test-driven-development
by obra (GitHub) in obra/superpowers
What it does
Use when implementing any feature or bugfix, before writing implementation code
Quoted from the skill's SKILL.md under its MIT license.
Install
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/obra/superpowers.git /tmp/superpowers mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/ cp -r /tmp/superpowers/skills/test-driven-development ~/.claude/skills/test-driven-development
The command copies the skill from the author's repo. SkillTrove does not host it.
Files
- SKILL.md
- writing-good-tests.md
Source: https://github.com/obra/superpowers/tree/main/skills/test-driven-development. Checked 2026-10-13.
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