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To apply TDD to agent skill development, follow the RED-GREEN-REFACTOR cycle: write failing baseline tests, develop minimal skills for compliance, and refactor to close loopholes under pressure. This enforces discipline and prevents rationalizations for non-compliance.

Pressure test agent skills by simulating realistic constraints such as time, sunk cost, and authority. This methodology identifies rationalizations and loopholes, allowing you to bulletproof skills and prevent deviations from critical coding standards.

To prevent an AI agent from bypassing coding standards, write failing baseline tests that simulate scenarios where an agent might be tempted to deviate. Then develop minimal skills to enforce compliance and close loopholes against common excuses.

Use TDD for skill documentation and creation before deploying new or updated agent skills that enforce critical standards. It ensures skills are robust, effective, and adheres to best practices, preventing the deployment of untested or poorly documented skills.

Yes, you can use refactoring to close loopholes in discipline-enforcing skills. The TDD cycle utilizes refactoring specifically to tighten skills under pressure, making them resistant to common excuses and rationalizations for non-compliance with established standards.

Agent skills fail to enforce compliance under realistic constraints due to rationalizations and loopholes related to time, sunk cost, and authority. Without pressure testing and bulletproofing, agents can find excuses to bypass critical coding standards.