Writing Agents

Overview

Writing agents IS Test-Driven Development applied to role definitions.

Agents are specialized subagents invoked via the Task tool. They receive full conversation context and execute autonomously with a defined persona, tools, and behavioral guidelines.

Core principle: If you didn't test the agent on representative tasks, you don't know if it performs correctly.

REQUIRED BACKGROUND: Understand test-driven-development and writing-skills before using this skill. Same RED-GREEN-REFACTOR cycle applies.

Agents vs Skills