Import a spec-kit feature spec into Shipyard, replacing brainstorming. Use when a spec-kit feature directory exists with spec.md.
Use to inspect or manage Shipyard project state under Codex — show status, resume a previous session, cancel/pause in-progress work, or roll back to a checkpoint. Trigger when the user says "shipyard status", "what's the status", "resume", "continue where we left off", "cancel", "pause this", "roll back", or "restore the checkpoint". Codex has no SessionStart hook, so this skill loads state on demand.
Use when running any multi-step Shipyard workflow under Codex — build, audit, plan, ship, review, research, or map. Explains how Shipyard's parallel-agent workflows degrade to inline sequential execution in Codex, and routes intent to the right workflow skill. Trigger when the user says "build the plan", "audit this", "ship it", "review the code", "run the shipyard build", or asks how Shipyard works in Codex.
Use when performing brownfield analysis on an existing codebase under Codex — onboarding to a new project, generating codebase documentation, or understanding legacy code. Trigger when the user says "map this codebase", "help me understand this code", "document this project", "I just inherited this repo", or runs shipyard init on existing code. This is the Codex inline-sequential form of the mapper agent.
Use when conducting domain research, evaluating technology options, investigating ecosystem choices, or gathering knowledge for a development phase under Codex. Trigger when the user says "research X", "what are our options for", "evaluate these libraries", "what's the best approach to", or before planning a phase. This is the Codex inline-sequential form of the researcher agent.
Use when reviewing code under Codex — verifying spec compliance, conducting quality review after a build, or checking that an implementation matches its plan. Trigger when the user says "review this", "review the implementation", "does this match the plan", "check the code quality", or after a Shipyard build completes. This is the Codex inline-sequential form of the reviewer agent.
Use when delivering or releasing a completed Shipyard phase under Codex — final verification, pre-ship security audit, documentation, and release. Trigger when the user says "ship it", "ship this phase", "release this", "we're done — finalize", or "run the shipyard ship workflow". This is the Codex inline-sequential form of the /shipyard:ship orchestration.
Use after implementing features, before claiming a phase is complete, when reviewing AI-generated code, or when code feels overly complex. Also use when you notice repeated patterns across files, a function exceeds 40 lines, nesting exceeds 3 levels, or an abstraction has only one implementation. Covers duplication, dead code, over-engineering, and AI-specific bloat patterns like verbose error handling and redundant type checks.