tdd

tdd is a command for Claude Code, GitHub Copilot from affaan-m/ECC. It costs 12 tokens per session (357 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A command that guides implementation through test-driven development (TDD): write a failing test, add the smallest code that passes it, then improve the code. It also checks test coverage.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to build TypeScript features with tests for normal inputs, edge cases, and failures, then check whether enough of the code is covered by tests.
Why use it?
It keeps tests at the centre of development and helps catch missing edge cases and errors before code is considered complete.

Command for Claude CodeGitHub Copilot

Written for Claude Code and GitHub Copilot: shipped in a Claude Code plugin, but also a Copilot chat mode or prompt. Also seen: agent in frontmatter.

Part of the ecc plugin — 78 skills, 58 commands, 70 agents, 1 MCP server shipped together

Good fit Use it to build TypeScript features with tests for normal inputs, edge cases, and failures, then check whether enough of the code is covered by tests.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add commands/affaan-m/ecc/tdd
About the project

ECC is a toolkit that organizes and improves how coding agents work through skills, memory, security checks, research practices, and related extensions. It is for developers using agents such as Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and Cursor.

affaan-m/ECC · 284,130 stars · on GitHub · ecc.tools

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.

Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC

Made for: Claude Code, GitHub Copilot.

Or install ecc, the plugin that ships this one along with the rest of its 78 skills, 58 commands, 70 agents, 1 MCP server.

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README.md
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Per session 12 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 357 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe. ✓ AI security review Fable 5.1 · 6 Sept 2026 📄 Read the review
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 5.1 $0.00012 $0.00357
Opus 5.5 $0.00005 $0.00143
Sonnet 5.5 $0.00002 $0.00071
Haiku 4.5 $0.00001 $0.00036

Measured 1mo ago against content hash e69801884038, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-10-07, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

tdd 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 1mo 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.

Origin

Copies of this mod

7 near-identical copies found in the catalogue:

  • tdd — 100% identical, 85 lines differ
  • tdd — 100% identical, 85 lines differ
  • tdd — 100% identical, 85 lines differ
  • tdd — 100% identical, 97 lines differ
  • tdd — 98% identical, 85 lines differ
  • tdd — 95% identical, 85 lines differ
  • tdd — 95% identical, 85 lines differ
.github/prompts/tdd.prompt.md · 48 lines

What it actually says

TDD Workflow

Follow the RED → GREEN → IMPROVE cycle strictly. Do not write implementation code before a failing test exists.

Cycle

1. RED — Write the failing test

  • Write a test that describes the desired behavior.
  • Run it. It must fail before continuing.
  • Use Arrange-Act-Assert structure.
  • Name tests descriptively: returns empty array when no items match filter, not test itemFilter.

2. GREEN — Minimal implementation

  • Write the minimum code needed to make the test pass.
  • Do not over-engineer at this stage.
  • Run the test again — it must pass.

3. IMPROVE — Refactor

  • Clean up duplication, naming, structure.
  • Keep all tests passing after each change.
  • Check coverage: target ≥ 80%.

Test Layer Checklist

  • Unit — pure functions, utilities, isolated components
  • Integration — API endpoints, database operations, service boundaries
  • E2E — at least one critical user flow covered

Quality Gates

Before marking the feature done:

  • All tests pass
  • Coverage ≥ 80%
  • No skipped/commented-out tests
  • Edge cases covered: empty input, nulls, boundary values, error paths

Anti-patterns to Avoid

  • Writing implementation before tests
  • Testing implementation details instead of behavior
  • Mocking too deeply (prefer integration tests over excessive mocks)
  • Assertions that always pass (expect(true).toBe(true))
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. 1mo ago Changed · -19 lines · +1 tokens per session e69801884038
  2. 1mo ago First seen · 67 lines · 11 tokens per session scan A 0f57c5163f08

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tdd is a command published in the GitHub repository affaan-m/ECC (284,130 stars, last pushed today), licensed MIT. It adds 12 tokens to every session and 357 once invoked, about $0.0000 per session on Opus 5.5. 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 2026-09-03.