incremental-implementation

by addyosmani 82k MIT Updated Aug 5, 2026
incremental-implementation skill by addyosmani
incremental-implementation — Productivity skill by addyosmani

incremental-implementation is an open-source productivity skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by addyosmani. Its author describes it as: “Delivers changes incrementally. Use when implementing any feature or change that touches more than one file. Use when you're about to write a large amount of code at once, or when a task feels too big to land in one s…”. The project has 82k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `/plugin marketplace add addyosmani/agent-skills`.

Installation

Add incremental-implementation to your agent with:

/plugin marketplace add addyosmani/agent-skills

Always review a skill's source before installing it. This command comes from the skill's public repository; the linked repo is the source of truth for exact setup steps.

When to use it

Reach for incremental-implementation when you want productivity help from your agent without writing the same instructions every session. Load the skill and the agent picks it up automatically for relevant tasks.

Strengths

  • Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt
  • Ships in addyosmani/agent-skills, an established project with 82,220 GitHub stars
  • Actively maintained (recent commits)

Topics

agent-skillsantigravityclaude-codecodexcursorskills

Frequently asked questions

What does incremental-implementation do?
Delivers changes incrementally. Use when implementing any feature or change that touches more than one file. Use when you're about to write a large amount of code at once, or when a task feels too big to land in one step.
How do I install incremental-implementation?
Run /plugin marketplace add addyosmani/agent-skills in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills before installing.
Is incremental-implementation free to use?
Yes. incremental-implementation is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
Where does incremental-implementation come from?
incremental-implementation ships inside addyosmani/agent-skills, a repository that contains 25 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 82,220 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.

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