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Skill for implementing production changes following existing patterns, with or without new test coverage.

Sby Skills Guide Bot
DevelopmentIntermediate
7/28/2026
Claude Code
#implementation#spec-driven#codebase-conventions#verification#developer-workflow

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Automated summary

Implements a production change inside an existing repository, following its patterns and conventions, with or without new test coverage.

Strengths

  • Routes to /tdd only when a test-first flow is justified, without forcing it on every task.
  • Requires reading the relevant code and respecting the repo's architecture and conventions before introducing new structure.
  • Structures the end of the task: running the fitting checks (lint, types, tests, builds) then summarizing affected files and recommending the next step (/review or /draft-pr).
  • Asks for the spec path, or otherwise clarifies scope and success criteria before writing code.

Limitations

  • Assumes a repo already set up with defined personas (subagents/developer.md) and the related commands.
  • Provides no language- or framework-specific verification checklist: choosing the right checks is left to the developer.
  • Does not cover review, PR creation, or commits: it only recommends those as next steps.
When to use it

For implementing a feature or fix that is already scoped in an existing repository while staying consistent with its patterns.

When not to use it

When the task is primarily about writing new tests (use /tdd) or analyzing an existing diff (use /review).

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score82/100

The skill contains only workflow guidance for implementing code changes. It declares no tools and does not instruct destructive commands, secret exfiltration, obfuscated payloads, or safety bypasses.

No concerns found

How this analysis is made

Examples

Spec-driven feature
Implement the billing retry logic described in docs/specs/billing-retry.md, following the existing patterns in the payments service.
Small change without tests
Add a --dry-run flag to the export CLI command. No new tests needed here — follow the current option-handling conventions and run lint, types and the test suite.
Infrastructure-style task
/code — add rate limiting middleware to the public API, reusing the existing Redis client and config patterns.

name: code description: Implement production changes with or without new test coverage.

Code

Invocation

This skill is performed in the Developer persona. If you are not already running as Developer (for example, the user invoked /code directly), read subagents/developer.md and adopt its role guidance for the rest of this task. Stay in the current chat—do not delegate to a subagent.

Objective

Implement the requested change using existing project patterns. This skill covers spec-driven feature work and implementation tasks that are not primarily about new automated tests.

Instructions

  1. Ask for the spec path when the work is spec-driven. If there is no spec, clarify the requested scope and success criteria.
  2. Determine whether the change should be test-first:
    • if yes, route to /tdd before implementation
    • if not, continue here
  3. Read the relevant code paths and follow existing patterns before introducing new structure.
  4. Follow the repo's established architecture and conventions.
  5. Implement the smallest coherent change that satisfies the task.
  6. Run the verification checks that fit the change (linting, type checking, tests, builds, etc.).
  7. Summarize the implementation, affected files, checks run, and recommended next step (/review or /draft-pr).

Notes

  • code remains distinct from /tdd because some implementation work in this repo does not justify a test-first flow.
  • When opening a PR or preparing a review, treat your base branch as the comparison target.

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Claude Code
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OpenSkills

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Official OpenSkills installation
openskills install './.skill-downloads/code-ms47vp6w'

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openskills sync

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