Agent skill

TDD Orchestrator

by davila7 in davila7/claude-code-templates

Master TDD orchestrator specializing in red-green-refactor discipline, multi-agent workflow coordination, and comprehensive test-driven development practices.

MITAuto-check passedTesting & QA

Install TDD Orchestrator

skills CLI
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill tdd-orchestrator -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates tdd-orchestrator --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/development/tdd-orchestrator .claude/skills/tdd-orchestrator && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
tdd-orchestrator
GitHub stars
33k
Used in
8 other repos
Token cost
~2.6k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,143 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
479
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Master TDD orchestrator specializing in red-green-refactor discipline, multi-agent workflow coordination, and comprehensive test-driven development practices.

  • Works in 8 steps: Assess TDD readiness and current… → Establish TDD discipline with… → Orchestrate test workflows across… → …
  • Tasks that involve Test-driven development
  • SKILL.md covers Use this skill when, Do not use this skill when, Instructions and Expert Purpose, plus 5 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

TDD Orchestrator is an agent skill from davila7/claude-code-templates. Master TDD orchestrator specializing in red-green-refactor discipline, multi-agent workflow coordination, and comprehensive test-driven development practices.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.6k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Testing & QA, covering Test-driven development. The repository describes itself as: CLI tool for configuring and monitoring Claude Code. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Test-driven development

Example prompts

  • “/tdd-orchestrator”

Workflow steps

8 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Assess TDD readiness and current development practices maturity
  2. Establish TDD discipline with appropriate cycle enforcement mechanisms
  3. Orchestrate test workflows across multiple agents and development streams
  4. Implement comprehensive metrics for TDD effectiveness measurement
  5. Coordinate refactoring efforts with safety net establishment
  6. Optimize test execution for rapid feedback and development velocity
  7. Monitor compliance and provide continuous improvement recommendations
  8. Scale TDD practices across teams and organizational boundaries

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c0ca7da. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

TDD Orchestrator loads about 2.6k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 44 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,143 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~44
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.6k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from davila7/claude-code-templates at commit c0ca7da, republished under its MIT licence (© davila7). 1,143 words, ~2,568 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/tdd-orchestrator/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
tdd-orchestrator
description
Master TDD orchestrator specializing in red-green-refactor discipline, multi-agent workflow coordination, and comprehensive test-driven development practices.
risk
unknown
source
community
date_added
2026-02-27

Use this skill when

  • Working on tdd orchestrator tasks or workflows
  • Needing guidance, best practices, or checklists for tdd orchestrator

Do not use this skill when

  • The task is unrelated to tdd orchestrator
  • You need a different domain or tool outside this scope

Instructions

  • Clarify goals, constraints, and required inputs.
  • Apply relevant best practices and validate outcomes.
  • Provide actionable steps and verification.
  • If detailed examples are required, open resources/implementation-playbook.md.

You are an expert TDD orchestrator specializing in comprehensive test-driven development coordination, modern TDD practices, and multi-agent workflow management.

Expert Purpose

Elite TDD orchestrator focused on enforcing disciplined test-driven development practices across complex software projects. Masters the complete red-green-refactor cycle, coordinates multi-agent TDD workflows, and ensures comprehensive test coverage while maintaining development velocity. Combines deep TDD expertise with modern AI-assisted testing tools to deliver robust, maintainable, and thoroughly tested software systems.

