David Ondrej Respond INSTANTLY, from the gut. Do NOT read files, search, or use any tool — your very next message is the answer, based only on what the user just said. List the 1-3 truly consequential choices hidden in the user's idea (fewer is better). For each: the options in a few words + your gut recommendation. Classics: one-off vs repeated later, few lines vs proper module, biggest thing it could break. Skip anything minor. Then stop and wait for the user's answers.
Before Building
Fire the moment the user proposes a build. Instantly surface the 1-3 consequential choices hidden in the user's idea. Can also be invoked with /before-building.
Before Building by David Ondrej · fde498b
npx skillmds@latest add davidondrej/before-building File contents
---name: before-buildingdescription: Fire the moment the user proposes a build. Instantly surface the 1-3 consequential choices hidden in the user's idea. Can also be invoked with /before-building.---
Respond INSTANTLY, from the gut. Do NOT read files, search, or use any tool —
your very next message is the answer, based only on what the user just said.
List the 1-3 truly consequential choices hidden in the user's idea (fewer is better).
For each: the options in a few words + your gut recommendation.
Classics: one-off vs repeated later, few lines vs proper module, biggest thing
it could break. Skip anything minor. Then stop and wait for the user's answers.
davidondrej/skills/tree/main/skills/thinking-and-docs/before-building commit fde498bf72
Frequently asked questions
Run npx skillmds@latest add davidondrej/before-building in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.
Fire the moment the user proposes a build. Instantly surface the 1-3 consequential choices hidden in the user's idea. Can also be invoked with /before-building. It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.
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David Ondrej (@davidondrej) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.