Use when implementing any feature or bugfix, before writing implementation code. Enforces RED-GREEN-REFACTOR cycle.
Scanned 9/2/2026
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---
name: test-driven-development
description: Use when implementing any feature or bugfix, before writing implementation code. Enforces RED-GREEN-REFACTOR cycle.
graph:
domains: [domain:software-engineering]
skillAreas: [skill-area:agentic-loops, skill-area:orchestration-loop]
workflows: [workflow:feature-development]
topics: [topic:developer-experience]
roles: [role:tech-lead, role:backend-engineer]
2. **Verify RED** - Run test, confirm it fails for the right reason
3. **GREEN** - Write simplest code to pass (YAGNI)
4. **Verify GREEN** - Run test + full suite, all must pass
5. **REFACTOR** - Clean up while keeping tests green
6. **COMMIT** - Frequent small commits
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## Red Flags (STOP and Start Over)
- Code before test
- Test passes immediately
- "I'll test after"
- "Too simple to test"
- Rationalizing "just this once"
## Agents Used
- Process agents defined in `test-driven-development.js`
## Tool Use
Invoke via babysitter process: `methodologies/superpowers/test-driven-development`
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