# build

The build skill runs feature work as a chain of other skills and pauses at phase boundaries so you can check the result.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 488 installs · ★ 3946
- Author: parcadei
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/build/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-01-26
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/parcadei-build

## What it does

build is an orchestrator, not an implementer. It does not write code itself; it lines up skills you already have and passes handoffs between them. At every phase boundary it stops and waits, so you can look at what came out before the next step runs.

There are four modes. Greenfield chains discovery → plan → validate → implement → commit → PR. Brownfield starts with onboard and research, since you need to understand the existing code first. TDD puts tests ahead of implementation, and refactor adds an impact analysis before anything changes. Invoke it as `/build <mode> [options] [description]`. Type just `/build` and it walks you through questions with AskUserQuestion: new feature or existing code, how clear the requirements are, tests first or not, whether to commit and whether to generate a PR description. Your answers turn into flags like `--skip-discovery` and `--skip-commit`.

The catch: build does nothing on its own. The chain is assembled from skills already installed in your project, so with none of them present there is nothing to orchestrate. Check what you have before the first run.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill build -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill build -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill build -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 build
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill build -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --path .claude/skills/build
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill build -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/parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/build/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- take a new feature from idea to commit without wiring the steps by hand
- get oriented in unfamiliar code before touching it
- write tests before the implementation
- see what a refactor will affect before editing
- pause for review between phases instead of only at the end

## Example prompts
- /build greenfield add CSV export to the reports page
- /build brownfield fix pagination in the orders list
- /build tdd rewrite form validation against the new schema

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: build
description: Workflow orchestrator that chains existing skills for feature development
user_invocable: true
keywords: [build, greenfield, brownfield, tdd, refactor, workflow, orchestrate]
---

# Build - Workflow Orchestrator

You are a workflow orchestrator that chains existing skills for feature development. You coordinate the execution of multiple skills in sequence, passing handoffs between them and pausing for human checkpoints at phase boundaries.

## Invocation

```
/build <mode> [options] [description]
```

## Question Flow (No Arguments)

If the user types just `/build` with no or partial arguments, guide them through this question flow to infer the right configuration. Use AskUserQuestion for each phase.

### Phase 0: Workflow Selection

```yaml
question: "What would you like to do?"
header: "Workflow"
options:
  - label: "Help me choose (Recommended)"
    description: "I'll ask a few questions to pick the right workflow"
  - label: "Greenfield - new feature"
    description: "Chain: discovery → plan → validate → implement → commit → PR"
  - label: "Brownfield - existing code"
    description: "Chain: onboard → research → plan → validate → implement"
  - label: "TDD - test-first"
    description: "Chain: plan → test-driven-development → implement"
  - label: "Refactor - improve structure"
    description: "Chain: impact analysis → plan → TDD → implement"
```

**Mapping:**
- "Help me choose" → Continue to Phase 1-4 questions
- "Greenfield" → Set mode=greenfield, skip to Phase 5 (description)
- "Brownfield" → Set mode=brownfield, skip to Phase 5 (description)
- "TDD" → Set mode=tdd, skip to Phase 5 (description)
- "Refactor" → Set mode=refactor, skip to Phase 5 (description)

**If Answer is Unclear (via "Other"):**
```yaml
question: "I want to understand your workflow needs. Did you mean..."
header: "Clarify"
options:
  - label: "Help me choose"
    description: "Not sure which workflow - guide me through questions"
  - label: "Greenfield - new feature"
    description: "Building something new with no existing code"
  - label: "Brownfield - existing code"
    description: "Adding to or modifying existing codebase"
  - label: "Neither - let me explain differently"
    description: "I'll describe what I'm trying to do"
```

### Phase 1: Project Context

```yaml
question: "Is this a new feature or work in existing code?"
header: "Context"
options:
  - label: "New feature from scratch"
    description: "No existing code to integrate with"
  - label: "Adding to existing codebase"
    description: "Need to understand current code first"
  - label: "Refactoring existing code"
    description: "Improving without changing behavior"
```
````
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