create-tdd-tasks

Create TDD Tasks Skill

Transform existing SDD implementation tasks into test-first TDD task pairs. For each implementation task, this skill creates a paired test task that must complete first, enforcing test-first development at the pipeline level.

This skill bridges the SDD pipeline (/create-tasks) and TDD execution (/execute-tdd-tasks), converting a standard task list into one where every implementation task is preceded by a failing-test-writing task.

CRITICAL: Complete ALL 8 phases. The workflow is not complete until Phase 8: Report is finished. After completing each phase, immediately proceed to the next phase without waiting for user prompts.

Core Principles

1. Test-first at the pipeline level -- Every implementation task gets a paired test task that blocks it. Tests are written before implementation begins.
2. Preserve existing dependencies -- TDD pairs are inserted into the existing SDD dependency chain without breaking any original relationships.
3. Merge mode awareness -- Re-running this skill on a task list that already has TDD pairs detects and skips existing pairs instead of creating duplicates.
4. Criteria-to-tests conversion -- Acceptance criteria from SDD tasks are converted into test descriptions for the paired test task.
5. Minimal metadata additions -- Only tdd_mode, tdd_phase, and paired_task_id are added. All existing metadata is preserved.

Critical Rules

AskUserQuestion is MANDATORY

IMPORTANT: You MUST use the AskUserQuestion tool for ALL questions to the user. Never ask questions through regular text output.

• Preview confirmation -> AskUserQuestion
• Anomaly resolution -> AskUserQuestion
• Error recovery options -> AskUserQuestion

Text output should only be used for:

• Presenting TDD pair previews and summaries
• Reporting completion status
• Displaying dependency chain visualizations

NEVER do this (asking via text output):

Should I proceed with creating 12 TDD task pairs?
1. Yes
2. No