Implement a piece of work based on a spec or set of tickets.
Install with the open skills CLI (global, non-interactive — available in every Claude Code session):
npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill "implement" -g -a claude-code -yOr manually — clone and copy the skill directory (SKILL.md + companion files):
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mattpocock/skills /tmp/skills && cp -r /tmp/skills/skills/engineering/implement ~/.claude/skills/implement-mattpocockThis skill is a directory: SKILL.md is the entry point; the files below ship with it.
---
name: implement
description: "Implement a piece of work based on a spec or set of tickets."
disable-model-invocation: true
---
Implement the work described by the user in the spec or tickets.
Use /tdd where possible, at pre-agreed seams.
Run typechecking regularly, single test files regularly, and the full test suite once at the end.
Once done, use /code-review to review the work.
Commit your work to the current branch.
Use when facing 2+ independent tasks that can be worked on without shared state or sequential dependencies
Use when completing tasks, implementing major features, or before merging to verify work meets requirements
Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes