My Agent Skill for Test-Driven Development
Hacker News (AI keywords)·3d ago·Tutorial
Jason Swett argues that uncoached AI agents still tend to write poor tests: vague, overcomplicated, tautological, or performative. His personal TDD skill guides agents through a specify-encode-fulfill loop inspired by Kent Beck’s Canon TDD. He also uses separate test and software design review skills, sometimes with Claude, to catch weak test design and prompt cleanup before implementation.