tda-codebase-design

Design TDL pipeline modules with scientific seams, interfaces, and test contracts.

1|Updated Dec 13, 2025
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npx skills add https://github.com/stephendor/TDL --skill tda-codebase-design
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Skill: tda-codebase-design
Source: https://github.com/stephendor/TDL/tree/main/.agents/skills/tda-codebase-design
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/stephendor/TDL --skill tda-codebase-design

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What problem does it solve?

This Skill assists in the design of TDL pipeline modules, ensuring they are well-structured and adhere to best practices for clean scientific seams.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Seam Identification: Helps identify and define scientific seams in pipeline modules.
  • Interface Design: Offers guidance on creating robust interfaces with parameters, invariants, and error modes.
  • Test and Contract Definition: Provides strategies for defining test and contract surfaces for modules.
  • Use Case: When designing a new module for embedding, null generation, or PH computation in a TDL pipeline, use this Skill to ensure the module is well-structured and follows best practices.

Quick Start

Apply the tda-codebase-design skill to analyze and optimize the interface of your new pipeline module.

Frequently Asked Questions about tda-codebase-design

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I design interfaces for TDL pipeline modules?

To design TDL pipeline modules, use this Skill to establish robust interfaces by defining parameters, invariants, and error modes for clean scientific seams. It provides structured guidance to ensure your data processing modules follow best practices.

What are scientific seams in data processing pipelines?

Scientific seams in data processing pipelines are the logical boundaries between modules. This Skill helps identify and define these seams to ensure modules interact cleanly, establishing clear test and contract surfaces for complex TDL framework workflows.

How do I define test and contract surfaces for pipeline modules?

You define test and contract surfaces by applying structured design guidance to your TDL pipeline modules. This Skill provides strategies for establishing these surfaces, ensuring modules for tasks like embedding or null generation behave predictably.

What's the best way to structure a new TDL pipeline module?

The best way to structure a TDL pipeline module is to analyze its scientific seams, interfaces, and contracts. This Skill offers design guidance to optimize module architecture, ensuring adherence to software engineering best practices within the TDL framework.

When do I need structured design guidance for TDL pipelines?

You need structured design guidance when building new modules for embedding, null generation, or PH computation in TDL pipelines. It ensures complex data processing workflows are well-structured and maintain clean scientific seams across module boundaries.