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# **mattpocock/skills**
Skills for Real Engineers. Straight from my .agents directory.
main Updated 6 hours ago [GitHub](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills)
## Repository statistics
- Indexed skills
**49**
- Skill groups
**7**
- GitHub stars
**202,456**
- Forks
**17,458**
## Skills by folder
49 total
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### **Engineering**
17 skills
[**/to-tickets**
Break a plan, spec, or the current conversation into a set of tracer-bullet tickets, each declaring its blocking edges, published to the configured tracker — edges as text in one file per ticket locally, or native blocking links on a real tracker. /to-tickets](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/to-tickets)
Updated 2 weeks ago
Requires [/setup-matt-pocock-skills](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/setup-matt-pocock-skills)
[**/improve-codebase-architecture**
Scan a codebase for deepening opportunities, present them as a visual HTML report, then grill through whichever one you pick. /improve-codebase-architecture](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/improve-codebase-architecture)
Updated 3 weeks ago
Requires [/codebase-design](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/codebase-design) [/grilling](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/grilling) [/domain-modeling](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/domain-modeling)
[**/wayfinder**
Plan a huge chunk of work — more than one agent session can hold — as a shared map of decision tickets on your issue tracker, and resolve them one at a time until the way to the destination is clear. /wayfinder](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/wayfinder)
Updated 3 weeks ago
Requires [/setup-matt-pocock-skills](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/setup-matt-pocock-skills) [/research](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/research) [/prototype](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/prototype) +2
[**/ask-matt**
Ask which skill or flow fits your situation. A router over the skills in this repo. /ask-matt](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/ask-matt)
Updated 3 weeks ago
Requires [/grill-with-docs](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/grill-with-docs) [/grill-me](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/grill-me) [/grilling](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/grilling) +17
[**/prototype**
Build a throwaway prototype to answer a design question. Use when the user wants to sanity-check whether a state model or logic feels right, or explore what a UI should look like. /prototype](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/prototype)
Updated 4 weeks ago
[**/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. /setup-matt-pocock-skills](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/setup-matt-pocock-skills)
Updated 4 weeks ago
[**/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. /tdd](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/tdd)
Updated last month
[**/implement**
Implement a piece of work based on a spec or set of tickets. /implement](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/implement)
Updated last month
Requires [/tdd](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/tdd) [/code-review](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/code-review)
[**/to-spec**
Turn the current conversation into a spec and publish it to the project issue tracker — no interview, just synthesis of what you've already discussed. /to-spec](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/to-spec)
Updated last month
Requires [/setup-matt-pocock-skills](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/setup-matt-pocock-skills)
[**/research**
Investigate a question against high-trust primary sources and capture the findings as a Markdown file in the repo. Use when the user wants a topic researched, docs or API facts gathered, or reading legwork delegated to a background agent. /research](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/research)
Updated last month
[**/code-review**
Review the changes since a fixed point (commit, branch, tag, or merge-base) along two axes — Standards (does the code follow this repo's documented coding standards?) and Spec (does the code match what the originating issue/PRD asked for?). Runs both reviews in parallel sub-agents and reports them side by side. Use when the user wants to review a branch, a PR, work-in-progress changes, or asks to "review since X". /code-review](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/code-review)
Updated last month
Requires [/setup-matt-pocock-skills](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/setup-matt-pocock-skills)
[**/triage**
Move issues and external PRs through a state machine of triage roles — categorise, verify, grill if needed, and write agent-ready briefs. /triage](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/triage)
Updated 2 months ago
Requires [/setup-matt-pocock-skills](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/setup-matt-pocock-skills) [/grilling](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/grilling) [/domain-modeling](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/domain-modeling)
[**/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. /codebase-design](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/codebase-design)
Updated 2 months ago
[**/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. /diagnosing-bugs](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/diagnosing-bugs)
