mattpocock

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@mattpocock

Design deep modules with small interfaces and large implementations for better testability.

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@mattpocock

Identifies architectural deepening opportunities in a codebase — shallow modules with high interface-to-implementation ratios — using domain-glossary vocabulary and the deletion test, then grills the developer on the chosen candidate to design a deep-module replacement with better locality and testability.

2★

@mattpocock

Migrate test files from type assertions to shoehorn for type-safe partial test data.

2★

@mattpocock

Set up Claude Code hooks to block dangerous git commands before they execute.

2★

@mattpocock

Set up Husky pre-commit hooks with lint-staged, Prettier, type checking, and tests.

3★

@mattpocock

Scaffolds per-repo configuration for other engineering skills (like triage, tdd, diagnose).

2★

@mattpocock

Implement a piece of work based on a PRD or issues using TDD at pre-agreed seams.

3★

@mattpocock

Breaks a plan, spec, or PRD into independently-grabbable GitHub issues as tracer-bullet vertical slices that each cut through all integration layers end-to-end. Classifies each slice HITL or AFK, maps dependency chains, quizzes the user on granularity, and publishes structured issues with acceptance criteria in dependency order.

3★

@mattpocock

Synthesises the current conversation context and codebase knowledge into a fully-structured PRD — problem statement, extensive numbered user stories, implementation decisions (modules, interfaces, schema), testing decisions, and out-of-scope items — then publishes it to the project issue tracker.

2★

@mattpocock

Test-driven development with red-green-refactor, verifying behavior through public interfaces.

3★

@mattpocock

Edits articles by first sectioning them as a DAG of information dependencies, confirming the section order, then rewriting each section for clarity and flow with a 240-character-per-paragraph constraint.

2★

@mattpocock

Guides creation of new agent skills through a structured requirements interview, then produces a SKILL.md with a trigger-aware description, progressive-disclosure layout, and optional bundled scripts or reference files — ready for installation in any Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex CLI skills directory. Removed from mattpocock/skills suite in v1.0.1.

2★

@mattpocock

Teach the user a new skill or concept in a workspace with mission, reference materials, and lessons.

3★

@mattpocock

Manage notes and organization in a specific Obsidian vault using Title Case and wikilinks.

2★

@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.

2★

@mattpocock

Interview the user relentlessly about a plan to stress-test it before building.

2★

@mattpocock

Productivity skill for routing questions to the right expert or skill in a workspace.

2★

@mattpocock

Systematic diagnosis loop for hard bugs and performance regressions using a tight feedback loop.

2★

@mattpocock

Create exercise directory structures with sections, problems, solutions, and explainers that pass linting.

2★

@mattpocock

Reference for writing and editing skills to be predictable — vocabulary and principles for deterministic skills.

2★

@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.

3★

@mattpocock

Drives a rigorous five-phase debugging discipline — build a feedback loop, minimise, hypothesise, instrument, fix and regression-test — refusing to proceed until a fast deterministic pass/fail signal exists. Applies to hard bugs and performance regressions. Removed from mattpocock/skills suite in v1.0.1.

2★

@mattpocock

Build and sharpen a project domain model with ubiquitous language and CONTEXT.md maintenance.

4★

@mattpocock

Engineering category suite for Matt Pocock's skills. Removed from mattpocock/skills suite in v1.0.1.

3★

@mattpocock

Conducts a relentless one-question-at-a-time interview about a plan or design, walking every branch of the decision tree with a recommended answer per question, resolving dependencies in order, and substituting codebase exploration wherever a question can be answered empirically.

3★

@mattpocock

The ultimate evolution of the grill pattern. Fuses relentless Socratic questioning with deep domain awareness, ensuring every decision is cross-referenced against a persistent ubiquitous language and documented via real-time ADR generation.

3★

@mattpocock

Compacts the current conversation into a summary for a fresh agent to continue the work.

4★

@mattpocock

Utility and setup skills that do not fit the engineering/productivity split: guardrails, migration, exercise scaffolding, and pre-commit setup.

1★

Personal category suite for Matt Pocock's skills. Removed from mattpocock/skills suite in v1.0.1.

4★

@mattpocock

Productivity category suite for Matt Pocock's skills. Removed from mattpocock/skills suite in v1.0.1.

2★

@mattpocock

Build throwaway prototypes to answer specific design or logic questions before committing to production code.

2★

@mattpocock

Resolve in-progress git merge and rebase conflicts preserving both intents with automated checks.

5★

@mattpocock

The ultimate capstone suite encompassing all of Matt Pocock's engineering, productivity, and personal skills.

2★

@mattpocock

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

3★

@mattpocock

Moves GitHub issues through a two-category (bug/enhancement) × five-state (needs-triage/needs-info/ready-for-agent/ready-for-human/wontfix) state machine. Reproduces bugs from issue steps, runs a domain-aware grilling session when needed, writes structured agent briefs, and appends AI-generated triage notes with the required disclaimer.

3★

@mattpocock

Extracts and formalises a project's domain terminology into a shared glossary, enforcing consistent naming across code and conversations to eliminate ambiguity. Removed from mattpocock/skills suite in v1.0.1.

2★

@mattpocock

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

2★

@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.

2★

@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.

1★

Signals the agent to ascend one layer of abstraction and produce a map of all relevant modules, callers, and domain-glossary terms in the unfamiliar code area, without explaining implementation details. Removed from mattpocock/skills suite in v1.0.1.