ajaywadhara

build

"TDD feature build loop: spec (RED) → implement (GREEN) → refactor. Pass the feature name as argument."

ajaywadhara 1 Updated 3mo ago
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Install

npx skillscat add ajaywadhara/agentic-sdlc-plugin/build

Install via the SkillsCat registry.

SKILL.md

Arguments: $FEATURE

Read CLAUDE.md before doing anything else.
Read the acceptance criteria for "$FEATURE" in docs/PRD.md.

━━━ STEP 1: SPEC AGENT (isolated subagent) ━━━

Spawn a subagent with ONLY this context:

  • The acceptance criteria for $FEATURE from PRD.md
  • CLAUDE.md (for naming conventions and patterns)
  • The relevant wireframe from wireframes/ if a UI feature

Subagent instruction:
"Write failing tests for $FEATURE to:
tests/unit/$FEATURE.test.ts
tests/integration/$FEATURE.integration.test.ts

Tests must be RED. Do not write any implementation code.
Write tests that would pass if the feature worked exactly as described
in the acceptance criteria — not tests that are easy to make pass."

━━━ STEP 2: CONFIRM RED ━━━

Run: npm run test -- $FEATURE

If tests pass (shouldn't happen yet): something is wrong. Inspect and fix.
If tests fail with import errors only: fix imports, this is not real RED.
If tests fail because the feature doesn't exist: this is correct RED. Proceed.

━━━ STEP 3: IMPLEMENT AGENT (fresh subagent, isolated context) ━━━

Spawn a new subagent with ONLY this context:

  • The failing test files
  • CLAUDE.md
  • Relevant wireframe

Subagent instruction:
"The test files contain failing tests for $FEATURE.
Implement the minimum code necessary to make ALL tests pass.
Read CLAUDE.md for patterns and conventions.
Do not add any functionality that is not tested."

━━━ STEP 4: CONFIRM GREEN ━━━

Run: npm run test -- $FEATURE

If GREEN: proceed to refactor.
If RED: spawn FIX AGENT:
"Tests are still failing. Error output: [paste exact output].
Fix the implementation only. Do not change test assertions.
The tests are correct. The implementation is wrong."
Re-run. If still RED after 3 attempts: stop and report the issue.

━━━ STEP 5: REFACTOR ━━━

Spawn REFACTOR AGENT:
"All tests are GREEN for $FEATURE.
Refactor the implementation for clarity, performance, and consistency
with CLAUDE.md patterns.
Tests must remain GREEN after every change.
Run tests after each significant change."

━━━ STEP 6: HAND OFF ━━━

For web applications (UI features), run BOTH:
/test-ui $FEATURE — interactive browser testing via Playwright MCP
/qa-run $FEATURE — full 8-agent QA loop

/test-ui explores the live app and generates initial Playwright test files.
/qa-run then runs the complete QA pipeline including those generated tests.

For non-UI features (API, data layer, utilities):
/qa-run $FEATURE — skip /test-ui, go straight to QA loop