tdd SKILL.md skillA

tdd from mxyhi/ok-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add mxyhi/ok-skills/tdd@git:20261009.b4e20e9

Pins git:20261009.b4e20e9 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
mxyhi/ok-skills
Path
tdd/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
7
Latest version
git:20261009.b4e20e9, committed Oct 9, 2026
First version recorded
Jun 18, 2026
Size
3,629 bytes
Repository stars
504
License
Apache-2.0

Test-driven development. Use when the user wants to build features or fix bugs test-first, mentions "red-green-refactor", or wants integration tests.

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-Driven Development

TDD is the red → green loop. This skill is the reference that makes that loop produce tests worth keeping: what a good test is, where tests go, the anti-patterns, and the rules of the loop. Every section applies on every cycle: consult them before and during the loop, not after.

When exploring the codebase, read `GLOSSARY.md` (if it exists) so test names and interface vocabulary match the project's domain language, and respect ADRs in the area you're touching.

## What a good test is

Tests verify behavior through public interfaces, not implementation details. Code can change entirely; tests shouldn't. A good test reads like a specification: "user can checkout with valid cart" tells you exactly what capability exists, and it survives refactors because it doesn't care about internal structure.

See [tests.md](tests.md) for examples and [mocking.md](mocking.md) for mocking guidelines.

## Seams: where tests go

A **seam** is the public boundary you test at: the interface where you observe behavior without reaching inside. Tests live at seams, never against internals.
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How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add mxyhi/ok-skills/tdd@sha256:5505d25bbaa8fc14

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261009.b4e20e9, 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.

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Versions

The registry has recorded 7 versions of this file, between Jun 18, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026, about one every 19 days.

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git:20260618.e4bc6a22026-06-18 e4bc6a2 4,385 BA view

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  • pass: Frontmatter declares a name
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a description
  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (3629 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
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  • pass: No link to a raw IP address
  • pass: No script tag

Source

GitHub

mxyhi/ok-skills · 504 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-10-18 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_pexmvlgc52dagip4
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=mxyhi/ok-skills/tdd
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/5505d25bbaa8fc14a79e4d20163936958992a2995b7f1dd1d6197edc9ed722e0

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