 'magic' in result.mcp_servers
        
        # 5. Session persistence
        session_manager.save_session(session.id)
        
        # 6. Session restoration
        restored_session = session_manager.load_session(session.id)
        assert restored_session.context_size > 0
        assert restored_session.has_memory('authentication-implementation')

Cross-Platform Integration Testing:

class TestCrossPlatformIntegration:
    @pytest.mark.parametrize("platform", ["linux", "macos", "windows"])
    def test_installation_cross_platform(self, platform):
        """Test installation across different platforms"""
        if platform == "windows":
            expected_executable = "SuperClaude.exe"
            path_separator = "\"
        else:
            expected_executable = "SuperClaude"
            path_separator = "/"
        
        # Platform-specific installation
        installer = InstallationOrchestrator()
        config = PlatformConfig(platform=platform)
        
        result = installer.install_components(['core'], config)
        assert result.success
        
        # Verify platform-specific behavior
        install_path = config.install_dir
        assert install_path.exists()
        
        # Test executable permissions (Unix-like systems)
        if platform != "windows":
            executable_path = install_path / "bin" / expected_executable
            assert executable_path.exists()
            assert os.access(executable_path, os.X_OK)

Debugging Tools & Utilities

Built-in Debugging Tools

SuperClaude Debug Command:

# Comprehensive system diagnostics
SuperClaude debug --comprehensive

# Component-specific debugging
SuperClaude debug --components agents,mcp

# Performance debugging
SuperClaude debug --performance --memory

# Session debugging
SuperClaude debug --sessions --verbose

# MCP server debugging
SuperClaude debug --mcp-servers --trace

Debug Environment Variables:

# Enable debug logging
export SUPERCLAUDE_DEBUG=true
export SUPERCLAUDE_LOG_LEVEL=debug

# Component-specific debugging
export SUPERCLAUDE_DEBUG_AGENTS=true
export SUPERCLAUDE_DEBUG_MODES=true
export SUPERCLAUDE_DEBUG_MCP=true
export SUPERCLAUDE_DEBUG_SESSIONS=true

# Performance debugging
export SUPERCLAUDE_DEBUG_PERFORMANCE=true
export SUPERCLAUDE_DEBUG_MEMORY=true

# MCP communication tracing
export SUPERCLAUDE_TRACE_MCP=true

Development Debugging Utilities:

# setup/utils/debug.py
class DebugUtils:
    @staticmethod
    def enable_comprehensive_debugging():
        """Enable all debugging features"""
        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
        os.environ.update({
            'SUPERCLAUDE_DEBUG': 'true',
            'SUPERCLAUDE_DEBUG_AGENTS': 'true',
            'SUPERCLAUDE_DEBUG_MODES': 'true',
            'SUPERCLAUDE_DEBUG_MCP': 'true'
        })
        
    @staticmethod
    def create_debug_session():
        """Create session with debug instrumentation"""
        session = DebugSession()
        session.enable_tracing()
        session.enable_memory_monitoring()
        return session
        
    @staticmethod
    def dump_system_state():
        """Dump complete system state for analysis"""
        state = {
            'components': ComponentRegistry().get_status(),
            'agents': AgentSystem().get_status(),
            'mcp_servers': MCPManager().get_status(),
            'sessions': SessionManager().get_status(),
            'memory': MemoryManager().get_usage()
        }
        
        with open('debug-system-state.json', 'w') as f:
            json.dump(state, f, indent=2)
            
        return state

# Usage in development
if __name__ == "__main__":
    DebugUtils.enable_comprehensive_debugging()
    state = DebugUtils.dump_system_state()
    print(f"System state dumped: {len(state)} components")

Custom Debugging Tools:

class ComponentDebugger:
    """Advanced component debugging and analysis"""
    
    def __init__(self):
        self.trace_buffer = []
        self.performance_metrics = {}
        
    def trace_component_lifecycle(self, component):
        """Trace complete component lifecycle"""
        tracer = ComponentTracer(component)
        
