# mcp-testing-sensei

> An MCP server to guide agentic coding tools to use language agnostic testing principles.

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/mcp-testing-sensei/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Kourtni Marshall
- homepage: https://github.com/kourtni/mcp-testing-sensei
- repository: https://github.com/kourtni/mcp-testing-sensei
- version: 0.2.1
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp, testing, linter, sensei, unit-testing
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:mcp-testing-sensei

### Description (declared)

# MCP Testing Sensei

This project implements an MCP (Model Context Protocol) stdio server designed to enforce and guide agentic coding tools (like Gemini CLI or Claude Code) in adhering to language agnostic unit testing principles.

## Core Principles Enforced

This tool aims to promote the following unit testing principles:

*   **Tests should be written before implementation.** (BDD/TDD for the win)
*   **Tests should document the behavior of the system under test.**
*   **Tests should be small, clearly written, and have a single concern.**
*   **Tests should be deterministic and isolated from the side effects of their environment and other tests.**
*   **Tests should be written in a declarative manner and never have branching logic.**

## Features

*   **`lint_code` tool**: Analyzes provided code snippets for violations of the defined unit testing standards.
*   **`get_testing_principles` tool**: Provides the core unit testing principles to guide LLMs in generating better tests.
*   **`unit-testing-principles` resource**: Exposes testing principles as an MCP resource.

## Installation

### Option 1: Standalone Executable (No Python Required)

Download the pre-built executable for your platform from the [latest release](https://github.com/kourtni/mcp-testing-sensei/releases/latest):

- **Linux**: `mcp-testing-sensei-linux`
- **macOS**: `mcp-testing-sensei-macos`
- **Windows**: `mcp-testing-sensei-windows.exe`

Make the file executable (Linux/macOS):
```bash
chmod +x mcp-testing-sensei-linux
./mcp-testing-sensei-linux
```

### Option 2: Install from PyPI

If you have Python installed, you can use pip:

```bash
pip install mcp-testing-sensei
```

This installs the `mcp-testing-sensei` command globally.

### Option 3: Install from npm

If you prefer using npm:

```bash
npm install -g @kourtni/mcp-testing-sensei
```

Note: This still requires Python to be installed on your system.

### Option 4: Using Docker

```bash
docker pull kourtni/mcp-testing-sensei
```

### O…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- code.testing (1, declared)
- dev.package-management (0.722, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/mcp-testing-sensei/ (first seen 2026-09-10T04:23:52.058Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/mcp-testing-sensei/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/mcp-testing-sensei · ARD identifier urn:air::server:mcp-testing-sensei