From 6491f807a4db8b4ec4ea16abe3dadd1e9789e49b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacob Smith <3012099+JakobJingleheimer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 19:08:24 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] doc(minutes): add 09 Feb 2026

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+# 09 February 2026
+
+## Attendees
+
+* Alex Vespa [@vespa7](https://github.com/vespa7)
+* Ethan Arrowood [@Ethan-Arrowood](https://github.com/Ethan-Arrowood)
+* Jacob Smith [@JakobJingleheimer](https://github.com/JakobJingleheimer) (chair)
+* Jordan Harband [@ljharb](https://github.com/ljharb)
+* Pietro Marchini [@pmarchini](https://github.com/pmarchini)
+
+## Topics
+
+* `t.skip()` Others (tape, etc) to not behave like this.
+* standardising test runner design
+  * https://github.com/WinterTC55/proposal-minimum-common-api/issues/32
+  * https://github.com/WinterTC55/proposal-minimum-common-api/issues/68
+* [doc(proposal): `expectFailure` label and/or matcher](https://github.com/nodejs/test-runner/pull/10)
+* [doc(proposal): un/break `--test`](https://github.com/nodejs/test-runner/pull/13)
+
+## Outcomes
+
+* General agreement that `t.skip()`'s behaviour is wrong (likely an accident/bug/mistake, which the docs seem to support).
+* General agreement that it would be good to standardise node's test-runner at the WinterTC55 level, if we can, but might be a very uphill battle. Perhaps better to audit our and others' design and adjust (and then take that to WinterTC).
+* https://github.com/nodejs/test-runner/pull/10 ready to approve
+* Un/break `--test`
+  * option 3
+    * leave `--watch` as-is
+      * in `test` mode, its value (`--watch` only enables watch mode)
+    * support `--watch-path` in test mode
+    * only `--test` N-times 1-to-1 with arg list, making it position-independent
+
+## Todos
+
+* Decide if fixing `t.skip()` is a breaking change.
+* Jordan to find & share his audit of test runner features to use as base-point.
+* Jacob to incorporate "option 3" to https://github.com/nodejs/test-runner/pull/13 and tag team for review.

From c4143fcc7717223230020b3fb3fa36233468ac8d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacob Smith <3012099+JakobJingleheimer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 22:50:18 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fixup!: clarify topic and correct/update discussion
 summary

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 ## Topics
 
-* `t.skip()` Others (tape, etc) to not behave like this.
+* test_runner: run afterEach for runtime t.skip() [nodejs/node#61525](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/61525)
+  * concern: `testCtx.skip` skips the test from which it is invoked dynamically, while `test.skip` creates a skipped test (test with option skip: true) 
+  * concern that this is uncommon (tape etc to not behave like this).
 * standardising test runner design
   * https://github.com/WinterTC55/proposal-minimum-common-api/issues/32
   * https://github.com/WinterTC55/proposal-minimum-common-api/issues/68
@@ -19,7 +21,10 @@
 
 ## Outcomes
 
-* General agreement that `t.skip()`'s behaviour is wrong (likely an accident/bug/mistake, which the docs seem to support).
+* ~Initially general agreement that `t.skip()`'s behaviour is wrong (likely an accident/bug/mistake, which the docs seem to support).~
+  * Further investigation found this behaviour
+    * exists in others (including [mocha](https://mochajs.org/declaring/inclusive-tests/#_top))
+    * was intended: https://nodejs.org/docs/v24.13.0/api/test.html#contextskipmessage
 * General agreement that it would be good to standardise node's test-runner at the WinterTC55 level, if we can, but might be a very uphill battle. Perhaps better to audit our and others' design and adjust (and then take that to WinterTC).
 * https://github.com/nodejs/test-runner/pull/10 ready to approve
 * Un/break `--test`
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 ## Todos
 
-* Decide if fixing `t.skip()` is a breaking change.
+* Finish discussion of `t.skip()`.
 * Jordan to find & share his audit of test runner features to use as base-point.
 * Jacob to incorporate "option 3" to https://github.com/nodejs/test-runner/pull/13 and tag team for review.