How do I install the ZERG Command Quick Reference skill?

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What does the ZERG Command Quick Reference skill do?

Fast lookup for experienced users. For detailed explanations, see Command Guide. It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

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Is ZERG Command Quick Reference free to use?

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Who published ZERG Command Quick Reference?

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ZERG Command Quick Reference by tools-only

Name: ZERG Command Quick Reference
Author: tools-only

ZERG Command Quick Reference

Fast lookup for experienced users. For detailed explanations, see Command Guide.

Global Flags

Analysis Depth (mutually exclusive)

Flag	Tokens	Description
`--quick`	~1K	Surface-level, fast execution
`--think`	~4K	Structured multi-step analysis
`--think-hard`	~10K	Deep architectural analysis
`--ultrathink`	~32K	Maximum depth, all MCP servers

Output & Efficiency

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--no-compact`	bool	false	Disable compact output

Behavioral Mode

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--mode`	string	auto	Override mode: `precision`, `speed`, `exploration`, `refactor`, `debug`

MCP Routing

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--mcp`	bool	true	Enable MCP auto-routing
`--no-mcp`	bool	false	Disable all MCP servers

Improvement Loops

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--no-loop`	bool	false	Disable improvement loops
`--iterations`	int	config	Max loop iterations

TDD & Standard

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--tdd`	bool	false	Enable TDD enforcement
`--verbose` / `-v`	bool	false	Verbose output
`--quiet` / `-q`	bool	false	Suppress non-essential output
`--version`	bool	false	Show version
`--help`	bool	false	Show help

Core Workflow

/zerg:brainstorm

Open-ended feature discovery with competitive research and GitHub issue creation.

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--rounds`	int	3	Socratic discovery rounds (max 5)
`--socratic`	bool	false	Single-question mode with domain trees
`--skip-research`	bool	false	Skip web research phase
`--skip-issues`	bool	false	Don't create GitHub issues
`--dry-run`	bool	false	Preview issues only
`--resume`	bool	false	Resume from checkpoint

/zerg:design

Generate architecture and task graph for parallel execution.

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--help`	bool	false	Show help

Prerequisite: .gsd/specs/{feature}/requirements.md with APPROVED status.

/zerg:init

Initialize ZERG for a project. Inception mode (empty dir) or Discovery mode (existing project).

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--workers`	int	5	Default worker count
`--security`	string	""	Security level (e.g., `strict`)
`--no-security-rules`	bool	false	Skip TikiTribe security rules
`--with-containers`	bool	false	Build devcontainer after init

/zerg:plan

Capture requirements through interactive questioning.

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--socratic` / `-s`	bool	false	Structured 3-round discovery
`--rounds`	int	3	Socratic rounds (max 5)
`--from-issue`	string	""	Import requirements from GitHub issue URL

/zerg:rush

Launch parallel workers to execute task graph.

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--workers` / `-w`	int	5	Parallel workers (max 10)
`--feature` / `-f`	string	auto	Feature name
`--level` / `-l`	int	1	Start from level
`--task-graph` / `-g`	string	auto	Path to task-graph.json
`--mode` / `-m`	string	task	Mode: `subprocess`, `container`, `task`
`--dry-run`	bool	false	Show plan only
`--resume`	bool	false	Continue previous run
`--timeout`	int	3600	Max seconds
`--check-gates`	bool	false	Pre-run quality gates during dry-run
`--what-if`	bool	false	Compare different worker counts and modes
`--risk`	bool	false	Show risk assessment for task graph
`--skip-tests`	bool	false	Skip test gates (lint-only mode)

Monitoring & Control

/zerg:cleanup

Remove ZERG artifacts and free resources.

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--feature` / `-f`	string	""	Feature to clean (required unless `--all`)
`--all`	bool	false	Clean all features
`--keep-logs`	bool	false	Preserve logs
`--keep-branches`	bool	false	Preserve git branches
`--dry-run`	bool	false	Preview only

/zerg:logs

Stream, filter, and aggregate worker logs.

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`WORKER_ID`	int	all	Filter to worker (positional)
`--feature` / `-f`	string	auto	Feature name
`--tail` / `-n`	int	100	Lines to show
`--follow`	bool	false	Stream continuously
`--level` / `-l`	string	all	Filter: `debug`, `info`, `warn`, `error`
`--json`	bool	false	Raw JSON output
`--aggregate`	bool	false	Merge all logs by timestamp
`--task`	string	""	Filter to task ID
`--artifacts`	string	""	Show task artifacts
`--phase`	string	""	Filter: `claim`, `execute`, `verify`, `commit`, `cleanup`
`--event`	string	""	Filter by event type
`--since`	string	""	After ISO8601 timestamp
`--until`	string	""	Before ISO8601 timestamp
`--search`	string	""	Text search

/zerg:merge

Manually trigger level merge operations.

