oaustegard

oaustegard

@oaustegard

GitHub
40 Skills
6160 Total Stars
February 2026 Joined

Public Skills

iterating

by oaustegard

Multi-conversation methodology for iterative stateful work with context accumulation. Use when users request work that spans multiple sessions (research, debugging, refactoring, feature development), need to build on past progress, explicitly mention iterative work, work logs, project knowledge, or cross-conversation learning.

154 6mo ago

githubbing

by oaustegard

GitHub CLI (gh) installation and authenticated operations in Claude.ai containers. Use when user needs to create issues, PRs, view repos, or perform GitHub operations beyond raw API calls.

154 7mo ago

building-github-index

by oaustegard

Generate progressive disclosure indexes for GitHub repositories to use as Claude project knowledge. Use when setting up projects referencing external documentation, creating searchable indexes of technical blogs or knowledge bases, combining multiple repos into one index, or when user mentions "index", "github repo", "project knowledge", or "documentation reference".

API Dev 154 8mo ago

remembering

by oaustegard

Advanced memory operations reference. Basic patterns (profile loading, simple recall/remember) are in project instructions. Consult this skill for background writes, memory versioning, complex queries, edge cases, session scoping, retention management, type-safe results, proactive memory hints, GitHub access detection, and ops priority ordering.

Automation 154 8mo ago

down-skilling

by oaustegard

Distill Opus-level reasoning into optimized instructions for Haiku 4.5 (and Sonnet). Generates explicit, procedural prompts with n-shot examples that maximize smaller model performance on a given task. Use when user says "down-skill", "distill for Haiku", "optimize for Haiku", "make this work on Haiku", "generate Haiku instructions", or needs to delegate a task to a smaller model with high reliability.

Processing 154 8mo ago

exploring-codebases

by oaustegard

Semantic search for codebases. Locates matches with ripgrep and expands them into full AST nodes (functions/classes) using tree-sitter or pre-generated _MAP.md files. Returns complete, syntactically valid code blocks rather than fragmented lines. Use when looking for specific implementations, examples, or references where full context is needed.

Embeddings 154 8mo ago

browsing-bluesky

by oaustegard

Browse Bluesky content via API and firehose - search posts, fetch user activity, sample trending topics, read feeds and lists, analyze and categorize accounts. Supports authenticated access for personalized feeds. Use for Bluesky research, user monitoring, trend analysis, feed reading, firehose sampling, account categorization.

Auth 154 8mo ago

building-github-index

by oaustegard

Generate progressive disclosure indexes for GitHub repositories to use as Claude project knowledge. Use when setting up projects referencing external documentation, creating searchable indexes of technical blogs or knowledge bases, combining multiple repos into one index, or when user mentions "index", "github repo", "project knowledge", or "documentation reference".

CLI Tools 154 8mo ago

mapping-codebases

by oaustegard

Generate navigable code maps for unfamiliar codebases. Extracts exports/imports via AST (tree-sitter) to create _MAP.md files per directory showing classes, functions, methods with signatures and line numbers. Use when exploring repositories, understanding project structure, analyzing unfamiliar code, or before modifications. Triggers on "map this codebase", "explore repo", "understand structure", "what does this project contain", or when starting work on an unfamiliar repository.

Code Gen 154 8mo ago

fetching-blocked-urls

by oaustegard

Retrieve clean markdown from URLs when web_fetch fails. Converts pages via Jina AI reader service with automatic retry. Use when web_fetch or curl returns 403, blocked, paywall, timeout, JavaScript-rendering errors, or empty content or user explicitly suggests using jina.

Docs Gen 154 9mo ago

inspecting-skills

by oaustegard

Discovers and indexes Python code in skills, enabling cross-skill imports. Use when importing functions from other skills or analyzing skill codebases.

Code Review 154 9mo ago

configuring

by oaustegard

Universal environment variable loader for AI agent environments. Loads secrets and config from Claude.ai, Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Jules, and standard .env files.

API Dev 154 9mo ago

json-render-ui

by oaustegard

Generate guardrailed UI from natural language. Claude emits constrained JSON, skill runtime renders via Preact. Use when user provides json and requests: Dashboards with metrics, charts, tables; Admin panels; Data visualization interfaces; Form-based applications

Processing 154 9mo ago

using-webctl

by oaustegard

Browser automation via webctl CLI in Claude.ai containers with authenticated proxy support. Use when users mention webctl, browser automation, Playwright browsing, web scraping, or headless Chrome in container environments.

Auth 154 9mo ago

accessing-github-repos

by oaustegard

GitHub repository access in containerized environments using REST API and credential detection. Use when git clone fails, or when accessing private repos/writing files via API.

API Dev 154 9mo ago

generating-patches

by oaustegard

Generates git patch files from codebase modifications for local application. Use when user mentions patch, diff, export changes, bring changes back, apply locally, or after editing uploaded codebases.

CLI Tools 154 9mo ago

making-waffles

by oaustegard

Generates WAFFLES Declarations for social media posts — preemptive lists of what a post does NOT say. Use when users mention WAFFLES, ask for clarifications on their post, want to prevent misinterpretation, or request disclaimers for controversial/nuanced takes.

Code Gen 154 9mo ago

creating-skill

by oaustegard

Creates Skills for Claude. Use when users request creating/updating skills, need skill structure guidance, or mention extending Claude's capabilities through custom skills.

Processing 154 9mo ago

exploring-data

by oaustegard

Exploratory data analysis using ydata-profiling. Use when users upload .csv/.xlsx/.json/.parquet files or request "explore data", "analyze dataset", "EDA", "profile data". Generates interactive HTML or JSON reports with statistics, visualizations, correlations, and quality alerts.

CLI Tools 154 9mo ago

invoking-gemini

by oaustegard

Invokes Google Gemini models for structured outputs, multi-modal tasks, and Google-specific features. Use when users request Gemini, structured JSON output, Google API integration, or cost-effective parallel processing.

API Dev 154 9mo ago

check-tools

by oaustegard

Validates development tool installations across Python, Node.js, Java, Go, Rust, C/C++, Git, and system utilities. Use when verifying environments or troubleshooting dependencies.

CLI Tools 154 9mo ago

updating-knowledge

by oaustegard

Systematic research methodology for building comprehensive, current knowledge on any topic. Requires web_search tool. Use when questions require thorough investigation, recent developments post-cutoff, synthesis across multiple sources, or when Claude's knowledge may be outdated or incomplete. Triggered by "Research", "Investigate", "What's current on", "Latest info on", complex queries needing validation, or technical topics with recent changes.

Academic 154 9mo ago

controlling-spotify

by oaustegard

Control Spotify playback and manage playlists via MCP server. Use when user requests playing music, controlling Spotify, creating playlists, searching songs, or managing their Spotify library.

CLI Tools 154 9mo ago

invoking-github

by oaustegard

Enables GitHub repository operations (read/write/commit/PR) for Claude.ai chat environments. Use when users request GitHub commits, repository updates, DEVLOG persistence, or cross-session state management via GitHub branches. Not needed in Claude Code (has native git access).

Code Gen 154 9mo ago