Getting it into your agent
It runs from inside its repository, so the clone comes first — what it calls does not travel with the file alone.
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/chadixearth/graphyloopnpx agentmods add skills/chadixearth/graphyloop/tdd-workflowWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/skills/chadixearth/graphyloop/tdd-workflow)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/chadixearth/graphyloop/tdd-workflow"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/chadixearth/graphyloop/tdd-workflow.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>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.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00043 | $0.03343 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00022 | $0.01672 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00009 | $0.00669 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00004 | $0.00334 |
Grade A, and why
tdd-workflow 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 3d 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.
This is a copy
100% identical to tdd-workflow — 0 lines differ, which has more behind it and is treated as the original. This page carries a canonical link to it rather than competing with it.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 467 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Test-Driven Development Workflow
This skill ensures all code development follows TDD principles with comprehensive test coverage.
When to Activate
- Writing new features or functionality
- Fixing bugs or issues
- Refactoring existing code
- Adding API endpoints
- Creating new components
Core Principles
1. Tests BEFORE Code
ALWAYS write tests first, then implement code to make tests pass.
2. Coverage Requirements
- Minimum 80% coverage (unit + integration + E2E)
- All edge cases covered
- Error scenarios tested
- Boundary conditions verified
3. Test Types
Unit Tests
- Individual functions and utilities
- Component logic
- Pure functions
- Helpers and utilities
Integration Tests
- API endpoints
- Database operations
- Service interactions
- External API calls
E2E Tests (Playwright)
- Critical user flows
- Complete workflows
- Browser automation
- UI interactions
TDD Workflow Steps
Step 0: Detect the Test Runner
Do not assume npm test. The commands in the steps and examples below use <test>, <test-watch>, and <coverage> as placeholders for the project's actual runner. Resolve them once before starting:
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Run the package-manager detector (ships with ECC):
node scripts/setup-package-manager.js --detectIt resolves the package manager (npm / pnpm / yarn / bun) from, in order:
CLAUDE_PACKAGE_MANAGER,.claude/package-manager.json, thepackage.jsonpackageManagerfield, the lockfile, then global config. -
Distinguish the package manager from the test runner — they are not the same. A project can use Bun to install dependencies yet still run Jest or Vitest. Inspect
package.jsonscripts.testand the test files:scripts.testinvokesjest/vitest-> run through the detected PM (npm test,pnpm test,yarn test, orbun run test).scripts.testisbun test, or test filesimport { test, expect } from "bun:test", or there is no jest/vitest config but Bun is present -> use Bun's native runner (bun test). See Bun Native Test Pattern below.
What ships with it
1 file beside SKILL.md in the same directory: the scripts, references and assets a skill reads on demand. Not counted in the per-session cost; read them before you install if any of them is executable.
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.
- 3d ago First seen · 467 lines · 43 tokens per session scan A 5a8868418170
tdd-workflow is a skill published in the GitHub repository chadixearth/graphyloop (2 stars, last pushed 20d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 43 tokens to every session and 3,343 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. It is 100% identical to tdd-workflow, differing in 0 lines, and is treated as a copy.
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