writing-skills

Test-driven development for agent skills involves applying RED-GREEN-REFACTOR cycles to documentation, designing pressure scenarios to validate compliance, and explicitly addressing common rationalizations to ensure robust agent behavior.

Pressure testing for skill compliance involves designing scenarios with realistic constraints like time, sunk cost, and authority to validate agent behavior. It is needed when developing skills that enforce critical processes like security checks or compliance rules.

To stop an agent from bypassing documentation rules, you identify common excuses used for rationalization and explicitly address them within the skill documentation using structured testing practices to ensure compliance.

Yes, test-driven development works for skill documentation by treating requirements as tests. Following RED-GREEN-REFACTOR cycles ensures documentation is clear, unambiguous, and improves skill discoverability while preventing compliance failures.

Limitations of using TDD for skill development include the strict requirement to adhere to RED-GREEN-REFACTOR cycles and the necessity of designing comprehensive pressure scenarios, which demands significant upfront effort for validation.