nudge

Connect Nudge to a coding agent (Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor) over MCP so it can drop tasks, reminders, notes, and links into Nudge from the editor. Use when the user says "connect Nudge", "set up the Nudge MCP", "add Nudge to Claude Code / Codex / Cursor", or when the Nudge capture skill reports its tools aren't available. Optional and recommended — never force it on the user.

Capture tasks, reminders, notes, and links into Nudge (a voice assistant for developers) via its MCP tools — without leaving the editor. Use when the user says "remind me to…", "add a task", "note that…", "save this link", "don't let me forget…", or wants to stash something for later while coding. Requires the Nudge MCP server (mcp__nudge__* tools) to be connected.

Ultra-compressed communication mode. Cuts token usage ~75% by dropping filler, articles, and pleasantries while keeping full technical accuracy. Use when user says "caveman mode", "talk like caveman", "use caveman", "less tokens", "be brief", or invokes /caveman.

Optimize AI agent context for maximum effectiveness using a 5-level hierarchy. Use when setting up a new project for AI-assisted development, when Codex keeps losing context, when responses are inconsistent across sessions, or when you want to reduce token waste. Also use when asked about "context", "rules files", or "how to set up Codex for this project".

Plan and execute deprecation and migration paths for APIs, dependencies, or patterns. Ensures nothing breaks during transition. Use when removing old code, upgrading dependencies, migrating between APIs, or when user mentions "deprecate", "migrate", "upgrade", "remove old", or "phase out".

Generate multiple radically different interface designs for a module using parallel sub-agents, then compare on simplicity, depth, and correctness of use. Based on "Design It Twice" from A Philosophy of Software Design. Use when user wants to design an API, explore interface options, compare module shapes, or mentions "design it twice".

Grilling session that challenges your plan against the existing domain model, sharpens terminology, and updates documentation (CONTEXT.md, ADRs) inline as decisions crystallise. Use when user wants to stress-test a plan against their project's language and documented decisions.

Edit and improve articles by restructuring sections as a DAG respecting information dependencies, then rewriting each section for clarity and flow. Max 240 characters per paragraph. Use when user wants to edit, revise, or improve an article draft.

Set up Codex hooks to block dangerous git commands (push, reset --hard, clean, branch -D, etc.) before they execute. Use when user wants to prevent destructive git operations, add git safety hooks, or block git push/reset in Codex.

Triage GitHub issues through a label-based state machine. Use when user wants to create an issue, triage issues, review incoming bugs or feature requests, prepare issues for an AFK agent, or manage issue workflow.

Stress-test a plan or design through relentless questioning until every branch of the decision tree is resolved. Walks dependencies between decisions, provides recommendations, and explores the codebase to answer questions directly. Use when user wants to stress-test a plan, get grilled on their design, or mentions "grill me".

Auto-review pipeline — reads the full CEO, design, eng, and DX review skills from disk and runs them sequentially with auto-decisions using 6 decision principles. Surfaces taste decisions (close approaches, borderline scope, codex disagreements) at a final approval gate. One command, fully reviewed plan out. Use when asked to "auto review", "autoplan", "run all reviews", "review this plan automatically", or "make the decisions for me". Proactively suggest when the user has a plan file and wants to run the full review gauntlet without answering 15-30 intermediate questions. (gstack) Voice triggers (speech-to-text aliases): "auto plan", "automatic review".

Performance regression detection using the browse daemon. Establishes baselines for page load times, Core Web Vitals, and resource sizes. Compares before/after on every PR. Tracks performance trends over time. Use when: "performance", "benchmark", "page speed", "lighthouse", "web vitals", "bundle size", "load time". (gstack) Voice triggers (speech-to-text aliases): "speed test", "check performance".

Fast headless browser for QA testing and site dogfooding. Navigate any URL, interact with elements, verify page state, diff before/after actions, take annotated screenshots, check responsive layouts, test forms and uploads, handle dialogs, and assert element states. ~100ms per command. Use when you need to test a feature, verify a deployment, dogfood a user flow, or file a bug with evidence. Use when asked to "open in browser", "test the site", "take a screenshot", or "dogfood this". (gstack)

Post-deploy canary monitoring. Watches the live app for console errors, performance regressions, and page failures using the browse daemon. Takes periodic screenshots, compares against pre-deploy baselines, and alerts on anomalies. Use when: "monitor deploy", "canary", "post-deploy check", "watch production", "verify deploy". (gstack)

OpenAI Codex CLI wrapper — three modes. Code review: independent diff review via codex review with pass/fail gate. Challenge: adversarial mode that tries to break your code. Consult: ask codex anything with session continuity for follow-ups. The "200 IQ autistic developer" second opinion. Use when asked to "codex review", "codex challenge", "ask codex", "second opinion", or "consult codex". (gstack) Voice triggers (speech-to-text aliases): "code x", "code ex", "get another opinion".