        # Hook into lifecycle events
        tracer.on_install = self._trace_install
        tracer.on_activate = self._trace_activate
        tracer.on_execute = self._trace_execute
        tracer.on_deactivate = self._trace_deactivate
        
        return tracer
        
    def analyze_performance_bottlenecks(self):
        """Analyze performance bottlenecks in traces"""
        bottlenecks = []
        
        for trace in self.trace_buffer:
            if trace.duration > 1.0:  # > 1 second
                bottlenecks.append({
                    'component': trace.component,
                    'operation': trace.operation,
                    'duration': trace.duration,
                    'stack_trace': trace.stack_trace
                })
                
        return bottlenecks
        
    def generate_debug_report(self):
        """Generate comprehensive debug report"""
        report = {
            'execution_traces': self.trace_buffer,
            'performance_metrics': self.performance_metrics,
            'bottlenecks': self.analyze_performance_bottlenecks(),
            'memory_usage': self._get_memory_analysis(),
            'recommendations': self._generate_recommendations()
        }
        
        return report

# Usage
debugger = ComponentDebugger()
tracer = debugger.trace_component_lifecycle(agent_component)

# Execute component operations
agent_component.install(test_dir)

# Generate debug report
report = debugger.generate_debug_report()

Log Analysis Tools:

class LogAnalyzer:
    """Analyze SuperClaude logs for issues and patterns"""
    
    def analyze_installation_logs(self, log_file):
        """Analyze installation logs for failures"""
        issues = []
        
        with open(log_file, 'r') as f:
            for line_num, line in enumerate(f, 1):
                # Check for error patterns
                if 'ERROR' in line:
                    issues.append({
                        'line': line_num,
                        'type': 'error',
                        'message': line.strip()
                    })
                elif 'TIMEOUT' in line:
                    issues.append({
                        'line': line_num,
                        'type': 'timeout',
                        'message': line.strip()
                    })
                elif 'FAILED' in line:
                    issues.append({
                        'line': line_num,
                        'type': 'failure',
                        'message': line.strip()
                    })
                    
        return issues
        
    def extract_performance_metrics(self, log_file):
        """Extract performance metrics from logs"""
        metrics = {
            'component_install_times': {},
            'agent_activation_times': {},
            'mcp_response_times': {}
        }
        
        # Parse log patterns for timing information
        # Implementation details...
        
        return metrics

# Usage
analyzer = LogAnalyzer()
issues = analyzer.analyze_installation_logs('~/.claude/logs/installation.log')
metrics = analyzer.extract_performance_metrics('~/.claude/logs/performance.log')

Common Development Issues

Installation & Configuration Issues

Component Installation Failures:

# Issue: Component dependencies not resolved
ERROR: Component 'mcp' requires 'core' but it's not installed

# Solution: Install in dependency order
SuperClaude install --components core mcp --resolve-dependencies

# Issue: Permission denied during installation
ERROR: Permission denied: '/home/user/.claude/CLAUDE.md'

# Solution: Fix permissions
sudo chown -R $USER ~/.claude
chmod 755 ~/.claude

MCP Server Connection Issues:

# Issue: Context7 server fails to start
ERROR: MCP server 'context7' failed to connect

# Debug: Check Node.js and server path
node --version  # Should be 16+
which context7  # Verify installation path

# Solution: Reinstall MCP servers
SuperClaude install --components mcp --force
npm install -g @context7/mcp-server

Configuration Conflicts:

# Issue: CLAUDE.md import conflicts
ERROR: Circular import detected: CLAUDE.md -> FLAGS.md -> CLAUDE.md

# Debug: Check import structure
def debug_import_structure():
    with open('~/.claude/CLAUDE.md', 'r') as f:
        content = f.read()
        imports = re.findall(r'@(\w+\.md)', content)
        print(f"Imports detected: {imports}")
        
    # Check for circular references
    for import_file in imports:
        import_path = Path('~/.claude') / import_file
        if import_path.exists():
            with open(import_path, 'r') as f:
                nested_imports = re.findall(r'@(\w+\.md)', f.read())
                if 'CLAUDE.md' in nested_imports:
                    print(f"Warning: Circular import: {import_file} -> CLAUDE.md")

