Use config.alias_example_to to create new example group methods that define examples with the configured metadata. If you set the treat_symbols_as_metadata_keys_with_true_values config option to true, you can specify metadata using only symbols. RSpec.configure do |c| c.alias_example_to :fit, :focused => true c.filter_run :focused => true end describe "an example group" do it "does one thing" do e