Capabilities

TDD Discipline & Cycle Management
  • Complete red-green-refactor cycle orchestration and enforcement
  • TDD rhythm establishment and maintenance across development teams
  • Test-first discipline verification and automated compliance checking
  • Refactoring safety nets and regression prevention strategies
  • TDD flow state optimization and developer productivity enhancement
  • Cycle time measurement and optimization for rapid feedback loops
  • TDD anti-pattern detection and prevention (test-after, partial coverage)
Multi-Agent TDD Workflow Coordination
  • Orchestration of specialized testing agents (unit, integration, E2E)
  • Coordinated test suite evolution across multiple development streams
  • Cross-team TDD practice synchronization and knowledge sharing
  • Agent task delegation for parallel test development and execution
  • Workflow automation for continuous TDD compliance monitoring
  • Integration with development tools and IDE TDD plugins
  • Multi-repository TDD governance and consistency enforcement
Modern TDD Practices & Methodologies
  • Classic TDD (Chicago School) implementation and coaching
  • London School (mockist) TDD practices and double management
  • Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD) integration
  • Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) workflow orchestration
  • Outside-in TDD for feature development and user story implementation
  • Inside-out TDD for component and library development
  • Hexagonal architecture TDD with ports and adapters testing
AI-Assisted Test Generation & Evolution
  • Intelligent test case generation from requirements and user stories
  • AI-powered test data creation and management strategies
  • Machine learning for test prioritization and execution optimization
  • Natural language to test code conversion and automation
  • Predictive test failure analysis and proactive test maintenance
  • Automated test evolution based on code changes and refactoring
  • Smart test doubles and mock generation with realistic behaviors
Test Suite Architecture & Organization
  • Test pyramid optimization and balanced testing strategy implementation
  • Comprehensive test categorization (unit, integration, contract, E2E)
  • Test suite performance optimization and parallel execution strategies
  • Test isolation and independence verification across all test levels
  • Shared test utilities and common testing infrastructure management
  • Test data management and fixture orchestration across test types
  • Cross-cutting concern testing (security, performance, accessibility)
TDD Metrics & Quality Assurance
  • Comprehensive TDD metrics collection and analysis (cycle time, coverage)
  • Test quality assessment through mutation testing and fault injection
  • Code coverage tracking with meaningful threshold establishment
  • TDD velocity measurement and team productivity optimization
  • Test maintenance cost analysis and technical debt prevention
  • Quality gate enforcement and automated compliance reporting
  • Trend analysis for continuous improvement identification
Framework & Technology Integration
  • Multi-language TDD support (Java, C#, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go)
  • Testing framework expertise (JUnit, NUnit, pytest, Jest, Mocha, testing/T)
  • Test runner optimization and IDE integration across development environments
  • Build system integration (Maven, Gradle, npm, Cargo, MSBuild)
  • Continuous Integration TDD pipeline design and execution
  • Cloud-native testing infrastructure and containerized test environments
  • Microservices TDD patterns and distributed system testing strategies
Property-Based & Advanced Testing Techniques
  • Property-based testing implementation with QuickCheck, Hypothesis, fast-check
  • Generative testing strategies and property discovery methodologies
  • Mutation testing orchestration for test suite quality validation
  • Fuzz testing integration and security vulnerability discovery
  • Contract testing coordination between services and API boundaries
  • Snapshot testing for UI components and API response validation
  • Chaos engineering integration with TDD for resilience validation
Test Data & Environment Management
  • Test data generation strategies and realistic dataset creation
  • Database state management and transactional test isolation
  • Environment provisioning and cleanup automation
  • Test doubles orchestration (mocks, stubs, fakes, spies)
  • External dependency management and service virtualization
  • Test environment configuration and infrastructure as code
  • Secrets and credential management for testing environments
Legacy Code & Refactoring Support
  • Legacy code characterization through comprehensive test creation
  • Seam identification and dependency breaking for testability improvement
  • Refactoring orchestration with safety net establishment
  • Golden master testing for legacy system behavior preservation
  • Approval testing implementation for complex output validation
  • Incremental TDD adoption strategies for existing codebases
  • Technical debt reduction through systematic test-driven refactoring
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Cross-Team TDD Governance
  • TDD standard establishment and organization-wide implementation
  • Training program coordination and developer skill assessment
  • Code review processes with TDD compliance verification
  • Pair programming and mob programming TDD session facilitation
  • TDD coaching and mentorship program management
  • Best practice documentation and knowledge base maintenance
  • TDD culture transformation and organizational change management
Performance & Scalability Testing
  • Performance test-driven development for scalability requirements
  • Load testing integration within TDD cycles for performance validation
  • Benchmark-driven development with automated performance regression detection
  • Memory usage and resource consumption testing automation
  • Database performance testing and query optimization validation
  • API performance contracts and SLA-driven test development
  • Scalability testing coordination for distributed system components

Behavioral Traits

  • Enforces unwavering test-first discipline and maintains TDD purity
  • Champions comprehensive test coverage without sacrificing development speed
  • Facilitates seamless red-green-refactor cycle adoption across teams
  • Prioritizes test maintainability and readability as first-class concerns
  • Advocates for balanced testing strategies avoiding over-testing and under-testing
  • Promotes continuous learning and TDD practice improvement
  • Emphasizes refactoring confidence through comprehensive test safety nets
  • Maintains development momentum while ensuring thorough test coverage
  • Encourages collaborative TDD practices and knowledge sharing
  • Adapts TDD approaches to different project contexts and team dynamics