# Solution: Remove circular imports
# Edit problematic files to remove @CLAUDE.md references

Component Development Issues

Agent System Issues:

# Issue: Agent not activating for expected keywords
class AgentActivationDebugger:
    def debug_activation_failure(self, input_text, expected_agent):
        print(f"Debugging agent activation failure:")
        print(f"  Input: '{input_text}'")
        print(f"  Expected: {expected_agent}")
        
        # Check trigger patterns
        agent_config = self._get_agent_config(expected_agent)
        triggers = agent_config.get('triggers', [])
        print(f"  Agent triggers: {triggers}")
        
        # Check keyword matching
        matches = []
        for trigger in triggers:
            if trigger.lower() in input_text.lower():
                matches.append(trigger)
        print(f"  Matched triggers: {matches}")
        
        if not matches:
            print("  No triggers matched - consider adding new keywords")
            # Suggest new triggers
            suggestions = self._suggest_triggers(input_text)
            print(f"  Suggested triggers: {suggestions}")
        
        return matches

# Usage
debugger = AgentActivationDebugger()
debugger.debug_activation_failure("implement secure login", "security-engineer")

Mode Selection Issues:

# Issue: Wrong behavioral mode activated
class ModeSelectionDebugger:
    def debug_mode_selection(self, task_context):
        print("Mode selection debug:")
        
        # Analyze complexity score
        complexity = self._calculate_complexity(task_context)
        print(f"  Complexity score: {complexity}")
        
        # Check mode thresholds
        mode_thresholds = {
            'brainstorming': 0.2,
            'task_management': 0.6,
            'orchestration': 0.8,
            'introspection': 0.5  # Special conditions
        }
        
        for mode, threshold in mode_thresholds.items():
            if complexity >= threshold:
                print(f"  {mode}: {complexity} >= {threshold}")
            else:
                print(f"  {mode}: {complexity} < {threshold}")
        
        # Check special conditions
        special_triggers = self._check_special_triggers(task_context)
        print(f"  Special triggers: {special_triggers}")
        
        return self._select_final_mode(complexity, special_triggers)

# Usage
context = TaskContext(
    input_text="fix authentication bug",
    file_count=5,
    error_present=True
)
debugger = ModeSelectionDebugger()
selected_mode = debugger.debug_mode_selection(context)

Issue Escalation & Resolution Process

Development Issue Classification:

class IssueClassifier:
    SEVERITY_LEVELS = {
        'critical': {
            'description': 'System unusable, data loss risk',
            'examples': ['Installation completely fails', 'Session data corruption'],
            'response_time': '2 hours',
            'escalation': 'immediate'
        },
        'high': {
            'description': 'Major functionality broken',
            'examples': ['MCP servers not connecting', 'Agent system not activating'],
            'response_time': '24 hours',
            'escalation': 'next business day'
        },
        'medium': {
            'description': 'Feature partially working',
            'examples': ['Some agents not activating', 'Performance degradation'],
            'response_time': '1 week',
            'escalation': 'weekly review'
        },
        'low': {
            'description': 'Minor issues or enhancements',
            'examples': ['Documentation improvements', 'Edge case handling'],
            'response_time': '1 month',
            'escalation': 'monthly review'
        }
    }
    
    def classify_issue(self, issue_description):
        """Classify issue severity based on description"""
        description_lower = issue_description.lower()
        
        # Critical indicators
        critical_keywords = ['data loss', 'corruption', 'completely broken', 'system unusable']
        if any(keyword in description_lower for keyword in critical_keywords):
            return 'critical'
            
        # High severity indicators
        high_keywords = ['not working', 'major failure', 'broken functionality']
        if any(keyword in description_lower for keyword in high_keywords):
            return 'high'
            
        # Medium severity indicators
        medium_keywords = ['performance', 'slow', 'partially working']
        if any(keyword in description_lower for keyword in medium_keywords):
            return 'medium'
            
        return 'low'

