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Write a skill with TDD: tests, failures, fixes v1.0.0

Use this resource to write a skill by testing it with subagents first, before drafting it

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install test-driven-skill-writing

With no option, the skill goes to ~/.agents/skills/; add --agent claude-code (or codex, cursor…) to target an agent.

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The agent builds pressure scenarios, observes behavior without the skill, writes the skill, then closes loopholes until the tests pass. You get a verified skill and its file structure.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Works in
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Your agent's model
Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • SKILL.md: TDD cycle, skill folder and file structure
  • persuasion-principles.md: persuasion principles for instructions
  • graphviz-conventions.dot: process diagram conventions

Good fit for

  • You want a skill that holds up against the agent's shortcuts
  • You are writing a procedure the agent must follow exactly

Not for

    Tags

    • skills
    • tdd
    • subagents
    • documentation

    About

    You say

    “Write a skill that enforces the commit format, then test it with subagents.”

    Card for the “Write a skill with TDD: tests, failures, fixes” skill

    Skill published by obra under the MIT license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Install the skill in your agent's skills folder
    2. Ask your agent to write a skill by testing it with subagents first, before drafting it
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • graphviz-conventions.dot6 KB
    • LICENSE1.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • persuasion-principles.md6 KB
    • SKILL.md20.2 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    obra
    Source
    github.com/obra/superpowers-skills/tree/cdcd624ad3fd8026deb692e565351854569798dd/skills/meta/writing-skills
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « Writing Skills » (obra, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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