experiment-iterative-coder

npx skills add BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills --skill experiment-iterative-coder --agent claude-code

Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.

# Iterative Coder Iterative code refinement through structured plan → code → evaluate → refine cycles. Each cycle runs objective checks (lint, tests) and self-evaluation, then diagnoses failures and plans targeted improvements. Reaches production quality in 3-8 iterations. ## When to Use This Skill - Main agent delegates a code task prefixed with "MODE: MORE_EFFORT" - User selected "More Effort" mode for code generation - Task requires high code quality with verified correctness - Task involves complex implementation (5+ files, multiple modules) - You want to iterate on code quality rather than submit first-pass code - You mention "iterative refinement", "code quality loop", "plan-code-evaluate" ## The Iteration Mindset **Code quality comes from fast feedback loops, not careful first attempts.** A fast plan → code → evaluate → fix cycle beats spending 30 minutes on a "perfect" first implementation. The evaluate step reveals problems you cannot predict by thinking alone — lint errors, import failures, test regressions, and missing edge cases all surface immediately when you actually run the code. ## Before Starting: Load Context 1. Read `/memory/experiment-memory.md` for proven stra

ruff --version 2>&1; echo "---"; python -m pytest --version 2>&1
ruff check . 2>&1 | tail -20
echo "LINT_EXIT: $?"
ruff format --check . 2>&1 | tail -10
echo "FORMAT_EXIT: $?"
python -m pytest -x -q --tb=short 2>&1 | tail -30
echo "TEST_EXIT: $?"