Smoke Test

The smoke-test skill provides a lightweight validation mechanism for Mastra AI agents, ensuring core functionalities operate correctly before deploying complex workflows. It acts as an initial health check to confirm that agent configurations, tools, and integrations are properly connected and responsive.

When to use it

• Verify new agent deployments immediately after installation or configuration changes.
• Validate that external tool integrations (e.g., APIs, databases) are reachable and functioning.
• Perform quick regression checks before running full-scale integration tests.
• Confirm basic prompt handling and response generation capabilities in a production environment.

Key capabilities

• Executes rapid, non-intrusive checks on agent readiness.
• Validates connectivity to configured tools and external services.
• Provides immediate feedback on critical system health without deep testing overhead.

Example prompts

• "Run a smoke test to verify my customer support agent is connected to the Zendesk API."
• "Check if the data retrieval tool in my analytics agent is responding correctly."
• "Perform a quick validation of my new agent's core configuration before the team review."

Tips & gotchas

Ensure all required environment variables and API keys are set before running the test, as missing credentials will cause immediate failure. This skill is designed for speed; it does not replace comprehensive unit or integration testing suites needed for complex logic verification.