Claude Code Skills

Implement OpenTelemetry (OTEL) observability - Collector configuration, Kubernetes deployment, traces/metrics/logs pipelines, instrumentation, and troubleshooting. Use when working with OTEL Collector, telemetry pipelines, observability infrastructure, or Kubernetes monitoring.

Auto-document Power BI semantic models by extracting metadata, generating documentation, and cataloging all model objects using pbi-cli. Invoke this skill whenever the user says "document this model", "what's in this model", "list everything", "data dictionary", "model inventory", "audit contents", "catalog", "describe the model", or wants to understand what objects exist in a semantic model.

Read an existing research outline and fan out independent background agents to deeply research each item, producing one structured JSON per item against the shared field schema. Resumable, batched, with output disabled per agent (each agent has its explicit output file). Use when `outline.yaml` + `fields.yaml` from `/research-outline` are in place and you want to parallelise the per-item investigation — academic paper deep-dives, product comparisons, benchmark fills, multi-target competitive analysis. Trigger this after `/research-outline`, before `/research-report`.

Comprehensive guide for managing Cloudflare DNS with Azure integration. Use when configuring Cloudflare as authoritative DNS provider for Azure-hosted applications, managing DNS records via API, setting up API tokens, configuring proxy settings, troubleshooting DNS issues, implementing DNS security best practices, or integrating External-DNS with Cloudflare for Kubernetes workloads.

Infrastructure patterns for Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, Kustomize, and GitHub Actions. Use when making K8s architectural decisions, choosing between Helm vs Kustomize, structuring Terraform modules, writing CI/CD workflows, or applying security best practices.

Create and edit Obsidian Bases (.base files) with views, filters, formulas, and summaries. Use when working with .base files, creating database-like views of notes, or when the user mentions Bases, table views, card views, filters, or formulas in Obsidian.

Manage Power BI report pages and bookmarks -- add, remove, configure, and lay out pages in PBIR reports using pbi-cli. Invoke this skill whenever the user mentions "add page", "new page", "delete page", "page layout", "page size", "page background", "hide page", "show page", "drillthrough", "page order", "page visibility", "page settings", "page navigation", "bookmark", "create bookmark", "save bookmark", "delete bookmark", or wants to manage bookmarks that capture page-level state. Also invoke when the user asks about drillthrough configuration or pageBinding.

Get code review from Codex AI for implementation quality, bug detection, and best practices. Use when asked to review code, check for bugs, find security issues, or get feedback on implementation patterns.

Idiomatic Python 3.14+ development. Use when writing Python code, CLI tools, scripts, or services. Emphasizes stdlib, type hints, uv/ruff toolchain, and minimal dependencies.

Search YouTube and return structured video results with metadata and engagement metrics using yt-dlp. USE WHEN youtube search, find videos, search videos, video research, youtube results, channel research, video metrics, trending videos, content research. Even if the user just says "search YouTube for X" or "find videos about X", use this skill.

Deploy Azure Landing Zones using the ALZ Accelerator with AVM (Azure Verified Modules). Use this skill whenever the user mentions Azure Landing Zones, ALZ, Azure landing zone accelerator, AVM modules for landing zones, deploying management groups, hub-and-spoke networking, Virtual WAN, platform landing zones, or asks about Bicep vs Terraform for Azure infrastructure. Also trigger when the user wants to bootstrap CI/CD for Azure platform deployment, set up management groups hierarchy, or deploy connectivity/identity/management platform subscriptions.

Advanced ArgoCD operations beyond the core CLI/API — multi-cluster ApplicationSet generators, automated image updates, new-cluster bootstrapping, and workload onboarding via templated ApplicationSets. USE WHEN working with ApplicationSet CRDs (list, cluster, git, matrix, merge, SCM, pull request, plugin generators), configuring ArgoCD Image Updater (semver/digest/newest-build update strategies + git write-back), bootstrapping a new Kubernetes cluster into a multi-repo GitOps setup, registering clusters with proper labels for ApplicationSet targeting, onboarding a new workload via the standard ApplicationSet template, or troubleshooting any of these. For routine app sync/status/diff work use the core `argocd` skill instead.

