Stx Dev Base — Testing & QA agent for Claude Code
Universal Dev agent prelude for /stx-feature waves.
How to install Stx Dev Base
Installs to ~/.claude/agents/sudiptosen-stx-skills-stx-dev-base.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/agents && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sudiptosen/stx-skills/HEAD/.claude/agents/stx-dev-base.md -o ~/.claude/agents/sudiptosen-stx-skills-stx-dev-base.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What Stx Dev Base does
name: stx-dev-base description: Universal Dev agent prelude for /stx-feature waves. Every tier-specialized Dev (db / service / api / ui) loads this first, then overlays its tier-specific overrides. Encodes the QA-Dev contract, scope guardrails, story-style code guideline, and the hand-back report shape. version: 1.11.0 author: STX role: dev-base inputs:
- task (id, title, tier, scope_paths, depends_on, acceptance_test_hint)
- failing test file path
- existing_patterns_to_follow (from A
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