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Development Claude Skills

8 615 development skills from 759 authors. They write and change code. Half of them fit into 1 831 tokens or less — that is what one costs your context window when the agent loads it. 1 206 ship runnable scripts rather than instructions alone. 42 of them cannot work without an MCP server, most often rube. We also found 1 172 copies of these same skills sitting in other people's repositories — counted once here, not 1 172 times.

8 615 unique 759 authors 5 205 updated this month 1 306 from vendors

1 831
tokens, median
what a typical one costs in context
1 206
ship scripts
code that runs, not instructions alone
42
need a server
most often rube
1 172
copies elsewhere
counted once here, not once per repository

961–1 008 of 8 615

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Python Background Jobs
wshobson

Python background job patterns including task queues, workers, and event-driven architecture. Use when implementing async task processing, job queues, long-running operations, or decoupling work from request/response cycles.

3k tokens
Python Code Style
wshobson

Python code style, linting, formatting, naming conventions, and documentation standards. Use when writing new code, reviewing style, configuring linters, writing docstrings, or establishing project standards.

2k tokens
Python Configuration
wshobson

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

3k tokens
Python Design Patterns
wshobson

Python design patterns including KISS, Separation of Concerns, Single Responsibility, and composition over inheritance. Use this skill when designing a new service or component from scratch and choosing how to layer responsibilities, when refactoring a God class or monolithic function that has grown too large, when deciding whether to add a new abstraction or live with duplication, when evaluating a pull request for structural issues like tight coupling or leaking internal types, when choosing between inheritance and composition for a new class hierarchy, or when a codebase is becoming hard to test because of entangled I/O and business logic.

4k tokens
Python Error Handling
wshobson

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.

3k tokens
Python Observability
wshobson

Python observability patterns including structured logging, metrics, and distributed tracing. Use when adding logging, implementing metrics collection, setting up tracing, or debugging production systems.

3k tokens
Python Packaging
wshobson

Create distributable Python packages with proper project structure, setup.py/pyproject.toml, and publishing to PyPI. Use when packaging Python libraries, creating CLI tools, or distributing Python code.

5k tokens
Python Performance Optimization
wshobson

Profile and optimize Python code using cProfile, memory profilers, and performance best practices. Use when debugging slow Python code, optimizing bottlenecks, or improving application performance.

5k tokens
Python Project Structure
wshobson

Python project organization, module architecture, and public API design. Use when setting up new projects, organizing modules, defining public interfaces with __all__, or planning directory layouts.

2k tokens
Python Resilience
wshobson

Python resilience patterns including automatic retries, exponential backoff, timeouts, and fault-tolerant decorators. Use when adding retry logic, implementing timeouts, building fault-tolerant services, or handling transient failures.

3k tokens
Python Resource Management
wshobson

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.

3k tokens
Python Type Safety
wshobson

Python type safety with type hints, generics, protocols, and strict type checking. Use when adding type annotations, implementing generic classes, defining structural interfaces, or configuring mypy/pyright.

3k tokens
Uv Package Manager
wshobson

Master the uv package manager for fast Python dependency management, virtual environments, and modern Python project workflows. Use when setting up Python projects, managing dependencies, or optimizing Python development workflows with uv.

4k tokens
Binary Analysis Patterns
wshobson

Master binary analysis patterns including disassembly, decompilation, control flow analysis, and code pattern recognition. Use when analyzing executables, understanding compiled code, or performing static analysis on binaries.

2k tokens
Scan
wshobson

Scans the codebase to generate project-doc.md and AGENTS.md. Use when bootstrapping a new agent-driven repo, refreshing project documentation after architectural changes, or running a delta scan to detect drift. Runs a full scan on first use and a smart delta scan on subsequent runs. Uses understand-anything + context-mode when available, falls back to native tools otherwise. Only updates AGENTS.md on detected architectural changes with human confirmation.

2k tokens
AI Debt Detector
wshobson

>- Use after generating code, after accepting AI suggestions, or when reviewing AI-written modules. Also use when code works but feels brittle, when error handling seems thin, when orphaned resources or missing cleanup are suspected, or when the agent claims done but hidden debt may exist. Catches the specific failure patterns AI agents produce that humans would not.

