writing-skills

To write skills using a TDD-inspired process, draft a minimal SKILL.md that passes a failing baseline scenario, then expand iteratively through red-green-refactor cycles to ensure tested, regression-free documentation patterns.

Progressive disclosure in skill authoring is a documentation design pattern that uses concise frontmatter and lightweight inline content to enable fast discovery while preventing content drift across projects.

You prevent documentation drift when authoring skills by applying rationalization tracking, baseline testing, and red-flag mechanisms within a structured red-green-refactor discipline to validate reusable patterns.

The best way to structure a SKILL.md file for reuse is to enforce frontmatter with name and description, maintain a compact content body, and optionally include scripts, references, and assets for progressive disclosure.

Writing skills does not require any external dependencies or components, allowing skill authors to immediately establish baseline testing and rationalization tracking without environment setup barriers.