What is a Claude Code Skill?

A skill is a specialized reference guide for proven techniques, patterns, or tools that enhances Claude's behavior, allowing it to apply effective approaches across different projects and sessions.

How does this skill help with token management?

It provides specific word-count targets and techniques like moving heavy details to tool help or using cross-references to ensure frequently-loaded skills don't consume excessive context window tokens.

What is Claude Search Optimization (CSO)?

CSO is a set of practices to ensure Claude finds and loads the correct skill. This includes using 'Use when...' triggers in descriptions and avoiding summaries that might cause Claude to skip the main content.

Why apply TDD to documentation and skills?

Applying TDD (RED-GREEN-REFACTOR) to skills ensures that the documentation actually changes agent behavior. By watching an agent fail without the skill first, you verify the skill addresses a real gap.

Claude Skill Authoring & TDD

Name: Claude Skill Authoring & TDD
Author: ironbob

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开发者工具

Implements Test-Driven Development principles to create, test, and optimize specialized skills for Claude Code and Codex agents.

This skill provides a systematic framework for developing Claude Code skills using a rigorous Test-Driven Development (TDD) approach. It guides users through creating pressure scenarios to establish a failure baseline (RED), writing minimal documentation to achieve agent compliance (GREEN), and refining instructions to close logical loopholes (REFACTOR). By emphasizing Claude Search Optimization (CSO) and token efficiency, it ensures that custom skills are highly discoverable, effective, and context-conscious, preventing agents from skipping critical instructions due to over-summarized descriptions.

主要功能

01Claude Search Optimization (CSO) for improved skill discovery

020 GitHub stars

03Pressure testing protocols using subagent-driven scenarios

04Standardized SKILL.md structure with YAML frontmatter support

05Token efficiency guidelines for maximizing context window usage

06TDD-based skill development workflow (RED-GREEN-REFACTOR)

使用场景

01Optimizing existing skills to improve agent compliance and reliability

02Verifying skill effectiveness through automated baseline failure testing

03Creating reusable domain-specific guidance for Claude Code environments

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add ironbob/superpower_light writing-skills

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

主要功能

01Claude Search Optimization (CSO) for improved skill discovery

020 GitHub stars

03Pressure testing protocols using subagent-driven scenarios

04Standardized SKILL.md structure with YAML frontmatter support

05Token efficiency guidelines for maximizing context window usage

06TDD-based skill development workflow (RED-GREEN-REFACTOR)

使用场景

01Optimizing existing skills to improve agent compliance and reliability

02Verifying skill effectiveness through automated baseline failure testing

03Creating reusable domain-specific guidance for Claude Code environments

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add ironbob/superpower_light writing-skills

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT