Backend development patterns for services, error handling, logging, caching. Use when building backend services, APIs, or microservices.
Architecture design skill: ADR records, system design checklists, scalability assessment, architecture patterns. Use for complex system design and architecture decisions.
Git version control best practices: branching, commits, merging, conflict resolution, PR workflows. Use when managing branches, creating commits, merging code, or resolving conflicts.
Systematic debugging methods, log analysis, and performance diagnostics. Use when debugging issues, analyzing errors, or troubleshooting incidents.
Security review skill: comprehensive security checklist and patterns. Use when adding authentication, handling user input, working with secrets, or creating API endpoints.
Testing strategies and methodologies including TDD and E2E testing. Use when writing tests, implementing TDD workflow, or setting up E2E test infrastructure.
DevOps patterns: containerization, CI/CD, deployment strategies, monitoring. Use when containerizing apps, setting up pipelines, or deploying services.
RESTful API design patterns and best practices. Use when creating endpoints, designing APIs, or implementing routes.
Cross-validate code, architecture or design decisions using a second model. Use for critical decisions, complex refactoring, security reviews.
Code quality assurance strategies. Parent skill for quality-related skills: security (security review) and debug (systematic debugging).
Strategic compaction skill: suggests context compression at logical breakpoints. Use to suggest compaction at logical intervals during development sessions.
Session lifecycle management. Parent skill for session-related skills: learning (pattern extraction) and compact (context compression).
Frontend patterns: component design, state management, performance, accessibility. Use when building web frontends, components, or client-side apps.
Database design, query optimization, migrations, and indexing. Use when designing schemas, writing queries, or managing migrations.
Native app development strategies including iOS/macOS (Apple platforms), Tauri desktop apps. Use when developing native mobile or desktop applications.
Extracts reusable patterns from sessions. Use at session end to capture debugging insights and project-specific knowledge.
Code exploration strategies for understanding unfamiliar codebases. Use when exploring unknown code, debugging, or analyzing architecture.