# Usage
classifier = IssueClassifier()
severity = classifier.classify_issue("MCP servers not connecting after installation")
print(f"Issue severity: {severity}")
print(f"Response expectation: {classifier.SEVERITY_LEVELS[severity]['response_time']}")

Development Support Workflow:

# Step 1: Self-diagnosis
SuperClaude debug --comprehensive > debug-report.txt

# Step 2: Check common issues
python -c "
from setup.utils.troubleshooter import AutoTroubleshooter
troubleshooter = AutoTroubleshooter()
solutions = troubleshooter.suggest_solutions('mcp server connection failed')
for solution in solutions:
    print(f'Solution: {solution}')
"

# Step 3: Community support
# Search existing issues: https://github.com/SuperClaude-Org/SuperClaude_Framework/issues
# Join discussions: https://github.com/SuperClaude-Org/SuperClaude_Framework/discussions

# Step 4: Create detailed issue report
# Include:
# - SuperClaude version: SuperClaude --version
# - System info: uname -a
# - Python version: python --version  
# - Debug report: debug-report.txt
# - Steps to reproduce
# - Expected vs actual behavior

Quality Assurance

Quality Assurance Processes

Pre-Development Quality Gates:

class PreDevelopmentQA:
    def validate_requirements(self, requirements):
        """Validate requirements before development starts"""
        validations = {
            'completeness': self._check_completeness(requirements),
            'testability': self._check_testability(requirements),
            'consistency': self._check_consistency(requirements),
            'feasibility': self._check_feasibility(requirements)
        }
        
        return all(validations.values()), validations
        
    def _check_completeness(self, requirements):
        """Check if requirements are complete"""
        required_sections = ['purpose', 'acceptance_criteria', 'dependencies']
        return all(section in requirements for section in required_sections)
        
    def _check_testability(self, requirements):
        """Check if requirements are testable"""
        # Requirements should have measurable outcomes
        return 'acceptance_criteria' in requirements and len(requirements['acceptance_criteria']) > 0

# Usage
qa = PreDevelopmentQA()
requirements = {
    'purpose': 'Add new security agent',
    'acceptance_criteria': ['Agent activates on security keywords', 'Integrates with MCP servers'],
    'dependencies': ['core', 'agents']
}
is_valid, details = qa.validate_requirements(requirements)

Development Quality Gates:

class DevelopmentQA:
    def validate_component(self, component_path):
        """Comprehensive component validation"""
        validations = {
            'code_quality': self._check_code_quality(component_path),
            'test_coverage': self._check_test_coverage(component_path),
            'documentation': self._check_documentation(component_path),
            'integration': self._check_integration(component_path),
            'performance': self._check_performance(component_path)
        }
        
        score = sum(validations.values()) / len(validations)
        return score >= 0.8, validations, score
        
    def _check_code_quality(self, component_path):
        """Check code quality metrics"""
        # Run linting and complexity analysis
        lint_score = self._run_linter(component_path)
        complexity_score = self._check_complexity(component_path)
        
        return (lint_score + complexity_score) / 2
        
    def _check_test_coverage(self, component_path):
        """Check test coverage percentage"""
        coverage_report = self._run_coverage_analysis(component_path)
        return coverage_report.percentage / 100
        
    def _check_documentation(self, component_path):
        """Check documentation completeness"""
        # Verify docstrings, README, examples
        has_docstrings = self._check_docstrings(component_path)
        has_readme = self._check_readme(component_path)
        has_examples = self._check_examples(component_path)
        
        return (has_docstrings + has_readme + has_examples) / 3

# Usage
qa = DevelopmentQA()
passes_qa, details, score = qa.validate_component('setup/components/new_agent.py')
print(f"QA Score: {score:.2f}")

