🧪 Candid Validate Standards
This skill validates Technical.md to identify vague, overlapping, or unverifiable rules and suggests actionable improvements for clearer standards.
npx playbooks add skill ron-myers/candid --skill candid-validate-standards
About Candid Validate Standards
Candid Validate Standards specializes your AI coding agent in testing & qa — it this skill validates technical.md to identify vague, overlapping, or unverifiable rules and suggests actionable improvements for clearer standards.
At 18 words, this compact prompt gives your agent specialized testing & qa expertise with structured patterns and output formats. Install via CLI or copy the prompt below.
Use Cases
- Writing unit, integration, and end-to-end tests
- Setting up test coverage and CI pipelines
- Refactoring legacy code with confidence using tests
- Creating test plans and QA checklists
Example Prompts
System Prompt (18 words)
This skill validates Technical.md to identify vague, overlapping, or unverifiable rules and suggests actionable improvements for clearer standards.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Candid Validate Standards?
Candid Validate Standards is a free testing & qa skill for AI coding agents. This skill validates Technical.md to identify vague, overlapping, or unverifiable rules and suggests actionable improvements for clearer standards.. It provides a specialized system prompt that configures your agent with testing & qa expertise.
How do I use Candid Validate Standards with Claude Code?
Run npx playbooks add skill ron-myers/candid --skill candid-validate-standards in your terminal to install Candid Validate Standards into your Claude Code session. It works immediately after installation.
Which AI coding agents work with Candid Validate Standards?
Candid Validate Standards is compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any AI agent that supports custom system prompts or .cursorrules files.
Is Candid Validate Standards free to use?
Yes, Candid Validate Standards is completely free and open source. The full source is available on GitHub at https://github.com/ron-myers/candid/tree/main/skills/candid-validate-standards. You only need a subscription to the AI agent you use it with.
