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brainstorming

Use when creating or developing, before writing code or implementation plans - refines rough ideas into fully-formed designs through collaborative questioning, alternative exploration, and incremental validation. Don't use during clear 'mechanical' processes

brainstormingideationcollaborationthinking-frameworks
shekohex
shekohex
5

test-driven-development

Use when implementing any feature or bugfix, before writing implementation code - write the test first, watch it fail, write minimal code to pass; ensures tests actually verify behavior by requiring failure first

test-driven-developmentautomated-testingred-green-refactorsoftware-development-process
shekohex
shekohex
5

systematic-debugging

Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes - four-phase framework (root cause investigation, pattern analysis, hypothesis testing, implementation) that ensures understanding before attempting solutions

root-cause-analysishypothesis-drivenbugfixtest-failures
shekohex
shekohex
5

deep-research

This skill should be used when conducting comprehensive research on any topic using the OpenAI Deep Research API. It automates prompt enhancement through interactive clarifying questions, saves research parameters, and executes deep research with web search capabilities. Use when the user asks for in-depth analysis, investigation, research summaries, or topic exploration.

openaiprompt-refinementclarity-adjustmentreal-time-information-retrieval
glebis
glebis
4

vibe-coding

Comprehensive guide for AI-assisted vibe coding. Use when the user wants to build applications through natural language prompts using tools like Lovable, Cursor, Replit, or Bolt. Includes best practices, pitfall awareness, tool-specific guidance, architectural decision support, and MVP scope definition with a bias toward cutting features aggressively to ship faster.

prompt-engineeringbest-practicesarchitectural-decisionsscope-definition
Exploration-labs
Exploration-labs
72

prompting-pattern-library

Comprehensive library of proven prompting patterns, frameworks, and examples for different use cases. This skill should be used when creating prompting guides, analyzing prompt effectiveness, teaching prompting techniques, or troubleshooting prompting issues. Use when writing about prompting, explaining prompting concepts to others, or improving existing prompts.

prompt-engineeringframework-selectionin-context-learningprompt-refinement
Exploration-labs
Exploration-labs
72

ai-vendor-evaluation

Comprehensive framework for evaluating AI vendors and solutions to avoid costly mistakes. Use this skill when assessing AI vendor proposals, conducting due diligence, evaluating contracts, comparing vendors, or making build-vs-buy decisions. Helps identify red flags, assess pricing models, evaluate technical capabilities, and conduct structured vendor comparisons.

build-vs-buydue-diligencecontract-reviewvendor-comparison
Exploration-labs
Exploration-labs
72

analyzing-research-papers

Expert methodology for analyzing and summarizing research papers, extracting key contributions, methodological details, and contextualizing findings. Use when reading papers from PDFs, DOIs, or URLs to create structured summaries for researchers.

summarizationcitation-managementIMRAD-structureliterature-mining
seabbs
seabbs
53

brainstorming

Use when creating or developing anything, before writing code or implementation plans - refines rough ideas into fully-formed designs through structured Socratic questioning, alternative exploration, and incremental validation. Optimized for git worktree workflows and Claude CLI agent patterns.

brainstormingstructured-outputgit-worktreesclaude-skills
toddward
toddward
52

wise-novice

Approach problems with beginner's mind while asking penetrating questions. Use when seeking fresh perspectives, cutting through complexity, challenging expert assumptions, simplifying explanations, or when deep domain knowledge may be creating blind spots.

metacognitioncritical-thinkingassumption-challengingclarity-adjustment
petekp
petekp
62

dreaming

Think expansively and imaginatively without practical constraints. Use when brainstorming ambitious ideas, exploring what's possible, challenging assumptions, envisioning ideal futures, or when the user needs to break out of incremental thinking and imagine boldly.

ideationassumption-challengingmetacognition
petekp
petekp
62

model-first-reasoning

Apply Model-First Reasoning (MFR) to code generation tasks. Use when the user requests "model-first", "MFR", "formal modeling before coding", "model then implement", or when tasks involve complex logic, state machines, constraint systems, or any implementation requiring formal correctness guarantees. Enforces strict separation between modeling and implementation phases.

formal-methodsstate-machinecode-generationsoftware-design
petekp
petekp
62

ccpm-debugging

Systematic debugging with defense-in-depth approach (symptoms → immediate cause → root cause → systemic issues → prevention). Auto-activates when user mentions "error", "failing", "broken", "debug", "bug", "issue" or when /ccpm:verify runs. Uses Observe → Hypothesize → Test → Confirm → Fix → Verify → Document workflow. Updates Linear with findings and automatically logs blockers that require external fixes. Traces root causes instead of patching symptoms. Integrates with ccpm-code-review to verify fixes pass all gates before marking complete. Suggests binary search for intermittent issues and five-whys analysis for complex problems.

debuggingtroubleshootingroot-cause-analysisdefense-in-depth
duongdev
duongdev
51

sequential-thinking

Structured problem-solving through iterative reasoning with revision and branching capabilities for complex problems. Use when tackling multi-step problems with uncertain scope, design planning, architecture decisions, or systematic decomposition. Auto-activates when user asks about breaking down epics, designing systems, assessing complexity, or performing root-cause analysis. Uses 6-step process: Initial assessment (rough estimate) → Iterative reasoning (learn progressively) → Dynamic scope adjustment (refine as understanding deepens) → Revision mechanism (update when assumptions change) → Branching for alternatives (explore multiple approaches) → Conclusion (synthesize findings). Supports explicit uncertainty acknowledgment within thoughts. Adjusts total thought count dynamically (e.g., "Thought 3/8" when initially estimated 5). Recommends binary search for intermittent issues and five-whys technique for root causes.

task-decompositioniterative-workroot-cause-analysisbranching
duongdev
duongdev
51

structured-analysis

Apply structured analytical frameworks to any artifact (prompts, systems, documents, code). 12 frameworks in 3 tiers: Core (4 universal), Auto-Invoke (specialized), On-Demand (advanced). Includes adversarial-review for finding blind spots and post-plan validation workflow.

framework-selectionadversarial-reviewassumption-challengingvalidation-workflow
ilude
ilude
5

ruleset-optimization

Guidelines for optimizing Claude rulesets and instruction files (CLAUDE.md, settings.json) using context efficiency principles. Includes strategies for skill extraction, progressive disclosure, token savings calculation, and deduplication. Manually invoke when optimizing rulesets, reducing context size, extracting content to skills, or improving ruleset organization.

token-optimizationprogressive-disclosurecontext-partitioningduplicate-detection
ilude
ilude
5

research

Use codex web search for technical research, output reports with complete citation links. Focus on key results users care about, minimize irrelevant content.

web-searchcodexbarcitation-stylesliterature-review
acking-you
acking-you
51

cursor-agent-supervisor

Offloading tasks with a well-defined scope to sub-agents, for instance to use a sub-agent to implement a set of specs. Use this skill whenever a task should not need a broad knowledge of the whole project

agent-orchestrationagent-coordinationcontext-partitioningmulti-agent-systems
YPares
YPares
52

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