Restore working context saved earlier by /context-save. Loads the most recent saved state (across all branches by default) so you can pick up where you left off — even across Conductor workspace handoffs. Use when asked to "resume", "restore context", "where was I", or "pick up where I left off". Pair with /context-save. Formerly /checkpoint resume — renamed because Codex treats /checkpoint as a native rewind alias in current environments. (gstack)

Save working context. Captures git state, decisions made, and remaining work so any future session can pick up without losing a beat. Use when asked to "save progress", "save state", "context save", or "save my work". Pair with /context-restore to resume later. Formerly /checkpoint — renamed because Codex treats /checkpoint as a native rewind alias in current environments, which was shadowing this skill. (gstack)

Chief Security Officer mode. Infrastructure-first security audit: secrets archaeology, dependency supply chain, CI/CD pipeline security, LLM/AI security, skill supply chain scanning, plus OWASP Top 10, STRIDE threat modeling, and active verification. Two modes: daily (zero-noise, 8/10 confidence gate) and comprehensive (monthly deep scan, 2/10 bar). Trend tracking across audit runs. Use when: "security audit", "threat model", "pentest review", "OWASP", "CSO review". (gstack) Voice triggers (speech-to-text aliases): "see-so", "see so", "security review", "security check", "vulnerability scan", "run security".

Design consultation: understands your product, researches the landscape, proposes a complete design system (aesthetic, typography, color, layout, spacing, motion), and generates font+color preview pages. Creates DESIGN.md as your project's design source of truth. For existing sites, use /plan-design-review to infer the system instead. Use when asked to "design system", "brand guidelines", or "create DESIGN.md". Proactively suggest when starting a new project's UI with no existing design system or DESIGN.md. (gstack)

Design finalization: generates production-quality Pretext-native HTML/CSS. Works with approved mockups from /design-shotgun, CEO plans from /plan-ceo-review, design review context from /plan-design-review, or from scratch with a user description. Text actually reflows, heights are computed, layouts are dynamic. 30KB overhead, zero deps. Smart API routing: picks the right Pretext patterns for each design type. Use when: "finalize this design", "turn this into HTML", "build me a page", "implement this design", or after any planning skill. Proactively suggest when user has approved a design or has a plan ready. (gstack) Voice triggers (speech-to-text aliases): "build the design", "code the mockup", "make it real".

Designer's eye QA: finds visual inconsistency, spacing issues, hierarchy problems, AI slop patterns, and slow interactions — then fixes them. Iteratively fixes issues in source code, committing each fix atomically and re-verifying with before/after screenshots. For plan-mode design review (before implementation), use /plan-design-review. Use when asked to "audit the design", "visual QA", "check if it looks good", or "design polish". Proactively suggest when the user mentions visual inconsistencies or wants to polish the look of a live site. (gstack)

Design shotgun: generate multiple AI design variants, open a comparison board, collect structured feedback, and iterate. Standalone design exploration you can run anytime. Use when: "explore designs", "show me options", "design variants", "visual brainstorm", or "I don't like how this looks". Proactively suggest when the user describes a UI feature but hasn't seen what it could look like. (gstack)

Live developer experience audit. Uses the browse tool to actually TEST the developer experience: navigates docs, tries the getting started flow, times TTHW, screenshots error messages, evaluates CLI help text. Produces a DX scorecard with evidence. Compares against /plan-devex-review scores if they exist (the boomerang: plan said 3 minutes, reality says 8). Use when asked to "test the DX", "DX audit", "developer experience test", or "try the onboarding". Proactively suggest after shipping a developer-facing feature. (gstack) Voice triggers (speech-to-text aliases): "dx audit", "test the developer experience", "try the onboarding", "developer experience test".

Post-ship documentation update. Reads all project docs, cross-references the diff, updates README/ARCHITECTURE/CONTRIBUTING/AGENTS.md to match what shipped, polishes CHANGELOG voice, cleans up TODOS, and optionally bumps VERSION. Use when asked to "update the docs", "sync documentation", or "post-ship docs". Proactively suggest after a PR is merged or code is shipped. (gstack)

Code quality dashboard. Wraps existing project tools (type checker, linter, test runner, dead code detector, shell linter), computes a weighted composite 0-10 score, and tracks trends over time. Use when: "health check", "code quality", "how healthy is the codebase", "run all checks", "quality score". (gstack)

Systematic debugging with root cause investigation. Four phases: investigate, analyze, hypothesize, implement. Iron Law: no fixes without root cause. Use when asked to "debug this", "fix this bug", "why is this broken", "investigate this error", or "root cause analysis". Proactively invoke this skill (do NOT debug directly) when the user reports errors, 500 errors, stack traces, unexpected behavior, "it was working yesterday", or is troubleshooting why something stopped working. (gstack)

Land and deploy workflow. Merges the PR, waits for CI and deploy, verifies production health via canary checks. Takes over after /ship creates the PR. Use when: "merge", "land", "deploy", "merge and verify", "land it", "ship it to production". (gstack)

Manage project learnings. Review, search, prune, and export what gstack has learned across sessions. Use when asked to "what have we learned", "show learnings", "prune stale learnings", or "export learnings". Proactively suggest when the user asks about past patterns or wonders "didn't we fix this before?"

