mattpocock

retro

by mattpocock

"Conduct a retrospective on a coding session."

implement-spec

by mattpocock

"Implement a specification in code."

grilling

by mattpocock

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.

setup-matt-pocock-skills

by mattpocock

"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."

code-review

by mattpocock

"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/spec 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\"."

to-spec

by mattpocock

"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."

writing-fragments

by mattpocock

"Writing, explore: mine raw fragments, no structure yet."

writing-shape

by mattpocock

"Writing, exploit: shape raw material into an article, paragraph by paragraph."

wait-what

by mattpocock

"Stop. That last message did not land: re-pitch it."

improve-codebase-architecture

by mattpocock

Scan a codebase for deepening opportunities, present them as a visual HTML report, then grill through whichever one you pick.

tdd

by mattpocock

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

triage

by mattpocock

Move issues and external PRs through a state machine of triage roles, categorise, verify, grill if needed, and write agent-ready briefs.

git-guardrails-claude-code

by mattpocock

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.

setup-pre-commit

by mattpocock

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.

writing-for-agents

by mattpocock

Writing documents for agents. Use when creating or editing skills, or modifying AGENTS.md or CLAUDE.md.

ask-matt

by mattpocock

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

codebase-design

by mattpocock

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.

diagnosing-bugs

by mattpocock

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

domain-modeling

by mattpocock

Build and sharpen a project's domain model. Use when discussing codebase terminology, writing or editing a CONTEXT.md, or recording or editing an ADR.

prototype

by mattpocock

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.

research

by mattpocock

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.

resolving-merge-conflicts

by mattpocock

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

to-tickets

by mattpocock

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).

wayfinder

by mattpocock

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.

wizard

by mattpocock

Generate an interactive bash wizard that walks a human through steps only they can perform. Use when provisioning infrastructure, setting up credentials or CI secrets, walking an unfamiliar third-party dashboard, or running a one-off migration or cutover. Don't invoke this for steps the agent can perform itself.

claude-handoff

by mattpocock

Hand the current conversation off to a fresh background agent that picks up the work immediately.

loop-me

by mattpocock

Grill me about specs for the workflows I want to build, within this workspace.

setup-ts-deep-modules

by mattpocock

Wire dependency-cruiser into a TypeScript repo so each package is a deep module, with implementation hidden in subfolders and reachable only through its entry-point files. User-invoked.

writing-beats

by mattpocock

Writing, exploit; assemble raw material into a journey of beats, grounding each term before a beat leans on it.

teach

by mattpocock

Teach the user a new skill or concept, within this workspace.

to-questionnaire

by mattpocock

Turn a decision you can't fully answer into a questionnaire for someone else to fill in.

grill-with-docs

by mattpocock

A relentless interview to sharpen a plan or design, which also creates docs (ADR's and glossary) as we go.

grill-me

by mattpocock

A relentless interview to sharpen a plan or design.

handoff

by mattpocock

Compact the current conversation into a handoff document for another agent to pick up.

implement

by mattpocock

"Implement a piece of work based on a spec or set of tickets."

to-issues

by mattpocock

Break a plan, spec, or PRD into independently-grabbable issues on the project issue tracker using tracer-bullet vertical slices. Use when user wants to convert a plan into issues, create implementation tickets, or break down work into issues.

to-prd

by mattpocock

Turn the current conversation context into a PRD and publish it to the project issue tracker. Use when user wants to create a PRD from the current context.

diagnose

by mattpocock

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.

zoom-out

by mattpocock

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.

qa

by mattpocock

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".

migrate-to-shoehorn

by mattpocock

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.

scaffold-exercises

by mattpocock

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.

edit-article

by mattpocock

Edit and improve articles by restructuring sections, improving clarity, and tightening prose. Use when user wants to edit, revise, or improve an article draft.

obsidian-vault

by mattpocock

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.

caveman

by mattpocock

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.

design-an-interface

by mattpocock

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".

Obsidian Vault

by mattpocock

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PRD to Issues

by mattpocock

Do NOT close or modify the parent PRD issue.

Scaffold Exercises

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skills

by mattpocock

git-guardrails-claude-code

by mattpocock

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.

setup-pre-commit

by mattpocock

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.

tdd

by mattpocock

Test-driven development with red-green-refactor loop. Use when user wants to build features or fix bugs using TDD, mentions "red-green-refactor", wants integration tests, or asks for test-first development.

migrate-to-shoehorn

by mattpocock

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.

design-an-interface

by mattpocock

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".

write-a-skill

by mattpocock

Create new agent skills with proper structure, progressive disclosure, and bundled resources. Use when user wants to create, write, or build a new skill.

edit-article

by mattpocock

The user will invoke this skill to help them edit an article.

request-refactor-plan

by mattpocock

Use this skill when user wants to create a refactor plan.