ClaudSkills / Engineering / code-quality

practicing-tdd

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the practicing-tdd skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. practicing-tdd is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Engineering · Sub-category: code-quality · Last updated: 2026-06-13

Drives deterministic code red-green-refactor. Use before writing or changing any implementation file — write a failing test first, watch it fail, write minimal code to pa — from Camilool8/harness-engineering-templates

From the source SKILL.md

To arm the gate, add this to .claude/HARNESS.toml (create the file if needed):

[harness]
tdd = true

What this skill does

practicing-tdd is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the code-quality sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/methodology-tdd/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The practicing-tdd Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/methodology-tdd
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/methodology-tdd/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/methodology-tdd/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/methodology-tdd/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/methodology-tdd/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\methodology-tdd\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the practicing-tdd Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/methodology-tdd/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the practicing-tdd skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the practicing-tdd skill?

Use practicing-tdd when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the code quality area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use practicing-tdd" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the practicing-tdd skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. practicing-tdd is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/Camilool8/harness-engineering-templates/blob/HEAD/plugins/harness-base/skills/methodology-tdd/SKILL.md
Author: Camilool8

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

Camilool8. (2026). practicing-tdd [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/methodology-tdd/

BibTeX

@misc{methodology-tdd-2026,
  author    = {Camilool8},
  title     = {practicing-tdd [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/methodology-tdd/}
}

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