Coding & Dev Tools
Coding agent skills teach AI agents repeatable engineering workflows: reviewing pull requests, writing tests, refactoring safely, and enforcing house style. Install one SKILL.md and your agent applies the same checklist every time, whether you use Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or another agent.
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mcouthon Skill Critic 2Challenge assumptions and probe reasoning using adversarial thinking. Use when asked to find weaknesses, challenge a design, identify edge cases, or stress-test an approach. Triggers on: 'use critic mode', 'challenge this', 'find weaknesses', 'what could go wrong', 'critic', 'devil's advocate', 'poke holes', 'stress test', 'what am I missing', '5 whys'. Read-only mode - questions and probes but doesn't provide solutions.
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dmitryprg-ai Bundle Development 2Develop new features, functionality, and enhancements. Use when creating new features, adding functionality, building components, or when user says add, create, build, develop, implement. Includes Duplicate Check, JTBD Analysis, TDD approach, UI pattern reuse, and service restart verification.
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dmitryprg-ai Skill Refactoring 2Improve code structure without changing behavior. Use when refactoring, cleaning up, optimizing, simplifying, extracting methods, or reducing complexity. Requires tests BEFORE refactoring, small steps, commit after each green test.
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terrazul-ai Bundle Create Skill 2Creates well-structured Claude Skills with proper YAML frontmatter, clear instructions, and supporting files. Activates when the user wants to create a new skill, add capabilities to their AI assistant, encode team preferences, or structure any reusable instruction set. Covers the full lifecycle from intent capture through writing, testing, and refinement.
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ottawacloudconsulting Bundle Project 2Project orchestrator for explicit use only. Bootstraps progress.txt, reports project state, validates existing Project artifacts, and recommends the next Project skill. Use only when the user explicitly invokes $project or asks to use this skill for project status/routing.
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metinduraktr-44 Bundle Crypto Agility 2Crypto agility and PQC migration planning (FIPS 203/204/205).
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metinduraktr-44 Bundle Firewall Engine 2Network/host/app firewall policy templates — defense only.
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metinduraktr-44 Bundle Job Card Engine 2Generate and expand job cards with H001..H200 index pattern.
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metinduraktr-44 Bundle Sbom Provenance 2SBOM, SLSA v1.0 provenance, supply-chain attestations.
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kangarko Skill Commands 3Troubleshooting Winter commands and platform compatibility
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zipperbagcoffee Bundle Status 2Diagnose live Claude Code CLI and Codex CLI Crabshell installation, activation, trust, behavior, degradation, drift, and unsupported states; keep Codex app separate until directly exercised.
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zipperbagcoffee Bundle Knowledge 2Create a Crabshell K knowledge page from Codex. Use for verified facts and operational tips discovered through project work.
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zipperbagcoffee Bundle Ticketing 2Create a Crabshell T ticket document from Codex. Use for session-sized executable work tied to a plan.
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zipperbagcoffee Bundle Discussing 2Create a Crabshell D discussion document from Codex. Use for design discussion, decisions, and intent anchors.
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mcouthon Skill Testing 2Behavioral testing strategy — deciding what to test and how. Use when writing tests, reviewing test quality, or fixing tests that test mocks instead of behavior. Triggers on: 'use testing mode', 'write tests', 'test strategy', 'tests are brittle', 'tests test mocks', 'improve test quality', 'what should I test'. Full access mode - can write and run tests.
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mcouthon Skill Makefile 2Use when creating Makefiles for process lifecycle management with PID tracking, logging, and status monitoring. Triggers on: 'use makefile mode', 'makefile', 'create makefile', 'process management', 'background jobs', 'start/stop services'. Full access mode - can create/modify Makefiles.
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mcouthon Skill Tech Debt 2Use when finding code smells, auditing TODOs, removing dead code, cleaning up unused imports, or assessing code quality. Triggers on: 'use tech-debt mode', 'tech debt', 'code smells', 'clean up', 'remove dead code', 'delete unused', 'simplify'. Full access mode - can modify files and run tests.
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ahmedkhaledmohamed Skill Writer 3Professional writing assistant for PM documents. Use when the user needs to write, draft, or polish documents like briefs, updates, emails, or presentations. Triggers include "write", "draft", "document", "help me write", "create a brief", "polish this", or when producing any written deliverable.
