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implement Skill for Claude Code: Build the Work From a Spec or Tickets

Builds the work in a spec or set of tickets with test-first coding, runs a code review at the end and commits to your current branch.

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implement is a short instruction set for turning a spec or tickets into code. It fetches the ticket you name from your issue tracker and states its title. Then it builds, calling the tdd skill at agreed test points, typechecking often, running single test files often and the full suite once at the end.

When it finishes it calls the code-review skill and commits to the current branch. It depends on both of those skills, so install the whole set. You start it with /implement.

Good for

  • Developers who write specs or tickets and want agents to build them
  • Teams using GitHub or other trackers with agent-ready tickets
  • People who want review and commit built into the build step

Install implement

Claude Code

  1. 1

    Copy this prompt.

    Install the implement skill in Claude Code. Run this command:

claude plugin install mattpocock-skills@claude-plugins-official

Then check that it loaded and tell me how to use it.
  2. 2

    Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.

Install the whole set with the plugin route. implement calls other skills from the same repo, and the README asks you to run /setup-matt-pocock-skills once per repo so they know your issue tracker. Pick one route per agent, or you get every skill twice. Claude Code names plugin skills /plugin-name:skill-name, so the full name is /mattpocock-skills:implement if /implement is not found.

From the project README. Source.

What's in the skill

When it loads

Implement a piece of work based on a spec or set of tickets.

Key facts

Author
Matt Pocock
Repo
mattpocock/skills
Installs on skills.sh
812,439 (Nov 2, 2026)
GitHub stars
309,237 (Nov 2, 2026)
License
MIT
Last repo commit
Nov 1, 2026
Files next to SKILL.md
1 files
skills.sh audits
Gen Agent Trust Hub pass, Socket pass, Snyk pass
Needs
tdd and code-review skills from the same repo; the issue tracker set up by setup-matt-pocock-skills

What it includes

  • Reads the ticket from your issue tracker and states its title first

    Network · Fetch the ticket

  • Calls the tdd skill at pre-agreed test points

    Runs code · Build with tdd

  • Typecheck regularly, single test files regularly, full suite once at the end

    Runs code · Check as it goes

  • Calls the code-review skill on the finished work

    Review

  • Commits the work to the current branch

    Runs code · Commit

From the official docs

Permissions

Medium risk

What it can do

  • Read your data
  • Create and change things
  • Delete things
  • Read-only mode

Watch out for

  • It edits your code and commits to your current branch

    Start from a feature branch, not main, and review the commit before you push. github.com

  • It runs your typecheck and tests

    Test scripts run with your permissions. Know what they do before you let the agent run the suite. github.com

Technical details
Talks toYour issue tracker, when you pass a ticket
Scopes

  • Your source code

  • Ticket text from your issue tracker

Questions

What does implement do?

It builds what a spec or ticket describes, test-first, then reviews the result and commits it. The SKILL.md is short and leans on the tdd and code-review skills for the details.

How do I install implement?

Use the install box at the top and install the whole set. implement calls tdd and code-review, so installing it alone leaves it without both.

Will it start by itself?

No. The frontmatter sets disable-model-invocation, so you type /implement.

Does it push code?

The SKILL.md says to commit to the current branch. It does not mention pushing. Check your branch before you run it, because the commit lands wherever you are.

Does it need an issue tracker?

Only if you pass a ticket reference. Then it fetches the ticket, using the tracker you set up with /setup-matt-pocock-skills.

Is it safe?

It edits code, runs your tests and commits. Run it on a feature branch, read the diff, and keep production credentials out of the environment.

Information

updated Nov 2, 2026

Repository
mattpocock/skills
Folder
skills/engineering/implement

mattpocock/skillsskills.sh

Sources

Docs, issue trackers and discussions this page is built from.

Show all 3
  1. mattpocock/skills README · github.com
  2. implement SKILL.md · github.com
  3. implement on skills.sh · skills.sh

Updated Nov 2, 2026.