| name | Ark Testing |
| description | Test the Ark Dashboard with Playwright and create PRs with screenshots. Use this skill when testing dashboard UI, taking screenshots for PRs, or validating dashboard changes. |
Ark Testing
Test Ark Dashboard UI with Playwright and attach screenshots to PRs.
When to use this skill
Use this skill when:
- User wants to test the Ark dashboard
- User needs screenshots for a PR
- User asks to validate dashboard UI changes
Prerequisites
CRITICAL: Before proceeding, verify Kubernetes is available:
kubectl cluster-info
If this fails, STOP and inform the user:
Cannot continue without a Kubernetes environment. Please ensure Kind or another Kubernetes cluster is running and kubectl is configured.
Ark must be deployed first. Use the ark-setup skill if needed.
Setup
Port forward the dashboard and warm up:
kubectl port-forward svc/ark-dashboard 3000:3000 -n default &
curl http://localhost:3000
Test with Playwright
Use Playwright MCP tools to navigate and screenshot:
browser_navigate- Open pagesbrowser_wait_for- Wait for elementsbrowser_click- Click elementsbrowser_take_screenshot- Capture screenshots
Screenshots save to .playwright-mcp/screenshots/. Move to ./screenshots/ for organization.
Upload Screenshots for PRs
Check if user has a scratch repo:
gh repo view <USERNAME>/scratch
If not, suggest creating: scratch/pull-request-attachments/<org>_<repo>/
Upload screenshots:
cd /tmp && git clone git@github.com:<USERNAME>/scratch.git
mkdir -p scratch/pull-request-attachments/<org>_<repo>
cp ./screenshots/*.png scratch/pull-request-attachments/<org>_<repo>/
cd scratch && git add . && git commit -m "chore: screenshots for <org>/<repo> PR" && git push
Reference in PR body:

Update PR:
gh api repos/<org>/<repo>/pulls/<NUMBER> -X PATCH -f body="..."