OrchestKit Skill Directory Skill

OrchestKit Skill Directory

Dynamic skill discovery — reads from source at runtime so listings are never stale.

CC 2.1.121+ tip: if you just want to find one skill quickly, the native /skills command now has type-to-filter — open it and start typing the skill name. Use /ork:help when you want categorized browsing or rationale for why a skill applies.

Quick Start

/ork:help           # Show all categories
/ork:help build     # Show BUILD skills only
/ork:help git       # Show GIT skills only
/ork:help all       # List every user-invocable skill

Argument Resolution

CATEGORY = "$ARGUMENTS[0]"  # Optional: build, git, memory, quality, config, explore, plan, media, all
# If provided, skip AskUserQuestion and show that category directly.
# $ARGUMENTS is the full string (CC 2.1.59 indexed access)

STEP 0: Dynamic Skill Discovery

ALWAYS run this first to get accurate, up-to-date skill data:

# Scan all user-invocable skills from source
Grep(pattern="user-invocable:\\s*true", path="src/skills", output_mode="files_with_matches")

For each matched file, extract name and description from frontmatter:

# For each SKILL.md found, read first 15 lines to get name + description
Read(file_path="src/skills/{name}/SKILL.md", limit=15)

Build the skill list dynamically. Never hardcode counts or skill names.

STEP 1: Category Selection

If CATEGORY argument provided, skip to STEP 2 with that category.

Otherwise, present categories interactively:

AskUserQuestion(
  questions=[{
    "question": "What type of task are you working on?",
    "header": "Category",
    # 4-option cap (CC schema): the 7 categories are grouped into 3 buckets +
    # "Show all". STEP 2 renders the constituent categories for the picked bucket.
    "options": [
      {"label": "Build & ship", "description": "Implement, brainstorm, test, commit, PR, fix issues"},
      {"label": "Plan & assess", "description": "PRDs, plan visualization, quality assessment, PR review"},
      {"label": "Explore & operate", "description": "Codebase exploration, memory, setup, diagnostics"},
      {"label": "Show all", "description": "List every user-invocable skill"}
    ],
    "multiSelect": false
  }]
)

STEP 2: Render Category

For the selected category, render the skill table from the data gathered in STEP 0.

Category-to-Skill Mapping

Granular categories (used by the CLI args build, git, … from STEP 1):

| Category | Skills | |----------|--------| | BUILD | implement, brainstorm, cover, verify | | GIT | commit, create-pr, review-pr, fix-issue | | PLAN | visualize-plan, write-prd, assess | | MEMORY | remember, memory | | QUALITY | assess, review-pr, doctor | | CONFIG | setup, doctor, configure | | EXPLORE | explore |

The STEP 0 picker only offers 3 buckets (the AskUserQuestion schema caps a question at 4 options) — each bucket renders the union of its categories:

| Picker bucket | Renders categories | |---------------|--------------------| | Build & ship | BUILD + GIT | | Plan & assess | PLAN + QUALITY | | Explore & operate | MEMORY + CONFIG + EXPLORE |

For each skill in the category, render:

/ork:{name}  v{version}  {complexity}
  {description}
  Example: /ork:{name} {argument-hint example}

"Show all" — Full Listing

If user picks "Show all", render ALL user-invocable skills grouped by category from STEP 0 data.

CC Built-in Commands (2.1.72+)

Not OrchestKit skills — these are Claude Code built-ins:

| Command | Description | Since | |---------|-------------|-------| | /code-review | Review changed code for correctness bugs at a chosen effort level; --comment posts inline PR comments (renamed from /simplify in 2.1.146; the old cleanup-and-fix behavior was removed) | CC 2.1.146 | | /help | Claude Code built-in help | CC 2.1.0+ | | /config | Claude Code configuration | CC 2.1.0+ | | /clear | Clear conversation (preserves background agents) | CC 2.1.72 | | /fast | Toggle fast mode (same model, faster output) | CC 2.1.59+ | | /loop | Recurring interval (e.g. /loop 5m /foo) | CC 2.1.71 | | /plan | Enter plan mode | CC 2.1.72 | | /team-onboarding | Generate teammate ramp-up guide | CC 2.1.101 | | /ultraplan | Remote-session deep planning | CC 2.1.101 | | /recap | Session context restoration after idle | CC 2.1.108 | | /undo | Alias for /rewind | CC 2.1.108 | | /skills | Native skill picker — type to filter | CC 2.1.121 | | /effort | Reasoning effort — sets ${CLAUDE_EFFORT} env for skills | CC 2.1.72 (env var since 2.1.120) | | /cd | Move session to a new working directory without breaking the prompt cache | CC 2.1.169 | | --safe-mode | Start with ALL customizations disabled (troubleshooting bisect) | CC 2.1.169 (flag/env, not a slash command) |

Performance Tips

ENABLE_PROMPT_CACHING_1H=1 — Extends prompt cache TTL from 5 min to 1 hour. Set this for long sessions with multi-phase skills (brainstorm, implement, cover). Available on API key, Bedrock, Vertex, Foundry.
/recap — Restores session context after stepping away. Complements OrchestKit's checkpoint-resume for chain recovery.

Keyboard Shortcuts

| Shortcut | Action | |----------|--------| | Ctrl+F | Find in session output | | Esc | Cancel / dismiss | | Shift+Enter | Newline in input | | Ctrl+C | Cancel operation |

Pro Tip

You don't need to memorize skills. Just describe your task naturally:

"I need to implement user login"     → /ork:implement
"Show me the payment architecture"   → /ork:explore
"Review PR 123"                      → /ork:review-pr
"Is this code good?"                 → /ork:assess
"Plan out the billing redesign"      → /ork:visualize-plan

Related Skills

/help — Claude Code built-in help
/ork:doctor — OrchestKit health check
/ork:setup — Full onboarding wizard

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