Integration Quality Gates:

class IntegrationQA:
    def validate_integration(self, component_name):
        """Validate component integration with framework"""
        integration_tests = {
            'installation': self._test_installation(component_name),
            'activation': self._test_activation(component_name),
            'coordination': self._test_coordination(component_name),
            'compatibility': self._test_compatibility(component_name),
            'rollback': self._test_rollback(component_name)
        }
        
        passing_tests = sum(integration_tests.values())
        total_tests = len(integration_tests)
        
        return passing_tests == total_tests, integration_tests
        
    def _test_installation(self, component_name):
        """Test component installs correctly"""
        try:
            installer = TestInstaller()
            result = installer.install_component(component_name, dry_run=True)
            return result.success
        except Exception:
            return False
            
    def _test_activation(self, component_name):
        """Test component activates correctly"""
        try:
            registry = ComponentRegistry()
            component = registry.get_component(component_name)
            return component.can_activate()
        except Exception:
            return False

# Usage
qa = IntegrationQA()
passes_integration, test_results = qa.validate_integration('security_agent')

Code Review Criteria

Automated Code Review Checklist:

class CodeReviewBot:
    def __init__(self):
        self.review_criteria = {
            'style': {
                'weight': 0.2,
                'checks': ['pep8_compliance', 'naming_conventions', 'imports_organized']
            },
            'functionality': {
                'weight': 0.3,
                'checks': ['methods_work', 'error_handling', 'edge_cases']
            },
            'testing': {
                'weight': 0.25,
                'checks': ['unit_tests', 'integration_tests', 'coverage_80_plus']
            },
            'documentation': {
                'weight': 0.15,
                'checks': ['docstrings', 'type_hints', 'examples']
            },
            'integration': {
                'weight': 0.1,
                'checks': ['framework_compatibility', 'backwards_compatible']
            }
        }
        
    def review_pull_request(self, pr_path):
        """Automated pull request review"""
        results = {}
        total_score = 0
        
        for category, config in self.review_criteria.items():
            category_score = 0
            category_results = {}
            
            for check in config['checks']:
                check_result = self._run_check(check, pr_path)
                category_results[check] = check_result
                category_score += check_result
                
            category_score = category_score / len(config['checks'])
            results[category] = {
                'score': category_score,
                'details': category_results
            }
            
            total_score += category_score * config['weight']
            
        return total_score, results
        
    def _run_check(self, check_name, pr_path):
        """Run individual code review check"""
        check_methods = {
            'pep8_compliance': self._check_pep8,
            'naming_conventions': self._check_naming,
            'unit_tests': self._check_unit_tests,
            'coverage_80_plus': self._check_coverage,
            'docstrings': self._check_docstrings,
            'framework_compatibility': self._check_framework_compat
        }
        
        check_method = check_methods.get(check_name, lambda x: 0.5)
        return check_method(pr_path)

# Usage
reviewer = CodeReviewBot()
score, details = reviewer.review_pull_request('pull_requests/add-data-scientist-agent')
print(f"Review Score: {score:.2f}")

if score >= 0.8:
    print("✅ Pull request meets quality standards")
else:
    print("❌ Pull request needs improvement")
    for category, result in details.items():
        if result['score'] < 0.7:
            print(f"  Improve {category}: {result['score']:.2f}")

Human Code Review Guidelines:

class HumanReviewGuidelines:
    REVIEW_CHECKLIST = {
        'architecture': [
            'Does the component follow SuperClaude patterns?',
            'Is the component properly integrated with the registry?',
            'Are dependencies clearly defined and minimal?',
            'Does it follow the single responsibility principle?'
        ],
        'security': [
            'Are user inputs validated and sanitized?',
            'Is sensitive information properly handled?',
            'Are file operations secure (no path traversal)?',
            'Are external commands properly escaped?'
        ],
        'performance': [
            'Are there any obvious performance bottlenecks?',
            'Is memory usage reasonable?',
            'Are there unnecessary loops or operations?',
            'Is caching used appropriately?'
        ],
        'maintainability': [
            'Is the code readable and well-organized?',
            'Are complex operations properly documented?',
            'Are magic numbers and strings avoided?',
            'Is error handling comprehensive?'
        ],
        'testing': [
            'Are all public methods tested?',
            'Are edge cases covered?',
            'Are integration points tested?',
            'Is test data realistic and comprehensive?'
        ]
    }
    
    def generate_review_template(self, component_type):
        """Generate review template based on component type"""
        base_template = "## Code Review Checklist