849 tokens
Memory Safety Patterns
wshobson

Implement memory-safe programming with RAII, ownership, smart pointers, and resource management across Rust, C++, and C. Use when writing safe systems code, managing resources, or preventing memory bugs.

3k tokens
Rust Async Patterns
wshobson

Master Rust async programming with Tokio, async traits, error handling, and concurrent patterns. Use when building async Rust applications, implementing concurrent systems, or debugging async code.

3k tokens
React Native Design
wshobson

Master React Native styling, navigation, and Reanimated animations for cross-platform mobile development. Use when building React Native apps, implementing navigation patterns, or creating performant animations.

17k tokens
Langextract Usage vendor
google

How to use LangExtract to extract structured information from text. Use when writing code that calls lx.extract(), building extraction pipelines, defining examples, or troubleshooting alignment issues.

6k tokens scripts
Acquire Codebase Knowledge vendor
github

Use this skill when the user explicitly asks to map, document, or onboard into an existing codebase. Trigger for prompts like "map this codebase", "document this architecture", "onboard me to this repo", or "create codebase docs". Do not trigger for routine feature implementation, bug fixes, or narrow code edits unless the user asks for repository-level discovery.

13k tokens scripts
Acreadiness Assess vendor
github

Run the AgentRC readiness assessment on the current repository and produce a static HTML dashboard at reports/index.html. Wraps `npx github:microsoft/agentrc readiness` and hands off rendering to the @ai-readiness-reporter custom agent. Supports policies (--policy) for org-specific scoring. Use when asked to assess, audit, or score the AI readiness of a repo.

4k tokens
Acreadiness Generate Instructions vendor
github

Generate tailored AI agent instruction files via AgentRC instructions command. Produces .github/copilot-instructions.md (default, recommended for Copilot in VS Code) plus optional per-area .instructions.md files with applyTo globs for monorepos. Use after running /acreadiness-assess to close gaps in the AI Tooling pillar.

2k tokens
AI Ready vendor
github

Make any repo AI-ready — analyzes your codebase and generates AGENTS.md, copilot-instructions.md, CI workflows, issue templates, and more. Mines your PR review patterns and creates files customized to your stack. USE THIS SKILL when the user asks to "make this repo ai-ready", "set up AI config", or "prepare this repo for AI contributions".

364 tokens
Anti UI Slop vendor
github

Stop Codex, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Cursor from shipping generic UI. Use UIZZE’s public catalogue of 800,000+ real web and iOS screens to extract product-specific design decisions and enforce a hard finish gate for web and iOS interfaces.

1k tokens
Arize Annotation vendor
github

Creates and manages annotation configs (categorical, continuous, freeform label schemas) and annotation queues (human review workflows) on Arize. Applies human annotations to project spans via the Python SDK. Use when the user mentions annotation config, annotation queue, label schema, human feedback, bulk annotate spans, update_annotations, labeling queue, annotate record, or human review.

4k tokens
Arize Instrumentation vendor
github

Adds Arize AX tracing to an LLM application for the first time. Follows a two-phase agent-assisted flow to analyze the codebase then implement instrumentation after user confirmation. Use when the user wants to instrument their app, add tracing from scratch, set up LLM observability, integrate OpenTelemetry or openinference, or get started with Arize tracing.

7k tokens
AWS Cdk Python Setup vendor
github

Setup and initialization guide for developing AWS CDK (Cloud Development Kit) applications in Python. This skill enables users to configure environment prerequisites, create new CDK projects, manage dependencies, and deploy to AWS.

655 tokens
Brag Sheet vendor
github

> Turn vague "what did I do?" into evidence-backed impact statements for performance reviews, self-reviews, promotion packets, and weekly updates. Uniquely mines Copilot CLI session logs to reconstruct forgotten work, plus git commits and GitHub PRs. Enforces a 3-part impact contract (action → result → evidence). Works standalone "backfill my work history", "performance review", "self-review", "self assessment", "write impact statement", "review prep", "promo packet", "promotion case", "weekly update", "status report", "accomplishments", "what did I ship", "I forgot to log my work", "summarize my work", "track my wins", "what should I highlight", "end of half", "career growth", "work journal", or any request to document, summarize, or organize work accomplishments.

