writing-great-skills
Reference for writing and editing skills well — the vocabulary and principles that make a skill predictable.
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Reference for writing and editing skills well — the vocabulary and principles that make a skill predictable.
Project Guidelines Skill (Example)
Metacognition skill for AI agents. Use when starting work, feeling stuck, output feels off, or before complex tasks. Teaches how to think about thinking.
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Canon consistency enforcement for Arcanea universe - tracks facts, prevents contradictions, maintains timeline, ensures lore integrity
Helps transform a vague research interest into a concrete, tractable research question. Use when asked to refine a research idea, develop a research question, scope a research project, or figure out w…
Define and develop plugin mission statements — purpose, values, anti-patterns, and trade-offs. Use when creating a new plugin, auditing an existing plugin's alignment, or providing a reference for the…
Home Assistant YAML scripts — callable, reusable action sequences with optional parameters. Use when creating a script, defining a reusable sequence, or adding parameterized fields to a script.
Guides developers through uploading audience members to Google products using the Data Manager API /v1/audienceMembers/ingest endpoint and its associated client libraries. Use this skill when the user…
Create a new track with specification and phased implementation plan
Template for creating router skills. Use as a starting point when building a new router that dispatches to multiple specialized skills. Copy and customize for your domain.
Break a large story or epic into smaller deliverable stories using proven split patterns. Use when backlog items are too big for estimation, sequencing, or independent release.
Create or update the skill registry for the current project. Scans user skills and project conventions, writes .atl/skill-registry.md, and saves to engram if available. Trigger: When user says "update…
Installs 425 bioinformatics skills covering sequence analysis, RNA-seq, single-cell, variant calling, metagenomics, structural biology, and 56 more categories. Use when setting up bioinformatics capab…
Design and operate back-office account opening processes from application intake through activation. Use when building account opening automation or improving STP rates, reducing NIGO rejection rates …
Home Assistant YAML automations — triggers, conditions, and actions. Use when writing or fixing an automation, choosing a trigger type, or structuring automation logic.
Comprehensive toolkit for preparing ISO 13485 certification documentation for medical device Quality Management Systems. Use when users need help with ISO 13485 QMS documentation, including (1) conduc…
Guide for creating effective skills for AI coding agents working with Azure SDKs and Microsoft Foundory services. Use when creating new skills or updating existing skills.
Project Guidelines Skill (Example)
This skill should be used when the user asks to 'set up data analysis for our database', 'extract tribal knowledge about dataset', 'generate data skill', 'document this dataset', 'what does this colum…
Manage your Dex personal CRM — search, create, and update contacts, log interaction notes, set follow-up reminders, organize contacts with tags and groups, and manage custom fields. Use this skill whe…
This skill should be used when the user asks to recall, search, or continue past conversations. Triggers on "what did we discuss", "continue where we left off", "remember when", "as I mentioned", "you…
Device conditions and actions for Home Assistant automation. Use when implementing device_condition.py, device_action.py, condition state checks, or device-level automation actions.
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