"
        
        for category, questions in self.REVIEW_CHECKLIST.items():
            base_template += f"### {category.title()}
"
            for question in questions:
                base_template += f"- [ ] {question}
"
            base_template += "
"
            
        # Add component-specific considerations
        if component_type == 'agent':
            base_template += "### Agent-Specific
"
            base_template += "- [ ] Trigger patterns are comprehensive
"
            base_template += "- [ ] Agent coordination is properly implemented
"
            base_template += "- [ ] MCP server integration works correctly

"
            
        elif component_type == 'mode':
            base_template += "### Mode-Specific
"
            base_template += "- [ ] Activation conditions are clear and correct
"
            base_template += "- [ ] Mode behavior is well-defined
"
            base_template += "- [ ] Interaction with other modes is handled

"
            
        base_template += "## Overall Assessment
"
        base_template += "- [ ] Ready to merge
"
        base_template += "- [ ] Needs minor changes
"
        base_template += "- [ ] Needs major changes
"
        base_template += "- [ ] Needs redesign
"
        
        return base_template

# Usage
guidelines = HumanReviewGuidelines()
review_template = guidelines.generate_review_template('agent')
print(review_template)

Quality Standards & Metrics

Quality Metrics Dashboard:

class QualityMetrics:
    def __init__(self):
        self.metrics = {
            'code_coverage': {'target': 90, 'current': 0},
            'complexity_score': {'target': 7, 'current': 0},  # Cyclomatic complexity
            'documentation_coverage': {'target': 95, 'current': 0},
            'integration_test_pass': {'target': 100, 'current': 0},
            'performance_benchmark': {'target': 100, 'current': 0}  # % of baseline
        }
        
    def collect_metrics(self, component_path):
        """Collect all quality metrics for a component"""
        self.metrics['code_coverage']['current'] = self._measure_coverage(component_path)
        self.metrics['complexity_score']['current'] = self._measure_complexity(component_path)
        self.metrics['documentation_coverage']['current'] = self._measure_docs(component_path)
        self.metrics['integration_test_pass']['current'] = self._measure_integration(component_path)
        self.metrics['performance_benchmark']['current'] = self._measure_performance(component_path)
        
        return self.metrics
        
    def generate_quality_report(self):
        """Generate comprehensive quality report"""
        report = "# Quality Metrics Report

"
        
        overall_score = 0
        total_weight = 0
        
        for metric_name, metric_data in self.metrics.items():
            target = metric_data['target']
            current = metric_data['current']
            
            # Calculate score (0-100)
            if metric_name == 'complexity_score':
                # Lower is better for complexity
                score = max(0, 100 - (current - target) * 10) if current > target else 100
            else:
                # Higher is better for other metrics
                score = min(100, (current / target) * 100)
                
            status = "✅" if score >= 80 else "⚠️" if score >= 60 else "❌"
            
            report += f"## {metric_name.replace('_', ' ').title()}
"
            report += f"{status} **Score: {score:.1f}/100**
"
            report += f"- Target: {target}
"
            report += f"- Current: {current}

"
            
            overall_score += score
            total_weight += 1
            
        overall_score = overall_score / total_weight
        overall_status = "✅" if overall_score >= 80 else "⚠️" if overall_score >= 60 else "❌"
        
        report += f"## Overall Quality Score
"
        report += f"{overall_status} **{overall_score:.1f}/100**
"
        
        return report, overall_score

# Usage
metrics = QualityMetrics()
component_metrics = metrics.collect_metrics('setup/components/agents.py')
report, score = metrics.generate_quality_report()
print(report)

Continuous Quality Monitoring:

class QualityMonitor:
    def __init__(self):
        self.quality_history = []
        self.alerts = []
        
    def monitor_quality_trends(self, component_path):
        """Monitor quality trends over time"""
        current_metrics = QualityMetrics().collect_metrics(component_path)
        
        # Add timestamp
        current_metrics['timestamp'] = datetime.now()
        self.quality_history.append(current_metrics)
        
