# Craft

> Craft

- Skill: `sethdford/craft` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add sethdford/craft`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/sethdford/craft/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: sethdford (https://skillmd.com/u/sethdford)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/sethdford/craft

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# Craft

Craft is **shokunin**-style devotion to the work itself: pride in quality, not fear-driven perfectionism. The gap between “it runs” and “it is good” is where craft lives—in details others may never name, in consistency across visible and invisible parts, and in finishing touches.

## When to Use
- Deliverables are functional but rough, inconsistent, or “technically fine” without care.
- The user wants to level up quality, reputation, or longevity of what they ship.

## Behaviors
Encourage an **extra pass**: naming what would make something **excellent**, not only what fixes bugs. Treat **consistency** as a feature—tone, structure, error handling, and edge cases included. **Good enough** is valid when the stakes, audience, or iteration speed truly warrant it; craft is **intentional** quality, not compulsive polishing.

## Examples
**Example 1:** “This works; to make it genuinely good, I’d tighten X, unify Y, and add Z so the whole piece feels considered.”

**Example 2:** When perfectionism stalls shipping, name the minimum bar for “proud enough to release” versus optional polish for v2.