Skip to content

Test Improver

Add focused tests for under-tested code and clean up redundant tests.

Workflow source: gh-aw-test-improver.md

How it works

Identifies code paths with no or minimal test coverage, adds focused tests that validate real behavior, and removes or consolidates clearly redundant tests. Only opens a PR for changes that would catch actual regressions — not trivial getters or incidental coverage. Most runs end with noop.

Quick Install

mkdir -p .github/workflows && curl -sL \
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/elastic/ai-github-actions/v0/gh-agent-workflows/test-improver/example.yml \
  -o .github/workflows/test-improver.yml

Trigger

Event Schedule
schedule Weekly
workflow_dispatch Manual

Inputs

Input Description Required Default
additional-instructions Repo-specific instructions appended to the agent prompt No ""
setup-commands Shell commands run before the agent starts No ""
allowed-bot-users Allowlisted bot actor usernames (comma-separated) No github-actions[bot]

Safe Outputs

  • create-pull-request — open a PR with test improvements

Example Workflow

name: Test Improver
on:
  schedule:
    - cron: "0 9 * * 1"
  workflow_dispatch:

permissions:
  contents: write
  issues: write
  pull-requests: write

jobs:
  run:
    uses: elastic/ai-github-actions/.github/workflows/gh-aw-test-improver.lock.yml@v0
    secrets:
      COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}