doubt-driven-developmentby Addy OsmaniDevelopmentGitHub stars: 100k
Doubt-Driven Development skill: what it does and how to install it
Puts every non-trivial decision through an adversarial review in a fresh context before it stands, to expose hidden failure modes.
Install
$ npx skills add addyosmani/agent-skills --skill doubt-driven-developmentRun it in a terminal. If your agent is already running, start a new session so it picks the skill up.
About this skill
Puts every non-trivial decision through an adversarial review in a fresh context before it stands, to expose hidden failure modes.
History
Repo stars
100kAbout +10.3k since 9 Jul 2026
Before 1 Oct 2026 the curve is estimated from public event data.
Stars are counted for the whole repository, which holds 24 skills.
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| Date | Repo stars |
|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | 100,257 |
| 24 Sept 2026 (estimated) | 99,952 |
| 17 Sept 2026 (estimated) | 99,070 |
| 10 Sept 2026 (estimated) | 94,698 |
| 3 Sept 2026 (estimated) | 91,510 |
| 27 Aug 2026 (estimated) | 91,256 |
| 20 Aug 2026 (estimated) | 91,111 |
| 13 Aug 2026 (estimated) | 91,039 |
| 6 Aug 2026 (estimated) | 90,218 |
| 30 Jul 2026 (estimated) | 90,133 |
| 23 Jul 2026 (estimated) | 90,097 |
| 16 Jul 2026 (estimated) | 90,073 |
| 9 Jul 2026 (estimated) | 89,916 |
Installs
39k
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Installs via skills.sh
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