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rubber-duck When a user is stuck, frustrated, or describing a problem vaguely, do NOT immediately suggest solutions. First, force…

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battle-plan Before ANY significant development task (new feature, refactor, integration, migration), run a complete planning ritu…

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learn-from-this When a session contains a significant failure, misunderstanding, or repeated mistake, analyse the root cause and draf…

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stay-in-lane Before making changes, verifies they match what was actually requested. Activates when about to modify files, add fea…

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eta When a user asks how long a task will take, requests a time estimate, or before starting any non-trivial coding task,…

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pre-mortem Before starting ANY significant task (feature build, refactor, integration, migration, or architectural change), firs…

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breadcrumbs Leaves notes for future Claude sessions in .claude/breadcrumbs.md. At session end or after significant work, records …

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careful-delete Before any destructive or irreversible operation (rm -rf, DROP TABLE, DELETE, force push, branch deletion, truncate),…

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debug-to-fix When debugging frustration appears ("why isn't this working?", "it should work", "I don't understand"), orchestrate t…

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safe-refactor When refactoring, rewriting, or migrating critical code paths, orchestrate a safe cycle: assess risks → implement → v…

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sanity-check Before building on assumptions, validates them first. Activates when making claims about how code works, what exists,…

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you-sure Before ANY destructive, irreversible, or high-impact action, pause and surface a clear checklist of what's about to h…

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dont-be-greedy When a user uploads or references a data file (CSV, JSON, XLSX, TXT, LOG) or any file larger than 100KB, immediately …

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fan-out Orchestration pattern for parallelizable tasks. When facing work that can be split into independent subtasks (researc…

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keep-it-simple Before adding abstraction, asks "do we need this now?" Activates when proposing factories, abstract classes, config-d…

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loose-ends Before declaring work complete, checks for loose ends: unused imports, TODO comments created, missing tests, stale re…

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map-reduce Orchestration pattern for large-scale processing where work is distributed, processed independently, then combined. M…

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pipeline Orchestration pattern for sequential, dependent tasks. When work must flow through stages where each stage depends on…

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prove-it Before declaring any task complete, actually verify the outcome. Run the code. Test the fix. Check the output. Claude…

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retrospective After completing a significant task or experiment, documents what worked, what failed, and key learnings. Activates w…

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split-decision When facing architectural decisions, technology choices, or strategic trade-offs, present options as a structured com…

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trace-it Before modifying shared code (utilities, types, configs, base classes), traces all callers and dependents first. Acti…

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zero-in Before searching a codebase, forces you to zero in on the target: what exactly are you looking for, what would it loo…

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drip Track and surface the estimated water cost of Claude interactions. Every query has a physical footprint - data center…

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skill-creator Meta-skill for creating well-structured skills with proper progressive disclosure. When user wants to create a new sk…

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skill-forge When Claude discovers a non-obvious solution, unusual pattern, or hard-won insight during a session, automatically fo…

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skill-gate Before starting any significant task, force explicit evaluation of available skills. For each potentially relevant sk…

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agent-audit When reviewing, optimizing, or inheriting an LLM agent, systematically identify what's actually load-bearing vs. cruf…

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obsidian-note-create Creates well-structured Obsidian notes with proper frontmatter, wikilinks, and template adherence. Detects available …

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obsidian-vault-init Initialises an Obsidian vault for Claude Code workflows. Sets up folder structure, frontmatter conventions, templates…

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obsidian-vault-search Searches an Obsidian vault intelligently — combines CLI search, frontmatter filtering, content grep, and wikilink tra…

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pair-mode When activated, Claude becomes a pair programming partner rather than a code-generation tool. Explains reasoning, tea…

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obsidian-base-create Generates Obsidian .base files from natural language descriptions. Translates requests like "show me all active proje…

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obsidian-canvas-create Generates Obsidian .canvas files from intent. Takes a description of what you want to visualise and produces valid JS…

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obsidian-daily-driver Manages daily notes workflow in Obsidian. Appends tasks, session logs, and learnings to today's daily note. Creates t…

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obsidian-session-sync End-of-session ritual that syncs Claude Code session artifacts to an Obsidian vault. Chains breadcrumbs, retrospectiv…

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geordie When activated, respond entirely in Geordie dialect from Newcastle upon Tyne. Use proper Geordie words, phrases, and …

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granola-sync Syncs Granola meeting notes to Obsidian vault. Reads from Granola's local cache to extract meeting metadata and notes…

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youtube-transcript Extracts YouTube video transcripts and saves them as structured markdown files with metadata and timestamped content.…

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