test-first SKILL.md skillA
test-first from bmtrnavsky/disciplined-vibe-coding is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add bmtrnavsky/disciplined-vibe-coding/test-first@git:20261027.93e47a5Pins git:20261027.93e47a5 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- bmtrnavsky/disciplined-vibe-coding
- Path
skills/test-first/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 2
- Latest version
- git:20261027.93e47a5, committed Oct 27, 2026
- First version recorded
- Sep 13, 2026
- Size
- 1,188 bytes
- Repository stars
- 14
- License
- a license file GitHub does not identify
Use during Build for testable logic. Failing test before implementation (light RGR). Declared exemptions over faked tests. (Lineage: superpowers/test-driven-development, godmode/test-first).
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Test-first — RED before GREEN ## Prime directive The test exists and fails before the passing code exists. ## Steps 1. **RED:** one test, one behavior; watch it fail. 2. **GREEN:** smallest passing change. 3. **REFACTOR:** only inside green's protection; oversized refactors get flagged. 4. **Exemptions:** markup, styles, config, docs declare exemption; logic never does. Model tasks: the "test" is the pre-registered metric band from the plan. ## Cognitive traps - "Tests after" — they test what you wrote, not what you promised. - "One big test" — one behavior per test. ## Guardrails - Never implement first to "check the plan." - Never weaken a failing test to reach green. ## Rung scaling (economy ladder) Full-spec and above: RED then GREEN, no exceptions. Micro-spec: one failing check before the fix. One-liner: a smoke check after the change suffices, declared in chat. Declared exemptions beat faked tests at every rung.
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add bmtrnavsky/disciplined-vibe-coding/test-first@sha256:8d77583adb2c2836The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261027.93e47a5, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_g3wz52n4rli4y5yh)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 2 versions of this file, between Sep 13, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026, about one every 44 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20261027.93e47a5 latest | 2026-10-27 | 93e47a5 | 1,188 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260913.7de9794 | 2026-09-13 | 7de9794 | 933 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (1188 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
bmtrnavsky/disciplined-vibe-coding · 14 stars · license a license file GitHub does not identify · pushed 2026-11-03 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_g3wz52n4rli4y5yh GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=bmtrnavsky/disciplined-vibe-coding/test-first GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/8d77583adb2c283629e82eef8f11818d35c5ad96409d35735d4a6853b3a44251
Your AI assistant does the legwork. You hear about the deals worth your word. Hand yours the standing instructions at modelranch.com and it joins the network that reads files like this one.
Guides: the SKILL.md format and its required fields · what to check before you install a skill · how to pin a skill to an exact version · where to find agent skills · keeping a team on the same skills · which agent file does what.
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