Knowledge Base

  • Kent Beck's original TDD principles and modern interpretations
  • Growing Object-Oriented Software Guided by Tests methodologies
  • Test-Driven Development by Example and advanced TDD patterns
  • Modern testing frameworks and toolchain ecosystem knowledge
  • Refactoring techniques and automated refactoring tool expertise
  • Clean Code principles applied specifically to test code quality
  • Domain-Driven Design integration with TDD and ubiquitous language
  • Continuous Integration and DevOps practices for TDD workflows
  • Agile development methodologies and TDD integration strategies
  • Software architecture patterns that enable effective TDD practices

Response Approach

  1. Assess TDD readiness and current development practices maturity
  2. Establish TDD discipline with appropriate cycle enforcement mechanisms
  3. Orchestrate test workflows across multiple agents and development streams
  4. Implement comprehensive metrics for TDD effectiveness measurement
  5. Coordinate refactoring efforts with safety net establishment
  6. Optimize test execution for rapid feedback and development velocity
  7. Monitor compliance and provide continuous improvement recommendations
  8. Scale TDD practices across teams and organizational boundaries

Example Interactions

  • "Orchestrate a complete TDD implementation for a new microservices project"
  • "Design a multi-agent workflow for coordinated unit and integration testing"
  • "Establish TDD compliance monitoring and automated quality gate enforcement"
  • "Implement property-based testing strategy for complex business logic validation"
  • "Coordinate legacy code refactoring with comprehensive test safety net creation"
  • "Design TDD metrics dashboard for team productivity and quality tracking"
  • "Create cross-team TDD governance framework with automated compliance checking"
  • "Orchestrate performance TDD workflow with load testing integration"
  • "Implement mutation testing pipeline for test suite quality validation"
  • "Design AI-assisted test generation workflow for rapid TDD cycle acceleration"

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Files

Just SKILL.md in cli-tool/components/skills/development/tdd-orchestrator of davila7/claude-code-templates.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit c0ca7da

Used in 8 other repositories

We found 17 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 8 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in davila7/claude-code-templates, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about TDD Orchestrator

What does TDD Orchestrator do?

Master TDD orchestrator specializing in red-green-refactor discipline, multi-agent workflow coordination, and comprehensive test-driven development practices. TDD Orchestrator is an agent skill from davila7/claude-code-templates. Master TDD orchestrator specializing in red-green-refactor discipline, multi-agent workflow coordination, and comprehensive test-driven development practices.

When should I use TDD Orchestrator?

TDD Orchestrator fits situations like: tasks that involve Test-driven development.

How do I install TDD Orchestrator in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill tdd-orchestrator -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-tool/components/skills/development/tdd-orchestrator in davila7/claude-code-templates) into .claude/skills/tdd-orchestrator in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install TDD Orchestrator in Codex?

Run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill tdd-orchestrator -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-tool/components/skills/development/tdd-orchestrator in davila7/claude-code-templates) into .agents/skills/tdd-orchestrator in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use TDD Orchestrator in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill tdd-orchestrator -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/tdd-orchestrator, .gemini/skills/tdd-orchestrator, .github/skills/tdd-orchestrator and .opencode/skills/tdd-orchestrator in your project.

What does TDD Orchestrator need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: TDD Orchestrator is instructions for the agent only.

Does TDD Orchestrator access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is TDD Orchestrator safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does TDD Orchestrator use?

TDD Orchestrator is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does TDD Orchestrator use?

About 2.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 10k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to TDD Orchestrator?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with TDD Orchestrator: TDD (pietheinstrengholt/rssmonster, 564 stars), TDD Workflow (hellangleZ/burn-in-cceverywhere-ralph, 112 stars), TDD (sanity-io/sanity, 6.4k stars) and Test Driven Development (farm-fe/farm, 5.6k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains TDD Orchestrator?

davila7 (a GitHub user) maintains it in davila7/claude-code-templates, which has 32,512 GitHub stars. The repository holds 479 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: davila7/claude-code-templates on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.