Is Test-Driven Development (TDD) required for this skill?

Yes, subagents are instructed to follow TDD for each task and must provide a TDD Compliance Certification for their work to pass the internal review process.

How does this differ from manual plan execution?

Unlike manual execution which can suffer from context pollution as a session grows, this skill uses fresh subagents for every task and enforces mandatory code reviews between steps.

What is Subagent-Driven Development?

It is a methodology for Claude Code that executes a multi-task plan by spawning a new subagent for each individual task to ensure focus, quality, and isolated context.

What happens if a subagent fails a task?

If issues are found during the review phase, the skill dispatches a follow-up subagent specifically to address those issues before marking the task as complete.

Subagent-Driven Development

Name: Subagent-Driven Development
Author: samjhecht

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Productivity & Workflow

Executes complex implementation plans by dispatching specialized subagents for individual tasks with automated quality gates.

About

Subagent-Driven Development is a specialized Claude Code skill designed for high-velocity, high-quality feature implementation. By breaking down a master plan into independent tasks and assigning each to a fresh subagent, it prevents context pollution and maintains focus. Each task is followed by an automated code review and TDD compliance check, ensuring that quality standards are met at every step before proceeding, all while remaining within the current development session to avoid unnecessary context switching.

Key Features

Automated code review checkpoints between every task execution
Comprehensive final architectural review upon completion of all plan items
1 GitHub stars
Fresh subagent dispatch per task to prevent context drift and pollution
Mandatory TDD Compliance Certification for all newly implemented functions
Continuous progress tracking and task management via TodoWrite integration

Use Cases

Executing complex codebase migrations while maintaining strict quality gates
High-velocity feature development requiring continuous Test-Driven Development (TDD) adherence
Implementing multi-step features with independent modular components

About

Key Features

Automated code review checkpoints between every task execution
Comprehensive final architectural review upon completion of all plan items
1 GitHub stars
Fresh subagent dispatch per task to prevent context drift and pollution
Mandatory TDD Compliance Certification for all newly implemented functions
Continuous progress tracking and task management via TodoWrite integration

Use Cases

Executing complex codebase migrations while maintaining strict quality gates
High-velocity feature development requiring continuous Test-Driven Development (TDD) adherence
Implementing multi-step features with independent modular components