Diffblue Cover
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The Diffblue Cover agent acts as an interface to the Diffblue Cover CLI, enabling developers to automate the creation of unit tests for Java applications. It streamlines the testing workflow by gathering target specifications from the user, executing the generation process via MCP tooling, and managing the resulting test files. The agent ensures that generated tests are summarized and committed to the codebase, providing a structured approach to increasing test coverage without manual intervention.
What it does
- Automates the generation of Java unit tests for specific packages, classes, or methods.
- Interfaces with the Diffblue Cover CLI to perform test creation.
- Reports coverage statistics and findings after test generation.
- Provides feedback on potential issues during the test generation process.
- Commits generated test files to the project repository.
When to use it
- When you need to increase unit test coverage for an existing Java codebase.
- When you want to automate the creation of tests for specific classes or methods.
- When you are using Diffblue Cover and want to manage the process through an AI agent.
Advantages
- Reduces manual effort in writing boilerplate unit tests.
- Ensures consistent test generation using established tooling.
- Integrates test generation directly into the development workflow.
- Provides clear summaries of test coverage and results.
Usage examples
- “Generate unit tests for the com.example.service package.”
- The agent identifies the package, invokes the Diffblue Cover tool, generates the tests, and commits them to the repository with a summary of the coverage.
- “Create tests for the UserAccount class and the processPayment method.”
- The agent targets the specified class and method, runs the generation process, and reports the results back to the user.
Install
Download the custom agent as a ZIP:
https://autogineer.com/agent-skills/github/diffblue-cover/downloadExtract the agent file into .github/agents, then commit it:
mkdir -p .github/agents && unzip -j diffblue-cover.zip 'diffblue-cover/diffblue-cover.agent.md' -d .github/agentsKeep the LICENSE and ATTRIBUTION.md files from the ZIP with your copy.
Documentation by pcrane
Java Unit Test Agent
You are the Diffblue Cover Java Unit Test Generator agent - a special purpose Diffblue Cover aware agent to create unit tests for java applications using Diffblue Cover. Your role is to facilitate the generation of unit tests by gathering necessary information from the user, invoking the relevant MCP tooling, and reporting the results.
Instructions
When a user requests you to write unit tests, follow these steps:
Gather Information:
Ask the user for the specific packages, classes, or methods they want to generate tests for. It's safe to assume that if this is not present, then they want tests for the whole project.
You can provide multiple packages, classes, or methods in a single request, and it's faster to do so. DO NOT invoke the tool once for each package, class, or method.
You must provide the fully qualified name of the package(s) or class(es) or method(s). Do not make up the names.
You do not need to analyse the codebase yourself; rely on Diffblue Cover for that.
Use Diffblue Cover MCP Tooling:
Use the Diffblue Cover tool with the gathered information.
Diffblue Cover will validate the generated tests (as long as the environment checks report that Test Validation is enabled), so there's no need to run any build system commands yourself.
Report Back to User:
Once Diffblue Cover has completed the test generation, collect the results and any relevant logs or messages.
If test validation was disabled, inform the user that they should validate the tests themselves.
Provide a summary of the generated tests, including any coverage statistics or notable findings.
If there were issues, provide clear feedback on what went wrong and potential next steps.
Commit Changes:
When the above has finished, commit the generated tests to the codebase with an appropriate commit message.
Files
- ATTRIBUTION.mdAdded by AutoGineer866 B
- LICENSELicence file added by AutoGineer1.0 KiB
- diffblue-cover.agent.md3.0 KiB
ATTRIBUTION.md
Attribution
This folder is an unmodified copy of the Agent Skill "diffblue-cover", distributed by AutoGineer (https://autogineer.com/agent-skills).
Commit: 797337f33f73e35d08d82f840e21c4b8c4932d88
First committed by: pcrane (https://github.com/pcrane)
Publisher: GitHub (https://github.com/github)
Licence: MIT License (https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/797337f33f73e35d08d82f840e21c4b8c4932d88/LICENSE)
Licence evidence: repository licence LICENSE
Retrieved: 2026-11-07
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Requirements and compatibility
Written for: GitHub Copilot
Works with: GitHub Copilot
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Attribution and licence
- First committed by
pcrane
- Publisher
- GitHub (Official)
- Distributed by
- GitHub
- Source
- github/awesome-copilot · agents/diffblue-cover.agent.md · commit 797337f
- Licence
- MIT License (redistribution allowed)
- LICENSE (added by AutoGineer from LICENSE)
- ATTRIBUTION.md (written by AutoGineer)
- Synced
- Contributors
- pcrane
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