writing-skills

Test-driven development for skill creation is a strict RED-GREEN-REFACTOR lifecycle that ensures skill documentation matches actual behavior by documenting baseline failures and iterating until tests pass. It reduces drift and misalignment before deployment.

To document and verify a skill, capture baseline failures and rationalizations, build a rationalization table with counters, then iterate the RED-GREEN-REFACTOR cycle to produce bulletproof skill documentation that passes verification before deployment.

Skill documentation drifts under pressure due to common evasions. Capturing rationalizations and building counters and red flags into the test-driven documentation process prevents these evasions and maintains strict alignment during skill creation and editing.

Yes, test-driven skill creation applies to editing existing skills and verifying skills before deployment across the library. The RED-GREEN-REFACTOR workflow serves as a reusable template for consistent quality during any skill modification.

The best way to prevent misalignment is applying a disciplined test-driven process that requires documenting baseline failures, building a rationalization table, and iterating RED-GREEN-REFACTOR cycles to verify skills before deployment across the library.