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TDD for agent skills applies the RED-GREEN-REFACTOR cycle to documentation by writing failing scenario tests first, then creating skill rules to ensure agent compliance, and finally refactoring to prevent rationalization loopholes.

Test-driven development for skill documentation is a methodology adapting the RED-GREEN-REFACTOR cycle to enforce robustness and compliance, ensuring new agent skills are rigorously tested against realistic scenarios before deployment.

Prevent agents from bypassing skill rules by identifying common rationalizations and explicitly addressing them through pressure testing, closing loopholes in documentation under constraints like time or sunk cost.

Use pressure testing for skill development when validating compliance before deployment, specifically to test how an agent handles realistic scenarios under pressures like time constraints, sunk costs, and authority.

Yes, this TDD methodology applies to the entire skill lifecycle, allowing you to refactor existing agent skills by adapting the RED-GREEN-REFACTOR cycle to update documentation and ensure ongoing compliance.