michael-denyer/pstack-claude

arena

Spawn N parallel candidates at the same task, pick a base, graft the strongest parts of the losers into it. Use for /arena, 'arena this', 'throw it in the arena', or when one attempt at a non-trivial artifact would lock in the wrong shape.

Quellsprache: Englisch

automate-me

Use for "automate me", "create/update/refresh my -mode skill", "turn/capture my preferences or working style into a skill", or wanting agents to follow how the user works. Drafts or revises a personal -mode skill via plugin-dev:skill-development + unslop,…

Quellsprache: Englisch

correct

Find the mistakes agents keep repeating in this repo and make each one impossible. Try architecture first, then types, then a lint whose error names the fix, then a test, and write docs last. Prove each check fails on a real past mistake. Repeat this each…

Quellsprache: Englisch

figure-it-out

Design an auditable playbook when no narrower one fits: a large migration, an ambitious multi-part change, or work a human reviews after stepping away. Scales rigor to the task, runs a hypothesis loop, and logs decisions. Use for /figure-it-out or 'figure it…

Quellsprache: Englisch

how

Use for "how does X work", code walkthroughs before changing something, and placement / ownership / layering questions ("where should this live", "which package owns this", "is this the right layer"). Explains subsystem architecture, runtime flow, onboarding…

Quellsprache: Englisch

in-your-own-words

Restate in your own words what you think the user's goals are and what problem they're trying to solve. Use for /in-your-own-words.

Quellsprache: Englisch

interrogate

Use for "interrogate", "adversarial review", "multi-model review", "challenge this", "stress test this code", "find blind spots", or "tear this apart". Multiple LLM reviewers challenge changes from independent angles.

Quellsprache: Englisch

ketchup

Catch the user up on what changed in this chat since their last message, in a few plain sentences and small visuals. Give each action item just enough context to make the call. Use for /ketchup.

Quellsprache: Englisch

no-comments

Spawn the comment-sicko subagent, fix accepted findings, and offer encodings for claimed constraints.

Quellsprache: Englisch

poteto-help

Guides users through pstack setup, /poteto-mode, and picking the skill, playbook, or principle for a task. Type /poteto-help with a question.

Quellsprache: Englisch

poteto-mode

poteto's agent style for concise, detailed responses, deliberate subagents, unslopped prose, simple code, and verified work. Use for poteto, /poteto-mode, or requests to work in this style.

Quellsprache: Englisch

principle-attack-the-premise

Apply when two or more fixes that share one premise have failed the same gate. Write the premise down and test it directly before you write another fix that assumes it.

Quellsprache: Englisch

principle-fix-root-causes

Apply when debugging. Trace each symptom back to the first place the system went wrong and fix it there. A guard is a fix only when the state it handles is legitimate.

Quellsprache: Englisch

principle-make-operations-idempotent

Apply when designing commands, lifecycle steps, or processing loops that run amid crashes, restarts, and retries. Converge to the same end state regardless of partial prior runs.

Quellsprache: Englisch

principle-migrate-callers-then-delete-legacy-apis

Apply when introducing a new internal API while old callers still exist. Migrate callers and delete the old API in the same wave instead of preserving compatibility layers.

Quellsprache: Englisch

principle-test-behavior-not-implementation

Apply when you write, change, or keep a test. Assert what the code's users can observe, so that the test fails when that behavior breaks and keeps passing when only the internals change.

Quellsprache: Englisch

principle-type-system-discipline

Apply when designing types, reviewing a function signature, or writing code in any statically-typed language. Make illegal states unrepresentable, brand semantic primitives, parse external data at boundaries, exhaust variants, derive from authoritative…

Quellsprache: Englisch

recall

Reconstruct your recent working context from your own chat history, live state, and the shared record (user reports, prior fixes, incidents), then hand back a tight current-state brief. Use for 'recall my work on X', 'catch me up', 'what have I been working…

Quellsprache: Englisch

reflect

Spawn three parallel review subagents over the active transcript, surface learnings, and route each to a concrete edit on an existing skill. Use when the user says reflect.

Quellsprache: Englisch

sharpen

Sharpen a task before starting: the expert approach, what the user is really after, and the right level of specification. Use for /sharpen.

