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name: visual-pixel-perfect description: "Pixel-perfect visual testing with auto-fix loop. Implement → Render → Snapshot → Compare → Fix until pass." autoInvoke: true priority: high triggers:

• "visual test"
• "pixel perfect"
• "design match"
• "visual regression"
• "screenshot test"
• ".claude/visual"
• "match the design"
• "looks like the mockup" allowed-tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Edit, Write, Bash, mcp__plugin_aura-frog_playwright model: sonnet

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Visual Pixel-Perfect Testing

Version: 1.0.0 Category: Quality / Testing Priority: HIGH

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Overview

Automated visual regression testing with implement → render → snapshot → compare → fix loop. Ensures pixel-perfect match between implementation and design reference.

Core Loop:

CopyIMPLEMENT → RENDER → SNAPSHOT → COMPARE → FIX (repeat until pass or max attempts)

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When to Use

Copyuse_when[6]{trigger,example}:
  Design implementation,Implementing UI from Figma/design spec
  Visual regression,Checking changes don't break existing UI
  Pixel-perfect requirements,Client requires exact design match
  Visual QA,Automated visual quality assurance
  Screenshot testing,Comparing rendered output to reference
  PDF generation,Ensuring PDF output matches expected format

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When NOT to Use

• Unit testing (use test-writer skill)
• Functional E2E tests (use qa-automation agent)
• Component behavior testing (use Playwright directly)
• Quick prototyping (visual tests slow down iteration)

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Prerequisites

1. Initialize Visual Testing Structure

Copy# From project root
./scripts/visual/init-claude-visual.sh

# Or if aura-frog is installed globally
~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/aurafrog/aura-frog/scripts/visual/init-claude-visual.sh .

2. Required npm Packages (in user project)

Copynpm install --save-dev puppeteer pngjs pixelmatch

3. Playwright MCP (bundled with Aura Frog)

Already configured in .mcp.json - no setup needed.

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Folder Structure

Copy.claude/visual/
├── design/           # Reference images (Figma exports)
├── spec/             # DesignSpec JSON files
├── tokens/           # Design tokens
├── snapshots/
│   ├── baseline/     # Approved reference snapshots
│   ├── current/      # Current test run snapshots
│   └── diff/         # Diff images (when comparison fails)
├── tests/            # Visual test files
└── config.json       # Visual testing configuration

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Workflow

Phase 1: IMPLEMENT

Claude writes/modifies frontend code using design tokens.

MUST:

• Use design tokens from .claude/visual/tokens/
• Never hardcode colors, spacing, fonts
• Reference DesignSpec for exact values

Example:

Copy// CORRECT - using tokens
import tokens from '../.claude/visual/tokens/design-tokens.json';

const Button = styled.button`
  background: ${tokens.color.primary};
  padding: ${tokens.spacing.md};
  font-size: ${tokens.font.size.base};
`;

Phase 2: RENDER

Use Playwright MCP for web, Puppeteer script for PDF.

Web Rendering:

Copy// Playwright MCP auto-handles this
// Viewport locked, animations disabled
await mcp__plugin_aura-frog_playwright__browser_navigate({ url: "http://localhost:3000" });
await mcp__plugin_aura-frog_playwright__browser_take_screenshot({
  path: ".claude/visual/snapshots/current/component.png"
});

PDF Rendering:

Copy./scripts/visual/pdf-render.sh "http://localhost:3000/report" ".claude/visual/snapshots/current/report.pdf"

Phase 3: SNAPSHOT

• Format: PNG
• Scale: 1x (no retina)
• Compression: none
• Location: .claude/visual/snapshots/current/

Phase 4: COMPARE

Run Pixelmatch comparison against baseline.

Copy./scripts/visual/snapshot-compare.sh \
  .claude/visual/snapshots/baseline/component.png \
  .claude/visual/snapshots/current/component.png \
  .claude/visual/snapshots/diff/component-diff.png \
  0.5  # threshold %

Thresholds:

Phase 5: FIX or PASS

If PASS (diff within threshold):

• Visual test complete
• Can claim implementation done
• Proceed to next component

If FAIL (diff exceeds threshold):

• Analyze diff image
• Fix visual issues ONLY (CSS, layout, spacing)
• Do NOT refactor or change functionality
• Loop back to Phase 1
• Max 5 attempts

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Auto-Fix Loop

Copy┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  attempt = 0                            │
│  while (!pass && attempt < 5) {         │
│    1. Analyze diff image                │
│    2. Identify visual discrepancies     │
│    3. Fix CSS/layout only               │
│    4. Re-render snapshot                │
│    5. Re-compare                         │
│    attempt++                            │
│  }                                      │
│                                         │
│  if (!pass) → HARD FAIL with report     │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘

Fix Constraints:

• Visual fixes only (CSS, styling, layout)
• No functional changes
• No refactoring
• No "improvements"
• Match the design, nothing more

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Hard Rules

Read: rules/visual-pixel-accuracy.md

Copyhard_rules[4]{rule,meaning}:
  NO_GUESSING,Never approximate - use exact token values
  PIXEL_OVER_STYLE,Visual match > code elegance
  NO_SUCCESS_WITHOUT_PASS,Block completion until diff passes
  FROZEN_IMMUTABLE,Zero tolerance for frozen region diffs

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DesignSpec Schema

Create spec files in .claude/visual/spec/:

Copy{
  "id": "header-bar",
  "viewport": {
    "width": 1440,
    "height": 120
  },
  "frozen": [
    "height",
    "divider-thickness",
    "font-size"
  ],
  "flexible": [
    "text-content",
    "menu-count"
  ],
  "tokens": "../tokens/design-tokens.json",
  "referenceImage": "../design/header.png",
  "url": "http://localhost:3000",
  "renderType": "web"
}

See: references/design-spec-schema.md

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Commands

Copy# Initialize visual testing
./scripts/visual/init-claude-visual.sh

# Run all visual tests
./scripts/visual/visual-test.sh

# Run specific spec
./scripts/visual/visual-test.sh --spec=header

# Update baselines (approve current as reference)
./scripts/visual/visual-test.sh --update-baseline

# CI mode (exit 1 on failure)
./scripts/visual/visual-test.sh --ci

# Web only
./scripts/visual/visual-test.sh --web-only

# PDF only
./scripts/visual/visual-test.sh --pdf-only

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Integration

With Workflow Orchestrator

Visual testing integrates into:

• Phase 5b (GREEN): After implementation, run visual tests
• Phase 7 (Verify): Final verification includes visual regression

With Test Writer

When UI components detected, test-writer can generate visual test specs alongside unit tests.

With CI/CD

Copy# GitHub Actions
- name: Visual Tests
  run: ./scripts/visual/visual-test.sh --ci

- name: Upload Diff Artifacts
  if: failure()
  uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
  with:
    name: visual-diff
    path: .claude/visual/snapshots/diff/

See: references/ci-integration.md

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Troubleshooting

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References

• references/design-spec-schema.md - Full DesignSpec JSON schema
• references/design-tokens-contract.md - Design tokens specification
• references/diff-engine-config.md - Pixelmatch configuration
• references/render-configs.md - Playwright/Puppeteer settings
• references/ci-integration.md - CI/CD pipeline setup

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Version: 1.0.0 | Last Updated: 2026-01-14