xp-developer-skills

In the author's own words, from each skill's SKILL.md.

• atdd

  Pragmatic Acceptance Test-Driven Development — agree concrete examples with stakeholders (Discuss), capture them as executable acceptance checks (Distill), then implement with outside-in delivery (Develop). Works in two modes — API-only (HTTP/CLI/event/in-process seam, the default) or E2E (browser, full stack, Page Objects) — with Gherkin/Cucumber when it helps, code-first acceptance tests, and c…

  skills/atdd/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab)

• bugfix

  Use when fixing bugs, regressions, failing tests, or unexpected behavior. Applies a strict test-first bugfix workflow with minimal safe changes, isolated commits, and language-agnostic verification strategies.

  skills/bugfix/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab)

• increment-review

  Fast, single-pass review of one just-finished increment — target under 60 seconds of work. Reads the new-increment mini-journal and that increment's diff only, checks against docs/code-review.md, and returns approved / changes-requested / bug-found with a short targeted fix brief. This is the default reviewer new-feature invokes after new-increment — not skills/refactoring directly. Use immediate…

  skills/increment-review/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab)

• legacy-testing

  Michael Feathers–style legacy code change — treat code without automated tests as legacy, then follow identify change points, find test points, break dependencies, add tests (often characterization), and only then modify or refactor. Covers seams (object/link/preprocessing), sensing vs separation, fakes/mocks, sprout/wrap, pinch points, effect sketches, and dependency-breaking patterns. Composes…

  skills/legacy-testing/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab)

• new-feature

  Slice a whole capability into ordered releasable increments (increment backlog in increments/<stem>.md). Delegate each slice to skills/new-increment, review via skills/increment-review — do not implement slices or review them yourself. Confirms the plan before executing (wait in step mode, ~2min pause in automatic). Default step mode stops after each increment for feedback; automatic mode (explic…

  skills/new-feature/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab)

• new-increment

  Deliver one releasable increment from increments/<feature>.md — strict TDD by default (one test-lists/<feature>.md, unit tests). ATDD only when a real outer seam exists (API/UI/contract). One increment per invocation; RED before GREEN; all project verify steps green before done; commit then stop. Not for whole-feature planning (skills/new-feature).

  skills/new-increment/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab)

• refactoring

  Martin Fowler–style refactoring — change the internal structure of code without changing observable behavior. Baby steps on a green baseline: one mechanical transformation at a time, tests stay green, revert on red. Also executes an increment-review fix brief, or runs the legacy manual post-increment review mode on direct user request (explain commits, suggest small in-scope refactors/tests) — sk…

  skills/refactoring/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab)

• spike

  XP-style spike — time-boxed experiment on an isolated branch; code is disposable. Answer one technical or design question (feasibility, library fit, performance bound, integration). Use automated checks only when they help prove the goal — no delivery test pyramid, no ATDD/TDD discipline on the spike branch. Explicit promotion to skills/atdd, skills/tdd, or skills/legacy-testing when learning is…

  skills/spike/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab)

• tdd

  Applies strict Test-Driven Development with a repo-local Markdown test list (default `test-lists/<slug>.md` unless the project defines another folder), Robert C. Martin’s Three Laws, deterministic tests and stable seams (unit vs narrow integration), Arrange–Act–Assert test shape, micro-iterations, refactor proximity (production and test code), fast feedback, and git micro-commits (`test:` / `feat…

  skills/tdd/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab)

• tweak

  Small, targeted change to the feature already on the current branch — copy/text, a color or style, a small logic change, or a small new file. Scoped edit, scoped tests, scoped lint, one commit on the current branch. No increments file, no feature branch, no PR. Use for a quick follow-up tweak right after new-feature/new-increment finished, not for a new capability or a multi-file feature (use ski…

  skills/tweak/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab)

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