Updated 2 months ago
Requires [/improve-codebase-architecture](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/improve-codebase-architecture)
[**/domain-modeling**
Build and sharpen a project's domain model. Use when the user wants to pin down domain terminology or a ubiquitous language, record an architectural decision, or when another skill needs to maintain the domain model. /domain-modeling](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/domain-modeling)
Updated 2 months ago
[**/resolving-merge-conflicts**
Use when you need to resolve an in-progress git merge/rebase conflict. /resolving-merge-conflicts](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/resolving-merge-conflicts)
Updated 2 months ago
[**/grill-with-docs**
A relentless interview to sharpen a plan or design, which also creates docs (ADR's and glossary) as we go. /grill-with-docs](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/grill-with-docs)
Updated 2 months ago
Requires [/grilling](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/grilling) [/domain-modeling](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/domain-modeling)
### **In progress**
9 skills
[**/batch-grill-me**
A relentless interview that asks every frontier question at once, round by round. /batch-grill-me](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/batch-grill-me)
Updated 3 weeks ago
[**/to-questionnaire**
Turn a decision you can't fully answer into a questionnaire for someone else to fill in. /to-questionnaire](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/to-questionnaire)
Updated 3 weeks ago
[**/setup-ts-deep-modules**
Wire dependency-cruiser into a TypeScript repo so each package is a deep module — implementation hidden in subfolders, reachable only through its entry-point files. User-invoked. /setup-ts-deep-modules](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/setup-ts-deep-modules)
Updated 4 weeks ago
Requires [/codebase-design](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/codebase-design)
[**/claude-handoff**
Hand the current conversation off to a fresh background agent that picks up the work immediately. /claude-handoff](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/claude-handoff)
Updated last month
[**/wizard**
Generate an interactive bash wizard that walks a human through a manual procedure — third-party setup, a one-off migration, an A→B state transition — opening URLs, capturing values, confirming each step, and writing .env files and GitHub Actions secrets. /wizard](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/wizard)
Updated last month
[**/writing-beats**
Writing, exploit — assemble raw material into a journey of beats, grounding each term before a beat leans on it. /writing-beats](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/writing-beats)
Updated last month
[**/writing-fragments**
Writing, explore — mine raw fragments, no structure yet. /writing-fragments](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/writing-fragments)
Updated last month
[**/writing-shape**
Writing, exploit — shape raw material into an article, paragraph by paragraph. /writing-shape](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/writing-shape)
Updated last month
[**/loop-me**
Grill me about specs for the workflows I want to build, within this workspace. /loop-me](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/loop-me)
Updated last month
Requires [/grilling](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/grilling)
### **Misc**
4 skills
[**/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. /git-guardrails-claude-code](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/git-guardrails-claude-code)
Updated 3 months ago
[**/migrate-to-shoehorn**
Migrate test files from \`as\` type assertions to @total-typescript/shoehorn. Use when user mentions shoehorn, wants to replace \`as\` in tests, or needs partial test data. /migrate-to-shoehorn](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/migrate-to-shoehorn)
Updated 3 months ago
[**/scaffold-exercises**
Create exercise directory structures with sections, problems, solutions, and explainers that pass linting. Use when user wants to scaffold exercises, create exercise stubs, or set up a new course section. /scaffold-exercises](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/scaffold-exercises)
Updated 3 months ago
[**/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. /setup-pre-commit](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/setup-pre-commit)
Updated 3 months ago
### **Personal**
2 skills
[**/edit-article**
Edit and improve articles by restructuring sections, improving clarity, and tightening prose. Use when user wants to edit, revise, or improve an article draft. /edit-article](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/edit-article)
Updated 2 months ago
[**/obsidian-vault**
Search, create, and manage notes in the Obsidian vault with wikilinks and index notes. Use when user wants to find, create, or organize notes in Obsidian. /obsidian-vault](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/obsidian-vault)
Updated 3 months ago
### **Productivity**
5 skills
[**/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. /grilling](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/grilling)
Updated 3 weeks ago
[**/writing-great-skills**
Reference for writing and editing skills well — the vocabulary and principles that make a skill predictable. /writing-great-skills](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/writing-great-skills)
