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What does the Tdd Workflow skill do?

Test-Driven Development workflow principles. RED-GREEN-REFACTOR cycle. It is listed under Productivity on SkillMD.

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ncdevshiv (@ncdevshiv) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Tdd Workflow by ncdevshiv — Agent Skill

Name: Tdd Workflow
Author: ncdevshiv

File contents

TDD Workflow

Write tests first, code second.

1. The TDD Cycle

🔴 RED → Write failing test
    ↓
🟢 GREEN → Write minimal code to pass
    ↓
🔵 REFACTOR → Improve code quality
    ↓
   Repeat...

2. The Three Laws of TDD

Write production code only to make a failing test pass
Write only enough test to demonstrate failure
Write only enough code to make the test pass

3. RED Phase Principles

What to Write

Focus	Example
Behavior	"should add two numbers"
Edge cases	"should handle empty input"
Error states	"should throw for invalid data"

RED Phase Rules

Test must fail first
Test name describes expected behavior
One assertion per test (ideally)

4. GREEN Phase Principles

Minimum Code

Principle	Meaning
YAGNI	You Aren't Gonna Need It
Simplest thing	Write the minimum to pass
No optimization	Just make it work

GREEN Phase Rules

Don't write unneeded code
Don't optimize yet
Pass the test, nothing more

5. REFACTOR Phase Principles

What to Improve

Area	Action
Duplication	Extract common code
Naming	Make intent clear
Structure	Improve organization
Complexity	Simplify logic

REFACTOR Rules

All tests must stay green
Small incremental changes
Commit after each refactor

6. AAA Pattern

Every test follows:

Step	Purpose
Arrange	Set up test data
Act	Execute code under test
Assert	Verify expected outcome

7. When to Use TDD

Scenario	TDD Value
New feature	High
Bug fix	High (write test first)
Complex logic	High
Exploratory	Low (spike, then TDD)
UI layout	Low

8. Test Prioritization

Priority	Test Type
1	Happy path
2	Error cases
3	Edge cases
4	Performance

9. Anti-Patterns

❌ Don't	✅ Do
Skip the RED phase	Watch test fail first
Write tests after	Write tests before
Over-engineer initial	Keep it simple
Multiple asserts	One behavior per test
Test implementation	Test behavior

10. AI-Augmented TDD

Multi-Agent Pattern

Agent	Role
Agent A	Write failing tests (RED)
Agent B	Implement to pass (GREEN)
Agent C	Optimize (REFACTOR)

Remember: The test is the specification. If you can't write a test, you don't understand the requirement.

When to Use

This skill is applicable to execute the workflow or actions described in the overview.

---name: tdd-workflowdescription: Test-Driven Development workflow principles. RED-GREEN-REFACTOR cycle.---# TDD Workflow> Write tests first, code second.---## 1. The TDD Cycle```🔴 RED → Write failing test ↓🟢 GREEN → Write minimal code to pass ↓🔵 REFACTOR → Improve code quality ↓ Repeat...```---## 2. The Three Laws of TDD1. Write production code only to make a failing test pass2. Write only enough test to demonstrate failure3. Write only enough code to make the test pass---## 3. RED Phase Principles### What to Write| Focus | Example ||-------|---------|| Behavior | "should add two numbers" || Edge cases | "should handle empty input" || Error states | "should throw for invalid data" |### RED Phase Rules- Test must fail first- Test name describes expected behavior- One assertion per test (ideally)---## 4. GREEN Phase Principles### Minimum Code| Principle | Meaning ||-----------|---------|| **YAGNI** | You Aren't Gonna Need It || **Simplest thing** | Write the minimum to pass || **No optimization** | Just make it work |### GREEN Phase Rules- Don't write unneeded code- Don't optimize yet- Pass the test, nothing more---## 5. REFACTOR Phase Principles### What to Improve| Area | Action ||------|--------|| Duplication | Extract common code || Naming | Make intent clear || Structure | Improve organization || Complexity | Simplify logic |### REFACTOR Rules- All tests must stay green- Small incremental changes- Commit after each refactor---## 6. AAA PatternEvery test follows:| Step | Purpose ||------|---------|| **Arrange** | Set up test data || **Act** | Execute code under test || **Assert** | Verify expected outcome |---## 7. When to Use TDD| Scenario | TDD Value ||----------|-----------|| New feature | High || Bug fix | High (write test first) || Complex logic | High || Exploratory | Low (spike, then TDD) || UI layout | Low |---## 8. Test Prioritization| Priority | Test Type ||----------|-----------|| 1 | Happy path || 2 | Error cases || 3 | Edge cases || 4 | Performance |---## 9. Anti-Patterns| ❌ Don't | ✅ Do ||----------|-------|| Skip the RED phase | Watch test fail first || Write tests after | Write tests before || Over-engineer initial | Keep it simple || Multiple asserts | One behavior per test || Test implementation | Test behavior |---## 10. AI-Augmented TDD### Multi-Agent Pattern| Agent | Role ||-------|------|| Agent A | Write failing tests (RED) || Agent B | Implement to pass (GREEN) || Agent C | Optimize (REFACTOR) |---> **Remember:** The test is the specification. If you can't write a test, you don't understand the requirement.## When to UseThis skill is applicable to execute the workflow or actions described in the overview.

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Tdd Workflow