Solution direction synthesis — design opinions from research findings, presented for human correction, with decision capture. Invoke whenever task involves the A stage of the DRAFT pipeline, aligning on approach before implementation, or recording design decisions.
Requirements elicitation and validation through structured questioning. Invoke whenever task involves defining what to build, scoping a problem or feature, or starting the DRAFT pipeline.
Vertical-slice implementation planning — phases that cross all layers end-to-end with per-phase testing. Invoke whenever task involves the F stage of the DRAFT pipeline, planning implementation phases, or structuring work before coding begins.
Objective codebase investigation — factual findings about existing code, patterns, and architecture. Invoke whenever task involves the R stage of the DRAFT pipeline, technical codebase research, or understanding existing code before design.
Task creation for issue trackers — structured descriptions, acceptance criteria, field categorization, and tracker linking. Invoke whenever task involves creating work items in any issue tracker — bugs, features, stories, tasks, or any tracked work from standalone requests or decomposition documents.
Work item decomposition — break implementation phases into sized, dependency-mapped tasks with acceptance criteria. Invoke whenever task involves the T stage of the DRAFT pipeline, decomposing phases into tasks, or creating a task breakdown.
Coding workflow covering discovery, planning, implementation, and verification. Invoke whenever task involves any interaction with code — writing, modifying, debugging, refactoring, or understanding codebases. Runs discovery protocol before language-specific skills engage.
Design Claude Code output styles: persona, tone, and behavioral rules that replace the default system prompt. Invoke whenever task involves any interaction with output styles — creating, editing, evaluating, or changing how Claude communicates.