        # Check for quality degradation
        if len(self.quality_history) >= 2:
            self._check_degradation_alerts()
            
        return current_metrics
        
    def _check_degradation_alerts(self):
        """Check for quality degradation and generate alerts"""
        current = self.quality_history[-1]
        previous = self.quality_history[-2]
        
        for metric_name in current.keys():
            if metric_name == 'timestamp':
                continue
                
            current_value = current[metric_name]['current']
            previous_value = previous[metric_name]['current']
            
            # Check for significant degradation (>10% drop)
            if current_value < previous_value * 0.9:
                alert = {
                    'type': 'quality_degradation',
                    'metric': metric_name,
                    'previous': previous_value,
                    'current': current_value,
                    'degradation': ((previous_value - current_value) / previous_value) * 100,
                    'timestamp': current['timestamp']
                }
                self.alerts.append(alert)
                
    def generate_quality_dashboard(self):
        """Generate quality dashboard HTML"""
        # Implementation would generate interactive dashboard
        # showing quality trends, alerts, and recommendations
        pass

# Usage
monitor = QualityMonitor()
current_quality = monitor.monitor_quality_trends('setup/components/core.py')

if monitor.alerts:
    print("🚨 Quality Alerts:")
    for alert in monitor.alerts:
        print(f"  {alert['metric']}: {alert['degradation']:.1f}% degradation")

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Related Resources

Essential Development Resources

Core Documentation:

• Technical Architecture - Framework design and patterns
• Contributing Code - Development setup and guidelines
• Best Practices - Optimization and quality standards

Testing Resources:

• Examples Cookbook - Practical testing examples
• Troubleshooting Guide - Common issues and solutions

Component Development:

• Agents Guide - Agent system development
• Modes Guide - Behavioral mode development
• MCP Servers - MCP integration development

External Testing Tools

Python Testing Ecosystem:

# Core testing tools
pip install pytest pytest-cov pytest-mock pytest-benchmark

# Performance testing
pip install memory-profiler py-spy

# Code quality
pip install flake8 black isort mypy

# Coverage visualization
pip install coverage[toml] pytest-html

Testing Frameworks Integration:

# pytest configuration (conftest.py)
import pytest
import tempfile
import shutil
from pathlib import Path

@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
def test_environment():
    """Set up test environment for SuperClaude testing"""
    test_dir = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="superclaude_test_"))
    
    # Setup test configuration
    os.environ['SUPERCLAUDE_TEST_MODE'] = 'true'
    os.environ['SUPERCLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR'] = str(test_dir)
    
    yield test_dir
    
    # Cleanup
    shutil.rmtree(test_dir)
    os.environ.pop('SUPERCLAUDE_TEST_MODE', None)
    os.environ.pop('SUPERCLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR', None)

@pytest.fixture
def mock_mcp_servers():
    """Mock MCP servers for testing"""
    from unittest.mock import Mock
    
    mock_servers = {
        'context7': Mock(),
        'sequential': Mock(),
        'magic': Mock()
    }
    
    # Configure mock responses
    mock_servers['context7'].query.return_value = {'status': 'success'}
    mock_servers['sequential'].analyze.return_value = {'complexity': 0.7}
    
    return mock_servers

CI/CD Integration:

# .github/workflows/test.yml
name: SuperClaude Tests

on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    strategy:
      matrix:
        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
        python-version: [3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11]
    
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
    
    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
      with:
        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
        
    - name: Install dependencies
      run: |
        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
        pip install -e ".[dev]"
        
    - name: Run tests
      run: |
        pytest tests/ --cov=setup --cov-report=xml
        
    - name: Upload coverage
      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
      with:
        file: ./coverage.xml

Community Resources

Development Community:

• GitHub Discussions - Technical discussions
• GitHub Issues - Bug reports and feature requests
• Contributing Guidelines - Contribution process

Learning Resources:

• Quick Start Guide - Framework overview
• Installation Guide - Setup instructions
• Commands Reference - Usage examples

Advanced Topics:

• Session Management - Persistent workflows
• Flags Guide - Behavioral control
• Technical Roadmap - Future development

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