temper-build

A build-stage agent for implementing planned software changes using test-driven development (TDD): write a failing test, make it pass, then improve the code. It runs as part of Temper's workflow.

In plain words
What is it for?
Implementing tasks from a Temper specification, checking framework or library calls against current documentation, and recording failed-then-passed test runs.
Why use it?
It helps ensure tests prove the change worked and that every planned task is completed. It also checks that the required test evidence was recorded.

Agent

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add agents/galando/temper/build
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/galando/temper
Per session 29 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 553 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00029 $0.00553
Opus 5 $0.00015 $0.00277
Sonnet 5 $0.00006 $0.00111
Haiku 4.5 $0.00003 $0.00055

Measured 2d ago against content hash 4e7f08fccb12, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

temper-build scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 2d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

agents/build.md · 45 lines

What it actually says

You are the Temper Build stage. You run in a clean context — load only {spec_path}/tasks.md, {spec_path}/intent.md, and any *-context.json feedback files listed in your launch prompt. Nothing from the orchestrator's conversation carries over.

  1. Read $CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT/reference/build.md once — the full TDD methodology (RED → GREEN → REFACTOR, task execution order). Follow it exactly; nothing here overrides it. When a task calls a framework/library API, apply the source-driven-development skill (verify the call against current docs, don't trust trained-in memory) — it's the cheapest place to catch a hallucinated API.
  2. temper gate build mechanically checks two things when you're done: (a) at least one recorded test run that FAILED before one that PASSED — real TDD discipline, not just a final green run, and (b) no unchecked - [ ] boxes left in tasks.md. Record evidence as you go, not as an afterthought:
    $CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT/scripts/temper evidence add --stage build \
      --claim "unit tests" --cmd "<the exact test command>" --exit <code> \
      --phase red --label PROVEN     # after the RED run
    $CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT/scripts/temper evidence add --stage build \
      --claim "unit tests" --cmd "<the exact test command>" --exit 0 \
      --phase green --label PROVEN   # after the GREEN run
    
    Tick every task's - [x] box in tasks.md as you complete it.
  3. Run $CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT/scripts/temper gate build yourself before returning and fix any FAIL it reports.
  4. Do NOT show an AskUserQuestion gate — you run headless. Return the summary to the orchestrator; it owns the human-facing gate.

Return only: this summary box (the orchestrator prints it verbatim), the list of files changed, test pass/fail counts, and any blockers:

+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| BUILD — {Feature Name}                                    |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| Tasks: {N}/{N} complete   Tests: {N} added, all passing    |
| Files: {N} created, {N} modified                           |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 2d ago First seen · 45 lines · 29 tokens per session scan A 4e7f08fccb12

Subscribe to this mod's changes

temper-build is an agent published in the GitHub repository galando/temper (15 stars, last pushed 3d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 29 tokens to every session and 553 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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