octocode-research
Use when researching, debugging, reviewing, or changing code with evidence-first proof. Covers local and GitHub repos, npm packages, PRs, dead code, architecture, prior art, and iterative ReAct loops.
octocode-prompt-optimizer
Use when prompts, SKILL.md, AGENTS.md, or agent instructions need optimization, gates, enforcement, or reliability fixes.
octocode-roast
Use when roasting code or finding code sins with file:line evidence and blunt critique.
agentic-flow-best-practices
Use when the user asks to design, review, implement, debug, or evaluate an agentic workflow or AI-agent harness: MCP tools/resources/prompts, multi-agent routing or handoffs, agent memory/context/cache, Zod/JSON-schema protocols, human gates, observability, evals, or production safety. Do not use for ordinary app code, generic prompt writing, or model comparison unless an agentic flow boundary is involved.
octocode-chrome-devtools
Use Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP) for browser debugging, inspection, and automation when DevTools-grade evidence is needed: network, console, performance, DOM/CSS, screenshots/PDF, security, storage, auth-gated, live-page, and source-traced findings. Opens or attaches to Chrome, runs sandboxed CDP scripts, and keeps sessions reusable. Prefer lighter browser tools for simply opening a page.
octocode-design
High-level design-system and UI architecture generator for existing or new projects. Uses Octocode MCP local tools first, then creates a dynamic (not rigid) DESIGN.md covering visual language, styling strategy, component architecture, framework constraints, accessibility, performance, responsive behavior, and implementation guidance.
octocode-documentation-writer
This skill should be used when the user asks to "generate documentation", "document this project", "create docs", "write documentation", "update documentation", "document all APIs", "generate onboarding docs", "create developer docs", or needs comprehensive codebase documentation. Orchestrates parallel AI agents to analyze code and produce documentation files.
octocode-harness-status
Show all skills, MCP servers, CLIs, and tokens installed on this machine per vendor in an interactive HTML dashboard. Opens in the default browser. Allows removing MCPs from config files and deleting skill folders directly from the UI. Use when the user asks to "show my harness", "check installed skills", "show my MCPs", "check my AI setup", "show all agents", "harness status", "what CLIs are installed", "check token limits", "review my agent context", or wants an inventory of their full AI tooling.
octocode-install
Interactive step-by-step installer for Octocode tools on macOS and Windows. Use when the user asks to "install octocode", "set up octocode", "configure octocode mcp", "get started with octocode", "install octocode", "octocode setup", or needs help with GitHub auth, IDE MCP config, or skills installation.
octocode-news
Researches what is new in AI, developer tools, web platform, security, and notable repositories. Use when the user asks for whats-new, latest updates, recent releases, tech news, AI news, changelogs, repo updates, or trend scanning.
octocode-slides
Generates polished multi-file HTML presentations. Six-phase flow: brief → research → outline → design → implementation → review. Each slide is a standalone HTML file loaded via iframe. Use when asked to 'create slides', 'make a presentation', 'generate HTML slides', 'build a deck', or turn notes/docs/code into a polished presentation.
octocode-awareness
Use when shared repo work needs awareness before planning, during edits, or after verification: attend/workboard, memory/wiki hygiene, locks/signals, hooks, handoffs, reflection, role-dialogue self-review, or repo context
browser-agent
Use when browser work needs multiple turns of Chrome DevTools Protocol interaction: security/cookie/storage audits, network analysis, DOM inspection, coverage, workers/service-workers, device emulation, or multi-step automation. Spawns a dedicated browser subagent via spawnSubagent that stays alive for follow-up instructions via AgentMessage. For single-shot tasks (one screenshot, one network pass), call chromeDebug directly instead.
octocode-brainstorming
Use when brainstorming or validating ideas against evidence: worth building, prior art, existing solutions, or whether to add X. Diverges, researches, stress-tests, and returns Build RFC / Prototype / Narrow / Park.
octocode-rfc-generator
Use when the user needs an RFC, design doc, architecture proposal, migration plan, or research-backed decision before coding. Triggers: cross-package changes, risky refactors, option comparisons, blast-radius mapping, or improving an existing RFC/plan.
octocode-skills
Use when working with Agent Skills or SKILL.md folders: find, evaluate, lint, rate, improve, install, or create them across local paths, GitHub, and marketplaces — including description tuning and install targets.