3k tokens
CLI Mastery vendor
github

Interactive training for the GitHub Copilot CLI. Guided lessons, quizzes, scenario challenges, and a full reference covering slash commands, shortcuts, modes, agents, skills, MCP, and configuration. Say "cliexpert" to start.

5k tokens
Code Tour vendor
github

> Use this skill to create CodeTour .tour files — persona-targeted, step-by-step walkthroughs "generate a tour", "onboarding tour", "tour for this PR", "tour for this bug", "RCA tour", "architecture tour", "explain how X works", "vibe check", "PR review tour", "contributor guide", "help someone ramp up", or any request for a structured walkthrough through code. Supports 20 developer personas (new joiner, bug fixer, architect, PR reviewer, vibecoder, security reviewer, and more), all CodeTour step types (file/line, selection, pattern, uri, commands, view), and tour-level fields (ref, isPrimary, nextTour). Works with any repository in any language.

15k tokens scripts
Codebase Memory MCP vendor
github

Use when a configured codebase-memory-mcp server can assist with graph-backed code discovery, architecture orientation, symbol lookup, callers and callees, dependency or data-flow tracing, impact analysis, unfamiliar modules, or an explicit Codebase Memory request.

741 tokens
Codeql vendor
github

Comprehensive guide for setting up and configuring CodeQL code scanning via GitHub Actions workflows and the CodeQL CLI. This skill should be used when users need help with code scanning configuration, CodeQL workflow files, CodeQL CLI commands, SARIF output, security analysis setup, or troubleshooting CodeQL analysis.

16k tokens
Conventional Branch vendor
github

Create Git branches following the Conventional Branch specification (feature/, bugfix/, hotfix/, release/, chore/). Use when creating a new branch, naming a branch, or checking whether a branch name complies with the spec.

1k tokens
Copilot SDK vendor
github

Build agentic applications with GitHub Copilot SDK. Use when embedding AI agents in apps, creating custom tools, implementing streaming responses, managing sessions, connecting to MCP servers, or creating custom agents. Triggers on Copilot SDK, GitHub SDK, agentic app, embed Copilot, programmable agent, MCP server, custom agent.

6k tokens
Dependabot vendor
github

>- Comprehensive guide for configuring and managing GitHub Dependabot. Use this skill when users ask about creating or optimizing dependabot.yml files, managing Dependabot pull requests, configuring dependency update strategies, setting up grouped updates, monorepo patterns, multi-ecosystem groups, security update configuration, auto-triage rules, or any GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) supply chain security topic related to Dependabot. For pre-commit dependency vulnerability scanning in AI coding agents via the GitHub MCP Server, this skill references the Advanced Security plugin (`advanced-security@copilot-plugins`). Use this skill when an agent needs to scan dependencies for known vulnerabilities before committing.

9k tokens
Doc And Modernize vendor
github

>- Two related workflows for a locally-cloned codebase, in one skill. Documentation mode produces a single, comprehensive, verifiable architecture document primarily by reading files on disk (local-first) — use it whenever the user wants to understand, map, document, research, or onboard onto a codebase ("research this repo", "write up the architecture", "do an architecture deep dive", "document how this codebase works", "map the system design", "create an onboarding doc"). Modernization mode generates a phased plan to modernize, migrate, upgrade, or rewrite a legacy system ("modernize this", "plan the migration", "how would we rewrite this", "how do we get off this legacy stack"); if no architecture document exists yet it first runs Documentation mode, then continues straight through to the plan. It assumes the legacy stack may be dead, runs a time-boxed feasibility spike, and picks the highest achievable rung on a safety ladder instead of demanding a fully-green legacy CI gate up front.

18k tokens
Dotnet Timezone vendor
github

.NET timezone handling guidance for C# applications. Use when working with TimeZoneInfo, DateTimeOffset, NodaTime, UTC conversion, daylight saving time, scheduling across timezones, cross-platform Windows/IANA timezone IDs, or when a .NET user needs the timezone for a city, address, region, or country and copy-paste-ready C# code.

