Does it support interactive mode?

Yes, by using the --interactive flag, Claude will guide you through a step-by-step process to define preconditions, actions, and expected outcomes.

How does it help improve scenario quality?

It automatically checks for anti-patterns, such as UI-coupled steps or multiple actions per scenario, and suggests declarative, business-focused alternatives.

What is the Gherkin Scenario Author skill?

It is a specialized capability for Claude Code that assists developers in writing Gherkin/BDD scenarios with the correct syntax and best practices.

What file formats can this skill generate?

The skill can output standard .feature files for use with tools like Cucumber, SpecFlow, or Reqnroll, as well as inline Markdown for documentation.

Can I use it to convert existing requirements?

Absolutely. You can provide a raw feature description as an argument, and the skill will analyze it to identify the feature and relevant user personas.

Gherkin Scenario Author

Name: Gherkin Scenario Author
Author: melodic-software

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Security & Testing

Guides the interactive creation of high-quality Gherkin scenarios following Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) best practices.

Gherkin Scenario Author is a specialized Claude Code skill designed to streamline the transition from feature requirements to executable specifications. It facilitates an interactive dialogue that helps you construct structured Given/When/Then scenarios while enforcing industry best practices, such as preferring declarative language over imperative UI steps. Whether you are generating standard .feature files for automation or inline acceptance criteria for documentation, this skill ensures your scenarios are independent, observable, and focused on single behaviors, significantly reducing the friction in BDD workflows.

Key Features

01Generates standardized .feature files or Markdown acceptance criteria

02Automatic validation against BDD anti-patterns and quality checklists

03Interactive guided authoring for Given, When, and Then steps

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05Analyzes feature descriptions to automatically identify user personas

06Encourages declarative, business-focused language over technical jargon

Use Cases

01Refactoring technical or imperative test scripts into clean, maintainable Gherkin

02Interactive brainstorming of edge cases and acceptance criteria during development

03Transforming loose feature descriptions into structured BDD test cases

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add melodic-software/claude-code-plugins gherkin-author

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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