writing-skills

Test custom agent skills using a test-driven development workflow that applies the RED-GREEN-REFACTOR cycle to skill documentation, validating skills against real agent behavior before deployment.

Agents ignore custom skill documentation under pressure because of untested rationalization loopholes. Pressure testing frameworks expose these failures by testing skills against time, sunk cost, and authority pressures.

Test-driven development for agent skill authoring is a methodology that writes baseline behavior tests first, creates skill documentation to address those failures, and closes loopholes until full compliance is achieved.

Write compliant agent skills by following authoring best practices that cover skill structure, discovery optimization, anti-patterns, and cross-referencing to minimize context usage while meeting official agent skill specifications.

You can use TDD principles to build a custom skill library for Claude by running baseline tests, writing skills to address specific failures, and deploying bulletproof skills optimized for metadata discovery.

The best way to prevent agents from rationalizing away skill instructions is to apply structured pressure testing methods that close loopholes against common agent rationalizations before deployment.