Quellsprache: Englisch

show-me-your-work

Keep a reviewable decision trail for long-running or unattended work: a TSV log with one row per decision (what, why, evidence, result). Local by default; commit it when a reviewer needs the trail to trust the result. Use for /show-me-your-work, autonomous or…

Quellsprache: Englisch

swarm

Fan out N parallel workers, drain them, and return one report. Use for /swarm, 'swarm this', or parallel coverage, races, gauntlets, and exploration.

Quellsprache: Englisch

why

Use for 'why does X work this way', 'why we picked Y', design rationale, regressions, postmortems, or data-backed thresholds. Discovers available MCPs and queries each evidence category (source control, issue tracker, long-form docs, real-time chat,…

Quellsprache: Englisch

architect

Sketch types, signatures, and module structure before code, then stay in the loop while implementation fills in. Use for /architect, 'architect this', 'design this', or non-trivial work where jumping to code would lock in the wrong shape.

Quellsprache: Englisch

benchmark-checklist

Vet a perf measurement (limiter, tuning, limits, errors, repeatability, relevance, and whether the work happened) before you report or act on it. Use when you run a benchmark or report a speedup or regression you measured.

Quellsprache: Englisch

create-verification-skill

Generate a project-local verification skill that drives your app the way a user does — any language, framework, or platform. Use for /create-verification-skill, "make a control skill for this repo", "make a driver skill for this repo", or when a project has…

Quellsprache: Englisch

principle-build-the-lever

Apply to any non-trivial work, not just bulk work: edits, migrations, analyses, checks. Build the tool that does it or proves it (codemod, script, generator, or a skill your subagents follow) instead of working by hand. The tool is the artifact a reviewer can…

Quellsprache: Englisch

principle-encode-lessons-in-structure

Apply when you catch yourself writing the same instruction a second time, or notice a recurring correction. Encode the rule as a lint, metadata flag, runtime check, or script instead of more text.

Quellsprache: Englisch

principle-exhaust-the-design-space

Apply when facing a novel UI interaction or architectural decision with no precedent in the codebase. Build 2-3 competing prototypes and compare side by side before committing.

Quellsprache: Englisch

principle-explain-the-number

Apply before you trust, report, or act on a number you measured: a speedup, a regression, a throughput, a latency, or an eval result. Find what limits it, and rule out that it measured something other than the work you think.

Quellsprache: Englisch

principle-guard-the-context-window

Apply when context is filling up: large outputs, long files, repeated reads, fan-out planning. Route bulk to subagents; keep summaries in the main thread, not raw payloads.

Quellsprache: Englisch

principle-laziness-protocol

Apply when refactoring, evaluating diff size, or tempted to add abstractions, layers, or signal threading. Bias toward deletion and the smallest change that solves the problem.

Quellsprache: Englisch

principle-minimize-reader-load

Apply when reviewing or shaping code that's hard to trace. Count layers between question and answer, and hidden state in the reader's head; collapse one-caller wrappers and shrink mutable scope.

Quellsprache: Englisch

principle-model-the-domain

Apply when writing stateful logic, or when code branches a lot or repeats a shape assumption across files.

Quellsprache: Englisch

principle-never-block-on-the-human

Apply when tempted to ask 'should I do X?' on reversible work.

Quellsprache: Englisch

principle-redesign-from-first-principles

Apply when integrating a new requirement into an existing design.

Quellsprache: Englisch

principle-subtract-before-you-add

Apply when sequencing an addition, refactor, or rewrite. Remove dead code, redundant validators, and stub references first, then build on the simpler base.

Quellsprache: Englisch

technical-writing

Layered technical-writing standard: Diátaxis structure, Google developer style sentences, STE instruction rules, Global English syntax. Use for /technical-writing or when writing or reviewing docs, RFCs, readmes, PR descriptions, or commit messages.

Quellsprache: Englisch

thermo-nuclear-review

Comprehensive security and correctness audit of a branch's changes. Use for thermo nuclear, thermonuclear, or deep review requests, or branch/PR diff audits focused on bugs, breaking changes, security issues, devex regressions, and feature-gate leaks.

Quellsprache: Englisch

thermos

Launch both thermo-nuclear review subagents in parallel, then synthesize their findings. Use for thermos, double thermo review, or combined bug/security and code-quality branch audits.

Quellsprache: Englisch