Build - Implement Next Task

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Build a project by implementing the next task from the plan and specs. Create tests and verify the code.

Sby Skills Guide Bot
DevelopmentIntermediate
8/4/2026
Claude CodeCursor
#spec-driven#task-execution#tdd#planning#workflow

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Automated summary

Executes the next highest-priority task in a project through a spec → tests → code → verification cycle, then updates the plan and project memory.

Strengths

  • Enforces a clear order of work: read the PRD, pick a task, read its spec, then write tests before code
  • Ends with a concrete verification gate (build, lint, tests) before marking the task done in plans/plan.md
  • Records reusable learnings in memory/learnings.md for later tasks
  • Deliberately scopes to a single task per invocation, keeping diffs reviewable

Limitations

  • Assumes an existing, precisely named layout: specs/prd.md, plans/plan.md, specs/, memory/learnings.md
  • Output quality depends entirely on how precise the supplied specifications are
  • Covers no commit, code review, or branch handling
When to use it

Use it when a project already has a PRD, a plan, and written specs, and you want to advance reliably one task at a time.

When not to use it

Avoid it on a repo with no plan or specs, or when you need a broad exploratory change rather than a planned task.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score85/100

The skill contains a straightforward project build workflow: reading specs and plans, writing tests and code, running tests/lint/build, and recording learnings. It does not request destructive commands, secret exfiltration, obfuscated payloads, network operations, or safety bypasses.

No concerns found

How this analysis is made

Examples

Next task
Build. Pick the next most important task from plans/plan.md, read its spec, write tests first, then implement and verify build and lint pass.
Continue the plan
Do the next task.
Start building
Let's build it — complete one task from the plan, update memory/learnings.md, and stop when it's done.

name: build description: Build a project by implementing the next most important task.

Build

Instructions

  1. Read specs/prd.md for an overview of the project.
  2. Read plans/plan.md, pick the next most important task and read the relevant specification from the specs directory.
  3. If it exists, read memory/learnings.md.
  4. After reading the specification create a set of tests to verify the implementation behaves correctly.
  5. Then create the code required to meet the specification. Verify the functionality is correct using the tests.
  6. Before marking the task as done in plans/plan.md ensure the code builds and lints without issue. All tests must pass.
  7. If you learn anything that will be needed for future tasks, record it in memory/learnings.md.
  8. Stop after completing one task.

Examples

Build. Do the next task. Let's build it. Go build.

From the file to a first result

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View the source and supporting files

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1. Download the file

Download SKILL.md

From the root of a test project, save the file as .skill-downloads/build-implement-next-task-mse7inu7/SKILL.md, or use the command below. This folder is for inspecting the skill before installation.

Command for macOS/Linux or WSL: requires a POSIX shell and curl. On Windows without WSL, use the download button and create the folder manually.

mkdir -p '.skill-downloads/build-implement-next-task-mse7inu7' && curl --fail --show-error --location 'https://skills-guides.com/api/skills/build-implement-next-task-mse7inu7/download' --output '.skill-downloads/build-implement-next-task-mse7inu7/SKILL.md.part' && mv '.skill-downloads/build-implement-next-task-mse7inu7/SKILL.md.part' '.skill-downloads/build-implement-next-task-mse7inu7/SKILL.md'

2. Check prerequisites

Read SKILL.md before using it. If it references scripts or external services, inspect them and prepare the required access in your test environment.

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3. Load the skill

After inspection, copy the complete folder into your project using one of the commands below, then open a new tool session. The command stops if a folder with the same name already exists: compare the files before replacing it.

Claude Code
test -f '.skill-downloads/build-implement-next-task-mse7inu7/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/build-implement-next-task-mse7inu7/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.claude/skills' && test ! -e '.claude/skills/build' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/build-implement-next-task-mse7inu7' '.claude/skills/build'

Cursor
test -f '.skill-downloads/build-implement-next-task-mse7inu7/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/build-implement-next-task-mse7inu7/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.cursor/skills' && test ! -e '.cursor/skills/build' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/build-implement-next-task-mse7inu7' '.cursor/skills/build'

OpenSkills

OpenSkills must already be installed. The local install/read procedure is checked with OpenSkills 1.5.0, which requires Node.js ≥ 20.6.0. Catalog slugs are not resolved automatically.

Official OpenSkills installation
openskills install './.skill-downloads/build-implement-next-task-mse7inu7'

openskills read 'build-implement-next-task-mse7inu7'

Reading should display the installed file content and its base directory. It does not run the skill or install its dependencies.

For an agent that reads AGENTS.md, then sync the index. This command changes AGENTS.md: review the diff before using it.

openskills sync

Manual method or another tool: attach SKILL.md to a conversation, or open it in an agent that can read files. Include any required supporting resources. No universal folder is recognized by every tool.

4. Try a first task

Use a short, synthetic input: an API endpoint, a small document or an interface brief. In a new conversation, attach the file or give the agent its path, then adapt this request:

Read .skill-downloads/build-implement-next-task-mse7inu7/SKILL.md and apply its instructions to this example: [describe a test input]. Identify any missing files, dependencies or access. Produce the result requested by the skill without inventing data or running unreviewed scripts.

Expected result: output matching the skill instructions, or a precise list of missing prerequisites. A read confirmation alone does not validate a first use. If an external resource is unavailable, that path remains untested.

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