Updated last month
[**/handoff**
Compact the current conversation into a handoff document for another agent to pick up. /handoff](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/handoff)
Updated last month
[**/teach**
Teach the user a new skill or concept, within this workspace. /teach](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/teach)
Updated 2 months ago
[**/grill-me**
A relentless interview to sharpen a plan or design. /grill-me](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/grill-me)
Updated 2 months ago
Requires [/grilling](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/grilling)
### **Deprecated**
4 skills
[**/qa**
Interactive QA session where user reports bugs or issues conversationally, and the agent files GitHub issues. Explores the codebase in the background for context and domain language. Use when user wants to report bugs, do QA, file issues conversationally, or mentions "QA session". /qa](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/qa)
Updated 3 months ago
[**/request-refactor-plan**
Create a detailed refactor plan with tiny commits via user interview, then file it as a GitHub issue. Use when user wants to plan a refactor, create a refactoring RFC, or break a refactor into safe incremental steps. /request-refactor-plan](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/request-refactor-plan)
Updated 3 months ago
[**/ubiquitous-language**
Extract a DDD-style ubiquitous language glossary from the current conversation, flagging ambiguities and proposing canonical terms. Saves to UBIQUITOUS\_LANGUAGE.md. Use when user wants to define domain terms, build a glossary, harden terminology, create a ubiquitous language, or mentions "domain model" or "DDD". /ubiquitous-language](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/ubiquitous-language)
Updated 3 months ago
[**/design-an-interface**
Generate multiple radically different interface designs for a module using parallel sub-agents. Use when user wants to design an API, explore interface options, compare module shapes, or mentions "design it twice". /design-an-interface](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/design-an-interface)
Updated 3 months ago
### **Other**
8 skills
[**/to-issues**
Break a plan, spec, or PRD into independently-grabbable issues on the project issue tracker using tracer-bullet vertical slices. /to-issues](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/to-issues)
Updated 4 weeks ago
Requires [/setup-matt-pocock-skills](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/setup-matt-pocock-skills) [/prototype](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/prototype)
[**/decision-mapping**
Turn a loose idea into a sequenced map of investigation tickets, then drive them to resolution one at a time. /decision-mapping](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/decision-mapping)
Updated last month
Requires [/prototype](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/prototype) [/grilling](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/grilling) [/domain-modeling](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/domain-modeling) +1
[**/review**
Review the changes since a fixed point (commit, branch, tag, or merge-base) along two axes — Standards (does the code follow this repo's documented coding standards?) and Spec (does the code match what the originating issue/PRD asked for?). Runs both reviews in parallel sub-agents and reports them side by side. Use when the user wants to review a branch, a PR, work-in-progress changes, or asks to "review since X". /review](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/review)
Updated last month
Requires [/setup-matt-pocock-skills](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/setup-matt-pocock-skills)
[**/to-prd**
Turn the current conversation into a PRD and publish it to the project issue tracker — no interview, just synthesis of what you've already discussed. /to-prd](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/to-prd)
Updated 2 months ago
Requires [/setup-matt-pocock-skills](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/setup-matt-pocock-skills)
[**/diagnose**
Disciplined diagnosis loop for hard bugs and performance regressions. Reproduce → minimise → hypothesise → instrument → fix → regression-test. Use when user says "diagnose this" / "debug this", reports a bug, says something is broken/throwing/failing, or describes a performance regression. /diagnose](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/diagnose)
Updated 3 months ago
Requires [/improve-codebase-architecture](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/improve-codebase-architecture)
[**/zoom-out**
Tell the agent to zoom out and give broader context or a higher-level perspective. Use when you're unfamiliar with a section of code or need to understand how it fits into the bigger picture. /zoom-out](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/zoom-out)
Updated 3 months ago
[**/caveman**
Ultra-compressed communication mode. Cuts token usage \~75% by dropping filler, articles, and pleasantries while keeping full technical accuracy. Use when user says "caveman mode", "talk like caveman", "use caveman", "less tokens", "be brief", or invokes /caveman. /caveman](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/caveman)
Updated 3 months ago
[**/write-a-skill**
Create new agent skills with proper structure, progressive disclosure, and bundled resources. Use when user wants to create, write, or build a new skill. /write-a-skill](https://skilld.dev/gh/mattpocock/skills/write-a-skill)
Updated 3 months ago