Obsidian content curation and quality specialist. Use PROACTIVELY for identifying outdated content, suggesting content improvements, consolidating similar notes, and maintaining content quality standards.

Look up library documentation using Context7. Use when needing API reference, library docs, framework documentation, or technical documentation lookup. Provides up-to-date, version-specific docs and code examples.

Scaffold, validate, preview, and manage Power BI PBIR report projects using pbi-cli. Invoke this skill whenever the user mentions "create report", "new report", "PBIR", "scaffold", "validate report", "report structure", "preview report", "report info", "reload Desktop", "convert report", ".pbip project", "report project", or wants to understand the PBIR folder format, set up a new report from scratch, or work with the report as a whole. For specific tasks, see also: power-bi-visuals (charts, binding), power-bi-pages (page management), power-bi-themes (themes, formatting), power-bi-filters (page/visual filters).

Apply, inspect, and compare Power BI report themes and conditional formatting rules using pbi-cli. Invoke this skill whenever the user mentions "theme", "colours", "colors", "branding", "dark mode", "corporate theme", "styling", "conditional formatting", "colour scale", "gradient", "data bars", "background colour", "formatting rules", "visual formatting", or wants to change the overall look-and-feel of a report or apply data-driven formatting to specific visuals.

Summarise a completed deep-research run into a single markdown report — full coverage of every defined field, automatic skipping of uncertain values, and a navigable table of contents with user-chosen summary columns. Generates a fresh `generate_report.py` per run (against a stable spec) and executes it. Use after `/research-deep` finishes when you want a readable artifact for sharing, archiving, or comparing items across the chosen schema.

Search the web using Perplexity AI. Use when needing to search, look up, research, find current information, best practices, compare technologies, or answer factual questions about tools and libraries.

Migrate MS Teams chat content to channels or between chats. USE WHEN teams migration, migrate chat, copy messages, teams channel, move chat history, teams backup, chat to channel. SkillSearch('teamsmigration') for docs.

Cloud CLI patterns for GCP and AWS. Use when running bq queries, gcloud commands, aws commands, or making decisions about cloud services. Covers BigQuery cost optimization and operational best practices.

Parallel BMAD workflow orchestration using git worktrees and tmux. USE WHEN BMAD parallel, orchestrate sprint, run stories in parallel, worktree orchestration, sprint acceleration, parallel dev stories, bmad worktree, parallelize BMAD, accelerate epic.

Comprehensive guide for Dependency-Track - Software Composition Analysis (SCA) and SBOM management platform. USE WHEN deploying Dependency-Track, integrating with CI/CD pipelines, configuring vulnerability scanning, managing SBOMs, setting up policy compliance, troubleshooting installation issues, or working with the REST API.

Add, remove, and manage page-level and visual-level filters on Power BI PBIR reports using pbi-cli. Invoke this skill whenever the user mentions "filter", "TopN filter", "top 10", "bottom 5", "relative date filter", "last 30 days", "categorical filter", "include values", "exclude values", "clear filters", "slicer filter", "page filter", "visual filter", or wants to restrict which data appears on a page or in a specific visual.

Add, configure, bind data to, and bulk-manage visuals on Power BI PBIR report pages using pbi-cli. Invoke this skill whenever the user mentions "add a chart", "bar chart", "line chart", "card", "KPI", "gauge", "scatter", "table visual", "matrix", "slicer", "combo chart", "bind data", "visual type", "visual layout", "resize visuals", "bulk update visuals", "bulk delete", "visual calculations", or wants to place, move, bind, or remove any visual on a report page. Also invoke when the user asks what visual types are supported or how to connect a visual to their data model.

