diff --git a/skill-tree/src/main/resources/application-test.properties b/skill-tree/src/main/resources/application-test.properties
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+++ b/skill-tree/src/main/resources/application-test.properties
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+cookieName=rds-session-v2-development
+
+spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/skilltreetestdb
+spring.datasource.username=root
+spring.datasource.password=root
+spring.datasource.driver-class-name=com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver
+spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=create-drop
+spring.jpa.show-sql=true
diff --git a/skill-tree/src/test/java/com/RDS/skilltree/skills/GetAllSkillsIntegrationTest.java b/skill-tree/src/test/java/com/RDS/skilltree/skills/GetAllSkillsIntegrationTest.java
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+package com.RDS.skilltree.skills;
+
+import com.RDS.skilltree.models.Skill;
+import com.RDS.skilltree.repositories.SkillRepository;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import com.RDS.skilltree.enums.SkillTypeEnum;
+import com.RDS.skilltree.services.SkillService;
+import jakarta.servlet.http.Cookie;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.servlet.AutoConfigureMockMvc;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfiles;
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvc;
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders;
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultHandlers;
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+@SpringBootTest
+@AutoConfigureMockMvc
+@ActiveProfiles("test")
+public class GetAllSkillsIntegrationTest {
+
+    @Autowired
+    private SkillService skillService;
+
+    @Autowired
+    private SkillRepository skillRepository;
+
+    @Autowired
+    private MockMvc mockMvc;
+
+    private Cookie authCookie;
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    public void setUp() {
+        authCookie = new Cookie("rds-session-v2-development", "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ1c2VySWQiOiJzOXpRVW00WGJWRXo3eHpSa2FadiIsInJvbGUiOiJzdXBlcl91c2VyIiwiaWF0IjoxNzI4NjY0NjA2LCJleHAiOjE3MzEyNTY2MDZ9.EyOFKrVcbleuTjUGic3GzOzYRDoLU4IShyoboe0MHlvWFOAfU2pchpXLE4NcyvdGUZ_tvoUecHd4kUkR8MkhxnkRNU3HE7N-1c1tFeYXZL0KfScJE9YzDXAl113Hx3eZVvYbhNjNUttbDlH4s_kR6YABC3sdbLGKEiLfmp9VeAs");
+
+        skillRepository.deleteAll();
+        Skill skill1 = new Skill();
+        skill1.setName("Java");
+        skill1.setType(SkillTypeEnum.ATOMIC);
+        skill1.setCreatedBy("s9zQUm4XbVEz7xzRkaZv");
+
+        Skill skill2 = new Skill();
+        skill2.setName("Springboot");
+        skill2.setType(SkillTypeEnum.ATOMIC);
+        skill2.setCreatedBy("s9zQUm4XbVEz7xzRkaZv");
+
+        skillRepository.saveAll(Arrays.asList(skill1, skill2));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @DisplayName("happy flow - returns all skills that are in db")
+    public void getAllSkillsHappyFlow() throws Exception {
+
+        mockMvc.perform(MockMvcRequestBuilders.get("/v1/skills")
+                        .cookie(authCookie)
+                        .accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON))
+                .andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.jsonPath("$[0].name").value("Java"))
+                .andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.jsonPath("$[1].name").value("Springboot"))
+                .andDo(MockMvcResultHandlers.print());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @DisplayName("if no skills available, return empty list")
+    public void noSkillsAvailable_shouldReturnEmptyList() throws Exception {
+        skillRepository.deleteAll();
+
+        mockMvc.perform(MockMvcRequestBuilders.get("/v1/skills")
+                        .cookie(authCookie)
+                        .accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON))
+                .andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.jsonPath("$").isEmpty());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @DisplayName("if invalid cookie, return 401")
+    public void ifInvalidCoolie_returnUnauthorized() throws Exception {
+        mockMvc.perform(MockMvcRequestBuilders.get("/v1/skills")
+                        .cookie(new Cookie("cookie1", "eyJhbGciOiJSUz.eyJhbGciOiJSUz.EyJhbGciOiJSUz"))
+                        .accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON))
+                .andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.status().isUnauthorized());
+    }
+}