# implement

This skill gives the agent a procedure for code work: trace the callers, pick a verifiable slice, prove the change with a check.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 576 installs · ★ 36
- Author: hyperb1iss
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/hyperb1iss/hyperskills/tree/HEAD/skills/implement/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/hyperb1iss-implement

## What it does

The skill activates when you ask for code, a bug fix, a refactor or a feature. The agent inspects repository status and existing diffs on the files it touches first, since the checkout is shared space. Then it follows the behavior through actual callers and consumers and looks for the nearest relevant pattern, tests and gate commands.

What's inside is a set of rules and decision tables. One table maps the situation to the next move: a clear low-impact edit goes straight to the change and its structural check, a bug with an observable failure gets reproduced and isolated first, a shared interface or schema change requires tracing consumers and compatibility. A second table handles design pressure — a repeated decision gets one owner, a wrapper is inspected for a real boundary before removal, a fallback must not hide the error cause.

Checks come from the repository itself: type and static analysis, a focused behavioral test on the changed path, package validation, a consumer check. The skill advises keeping implementation and verification together instead of deferring all tests to the end. Preserve exit codes and raw failure logs, because piping into `tail` can hide a failed command. The text is truncated, so later sections aren't visible here.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hyperb1iss/hyperskills --skill implement -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/implement/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/implement/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hyperb1iss/hyperskills --skill implement -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/implement/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hyperb1iss/hyperskills --skill implement -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/implement/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install hyperb1iss/hyperskills implement
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/implement/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hyperb1iss/hyperskills --skill implement -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/hyperb1iss/hyperskills --path skills/implement
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/implement/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hyperb1iss/hyperskills --skill implement -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/hyperb1iss/hyperskills/tree/HEAD/skills/implement/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- fix a bug that only reproduces for some users
- add a feature without breaking existing consumers of an interface
- refactor a repeated decision into a single owner
- pick a check that matches the change instead of running every suite
- read unfamiliar code before editing it

## Example prompts
- implement: fix the crash in the config parser
- refactor this module so the date format decision lives in one place
- build the feature end to end and show me which test proves it

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: implement
description: Use this skill when writing code, building features, fixing bugs, refactoring, or performing multi-step implementation work. Activates on mentions of implement, build this, code this, start coding, fix this bug, refactor, make changes, develop this feature, coding task, write the code, or start building.
---

# Implementation

Deliver the requested behavior with evidence from the code path and the place where its output is consumed. Choose the smallest useful feedback loop for the change; increase verification when uncertainty, integration, or consequences increase.

The user's instructions take precedence over this skill's guidelines. Carry existing authorization forward and finish the work within scope. Resolve routine reversible choices with stated assumptions when useful. Ask only when missing information materially changes the result or an applicable boundary requires it; a skill workflow does not itself create a new approval gate.

## Orient to the Change

Inspect repository status before edits and read existing diffs on touched files. Treat the checkout as shared space. Preserve work you did not create and respect claimed ownership.

Trace the behavior through its actual callers and consumers. Locate the nearest relevant pattern, tests, and real gate commands. Search by syntax when the question concerns code structure; use text search for names and prose. Read enough to understand the change, without a minimum file-read count or a broad context dump.

Recall non-obvious prior decisions through the configured memory workflow. Recheck volatile API, dependency, and deployment claims against current primary evidence or the installed version. Load specialized tool guidance when the task needs it, rather than guessing unfamiliar flags.

Distinguish diagnosis from implementation. "Why does this happen?" calls for a confirmed cause first. Once fixing is authorized, define a check that can distinguish the broken and intended behaviors.

## Select a Verifiable Slice

| Situation                                       | Next move                                                         |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Clear, low-impact edit                          | Make the edit and use the relevant structural or behavioral check |
| Bug with an observable failure                  | Reproduce it, isolate the cause, then verify the correction       |
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