incremental-implementation
incremental-implementation is a skill in addyosmani/agent-skills, last changed 7 Sept 2026. It can reach the network.
Delivers changes incrementally in thin, verifiable slices. Use when implementing any feature or change that touches more than one file, or when picking up the next task from a plan. Use when rolling a change out behind a feature flag, when you're about to write a large amount of code at once, or when a task feels too big to land in one step.
At a glance
Pattern check
Nothing flagged
That isn't proof the skill is harmless.
Commit 301b02b · 3 Nov 2026
How the check worksPattern check: nothing flagged
That isn't proof the skill is harmless.
Install
Each tab says whether it installs commit 301b02b, the one we checked, or the latest version.
OpenCode also looks in .agents/skills/ and ~/.agents/skills/, so use the Any agent steps.
Goose also looks in .agents/skills/ and ~/.agents/skills/, so use the Any agent steps.
Windsurf (Devin Desktop) also looks in .agents/skills/ and ~/.agents/skills/, so use the Any agent steps.
Zed also looks in .agents/skills/ and ~/.agents/skills/, so use the Any agent steps.
Roo Code also looks in .agents/skills/ and ~/.agents/skills/, so use the Any agent steps.
Factory Droid also looks in .agents/skills/ and ~/.agents/skills/, so use the Any agent steps.
Junie also looks in .agents/skills/ and ~/.agents/skills/, so use the Any agent steps.
Amp also looks in .agents/skills/ and ~/.agents/skills/, so use the Any agent steps.
No install command here reaches Kiro. Copy the skill's folder into .kiro/skills/ in your project, or ~/.kiro/skills/ for all your projects. addyosmani/agent-skills/skills/incremental-implementation (opens in a new tab)
Antigravity also looks in .agents/skills/, so the Any agent steps reach it with This project. For All projects, see where Antigravity looks.
Cline also looks in .claude/skills/, so the Claude Code steps reach it with This project. For All projects, see where Cline looks.
Claude Code
Pinned to commit 301b02b, the one we checked.
From your project's root folder:
tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills.git "$tmp" &&git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 301b02b12bff98e4688e6984af6556802322bbde &&git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- skills/incremental-implementation &&git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 301b02b12bff98e4688e6984af6556802322bbde &&mkdir -p .claude/skills &&mkdir .claude/skills/incremental-implementation &&cp -R "$tmp"/skills/incremental-implementation/. .claude/skills/incremental-implementation/ &&rm -rf "$tmp"If Claude Code was already running and this created the skills folder, run /reload-skills.
Or install the agent-skills plugin it ships in. Installs the latest version, not the one we checked. Installs everything in the plugin, including any hooks, MCP servers and scripts our check doesn't cover.
claude plugin marketplace add addyosmani/agent-skills --scope project &&claude plugin install agent-skills@addy-agent-skills --scope projectClaude apps
Pinned to commit 301b02b, the one we checked.
Skills in the Claude apps belong to your account rather than to a project.
Make incremental-implementation.zip, with the skill folder at the top level:
tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills.git "$tmp" &&git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 301b02b12bff98e4688e6984af6556802322bbde &&git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- skills/incremental-implementation &&git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 301b02b12bff98e4688e6984af6556802322bbde &&out="$(mktemp -d)" &&cp -R "$tmp"/skills/incremental-implementation "$out"/incremental-implementation &&(cd "$out" && zip -qr - incremental-implementation) > incremental-implementation.zip &&rm -rf "$tmp" "$out"In Claude, open Customize > Skills, select +, then + Create skill > Upload a skill, and choose incremental-implementation.zip.
On Free, Pro and Max plans, turn on Code execution and file creation (Create and edit files in newer settings) under Settings > Capabilities.
Codex
Pinned to commit 301b02b, the one we checked.
From your project's root folder:
tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills.git "$tmp" &&git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 301b02b12bff98e4688e6984af6556802322bbde &&git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- skills/incremental-implementation &&git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 301b02b12bff98e4688e6984af6556802322bbde &&mkdir -p .agents/skills &&mkdir .agents/skills/incremental-implementation &&cp -R "$tmp"/skills/incremental-implementation/. .agents/skills/incremental-implementation/ &&rm -rf "$tmp"Codex picks up new skills on its own; restart it if this one does not appear.
Cursor
Pinned to commit 301b02b, the one we checked.
