Drives the Research Foundry control plane — a Markdown/YAML-first research pipeline that captures an idea, routes it through source discovery, claim mapping, synthesis, and deterministic verification, then publishes an evidence bundle. Use when the operator wants to run, plan, or audit an end-to-end research run with the `rf` CLI, or wants claim-traceable, governance-gated research instead of a freehand answer.
Installs and initializes a Research Foundry workspace from scratch, then orchestrates a Claude Code agent swarm to produce a claim-verified evidence bundle. Covers the uv-tool install, `rf init`, `rf doctor` bootstrap sequence; the two swarm-drive patterns (RF-native `rf swarm run` vs. Claude-Code-orchestrated discovery feeding `rf ingest`); the deterministic tail that converts raw sources into a verified, governance-gated report; and key-profile governance. Cross-links the `research-foundry` skill for the full 21-step pipeline loop and per-command reference. Use when an agent needs to stand up a Research Foundry workspace from scratch or orchestrate a Claude Code agent swarm into a claim-verified evidence bundle.
Unified execution engine for all development workflows. Progressive disclosure for phase execution, quick features, story completion, and scaffolding. Integrates with artifact-tracking and meatycapture-capture. Use when running /dev:execute-phase, /dev:quick-feature, /dev:implement-story, /dev:complete-user-story, or /dev:create-feature commands.
Generate and optimize PRDs, Implementation Plans, and Progress Tracking documents optimized as AI artifacts for development agents. Use when creating new feature plans, breaking down long planning docs (>800 lines), or setting up progress tracking. Supports: 1) Create PRD from feature request, 2) Create Implementation Plan from PRD with phase breakdown and subagent assignments, 3) Optimize existing plans by breaking into phase-specific files, 4) Create progress tracking with task assignments. Example: "Create a PRD for user authentication feature" or "Break down the sidebar-polish implementation plan into phase files" or "Create progress tracking for data-layer-fixes PRD".
Token-efficient codebase navigation through intelligent symbol loading and querying. Use this skill when implementing new features (find existing patterns), exploring codebase structure, searching for components/functions/types, or understanding architectural layers. Reduces token usage by 60-95% compared to loading full files. Layer split enables 50-80% additional backend efficiency.
Token-efficient tracking for AI orchestration. CLI-first for status updates (~50 tokens), agent fallback for complex ops (~1KB). Use when: updating task status, querying blockers, creating progress files, validating phases.
TypeScript authentication framework (framework-agnostic). Features: email/password, OAuth (Google, GitHub, Discord), 2FA (TOTP, SMS), passkeys/WebAuthn, session management, RBAC, rate limiting, database adapters. Actions: implement, configure, secure authentication systems. Keywords: Better Auth, authentication, authorization, OAuth, email/password, 2FA, MFA, TOTP, passkeys, WebAuthn, session management, RBAC, rate limiting, database adapter, TypeScript auth, social login, Google auth, GitHub auth, Discord auth, email verification, password reset. Use when: implementing TypeScript auth, adding OAuth providers, setting up 2FA/MFA, managing sessions, configuring RBAC, building secure auth systems.
Delegate bounded subtasks to IBM Bob Shell CLI. Use when the user wants to use Bob, delegate to Bob, run Bob for drafting/scaffolding/exploration, or compare Codex work with Bob output. Do NOT use for architecture-heavy integration work or cross-layer backend changes.