testfix

AI-powered failing test auto-fixer. Run your tests, let the AI fix the failures, repeat until green — all from one command.

pip install testfix
testfix pytest          # run, fix, retry up to 5× until tests pass

Supports pytest · jest · vitest · go test · cargo test

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Why testfix?

You've been there: you write a feature, run tests, and see 5 failures. Fixing each one manually means reading tracebacks, understanding what broke, writing a fix, re-running — and repeating. testfix automates that loop.

Unlike GitHub Copilot (needs IDE) or aider (interactive session), testfix is a pure CLI tool: non-interactive, pipeable, pre-push hook-ready.

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Installation

pip install testfix

Requires Python 3.9+. No configuration needed — just install and run.

API Keys

Set one of these (or use Ollama for free local inference):

export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...   # Claude (default)
export OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...          # OpenAI
# or use --provider ollama (no key needed, runs locally)

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Quick Start

# Run pytest and fix failures (up to 5 tries)
testfix pytest

# Fix a specific test file
testfix pytest tests/test_auth.py

# Run once: test → fix → test again
testfix --once pytest

# Preview fixes without applying them
testfix --dry-run pytest

# Use OpenAI instead of Claude
testfix --provider openai pytest

# Use local Ollama (free, no API key)
testfix --provider ollama pytest

# Use Jest
testfix npm test

# Use Go test
testfix go test ./...

# Focus on a specific source file
testfix --file src/auth.py pytest

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How it works

testfix pytest
│
├─ Attempt 1/5
│   ├─ Run: pytest
│   ├─ 3 failing tests found
│   ├─ 🤖 Asking Claude to fix 3 failure(s)…
│   ├─ Generated 1 file fix(es)
│   │   └─ src/auth.py  (diff shown)
│   └─ ✔ Applied fix (backup: .testfix.bak)
│
├─ Attempt 2/5
│   ├─ Run: pytest
│   └─ ✅ All tests pass!
│
└─ Exit 0

1. Run your tests with the command you provide
2. Parse failures: extracts test name, location, error, traceback
3. Collect relevant source files (from tracebacks + heuristics)
4. Ask the AI to fix the source code — never modifies test files
5. Apply the fix (with .testfix.bak backup)
6. Repeat until tests pass or --max-tries is reached

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Options

testfix [OPTIONS] TEST_COMMAND...

Options:
  --max-tries N      Max fix-and-retry iterations (default: 5)
  --once             Run once: test → fix → test again (--max-tries 2)
  --dry-run          Show diffs but don't apply fixes
  --provider NAME    LLM provider: claude, openai, ollama (default: claude)
  --model NAME       Model override (e.g. claude-sonnet-4-5, gpt-4o)
  --file PATH        Focus fixes on this source file
  -v, --verbose      Show full test runner stderr
  --version          Show version and exit

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Pre-push hook

Add to .git/hooks/pre-push:

#!/bin/bash
testfix --once --provider ollama pytest

This runs tests, lets AI fix any failures, and blocks the push if tests are still failing.

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CI / GitHub Actions

- name: Run and auto-fix tests
  run: testfix pytest
  env:
    ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}

Or use --dry-run in CI to just report what would be fixed without changing files:

- name: Check if AI can fix test failures
  run: testfix --dry-run pytest || echo "Tests failing (see diff above)"

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Supported test frameworks

Framework	Command example
pytest	testfix pytest
jest	testfix npx jest
vitest	testfix npx vitest
go test	testfix go test ./...
cargo test	testfix cargo test
rspec	testfix bundle exec rspec
any	testfix <your test command>

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Ecosystem

testfix is part of a suite of AI-powered developer CLI tools:

Tool	Purpose
critiq	AI code reviewer — catch issues before you push
testfix	AI test fixer — automatically fix failing tests
difftests	AI test generator — write tests for your diffs
gpr	AI PR description + commit message generator
gitbrief	Pack your codebase into LLM context
standup-ai	AI daily standup generator
changelog-ai	AI CHANGELOG generator
prcat	AI PR reviewer for incoming PRs
chronicle	Turn git history into stories

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License

Business Source License 1.1 — free for non-commercial use. See LICENSE.