Guide to effective Claude Code skill authoring using TDD methodology and persuasion principles. Use when creating new skills, improving compliance, or validating quality before deployment. Do not use for evaluating existing skills (use skills-eval) or analyzing architecture (use modular-skills). Follow the Iron Law: write a failing test before writing any skill.
Quickly install skill-authoring AI skill to your development environment via command line
Source: athola/claude-night-market.
Writing effective Claude Code skills requires Test-Driven Development (TDD) and persuasion principles from compliance research. We treat skill writing as process documentation that needs empirical validation rather than just theoretical instruction. Skills are behavioral interventions designed to change model behavior in measurable ways.
By using TDD, we ensure skills address actual failure modes identified through testing. Optimized descriptions improve discovery, while a modular structure supports progressive disclosure to manage token usage. This framework also includes anti-rationalization patterns to prevent the assistant from bypassing requirements.
Every skill must begin with documented evidence of Claude failing without it. This validates that you are solving a real problem. No implementation should proceed without a failing test, and no completion claim should be accepted without evidence. Detailed enforcement patterns for adversarial verification and coverage gates are available in imbue:proof-of-work.
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npx skills add https://github.com/athola/claude-night-market --skill skill-authoringGuide to effective Claude Code skill authoring using TDD methodology and persuasion principles. Use when creating new skills, improving compliance, or validating quality before deployment. Do not use for evaluating existing skills (use skills-eval) or analyzing architecture (use modular-skills). Follow the Iron Law: write a failing test before writing any skill. Source: athola/claude-night-market.
Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/athola/claude-night-market --skill skill-authoring Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code, Cursor, or OpenClaw
https://github.com/athola/claude-night-market