From your project's root folder:
tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills.git "$tmp" &&git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 301b02b12bff98e4688e6984af6556802322bbde &&git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- skills/incremental-implementation &&git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 301b02b12bff98e4688e6984af6556802322bbde &&mkdir -p .cursor/skills &&mkdir .cursor/skills/incremental-implementation &&cp -R "$tmp"/skills/incremental-implementation/. .cursor/skills/incremental-implementation/ &&rm -rf "$tmp"Copilot & VS Code
Pinned to commit 301b02b, the one we checked.
From your project's root folder:
tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills.git "$tmp" &&git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 301b02b12bff98e4688e6984af6556802322bbde &&git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- skills/incremental-implementation &&git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 301b02b12bff98e4688e6984af6556802322bbde &&mkdir -p .github/skills &&mkdir .github/skills/incremental-implementation &&cp -R "$tmp"/skills/incremental-implementation/. .github/skills/incremental-implementation/ &&rm -rf "$tmp"In a running Copilot CLI session, run /skills reload.
Or install it with gh skill, which also installs the commit we checked. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90 or later.
gh skill install addyosmani/agent-skills skills/incremental-implementation/SKILL.md@301b02b12bff98e4688e6984af6556802322bbde --agent github-copilot --scope projectGemini CLI
Pinned to commit 301b02b, the one we checked.
From your project's root folder:
tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills.git "$tmp" &&git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 301b02b12bff98e4688e6984af6556802322bbde &&git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- skills/incremental-implementation &&git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 301b02b12bff98e4688e6984af6556802322bbde &&mkdir -p .gemini/skills &&mkdir .gemini/skills/incremental-implementation &&cp -R "$tmp"/skills/incremental-implementation/. .gemini/skills/incremental-implementation/ &&rm -rf "$tmp"In a running session, run /skills reload.
Or use Gemini CLI’s own installer. Installs the latest version, not the one we checked.
gemini skills install https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills.git --path skills/incremental-implementation --scope workspaceAny agent
Pinned to commit 301b02b, the one we checked.
OpenCode, Goose, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Zed, Roo Code, Factory Droid, Junie, Amp and Antigravity read .agents/skills in a project.
From your project's root folder:
tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills.git "$tmp" &&git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 301b02b12bff98e4688e6984af6556802322bbde &&git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- skills/incremental-implementation &&git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 301b02b12bff98e4688e6984af6556802322bbde &&mkdir -p .agents/skills &&mkdir .agents/skills/incremental-implementation &&cp -R "$tmp"/skills/incremental-implementation/. .agents/skills/incremental-implementation/ &&rm -rf "$tmp"Or use the skills CLI from skills.sh. Installs the latest version, not the one we checked. The skills CLI reports installs to skills.sh unless you set DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1.
npx skills@1.7.4 add addyosmani/agent-skills --skill incremental-implementationWhat it can touch
From the files and frontmatter at commit 301b02b. This is how much a skill can do, not whether it is risky.
Pattern check
Pattern check: nothing flagged · commit 301b02b · 3 Nov 2026
We checked every text file in this skill, at commit 301b02b on 3 Nov 2026, against 45 published patterns such as download-and-run commands, hidden text and credential access. We don't run the skill, we don't read the web pages it points to, and we can't judge everything its instructions might lead an agent to do. In published tests, pattern checks like this one missed most malicious skills. Read the skill before you install it — especially anything it asks you to download or run.
Format check
Each agent reads SKILL.md a little differently. We check the file against each one's published rules; we don't run the skill in any agent.
Agent Skills specPasses
The open format from agentskills.io, held to the strictest version of each rule among the agents we check.
- Note
There is no license field, so readers can't tell whether they may reuse the skill. O2
Fix: Add license: with an SPDX name such as MIT or Apache-2.0, or the name of a bundled licence file.
- Note
- Claude CodePasses
Claude apps & API uploadPasses
Uploading to claude.ai or the Claude API, or packaging with Anthropic's script, accepts only the six spec fields and stops on anything else.
- Note
The description is 343 characters. The claude.ai Help Center says 200 at most, though Anthropic's API docs and validator allow 1,024. D4
Fix: If the claude.ai upload refuses it, trim the description to 200 characters.
- Note
- OpenAI (Codex & API)Passes
- VS Code & CopilotPasses
SKILL.md
Files
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