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Stop treating Claude like a basic chatbot

TL;DR Skills that force a spec before code, proper tests and systematic debugging get real development work done.

If you're typing raw prompts into Claude and hoping for the best, you're using a power tool as a hammer. The real power is in skills: small instruction packs that teach the model to plan, test and debug systematically.

My stack forces a proper spec before any code, brings in real test-driven development, and even teaches Claude to write new skills for my own repetitive tasks.

Try this

Start with one skill: a planning step before every bigger task. Add the rest once that sticks.

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