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--level` / `-l`	int	current	Merge specific level
`--force` / `-f`	bool	false	Force despite conflicts
`--abort`	bool	false	Abort in-progress merge
`--dry-run`	bool	false	Preview only
`--skip-gates`	bool	false	Skip quality gates
`--no-rebase`	bool	false	Don't rebase after merge
`--target` / `-t`	string	main	Target branch

/zerg:retry

Retry failed or blocked tasks.

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`TASK_IDS`	string[]	[]	Task IDs to retry (positional)
`--level` / `-l`	int	0	Retry all failed in level
`--all` / `-a`	bool	false	Retry all failed
`--force` / `-f`	bool	false	Bypass retry limit
`--timeout` / `-t`	int	config	Override timeout
`--reset`	bool	false	Reset retry counters
`--dry-run`	bool	false	Preview only
`--worker` / `-w`	int	—	Assign task to specific worker

/zerg:status

Display real-time execution progress.

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--feature` / `-f`	string	auto	Feature to show
`--watch` / `-w`	bool	false	Continuous update
`--interval` / `-i`	int	5	Watch refresh seconds
`--level` / `-l`	int	all	Filter to level
`--json`	bool	false	JSON output
`--dashboard` / `-d`	bool	false	TUI dashboard (CLI only)
`--tasks`	bool	false	Show all tasks
`--workers`	bool	false	Detailed worker info
`--commits`	bool	false	Recent commits per branch

/zerg:stop

Stop workers gracefully or forcefully.

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--feature` / `-f`	string	auto	Feature to stop
`--worker` / `-w`	int	all	Stop specific worker
`--force`	bool	false	Immediate termination
`--timeout`	int	30	Graceful shutdown seconds

Quality & Analysis

/zerg:analyze

Static analysis, complexity metrics, and quality assessment.

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--check`	string	all	Check: `lint`, `complexity`, `coverage`, `security`, `all`
`--format`	string	text	Output: `text`, `json`, `sarif`
`--threshold`	string	defaults	Custom thresholds
`--files`	string	all	Restrict to files
`--performance`	bool	false	Run comprehensive performance audit (140 factors)

/zerg:build

Build orchestration with auto-detection and error recovery.

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--target`	string	all	Build target
`--mode`	string	dev	Mode: `dev`, `staging`, `prod`
`--clean`	bool	false	Clean build
`--watch`	bool	false	Rebuild on changes
`--retry`	int	3	Retries on failure

/zerg:refactor

Automated code improvement and cleanup.

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--transforms`	string	all	Transforms: `dead-code`, `simplify`, `types`, `patterns`, `naming`
`--dry-run`	bool	false	Preview only
`--interactive`	bool	false	Approve one by one

/zerg:review

Three-stage code review workflow (Spec → Quality → Security).

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--mode`	string	full	Mode: `prepare`, `self`, `receive`, `full`
`--no-security`	bool	false	Skip Stage 3 security scan

/zerg:security

Security scanning and rules management.

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--preset`	string	owasp	Compliance: `owasp`, `pci`, `hipaa`, `soc2`
`--autofix`	bool	false	Generate fix suggestions
`--format`	string	text	Output: `text`, `json`, `sarif`

CLI subcommand: zerg security-rules detect|list|fetch|integrate

/zerg:test

Execute tests with coverage and generation.

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--generate`	bool	false	Generate test stubs
`--coverage`	bool	false	Report coverage
`--watch`	bool	false	Continuous testing
`--parallel`	int	auto	Test workers
`--framework`	string	auto	Force: `pytest`, `jest`, `cargo`, `go`

Utilities

/zerg:create-command

Scaffold new ZERG commands with Task integration and tests.

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`<name>`	string	required	Command name
`--interactive`	bool	false	Enable wizard

/zerg:debug

Deep diagnostic investigation with error intelligence.

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--feature` / `-f`	string	auto	Feature to investigate
`--worker` / `-w`	int	all	Focus on worker
`--deep`	bool	false	System-level diagnostics
`--fix`	bool	false	Generate recovery plan
`--error` / `-e`	string	""	Error message to analyze
`--stacktrace` / `-s`	string	""	Path to stack trace
`--env`	bool	false	Environment diagnostics
`--interactive` / `-i`	bool	false	Wizard mode
`--report`	string	""	Write report to file

/zerg:git

Git operations with intelligent commits, PRs, releases, and more.

