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Incremental implementation

by Addy Osmani (opens in a new tab) addyosmani/agent-skills

Lands a change in thin, verifiable slices instead of one large diff.

Installation

Skills CLI

Skills CLI command
npx skills@latest add addyosmani/agent-skills --skill incremental-implementation

Requires Node.js and npm. Choose your agents in the installer; add -g for a global installation.

Fieldbook review

Reviewed 27 Sept 2026

Covers vertical, contract-first and risk-first slicing, plus scope discipline for agents that wander.

  • LicenceMIT
  • FrontmatterValid name and description
  • Risky patternsNone found
  • Size250 lines
  • Last checked27 Sept 2026 · df66536610071727feae1ca95f3c391c248ad828041750ccd3699cce763aa00b

What it can touch

  • Edits code

    Changes files in your project.

  • Runs commands

    Runs shell commands such as tests, builds or installs.

Read the source

Fieldbook links to the original instead of copying it, so you always read the version you install.

skills/incremental-implementation/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab)