Popular Coding & Development Skills

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Gitai Git Commit Automation

Boost developer productivity with Gitai: An AI-powered Git automation tool that analyzes code changes and generates semantic Conventional Commits instantly. Supports Node.js, Python, Java, Go, PHP, and more. Compatible with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Groq.

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Ralph Loop (Agent Mode)

Guide OpenClaw agents to execute Ralph Wiggum loops using exec and process tools. Agent orchestrates coding agents (Codex, Claude Code, OpenCode, Goose) with proper TTY support via pty:true. Plans/builds code via PROMPT.md + AGENTS.md, SPECS and IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md. Includes PLANNING vs BUILDING modes, backpressure, sandboxing, and completion conditions. Users request loops, agents execute using tools.

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PR + Commit Workflow

This skill should be used when creating commits or pull requests, enforcing a human-written PR structure, intent capture, and evidence in agentic workflows.

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Swiftui Performance Audit

Audit and improve SwiftUI runtime performance from code review and architecture. Use for requests to diagnose slow rendering, janky scrolling, high CPU/memory usage, excessive view updates, or layout thrash in SwiftUI apps, and to provide guidance for user-run Instruments profiling when code review alone is insufficient.

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Finishing A Development Branch

Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work

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Brainstorming

You MUST use this before any creative work - creating features, building components, adding functionality, or modifying behavior. Explores user intent, requirements and design before implementation.

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Dispatching Parallel Agents

Use when facing 2+ independent tasks that can be worked on without shared state or sequential dependencies

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Executing Plans

Use when you have a written implementation plan to execute in a separate session with review checkpoints

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Requesting Code Review

Use when completing tasks, implementing major features, or before merging to verify work meets requirements

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Subagent Driven Development

Use when executing implementation plans with independent tasks in the current session

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Using Superpowers

Use when starting any conversation - establishes how to find and use skills, requiring skill invocation before ANY response including clarifying questions

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Verification Before Completion

Use when about to claim work is complete, fixed, or passing, before committing or creating PRs - requires running verification commands and confirming output before making any success claims; evidence before assertions always

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Systematic Debugging

Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes

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Using Git Worktrees

Use when starting feature work that needs isolation from current workspace or before executing implementation plans - ensures an isolated workspace exists via native tools or git worktree fallback

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Implement Spec

Implement a specification in code.

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Ask Matt

Ask which skill or flow fits your situation. A router over the skills in this repo.

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Codebase Design

Shared vocabulary for designing deep modules. Use when the user wants to design or improve a module's interface, find deepening opportunities, decide where a seam goes, make code more testable or AI-navigable, or when another skill needs the deep-module vocabulary.

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Diagnosing Bugs

Diagnosis loop for hard bugs and performance regressions. Use when the user says "diagnose"/"debug this", or reports something broken/throwing/failing/slow.

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Git Guardrails Claude Code

Set up Claude Code hooks to block dangerous git commands (push, reset --hard, clean, branch -D, etc.) before they execute. Use when user wants to prevent destructive git operations, add git safety hooks, or block git push/reset in Claude Code.

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Grilling

Grill the user relentlessly about a plan, decision, or idea. Use when the user wants to stress-test their thinking, or uses any 'grill' trigger phrases.

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Resolving Merge Conflicts

Use when you need to resolve an in-progress git merge/rebase conflict.

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Setup Matt Pocock Skills

Configure this repo for the engineering skills: set up its issue tracker, triage label vocabulary, and domain doc layout. Run once before first use of the other engineering skills.

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Setup Pre Commit

Set up Husky pre-commit hooks with lint-staged (Prettier), type checking, and tests in the current repo. Use when user wants to add pre-commit hooks, set up Husky, configure lint-staged, or add commit-time formatting/typechecking/testing.

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Tdd

Test-driven development. Use when the user wants to build features or fix bugs test-first, mentions "red-green-refactor", or wants integration tests.

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Dsh Code Review

Use when reviewing a pull request in the deepseek-harness repo — orients the reviewer to this codebase's standards (AGENTS.md conventions, defensive patterns, ADRs, quality gates) and the review-specific checks that code alone can't show

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Dsh Find Simplifications

Use when working in the deepseek-harness repo to find non-obvious simplification candidates, write proposed Agent Notes or inline TODO/FIXME/XXX notes, audit or coalesce superseded Agent Notes, or fold worthwhile simplification ideas from another PR; especially for dead, duplicated, speculative, over-built, added-then-removed, or hand-rolled-where-a-dependency-exists surfaces.

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Dsh Merging Stacked Prs

Use when landing a stack of dependent GitHub PRs (A ← B ← C, where each bases on the one below) onto master, merging a PR whose base is another open PR's branch, or whenever a request mentions "stacked PRs", "PR stack", "dependent PRs", or merging several related PRs in sequence. Requires every same-repository dependency chain to use GitHub's official stacked-PR feature before landing so GitHub owns stack-wide rules, CI, ordering, retargeting, and merge state.

