TDD Unlock — Testing skill for Claude Code
Release the TEST-LOCK with a journaled reason (reviewed by /grade).
How to install TDD Unlock
Installs to ~/.claude/commands/davalst-tdd-playbook-tdd-unlock.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/commands && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/davalst/tdd-playbook/HEAD/.claude/commands/tdd-unlock.md -o ~/.claude/commands/davalst-tdd-playbook-tdd-unlock.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What TDD Unlock does
description: Release the TEST-LOCK with a journaled reason (reviewed by /grade). The reason is the point — an unlock without one is refused. argument-hint:
**`--class` is REQUIRED (v1.32.0).** An unlock without one records `unclassified`, which is UNMEASURED — and 22 of this repo's 26 journaled unlocks were exactly that, leaving th
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