opencodekit 0.0.1
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- package/README.md +258 -0
- package/dist/index.js +3391 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/.env.example +193 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/AGENTS.md +214 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/README.md +269 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/agent/build.md +75 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/agent/explore.md +66 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/agent/planner.md +83 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/agent/review.md +90 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/agent/rush.md +85 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/agent/scout.md +93 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/command/analyze-project.md +39 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/command/brainstorm.md +11 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/command/commit.md +11 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/command/create.md +118 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/command/design.md +15 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/command/finish.md +233 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/command/fix-ci.md +20 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/command/fix-types.md +10 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/command/fix-ui.md +22 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/command/fix.md +22 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/command/handoff.md +146 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/command/implement.md +167 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/command/import-plan.md +188 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/command/integration-test.md +36 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/command/issue.md +41 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/command/plan.md +158 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/command/pr.md +36 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/command/quick-build.md +13 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/command/research-and-implement.md +21 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/command/research-ui.md +32 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/command/research.md +153 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/command/resume.md +127 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/command/review-codebase.md +13 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/command/skill-create.md +29 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/command/skill-optimize.md +28 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/command/status.md +109 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/command/ui-review.md +28 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/dcp.jsonc +34 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/memory/README.md +128 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/memory/_templates/handoff.md +33 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/memory/_templates/research.md +29 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/memory/_templates/task-prd.md +43 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/memory/_templates/task-review.md +73 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/memory/_templates/task-spec.md +71 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/memory/design-guidelines.md +281 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/memory/handoffs/README.md +83 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/opencode.json +469 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/package.json +23 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/pickle-thinker.jsonc +11 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/plugin/README.md +162 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/plugin/notification.ts +88 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/plugin/sessions.ts +434 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/plugin/superpowers.ts +332 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/plugin/tsconfig.json +15 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/.claude/settings.local.json +141 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json +20 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/.claude-plugin/plugin.json +13 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/.codex/INSTALL.md +35 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/.codex/superpowers-bootstrap.md +33 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/.codex/superpowers-codex +267 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/.github/FUNDING.yml +3 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/.opencode/INSTALL.md +135 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/.opencode/plugin/superpowers.js +215 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/LICENSE +21 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/README.md +165 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/RELEASE-NOTES.md +493 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/agents/code-reviewer.md +48 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/commands/brainstorm.md +5 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/commands/execute-plan.md +5 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/commands/write-plan.md +5 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/docs/README.codex.md +153 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/docs/README.opencode.md +234 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/docs/plans/2025-11-22-opencode-support-design.md +294 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/docs/plans/2025-11-22-opencode-support-implementation.md +1095 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/hooks/hooks.json +15 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/hooks/session-start.sh +34 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/lib/skills-core.js +208 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/brainstorming/SKILL.md +54 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/condition-based-waiting/SKILL.md +120 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/condition-based-waiting/example.ts +158 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/defense-in-depth/SKILL.md +127 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/dispatching-parallel-agents/SKILL.md +180 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/executing-plans/SKILL.md +76 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/finishing-a-development-branch/SKILL.md +200 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/frontend-aesthetics/SKILL.md +137 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/gemini-large-context/SKILL.md +205 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/receiving-code-review/SKILL.md +209 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/requesting-code-review/SKILL.md +105 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/requesting-code-review/code-reviewer.md +146 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/root-cause-tracing/SKILL.md +174 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/root-cause-tracing/find-polluter.sh +63 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/sharing-skills/SKILL.md +194 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/subagent-driven-development/SKILL.md +189 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/systematic-debugging/CREATION-LOG.md +119 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/systematic-debugging/SKILL.md +295 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/systematic-debugging/test-academic.md +14 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/systematic-debugging/test-pressure-1.md +58 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/systematic-debugging/test-pressure-2.md +68 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/systematic-debugging/test-pressure-3.md +69 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/test-driven-development/SKILL.md +364 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/testing-anti-patterns/SKILL.md +302 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/testing-skills-with-subagents/SKILL.md +387 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/testing-skills-with-subagents/examples/CLAUDE_MD_TESTING.md +189 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/ui-ux-research/SKILL.md +191 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/using-git-worktrees/SKILL.md +213 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/using-superpowers/SKILL.md +101 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/verification-before-completion/SKILL.md +139 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/writing-plans/SKILL.md +116 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/writing-skills/SKILL.md +622 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/writing-skills/anthropic-best-practices.md +1150 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/writing-skills/graphviz-conventions.dot +172 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/skills/writing-skills/persuasion-principles.md +187 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/tests/opencode/run-tests.sh +165 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/tests/opencode/setup.sh +73 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/tests/opencode/test-plugin-loading.sh +81 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/tests/opencode/test-priority.sh +198 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/tests/opencode/test-skills-core.sh +440 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/superpowers/tests/opencode/test-tools.sh +104 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/tool/memory-read.ts +66 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/tool/memory-update.ts +61 -0
- package/dist/template/.opencode/tsconfig.json +21 -0
- package/package.json +52 -0
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# Testing Anti-Patterns
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| **RED** | Run scenario without skill | Agent fails, document rationalizations |
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| **Verify RED** | Capture exact wording | Verbatim documentation of failures |
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| **GREEN** | Write skill addressing failures | Agent now complies with skill |
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| **Verify GREEN** | Re-test scenarios | Agent follows rule under pressure |
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| **REFACTOR** | Close loopholes | Add counters for new rationalizations |
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| **Stay GREEN** | Re-verify | Agent still complies after refactoring |
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**Skill creation IS TDD. Same principles, same cycle, same benefits.**
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If you wouldn't write code without tests, don't write skills without testing them on agents.
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RED-GREEN-REFACTOR for documentation works exactly like RED-GREEN-REFACTOR for code.
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From applying TDD to TDD skill itself (2025-10-03):
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- 6 RED-GREEN-REFACTOR iterations to bulletproof
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- Baseline testing revealed 10+ unique rationalizations
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- Each REFACTOR closed specific loopholes
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- Final VERIFY GREEN: 100% compliance under maximum pressure
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