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CLAUDE.md

test-kitchen CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from 2389-research/test-kitchen. It costs 1,992 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Project instructions for the Test Kitchen plugin, which guides coding work through separate design and implementation stages. It defines an entry gate for brainstorming and an exit gate before implementation.

In plain words
What is it for?
Applying the Test Kitchen workflow to build requests, exploring several designs when needed, and coordinating parallel design or implementation work.
Why use it?
It gives a shared process for deciding what to build and when to start coding, reducing unclear handoffs between design and implementation.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md. Also seen: mentions subagents.

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CLAUDE.md · 239 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 239 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Test Kitchen Plugin

Overview

Test Kitchen provides two gate skills for parallel implementation:

Skill Gate When
test-kitchen:omakase-off Entry FIRST on any build/create/implement request
test-kitchen:cookoff Exit At design→implementation transition

Skills Included

Skill Triggers Description
test-kitchen:omakase-off (1) FIRST on build/create, (2) During brainstorming on indecision, (3) Explicit request Wraps brainstorming, offers parallel design exploration
test-kitchen:cookoff At "let's implement" moments Wraps implementation, offers parallel execution

Flow

"Build X" / "Create Y" / "Implement Z"
    ↓
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│  OMAKASE-OFF (entry gate)           │
│  Wraps brainstorming                │
│                                     │
│  Choice:                            │
│  1. Brainstorm together             │
│  2. Omakase (3-5 parallel designs)  │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘
    ↓
[Brainstorming / Design phase]
    ↓
Design complete, "let's implement"
    ↓
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│  COOKOFF (exit gate)                │
│  Wraps implementation               │
│                                     │
│  Choice:                            │
│  1. Cookoff (2-5 parallel agents)   │
│  2. Single subagent                 │
│  3. Local implementation            │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘
    ↓
[Implementation]

Key Design Principle

Skills need aggressive triggers to work.

Skills can't passively detect "uncertainty" or "readiness" - they must claim specific moments in the conversation flow:

  • Omakase-off: Claims the BUILD/CREATE moment (before brainstorming)
  • Cookoff: Claims the IMPLEMENT moment (after design)

Both skills present choices to the user, allowing them to opt into parallel execution or continue with standard workflows.

Omakase-off (Entry Gate)

Read the full file on GitHub · 239 lines

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test-kitchen CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository 2389-research/test-kitchen (4 stars, last pushed 1mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 1,992 tokens to every session, about $0.0080 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 2026-08-31.

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