Agent Project Development
Decision-tree methodology for scoping LLM pipeline projects: task-model fit, staged architecture, cost math.
Test report
- Verdict
- Tested · Works
- Score
- Tested
- Jul 16, 2026
- Environment
- Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
- Upstream re-checked
- Aug 10, 2026 · beb7433
Applied to a 'summarize 50 weekly GitHub issues' planning task, the skill-guided answer produced a concrete acquire/prepare/process/parse/render pipeline with a real cost formula and file-system state layout, versus a baseline answer that vaguely suggested multi-agent 'if it gets complex' - exactly the anti-pattern the skill's own decision tree warns against for independent items.
Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works
- Installs cleanly 5/5
- Triggers reliably 5/5
- Output vs. baseline 9/10
- Docs & honesty 5/5
What Agent Project Development does
A reference methodology for deciding whether a task suits LLM processing versus traditional code, structuring the work as a discrete acquire/prepare/process/parse/render pipeline with file-system state, and estimating token cost before building. Triggers when a user wants to start an LLM project, design a batch pipeline, evaluate task-model fit, or choose between single- and multi-agent architectures; explicitly excludes evaluation-rubric and multi-agent-handoff questions, which belong to sibling skills.
How to install Agent Project Development
git clone https://github.com/viktorbezdek/skillstack
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r skillstack/agent-project-development/skills/agent-project-development ~/.claude/skills/agent-project-development
Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/
(per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.
Commands — how to trigger Agent Project Development
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/agent-project-developmentDecision-tree methodology for scoping LLM pipeline projects: task-model fit, staged architecture, cost math.
It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:
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Should I use an LLM or plain code to summarize these issues? -
Help me scope a pipeline for processing fifty weekly GitHub issues -
Estimate the token cost before I build this batch LLM pipeline
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Agent Project Development skill free?
- Yes. The skill itself is free from viktorbezdek/skillstack. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
- Does Agent Project Development work with Claude Code?
- We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 16, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Applied to a 'summarize 50 weekly GitHub issues' planning task, the skill-guided answer produced a concrete acquire/prepare/process/parse/render pipeline with a real cost formula and file-system state layout, versus a baseline answer that vaguely suggested multi-agent 'if it gets complex' - exactly the anti-pattern the skill's own decision tree warns against for independent items.
- What is the Agent Project Development SkillProof Score?
- 9.6/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 9/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
- How do I install Agent Project Development?
- Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
- Can I use Agent Project Development with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?
- The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.