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ahmedkhaledmohamed Skill Builder 3Hands-on implementation partner for creating tools, scripts, dashboards, and prototypes. Use when the user wants to build something tangible — apps, scripts, automations, or internal tools. Triggers include "build", "create tool", "make app", "implement", "prototype", "automate", or when the goal is working software.
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metinduraktr-44 Bundle Encryption Engine 2Crypto controls incl. PQC hybrid TLS — no attack material.
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metinduraktr-44 Bundle Incident Response 2IR playbooks aligned to detect/contain/recover.
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metinduraktr-44 Bundle Privacy Engineering 2Privacy-by-design controls and DPIA stubs.
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metinduraktr-44 Bundle Zero Trust Architect 2NIST 800-207 / CISA ZTMM 2.0 architecture templates.
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zipperbagcoffee Bundle Load Memory 2Load Crabshell project memory into the current Codex conversation. Use when the user asks to load memory, resume context, or inspect saved project notes.
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zipperbagcoffee Bundle Save Memory 2Save an explicit Codex session note to Crabshell memory. Use when the user asks to remember, save context, or persist decisions.
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zipperbagcoffee Bundle Search Memory 2Search Crabshell memory and archived session context. Use when the user asks what happened before or asks to find prior decisions.
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ahmedkhaledmohamed Skill Devil Advocate 3Constructive critic and stress-tester for ideas and proposals. Use when the user needs someone to challenge their thinking, find weaknesses, anticipate objections, or strengthen an argument. Triggers include "challenge", "critique", "push back", "poke holes", "stress test", "what am I missing", or "play devil's advocate".
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ahmedkhaledmohamed Skill Thought Partner 3Collaborative thinking partner for exploring ideas, challenges, and decisions. Use when the user says "think through", "explore", "brainstorm", "help me figure out", asks open-ended questions about strategy or priorities, or needs to work through a problem without a clear solution yet.
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ahmedkhaledmohamed Skill Hypothesis Tester 2Structured hypothesis formulation, experiment design, and results interpretation for Product Managers. Use when the user needs to validate an assumption, design an A/B test, evaluate experiment results, or decide whether to ship based on data. Triggers include "hypothesis", "A/B test", "experiment", "validate assumption", "test this", "should we ship", or when making a decision that should be data-informed.
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metinduraktr-44 Bundle Detection Engineering 2Detection rules & ATT&CK→D3FEND mapping — no offense.
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metinduraktr-44 Bundle Transparent Code Engine 2Transparent code review, SBOM, provenance checks.
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dundas Bundle Memory Manager 2Memory Manager
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khw1031 Bundle Changelog 2CHANGELOG.md에 변경 사항과 담당자를 정리하고 package.json 버전을 올립니다. changelog 작성, 변경 이력 정리, 버전 올리기, 릴리즈 노트, CHANGELOG 업데이트 요청 시 사용.
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jsamuelsen11 Skill Testing Patterns 6This skill should be used when writing tests for Rust code, running cargo test, setting up test infrastructure, or reviewing test quality in Rust projects.
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jsamuelsen11 Skill Migration Patterns 2This skill should be used when writing database migrations, altering tables, adding columns, creating indexes, or planning schema changes for PostgreSQL.
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jsamuelsen11 Skill Performance Tuning 2This skill should be used when analyzing PostgreSQL query performance, running EXPLAIN ANALYZE, tuning indexes, configuring shared_buffers, or optimizing database performance.
Frequently asked questions
What are Coding & Dev Tools agent skills?
Coding agent skills teach AI agents repeatable engineering workflows: reviewing pull requests, writing tests, refactoring safely, and enforcing house style. Install one SKILL.md and your agent applies the same checklist every time, whether you use Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or another agent.
Which Coding & Dev Tools skills are most installed?
Popular Coding & Dev Tools skills on SkillMD right now include critic, development, refactoring. Rankings shift as installs change; sort this page by "Most installs" for the live list.
Do Coding & Dev Tools skills work with Claude Code and Cursor?
Yes. Every skill here ships as a SKILL.md file, an open format that works in Claude Code, Claude.ai, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, and 60+ other agents. Install one with npx skillmds@latest add <owner>/<name>, or copy the file into your agent's skills directory.