Turn any markdown file into a publication-quality PDF. Proper 1in margins, intelligent page breaks, page numbers, cover pages, running headers, curly quotes and em dashes, clickable TOC, diagonal DRAFT watermark. Not a draft artifact — a finished artifact. Use when asked to "make a PDF", "export to PDF", "turn this markdown into a PDF", or "generate a document". (gstack) Voice triggers (speech-to-text aliases): "make this a pdf", "make it a pdf", "export to pdf", "turn this into a pdf", "turn this markdown into a pdf", "generate a pdf", "make a pdf from", "pdf this markdown".

YC Office Hours — two modes. Startup mode: six forcing questions that expose demand reality, status quo, desperate specificity, narrowest wedge, observation, and future-fit. Builder mode: design thinking brainstorming for side projects, hackathons, learning, and open source. Saves a design doc. Use when asked to "brainstorm this", "I have an idea", "help me think through this", "office hours", or "is this worth building". Proactively invoke this skill (do NOT answer directly) when the user describes a new product idea, asks whether something is worth building, wants to think through design decisions for something that doesn't exist yet, or is exploring a concept before any code is written. Use before /plan-ceo-review or /plan-eng-review. (gstack)

CEO/founder-mode plan review. Rethink the problem, find the 10-star product, challenge premises, expand scope when it creates a better product. Four modes: SCOPE EXPANSION (dream big), SELECTIVE EXPANSION (hold scope + cherry-pick expansions), HOLD SCOPE (maximum rigor), SCOPE REDUCTION (strip to essentials). Use when asked to "think bigger", "expand scope", "strategy review", "rethink this", or "is this ambitious enough". Proactively suggest when the user is questioning scope or ambition of a plan, or when the plan feels like it could be thinking bigger. (gstack)

Designer's eye plan review — interactive, like CEO and Eng review. Rates each design dimension 0-10, explains what would make it a 10, then fixes the plan to get there. Works in plan mode. For live site visual audits, use /design-review. Use when asked to "review the design plan" or "design critique". Proactively suggest when the user has a plan with UI/UX components that should be reviewed before implementation. (gstack)

Interactive developer experience plan review. Explores developer personas, benchmarks against competitors, designs magical moments, and traces friction points before scoring. Three modes: DX EXPANSION (competitive advantage), DX POLISH (bulletproof every touchpoint), DX TRIAGE (critical gaps only). Use when asked to "DX review", "developer experience audit", "devex review", or "API design review". Proactively suggest when the user has a plan for developer-facing products (APIs, CLIs, SDKs, libraries, platforms, docs). (gstack) Voice triggers (speech-to-text aliases): "dx review", "developer experience review", "devex review", "devex audit", "API design review", "onboarding review".

Eng manager-mode plan review. Lock in the execution plan — architecture, data flow, diagrams, edge cases, test coverage, performance. Walks through issues interactively with opinionated recommendations. Use when asked to "review the architecture", "engineering review", or "lock in the plan". Proactively suggest when the user has a plan or design doc and is about to start coding — to catch architecture issues before implementation. (gstack) Voice triggers (speech-to-text aliases): "tech review", "technical review", "plan engineering review".

Report-only QA testing. Systematically tests a web application and produces a structured report with health score, screenshots, and repro steps — but never fixes anything. Use when asked to "just report bugs", "qa report only", or "test but don't fix". For the full test-fix-verify loop, use /qa instead. Proactively suggest when the user wants a bug report without any code changes. (gstack) Voice triggers (speech-to-text aliases): "bug report", "just check for bugs".

Systematically QA test a web application and fix bugs found. Runs QA testing, then iteratively fixes bugs in source code, committing each fix atomically and re-verifying. Use when asked to "qa", "QA", "test this site", "find bugs", "test and fix", or "fix what's broken". Proactively suggest when the user says a feature is ready for testing or asks "does this work?". Three tiers: Quick (critical/high only), Standard (+ medium), Exhaustive (+ cosmetic). Produces before/after health scores, fix evidence, and a ship-readiness summary. For report-only mode, use /qa-only. (gstack) Voice triggers (speech-to-text aliases): "quality check", "test the app", "run QA".

Weekly engineering retrospective. Analyzes commit history, work patterns, and code quality metrics with persistent history and trend tracking. Team-aware: breaks down per-person contributions with praise and growth areas. Use when asked to "weekly retro", "what did we ship", or "engineering retrospective". Proactively suggest at the end of a work week or sprint. (gstack)

Pre-landing PR review. Analyzes diff against the base branch for SQL safety, LLM trust boundary violations, conditional side effects, and other structural issues. Use when asked to "review this PR", "code review", "pre-landing review", or "check my diff". Proactively suggest when the user is about to merge or land code changes. (gstack)

Configure deployment settings for /land-and-deploy. Detects your deploy platform (Fly.io, Render, Vercel, Netlify, Heroku, GitHub Actions, custom), production URL, health check endpoints, and deploy status commands. Writes the configuration to AGENTS.md so all future deploys are automatic. Use when: "setup deploy", "configure deployment", "set up land-and-deploy", "how do I deploy with gstack", "add deploy config".