Agent skill · software engineering · mattpocock

implement

Implement a piece of work based on a spec or set of tickets.

Why this skill is useful

Codifies a specific implementation workflow including TDD and code review processes that the AI could infer but now doesn't have to guess.

What it needs

About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-06. 207,363 stars on the source repository.

What this skill does

Implement the work described by the user in the spec or tickets. Use /tdd where possible, at pre-agreed seams. Run typechecking regularly, single test files regularly, and the full test suite once at the end. Once done, use /code-review to review the work. Commit your work to the current branch.

How to use it

Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:

@skills mattpocock/implement

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