Bootstrap a structured research project on any topic — generate an initial items list and research-field schema from model knowledge, supplement with up-to-date web search, then emit `outline.yaml` + `fields.yaml` that drive the rest of the research pipeline. Use when starting academic research, benchmark comparisons, technology selection, competitive analysis, market scans, literature reviews, or any structured investigation that needs a typed schema before deep dives — even when the user just says "let's research X" without explicitly asking for an outline.

Consult Gemini AI for architecture alternatives, design trade-offs, and brainstorming. Use when seeking different perspectives on design, evaluating architectural approaches, comparing solutions, or generating creative ideas.

Comprehensive GitOps methodology and principles skill for cloud-native operations. Use when (1) Designing GitOps architecture for Kubernetes deployments, (2) Implementing declarative infrastructure with Git as single source of truth, (3) Setting up continuous deployment pipelines with ArgoCD/Flux/Kargo, (4) Establishing branching strategies and repository structures, (5) Troubleshooting drift, sync failures, or reconciliation issues, (6) Evaluating GitOps tooling decisions, (7) Teaching or explaining GitOps concepts and best practices, (8) Deploying ArgoCD on Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes or AKS with workload identity. Covers the 4 pillars of GitOps (OpenGitOps), patterns, anti-patterns, tooling ecosystem, Azure Arc integration, and operational guidance.

Complete "topic notebook build" workflow for Google NotebookLM — deep web research, sequential source loading (with known-failing domain skips), full Studio artifact generation, and curated chat-prompt library. Use this skill whenever the user wants to create a new NotebookLM notebook on a topic, build a full research notebook from scratch, generate a "{topic} :: docs" notebook, compile sources from forums (Reddit/HN/GitHub/Discord/Quora) into a notebook, produce a full Studio (audio + video + mind map + reports + flashcards + quiz + infographic + slide deck + data table) for an existing notebook, or prepare curated NotebookLM prompts for a topic. Triggers on phrases like "build a notebook on X", "create cmux :: docs", "research and build NotebookLM", "full studio for my notebook", "entire studio", "NotebookLM prompts for topic Y", "turn this into a NotebookLM notebook". Apply even when the user does not explicitly say "NotebookLM" — if they ask you to assemble a research notebook on a topic with sources and

Create and edit Obsidian Flavored Markdown with wikilinks, embeds, callouts, properties, and other Obsidian-specific syntax. Use when working with .md files in Obsidian, or when the user mentions wikilinks, callouts, frontmatter, tags, embeds, or Obsidian notes.

Create and manage Power BI semantic model structure using pbi-cli -- tables, columns, measures, relationships, hierarchies, calculation groups, and date/calendar tables. Invoke this skill whenever the user says "create table", "add measure", "add column", "create relationship", "date table", "calendar table", "star schema", "mark as date table", "add hierarchy", "calculation group", or any model-building task. Also invoke when creating multiple measures at once -- the skill contains critical guidance on multi-line DAX expression handling.

Configure row-level security (RLS) roles, object-level security, and perspectives for Power BI semantic models using pbi-cli. Invoke this skill whenever the user mentions "security", "RLS", "row-level security", "access control", "data restrictions", "who can see", "filter by user", "perspectives", "limit visibility", or wants to restrict data access by role.

Container image security scanning, Dockerfile hardening, and ACR image management. Use when scanning container images for vulnerabilities with Trivy, hardening Dockerfiles (pinning versions, non-root runtime, SSH config), importing images to Azure Container Registry to avoid Docker Hub rate limits, or analyzing CVE findings. Also trigger when the user mentions image security, vulnerability scanning, CVE remediation, container hardening, Trivy scan, Docker security, or ACR image import — even if they don't explicitly say "container security".

Append new items (research objects) to an in-progress research outline's `outline.yaml` — sourced from your direct input, a web-search agent, or both. Use mid-`/research-outline` when you've realised the items list is incomplete (a new competitor surfaced, an important historical entry was missed, a category needs broader coverage) before running `/research-deep`, so the new items are part of the parallel deep pass instead of needing a separate run.