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Algorithmic Art

Creating algorithmic art using p5.js with seeded randomness and interactive parameter exploration. Use this when users request creating art using code, generative art, algorithmic art, flow fields, or particle systems. Create original algorithmic art rather than copying existing artists' work to avoid copyright violations.

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Skill Creator

Create new skills, modify and improve existing skills, and measure skill performance. Use when users want to create a skill from scratch, edit, or optimize an existing skill, run evals to test a skill, benchmark skill performance with variance analysis, or optimize a skill's description for better triggering accuracy.

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Frontend Design

Guidance for distinctive, intentional visual design when building new UI or reshaping an existing one. Helps with aesthetic direction, typography, and making choices that don't read as templated defaults.

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Internal Comms

A set of resources to help me write all kinds of internal communications, using the formats that my company likes to use. Claude should use this skill whenever asked to write some sort of internal communications (status reports, leadership updates, 3P updates, company newsletters, FAQs, incident reports, project updates, etc.).

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Superself

Use when a project keeps its state in Superself (a `<!-- superself:begin` block in AGENTS.md or CLAUDE.md, or `self setup` resolves the directory to a registered project): read `self context` at session start, attach work to a work unit, report with evidence, and record confirmed decisions so the next session picks up where this one left off.

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Accessibility Compliance

Implement WCAG 2.2 compliant interfaces with mobile accessibility, inclusive design patterns, and assistive technology support. Use when auditing accessibility, implementing ARIA patterns, building for screen readers, or ensuring inclusive user experiences.

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Ai Debt Detector

Use after generating code, after accepting AI suggestions, or when reviewing AI-written modules. Also use when code works but feels brittle, when error handling seems thin, when orphaned resources or missing cleanup are suspected, or when the agent claims done but hidden debt may exist. Catches the specific failure patterns AI agents produce that humans would not.

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Api Design Principles

Master REST and GraphQL API design principles to build intuitive, scalable, and maintainable APIs that delight developers. Use when designing new APIs, reviewing API specifications, or establishing API design standards.

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Async Python Patterns

Master Python asyncio, concurrent programming, and async/await patterns for high-performance applications. Use when building async APIs, concurrent systems, or I/O-bound applications requiring non-blocking operations.

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Bazel Build Optimization

Optimize Bazel builds for large-scale monorepos. Use when configuring Bazel, implementing remote execution, or optimizing build performance for enterprise codebases.

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Before You Build

Pre-build product and feature risk review for founders, product managers, and AI-assisted builders. Use this skill when the user is about to build a landing page, MVP, SaaS product, internal tool, agent workflow, or major feature and needs to check demand, positioning, monetization, retention, trust, distribution, and adoption risk before implementation starts.

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Billing Automation

Build automated billing systems for recurring payments, invoicing, subscription lifecycle, and dunning management. Use when implementing subscription billing, automating invoicing, or managing recurring payment systems.

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Binary Analysis Patterns

Master binary analysis patterns including disassembly, decompilation, control flow analysis, and code pattern recognition. Use when analyzing executables, understanding compiled code, or performing static analysis on binaries.

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Block No Verify Hook

Configure a PreToolUse hook to prevent AI agents from skipping git pre-commit hooks with --no-verify and other bypass flags. Use when setting up Claude Code projects that enforce commit quality gates.

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Checkpoint Promotion

Gate fine-tuned checkpoints with drift budgets, paired comparison, and forgetting checks before promotion. Use after a training run produces a checkpoint, when deciding whether a tuned model ships, or when a promoted model needs re-gating against updated goldens.

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Competitive Landscape

Analyze competition, identify differentiation opportunities, and develop winning market positioning strategies using Porter's Five Forces, Blue Ocean Strategy, and positioning maps. Use this skill when evaluating competitors, assessing market positioning, identifying sustainable competitive advantages, or preparing competitive strategy analysis for a startup or investor pitch.

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Cqrs Implementation

Implement Command Query Responsibility Segregation for scalable architectures. Use when separating read and write models, optimizing query performance, or building event-sourced systems.

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Data Quality Frameworks

Implement data quality validation with Great Expectations, dbt tests, and data contracts. Use when building data quality pipelines, implementing validation rules, or establishing data contracts.

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Data Storytelling

Transform data into compelling narratives using visualization, context, and persuasive structure. Use when presenting analytics to stakeholders, creating data reports, or building executive presentations.

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Debugging Strategies

Master systematic debugging techniques, profiling tools, and root cause analysis to efficiently track down bugs across any codebase or technology stack. Use when investigating bugs, performance issues, or unexpected behavior.

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Defi Protocol Templates

Implement DeFi protocols with production-ready templates for staking, AMMs, governance, and flash loans. Use when building decentralized finance applications or smart contract protocols.