When does the harness ask for human intervention?

The skill uses an ARL (Acceptance Risk Level) model to escalate to a human whenever it encounters unbound constraints or high-risk, irreversible decisions.

How does it handle different programming languages?

It scans for language markers like pyproject.toml or package.json and resolves specialized roles from language-specific manifests to ensure idiomatically correct code.

Where are the development artifacts stored?

All planning artifacts, task logs, and verification reports are stored in the .planning/harness/ directory within your project root for full transparency.

What is the SAM 7-stage pipeline?

The SAM (Stateless Agent Methodology) pipeline is a structured workflow that guides development through Discovery, Planning, Context, Tasking, Execution, Review, and Verification stages.

What happens if a code review fails?

The harness initiates a 'NEEDS_WORK' loop, routing the failure report back to the execution stage to correct the specific task without restarting the entire pipeline.

Development Harness Orchestrator

Name: Development Harness Orchestrator
Author: Jamie-BitFlight

byJamie-BitFlight

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Orchestrates the full software development lifecycle using the SAM 7-stage pipeline and language-specific specialist roles.

The Development Harness is a sophisticated process orchestrator for Claude Code that standardizes feature implementation through a structured 7-stage pipeline, ranging from initial discovery to final verification. It automatically detects project languages, maps abstract roles like Architect and Test Designer to language-specific specialists, and maintains project state using file-based artifacts. By implementing Stateless Agent Methodology (SAM) and ARL-based human touchpoints, it ensures high-quality code production while intelligently identifying when to escalate complex architectural or risk-heavy decisions to a human developer.

Características Principales

01Automated feedback loops for forensic review and verification

02Intelligent human escalation via ARL risk level analysis

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04Language-agnostic project detection and specialist role resolution

05File-based state management with structured artifact versioning

06Automated SAM 7-stage development pipeline orchestration

Casos de Uso

01End-to-end feature implementation from discovery to final verification

02Complex system refactoring requiring architectural planning and rigorous testing

03Standardizing development workflows across multi-language engineering teams

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add jamie-bitflight/claude_skills development-harness

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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