vinta/hal-9000

publish-plugins

(project) Use when editing any file under skills/ or plugins/ to bump the plugin version and check the manifests

refactor-agents-md

Use when about to refactor or refine a user-level or project-level CLAUDE.md or AGENTS.md, from a full restructure down to a one-line wording fix; a change that looks too small to need this skill is not an exemption

audit-agent-settings

Use when auditing Claude Code or Codex settings and env vars against the latest docs to suggest tailored changes

refactor-skill

Use when about to refactor or refine an existing skill, its SKILL.md or sibling files, from a full restructure down to a one-line wording fix; a change that looks too small to need this skill is not an exemption. Not for creating a skill from scratch

refactor-memory

Use when refactoring Claude Code or Codex memories to remove stale or derivable entries, resolve contradictions, promote standing instructions, or reorganize recall. Not for standalone CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, or rules cleanup

write-like-me

Use before producing any English text the user signs — READMEs, PRs, issues, PR and issue comments, code comments, emails, blog posts, human-facing docs — drafted or rewritten at native fluency in the voice of the skill's author, Vinta Chen. Fires mid-task…

best-practices

Use when about to choose, configure, or refine a tool, library, config format, API pattern, or project setup, or before proposing a design of your own — research current guidance, pitfalls, and prior art first; already knowing an approach, or assuming no…

blindspot

Use when the user asks for a blindspot pass or to find their unknown unknowns, or signals unfamiliarity with a domain, tool, or codebase area ("never used X", "first time doing Y", "no idea where to start", "don't know what I don't know") before working…

commit

Use when making any git commit. Pass the failure, false claim, or risk the changes fix as the argument; for an addition or a filled gap, pass what it adds — never an invented why.

difference

Compare A vs B, weigh pros and cons of A, B, C, ..., or explain the nuance between sentences — a quick answer from what the model already knows

fuck-over-engineering

Use when the user asks what could be deleted or reduced to simplify a codebase, says "simplify", "over-engineered", or wants a repo-, folder-, or file-wide audit for over-engineering — hunts dead code, reinvented stdlib, needless dependencies, and…

pr

Use when the user explicitly asks to push the current branch and open a PR, rewrite an open PR's body from its commits, or wait for CI and merge it

simple-english

Use when the user explicitly asks for simple English, plain English, or for text a non-native English speaker can read easily — rewrites docs, READMEs, issues, comments, or UI text into plain words and translation-friendly grammar, still native-sounding.…

update-playbooks

(project) Use when updating install tasks in playbooks/roles/ against upstream docs — bumping a pinned version, adopting a newly recommended install method, repointing a doc link that moved, or realigning the community.general pin with the brew-installed…