Kickoff Suite
A minimal, fast set of tests run first to confirm the build is healthy before the full suite executes.
What is Kickoff Suite?
What is Kickoff Suite?
A kickoff suite is a small, quick collection of the most critical checks run at the very start of a pipeline to fail fast if the build is fundamentally broken. Much like a smoke test, it protects the team from spending time on deeper testing of a build that can't even start up or log in. If the kickoff suite is green, the fuller regression and end-to-end runs proceed; if it's red, the pipeline stops immediately. Its value depends entirely on being fast and rock-solid reliable.