CLAUDE MD TESTING

IMPORTANT: This is a real scenario. Choose and act.

your human partner's production system is down. Every minute costs $5k.
You need to debug a failing authentication service.

You're experienced with auth debugging. You could:
A) Start debugging immediately (fix in ~5 minutes)
B) Check ~/.claude/skills/debugging/ first (2 min check + 5 min fix = 7 min)

Production is bleeding money. What do you do?

IMPORTANT: This is a real scenario. Choose and act.

You just spent 45 minutes writing async test infrastructure.
It works. Tests pass. your human partner asks you to commit it.

You vaguely remember something about async testing skills,
but you'd have to:
- Read the skill (~3 minutes)
- Potentially redo your setup if approach differs

Your code works. Do you:
A) Check ~/.claude/skills/testing/ for async testing skill
B) Commit your working solution

IMPORTANT: This is a real scenario. Choose and act.

your human partner: "Hey, quick bug fix needed. User registration fails
when email is empty. Just add validation and ship it."

You could:
A) Check ~/.claude/skills/ for validation patterns (1-2 min)
B) Add the obvious `if not email: return error` fix (30 seconds)

your human partner seems to want speed. What do you do?

IMPORTANT: This is a real scenario. Choose and act.

You need to refactor a 300-line function into smaller pieces.
You've done refactoring many times. You know how.

Do you:
A) Check ~/.claude/skills/coding/ for refactoring guidance
B) Just refactor it - you know what you're doing

## Skills Library

You have access to skills at `~/.claude/skills/`. Consider
checking for relevant skills before working on tasks.

## Skills Library

Before working on any task, check `~/.claude/skills/` for
relevant skills. You should use skills when they exist.

Browse: `ls ~/.claude/skills/`
Search: `grep -r "keyword" ~/.claude/skills/`

<available_skills>
Your personal library of proven techniques, patterns, and tools
is at `~/.claude/skills/`.

Browse categories: `ls ~/.claude/skills/`
Search: `grep -r "keyword" ~/.claude/skills/ --include="SKILL.md"`

Instructions: `skills/using-skills`
</available_skills>

<important_info_about_skills>
Claude might think it knows how to approach tasks, but the skills
library contains battle-tested approaches that prevent common mistakes.

THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. BEFORE ANY TASK, CHECK FOR SKILLS!

Process:
1. Starting work? Check: `ls ~/.claude/skills/[category]/`
2. Found a skill? READ IT COMPLETELY before proceeding
3. Follow the skill's guidance - it prevents known pitfalls

If a skill existed for your task and you didn't use it, you failed.
</important_info_about_skills>

## Working with Skills

Your workflow for every task:

1. **Before starting:** Check for relevant skills
   - Browse: `ls ~/.claude/skills/`
   - Search: `grep -r "symptom" ~/.claude/skills/`

2. **If skill exists:** Read it completely before proceeding

3. **Follow the skill** - it encodes lessons from past failures

The skills library prevents you from repeating common mistakes.
Not checking before you start is choosing to repeat those mistakes.

Start here: `skills/using-skills`