Idiomatic TypeScript development. Use when writing TypeScript code, Node.js services, React apps, or discussing TS patterns. Emphasizes strict typing, composition, and modern tooling (bun/vite).

Configure timezone for Kubernetes pods using TZ environment variable. Use when deploying workloads that need Brazil/São Paulo timezone or when logs show UTC (+0000) instead of local time.

Azure Key Vault + CSI Driver integration for Kubernetes secrets management. Use when creating SecretProviderClass resources, mounting secrets from Key Vault, troubleshooting 403 errors, syncing secrets to K8s, or configuring applications to use Key Vault secrets.

Import and export TMDL/TMSL formats, manage model lifecycle with transactions, and version-control Power BI semantic models using pbi-cli. Invoke this skill whenever the user mentions "deploy", "export", "import", "TMDL", "TMSL", "version control", "git", "backup", "migrate", "transaction", "commit changes", "rollback", or wants to save/restore model state.

Manage Power BI table partitions, named expressions (M/Power Query data sources), and calendar table configuration using pbi-cli. Invoke this skill whenever the user mentions "partitions", "data sources", "M expressions", "Power Query", "incremental refresh", "named expressions", "connection parameters", or wants to configure how tables load data. For broader modeling tasks (measures, relationships, hierarchies), see power-bi-modeling instead.

Append new field definitions to an in-progress research outline's `fields.yaml` — either from user-supplied input or from a web-search agent that proposes common dimensions in the domain. Use mid-`/research-outline` when you've realised the schema is missing dimensions (e.g. pricing, performance, ecosystem, governance) before running `/research-deep`, so deep agents fill the new fields on first pass instead of needing a re-run.

Git worktree management with tmux integration and task dispatch. Use when creating isolated dev environments, launching parallel feature work, running multiple Claude instances, managing worktrees, dispatching tasks to worktree terminals, or cleaning up after merge. Covers worktree creation in .claude/worktrees/, tmux window management in the current session, and command dispatch. Also use when someone says "create a worktree", "launch in a worktree", "worktree for story X", or "parallel development".

Troubleshoot Power BI model performance, trace query execution, manage caches, and verify the pbi-cli environment using pbi-cli. Invoke this skill whenever the user says "pbi not working", "setup issues", "connection failed", "slow query", "performance", "profiling", "tracing", "health check", "model audit", "pbi setup", or encounters any pbi-cli error. This is the first skill to check when something goes wrong with pbi-cli.

Progressive delivery on Kubernetes — canary and blue-green deployments via Argo Rollouts, plus environment-to-environment promotion via Kargo. USE WHEN implementing canary releases, blue-green deployments, traffic shifting between revisions, metric-gated promotions, AnalysisTemplate/AnalysisRun design, Argo Rollouts CRDs, or Kargo freight/warehouse/stage promotion pipelines, multi-stage promotion across dev/staging/prod, ArgoCD+Kargo integration. Rollouts handles WHICH revision serves traffic; Kargo handles WHICH revision is in which environment. Use both together when you need both deployment strategy AND multi-environment promotion.

Common Python anti-patterns to avoid. Use as a checklist when reviewing code, before finalizing implementations, or when debugging issues that might stem from known bad practices.

Python configuration management via environment variables and typed settings. Use when externalizing config, setting up pydantic-settings, managing secrets, or implementing environment-specific behavior.

Python error handling patterns including input validation, exception hierarchies, and partial failure handling. Use when implementing validation logic, designing exception strategies, handling batch processing failures, or building robust APIs.

Python patterns for system reliability — background jobs and task queues (Celery, async), resilience and recovery (retries, backoff, timeouts, circuit breakers via tenacity), and observability (structured logging via structlog, metrics, distributed tracing, golden signals). USE WHEN building async workers, queueing tasks, handling transient network/IO failures, instrumenting Python services for production, designing retry policies, configuring logging or tracing, or any combination of these system-reliability concerns. NOT FOR language idioms or type hygiene (use `writing-python`) or project setup and dependency management (use `uv`).

