Use after verify-gate returns `ready`, as an optional security pass over a vibe run's diff before finish-branch. Runs a tiered threat-model review — universal code-security checks on every diff, plus AI-artifact checks when the diff builds a skill, agent, prompt, or MCP server — quotes verbatim file:line evidence, scores findings, and hard-gates the handoff on CRITICAL/HIGH with a written-waiver escape. Peer to review-pack; both optional, either may run before finish-branch.
Use to diagnose vibekit installation health — skill file integrity, runtime registration parity, `.vibekit/` directory health, `docs/` subdir presence, authoring-contract alignment. Reports verdict only by default; `--fix` auto-repairs safe items. Cross-runtime portable.
Use after verify-gate returns `ready` and before finish-branch or any outward-facing action. Performs a self-review pass (Reflexion-style) — the skill critiques its own completed work against the spec and the plan, surfaces issues in order of severity, and presents the diff to the user for explicit sign-off. No outward-facing action runs until the user approves.
Use when starting any conversation — establishes vibekit's auto-trigger discipline so pipeline skills (brainstorm, brief, plan, exec, verify, review, finish, memory) actually fire at their trigger points instead of being silently skipped.
Use when the user says "vibe" or gives a short intent like "add X", "build Y", "fix Z". Runs the full disciplined pipeline end-to-end — brainstorm → plan → isolated execution → verification — with minimal user interaction outside the brainstorm phase. The user only has to answer design questions; every other step is autonomous, guardrail-protected, and token-efficient. If the user does not say "vibe" explicitly, do not assume this skill applies.
You MUST use this before any creative or implementation work — creating features, building components, adding functionality, or modifying behavior. Runs a disciplined Socratic brainstorming loop (hard gate, one-question-at-a-time, 2-3 approaches, design doc, user approval) while keeping token overhead minimal. Questions, user answers, approaches, design, and the written spec are never compressed.
Use when executing an approved implementation plan task-by-task. Dispatches one fresh subagent per task using an RTCO brief, receives the return through the report filter, runs two-stage review (self + plan-compliance), and only then marks the task complete and moves on. Prevents context pollution, drift across tasks, and silent regressions.
Use to store, recall, query, or audit durable project knowledge — atomic facts and compound documents alike — plus a working notepad that survives conversation compaction. One skill, one storage convention, file-backed under `.vibekit/`. Cross-runtime portable.