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To apply TDD to process documentation, you use a RED-GREEN-REFACTOR cycle that pressure tests agent behavior against baseline failures before deployment. This verifies that your skills are bulletproof and resistant to agent shortcuts.

Agents rationalize and break rules when process documentation lacks rigorous testing against real agent behavior. Applying a TDD framework with iterative pressure testing systematically identifies and blocks these rationalizations.

The best way to verify agent skills is running a baseline pressure scenario to document failures, then adhering to the RED-GREEN-REFACTOR cycle. This ensures all skills are bulletproof and fully tested before deployment.

No dependencies are required to use this TDD framework for writing agent skills. You can immediately start pressure testing your process documentation to identify agent rationalizations and refine your skills.

You should avoid using a TDD approach for agent skills when you need rapid, unverified prototyping without baseline failure testing. Skipping the RED-GREEN-REFACTOR cycle means sacrificing systematic rationalization countermeasures and quality assurance.