3k tokens
Flowstudio Power Automate Build vendor
github

>- Build, scaffold, and deploy Power Automate cloud flows using the FlowStudio MCP server. Your agent constructs flow definitions, wires connections, deploys, and tests — all via MCP without opening the portal. deploy a flow definition, scaffold a Power Automate workflow, construct a flow JSON, update an existing flow's actions, patch a flow definition, add actions to a flow, wire up connections, or generate a workflow definition from scratch.

22k tokens
Flowstudio Power Automate Debug vendor
github

>- Debug failing Power Automate cloud flows using the FlowStudio MCP server. The Graph API only shows top-level status codes. This skill gives your agent action-level inputs and outputs to find the actual root cause. this flow failing, inspect action outputs, find the root cause of a flow error, fix a broken Power Automate flow, diagnose a timeout, trace a DynamicOperationRequestFailure, check connector auth errors, read error details from a run, or troubleshoot

8k tokens
Flowstudio Power Automate MCP vendor
github

>- Foundation skill for Power Automate via FlowStudio MCP — auth setup, the reusable MCP helper (Python + Node.js), tool discovery via `list_skills` / `tool_search`, and oversized-response handling. Load this skill first when connecting an agent to Power Automate. For specialized workflows, load `flowstudio-power-automate-build`, `flowstudio-power-automate-debug`, `flowstudio-power-automate-monitoring` (Pro+), or `flowstudio-power-automate-governance` (Pro+) — each contains the workflow narrative, this skill provides the plumbing they all rely on. Requires a

11k tokens
Foundry Agent Sync vendor
github

Create and synchronize prompt-based AI agents directly within Azure AI Foundry via REST API, from a local JSON manifest. Unlike scaffolding skills that only generate local code, this skill registers agents in the Foundry service itself — making them immediately available for invocation. Use when the user asks to create agents in Foundry, sync, deploy, register, or push agents to Foundry, update agent instructions, or scaffold the manifest and sync script for a new repository. Triggers: 'create agent in foundry', 'sync foundry agents', 'deploy agents to foundry', 'register agents in foundry', 'push agents', 'create foundry agent manifest', 'scaffold agent sync'.

2k tokens
Freecad Scripts vendor
github

Expert skill for writing FreeCAD Python scripts, macros, and automation. Use when asked to create FreeCAD models, parametric objects, Part/Mesh/Sketcher scripts, workbench tools, GUI dialogs with PySide, Coin3D scenegraph manipulation, or any FreeCAD Python API task. Covers FreeCAD scripting basics, geometry creation, FeaturePython objects, interface tools, and macro development.

17k tokens
Github Actions Efficiency vendor
github

Audit GitHub Actions workflow efficiency and recommend fixes to reduce CI minutes and costs.

3k tokens
Github Actions Runtime Upgrade Conventions vendor
github

Upgrade GitHub Actions to supported runtimes by selecting safe action versions, preserving workflow behavior, and validating post-upgrade execution.

721 tokens
Github Codespaces Efficiency vendor
github

Audit and improve GitHub Codespaces efficiency. Use this skill when a user wants faster Codespaces startup, lower Codespaces spend, slim devcontainers, right-size machines, tune idle timeout, or scope prebuilds to branches with sustained usage.

2k tokens
Github Issues vendor
github

Create, update, and manage GitHub issues using MCP tools. Use this skill when users want to create bug reports, feature requests, or task issues, update existing issues, add labels/assignees/milestones, set issue fields (dates, priority, custom fields), set issue types, manage issue workflows, link issues, add dependencies, or track blocked-by/blocking relationships. Triggers on requests like "create an issue", "file a bug", "request a feature", "update issue X", "set the priority", "set the start date", "link issues", "add dependency", "blocked by", "blocking", or any GitHub issue management task.

11k tokens
Github Release vendor
github

> Guides IA through releasing a new version of a GitHub library end-to-end. Handles SemVer versioning and Keep a Changelog formatting automatically.

5k tokens