Babysitter Appium Mobile Testing

Appium mobile testing framework for iOS and Android automation

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/library/specializations/qa-testing-automation/skills/appium-mobile" ~/.claude/skills/a5c-ai-babysitter-appium-mobile-testing && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: library/specializations/qa-testing-automation/skills/appium-mobile/SKILL.md

Appium Mobile Testing Skill

Overview

This skill provides expert-level capabilities for Appium-based mobile testing, enabling iOS and Android automation for native, hybrid, and web applications.

Capabilities

Server Configuration

Configure Appium server
Set up desired capabilities
Handle driver initialization

iOS Testing

iOS simulator setup
XCUITest driver configuration
iOS-specific gestures and interactions

Android Testing

Android emulator setup
UiAutomator2 driver configuration
Android-specific capabilities

Application Types

Native app testing
Hybrid app testing (WebView)
Mobile web testing

Gesture Handling

Swipe, pinch, and long-press gestures
Multi-touch interactions
Custom gesture sequences

Element Interaction

Mobile-specific locator strategies
Accessibility ID locators
UI Automator selectors (Android)
iOS predicates and class chains

Device Farm Integration

BrowserStack integration
Sauce Labs integration
AWS Device Farm

Mobile Assertions

Mobile-specific test assertions
Screen orientation validation
App state verification

Target Processes

```
mobile-testing.js
```
- Mobile test implementation
```
cross-browser-testing.js
```
- Mobile browser testing
```
e2e-test-suite.js
```
- Mobile E2E scenarios

Dependencies

```
appium
```
- Appium server
```
webdriverio
```
- WebDriver client
Mobile SDKs (Xcode, Android SDK)

Usage Example

{
  kind: 'skill',
  skill: {
    name: 'appium-mobile',
    context: {
      action: 'execute-tests',
      platform: 'iOS',
      deviceName: 'iPhone 14',
      app: './app/MyApp.ipa',
      automationName: 'XCUITest'
    }
  }
}

Configuration

The skill supports local emulators/simulators and cloud device farms for testing across multiple devices.