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--action` / `-a`	string	commit	Action (see below)
`--push` / `-p`	bool	false	Push after commit
`--base` / `-b`	string	main	Base branch
`--name` / `-n`	string	""	Branch name
`--branch`	string	""	Branch to merge
`--strategy`	string	squash	Merge: `merge`, `squash`, `rebase`
`--since`	string	""	History start point
`--mode`	string	auto	Commit: `auto`, `confirm`, `suggest`
`--cleanup`	bool	false	History cleanup
`--draft`	bool	false	Draft PR
`--reviewer`	string	""	PR reviewer
`--focus`	string	""	Review: `security`, `performance`, `quality`, `architecture`
`--bump`	string	auto	Release: `auto`, `major`, `minor`, `patch`
`--dry-run`	bool	false	Preview only
`--symptom`	string	""	Bug symptom (bisect)
`--test-cmd`	string	""	Test command (bisect)
`--good`	string	""	Known good ref (bisect)
`--list-ops`	bool	false	List rescue operations
`--undo`	bool	false	Undo last operation
`--restore`	string	""	Restore snapshot
`--recover-branch`	string	""	Recover deleted branch
`--no-merge`	bool	false	Stop after PR creation
`--admin`	bool	false	Use admin merge directly (repo owner/admin, for ship)
`--stale-days`	int	30	Branch age for cleanup
`--title`	string	""	Issue title
`--label`	string	""	Issue label
`--assignee`	string	""	Issue assignee
`--no-docker`	bool	false	Skip Docker cleanup
`--include-stashes`	bool	false	Clear stashes
`--limit`	int	10	Max issues
`--priority`	string	""	Filter: `P0`, `P1`, `P2`

Actions: commit, branch, merge, sync, history, finish, pr, release, review, rescue, bisect, ship, cleanup, issue

/zerg:plugins

Extend ZERG with quality gates, hooks, and launchers.

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--help`	bool	false	Show documentation

/zerg:worker

Internal worker protocol. Invoked by orchestrator.

Env Var	Default	Description
`ZERG_WORKER_ID`	0	Worker ID
`ZERG_FEATURE`	unknown	Feature name
`ZERG_BRANCH`	main	Base branch

Documentation & AI

/zerg:document

Generate documentation for a single component.

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`<target>`	string	required	File or module to document
`--type`	string	auto	Type: `auto`, `module`, `command`, `config`, `api`, `types`
`--output`	string	stdout	Output path
`--depth`	string	standard	Depth: `shallow`, `standard`, `deep`
`--tone`	string	`educational`	Documentation tone: `educational`, `reference`, `tutorial`
`--update`	bool	false	Update in-place

/zerg:estimate

PERT effort estimation with post-execution comparison.

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`<feature>`	string	auto	Feature to estimate
`--pre`	bool	auto	Force pre-execution mode
`--post`	bool	auto	Force post-execution mode
`--calibrate`	bool	false	Show historical accuracy
`--workers`	int	config	Worker count for projection
`--format`	string	text	Output: `text`, `json`, `md`
`--verbose`	bool	false	Per-task breakdown
`--history`	bool	false	Show past estimates
`--no-calibration`	bool	false	Skip bias application

/zerg:explain

Educational code explanations with four depth layers.

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`<target>`	string	required	File, `file:func`, directory, or module
`--scope`	string	auto	Override: `function`, `file`, `module`, `system`
`--save`	bool	false	Write to claudedocs/
`--format`	string	text	Output: `text`, `md`, `json`
`--no-diagrams`	bool	false	Skip Mermaid diagrams

/zerg:index

Generate complete documentation wiki.

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--full`	bool	false	Regenerate all pages
`--push`	bool	false	Push to wiki.git
`--dry-run`	bool	false	Preview only
`--output`	string	.gsd/wiki/	Output directory

/zerg:select-tool

Intelligent tool routing across MCP, native tools, and agents.

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`<task description>`	string	required	Task to analyze
`--domain`	string	auto	Override: `ui`, `backend`, `infra`, `docs`, `test`, `security`, `perf`
`--format`	string	text	Output: `text`, `json`, `md`
`--verbose`	bool	false	Per-dimension scoring
`--no-agents`	bool	false	Exclude agent recommendations
`--no-mcp`	bool	false	Exclude MCP recommendations

Exit Codes

Code	Meaning
0	Success
1	Failure
2	Configuration error / worker checkpoint
4	Worker escalated ambiguous failure

ZERG Command Quick Reference

File contents

ZERG Command Quick Reference

Global Flags

Analysis Depth (mutually exclusive)

Output & Efficiency

Behavioral Mode

MCP Routing

Improvement Loops

TDD & Standard

Core Workflow

/zerg:brainstorm

/zerg:design

/zerg:init

/zerg:plan

/zerg:rush

Monitoring & Control

/zerg:cleanup

/zerg:logs

/zerg:merge

/zerg:retry

/zerg:status

/zerg:stop

Quality & Analysis

/zerg:analyze

/zerg:build

/zerg:refactor

/zerg:review

/zerg:security

/zerg:test

Utilities

/zerg:create-command

/zerg:debug

/zerg:git

/zerg:plugins

/zerg:worker

Documentation & AI

/zerg:document

/zerg:estimate

/zerg:explain

/zerg:index

/zerg:select-tool

Exit Codes

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