Writes the failing test FIRST for an SDD task — the RED step of test-driven development. Use when the implement engine needs a test that encodes a task's acceptance criteria before any production code exists.
How to install test-author?
genkovich/sdd/test-author
$curl -o .claude/agents/test-author.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/genkovich/sdd/HEAD/agents/test-author.mdInstalls into the current project.
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Install test-author by running `curl -o .claude/agents/test-author.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/genkovich/sdd/HEAD/agents/test-author.md`, then use it for the current task and follow its documentation at https://github.com/genkovich/sdd.
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