sammcj
@sammcj
Public Skills
create-mcp-app
by sammcj
This skill should be used when the user asks to "create an MCP App", "add a UI to an MCP tool", "build an interactive MCP View", or needs guidance on MCP Apps SDK patterns, UI-resource registration, MCP App lifecycle, or host integration. Provides guidance for building MCP Apps with interactive UIs.
team-ideation
by sammcj
Launches multi-agent ideation to explore a concept through structured dialogue between a Free Thinker and a Grounder, arbitrated by the team lead, and documented by a Writer. Helps to explore an idea, brainstorm directions, or develop a concept from a seed into actionable idea briefs. Use "continue" mode to resume and build on a previous session. Use ONLY when the user EXPLICITLY asks to use the 'ideation' skill.
prompt-enhancer
by sammcj
Knowledge for transforming poor or overly simple user prompts with expert-level framing. Triggers include: user explicitly asking to improve/refine/rewrite their prompt or user requesting help framing a request for another AI system.
extract-wisdom
by sammcj
Extract wisdom, insights, and actionable takeaways from YouTube videos, blog posts, articles, or text files. Use when asked to analyse, summarise, or extract key insights from a given content source. Downloads YouTube transcripts, fetches web articles, reads local files, performs analysis, and saves structured markdown.
mermaid-diagrams
by sammcj
Use the mermaid-diagrams skill whenever you are creating or updating mermaid diagrams. Provides guidance on mermaid best practices.
excalidraw-diagrams
by sammcj
Use when asked to create or update Excalidraw diagrams. Provides guidance on Excalidraw best practices.
authoring-claude-md
by sammcj
Creating and maintaining CLAUDE.md project memory files that provide non-obvious codebase context. Use when (1) creating a new CLAUDE.md for a project, (2) adding architectural patterns or design decisions to existing CLAUDE.md, (3) capturing project-specific conventions that aren't obvious from code inspection.
analyse-design
by sammcj
Reverse-engineer an application's design system from its codebase and screenshots. Use when asked to analyse visual design, extract a colour palette, document UI patterns, identify typography and spacing systems, audit design consistency, or understand the design language of a frontend codebase.
Deferring Task Execution
by sammcj
Delays execution of a task until a specified time or after a duration. Use when the user asks to run something later, in X minutes/hours, at a specific time, schedule a command, or defer work to a future point.
ghostty-config
by sammcj
Guidance for editing Ghostty terminal configuration files. You must use this skill when creating or modifying Ghostty config files.
claude-agent-sdk
by sammcj
Use when working with Anthropic Claude Agent SDK. Provides architecture guidance, implementation patterns, best practices, and common pitfalls.
code-simplification
by sammcj
Use this skill when you need to review and refactor code to make it simpler, more maintainable, and easier to understand. Helps with identifying overly complex solutions, unnecessary abstractions.
writing-go-tests
by sammcj
Applies current Go testing best practices. Use when writing or modifying Go test files or advising on Go testing strategies.
critical-thinking-logical-reasoning
by sammcj
Critical thinking and logical reasoning analysis skills for when you are explicitly asked to critically analyse written content such as articles, blogs, transcripts and reports (not code).
aws-strands-agents-agentcore
by sammcj
Use when working with AWS Strands Agents SDK or Amazon Bedrock AgentCore platform for building AI agents. Provides architecture guidance, implementation patterns, deployment strategies, observability, quality evaluations, multi-agent orchestration, and MCP server integration.
apply-mantel-styles
by sammcj
Provides guidelines for applying Mantel's brand styles to diagrams and frontend components. Use when asked to create visuals that need to align with Mantel's branding.
skill-creator
by sammcj
Guide for creating effective Claude Skills. This skill should be used when users want to create (or update) a skill that extends Claude's capabilities with specialised knowledge, workflows, or tool integrations.
shell-scripting
by sammcj
Practical bash scripting guidance emphasising defensive programming, ShellCheck compliance, and simplicity. Use when writing shell scripts that need to be reliable and maintainable.
swift-best-practices
by sammcj
This skill should be used when writing or reviewing Swift code for iOS or macOS projects. Apply modern Swift 6+ best practices, concurrency patterns, API design guidelines, and migration strategies. Covers async/await, actors, MainActor, Sendable, typed throws, and Swift 6 breaking changes.
creating-development-plans
by sammcj
Creates structured development plans with phased task breakdowns, requirements, and QA checklists. Use when the user explicitly asks to create a dev plan, development plan, or document development requirements.
rust-engineer
by sammcj
Acquire expert Rust developer specialisation in rust systems programming, memory safety, and zero-cost abstractions. Masters ownership patterns, async programming, and performance optimisation for mission-critical applications.
deepeval
by sammcj
Use when discussing or working with DeepEval (the python AI evaluation framework)
testing-anti-patterns
by sammcj
Use when writing or changing tests, adding mocks, or tempted to add test-only methods to production code - prevents testing mock behaviour, production pollution with test-only methods, and mocking without understanding dependencies
performing-systematic-debugging-for-stubborn-problems
by sammcj
Applies a modified Fagan Inspection methodology to systematically resolve persistent bugs and complex issues. Use when multiple previous fix attempts have failed repeatedly, when dealing with intricate system interactions, or when a methodical root cause analysis is needed. Do not use for simple troubleshooting. Triggers after multiple failed debugging attempts on the same complex issue.