Python design patterns including KISS, Separation of Concerns, Single Responsibility, and composition over inheritance. Use when making architecture decisions, refactoring code structure, or evaluating when abstractions are appropriate.

Azure network planning — CIDR calculation, subnet allocation, VNet sizing, IP address planning, snet layout, network capacity, Azure networking, hub-spoke topology. USE WHEN CIDR, subnet, VNet, snet, network planning, IP address, Azure networking, calculate network, plan network, validate CIDR, network capacity, address space.

Install and connect the Azure Cost Management App (by Microsoft Corporation) in Power BI Service via browser automation. Use this skill whenever the user mentions installing, deploying, connecting, or configuring the Azure Cost Management template app in Power BI, or when they want to connect Power BI to their EA (Enterprise Agreement) enrollment for cost visibility. Also triggers when the user says "connect your data" on the Cost Management App, wants to set up EA cost data in Power BI, or needs to link an enrollment number to a Power BI cost report.

Creates, edits, and manages Obsidian vault content including notes, templates, daily notes, and dataview queries. Use when working with markdown files in an Obsidian vault, creating notes, writing templates, building dataview queries, or organizing knowledge management content.

Python resource management with context managers, cleanup patterns, and streaming. Use when managing connections, file handles, implementing cleanup logic, or building streaming responses with accumulated state.

Audits a local Claude-managed knowledge base in Simon's '/Users/simon/Claude CoWork/Knowledge Base/' system. Surfaces contradictions between articles, broken backlinks, unsourced claims, stale articles, writing-rules violations, and three suggested new articles. Files a full report into the KB's 'Outputs/' folder, appends a one-line CHANGELOG entry, and (in interactive sessions) walks through which findings to action. Use this skill whenever the user says "run a health check", "audit the [name] KB", "audit my knowledge base", "check the wiki", "let's go through the health check report", or "action the latest health check". Also use when the monthly scheduled task 'knowledge-base-monthly-health-check' fires. Use this skill for any audit-style request against a folder under 'Knowledge Base/' even if the user doesn't say the word "health check" - the protocol is the same.

Comprehensive guide for integrating Obsidian vaults as AI-powered second brains with Claude Code. Covers MCP integration, vault manifests, self-evolving patterns, auto-linking, and knowledge graph automation. Use when setting up Claude Code + Obsidian workflows, implementing bidirectional sync, creating CLAUDE.md manifests, or building self-healing knowledge systems.

Fill out Microsoft Azure Landing Zone (ALZ) Accelerator checklists by interviewing the user, mapping their Azure subscriptions, integrating IP addressing documentation, and applying Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework best practices. Produces a completed Excel checklist (.xlsx) ready for ALZ deployment. Use this skill whenever the user mentions Azure Landing Zone, ALZ checklist, landing zone accelerator, platform landing zone configuration, ALZ bootstrap, hub-and-spoke setup, Azure network topology planning, or wants to fill out any ALZ-related checklist or configuration file. Also trigger when the user uploads an Excel file that contains tabs like "Accelerator - Bootstrap", "Accelerator - Bicep", or "Accelerator - Terraform".

Azure network planning, CIDR calculation, subnet sizing, and best-practices tool. Use this skill whenever the user asks about subnet sizing, CIDR planning, AKS networking, NSG rules, network segmentation, IP address management, VNet planning, address space analysis, overlap detection, or any Azure networking topic. Also trigger when the user mentions network calculator, net-calc, calculate hosts, plan subnets, or asks about Azure network best practices, even if they don't explicitly say 'network calculator'.

Complete ArgoCD cluster bootstrapping skill for diagnosing sync failures, creating root Applications (app-of-apps), curating ApplicationSets via Kustomize, and resolving missing CRD dependencies. USE WHEN argocd bootstrap OR app-of-apps pattern OR root application OR applicationset gitops management OR argocd sync failed missing CRD OR kustomize applicationset curation OR argocd cluster onboarding.