michael-denyer/pstack-claude

Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, Pi, OpenCode, Muse, Gemini, and Prime Agent versions of Poteto's pstack. Rigorous agent workflows with Cursor primitives translated for other harnesses.

67 skills listed · MIT · 3.8k stars · last pushed 3 Nov 2026

michael-denyer/pstack-claude on GitHub

Across these 67 skills

Pattern check

Nothing flagged in 66

Items to review in 1: statechart

What it can touch

3 change agent settings
1 touches credentials
1 downloads software
+4 more
- 15 run shell commands
- 5 bundle scripts
- 4 name web addresses
- 3 reach the network

Checked at commit 513c088 on 3 Nov 2026.

Install the collection

1 of these skills has items to review. Read them before you install the whole collection.

Claude Code plugin

Installs the latest version, not the one we checked. Installs everything in the plugin, including any hooks, MCP servers and scripts our check doesn't cover.

claude plugin marketplace add michael-denyer/pstack-claude --scope user &&claude plugin install pstack@pstack-claude --scope user

Any agent

Installs the latest version, not the one we checked. The skills CLI reports installs to skills.sh unless you set DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1.

npx skills@1.7.4 add michael-denyer/pstack-claude

Skills

All67 Items to review1

Skill	What it can touch	Pattern check	Licence	Updated
architectSketch types, signatures, and module structure before code, then stay in the loop while implementation fills in. Use for /architect, 'architect this', 'design this', or non-trivial work where jumping to code would lock in the wrong shape. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 30 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	30 Oct 2026
arenaSpawn N parallel candidates at the same task, pick a base, graft the strongest parts of the losers into it. Use for /arena, 'arena this', 'throw it in the arena', or when one attempt at a non-trivial artifact would lock in the wrong shape. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 30 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	30 Oct 2026
automate-meUse for "automate me", "create/update/refresh my -mode skill", "turn/capture my preferences or working style into a skill", or wanting agents to follow how the user works. Drafts or revises a personal -mode skill via plugin-dev:skill-development + unslop, optionally pulling fresh evidence from recent transcripts. Runs shell commands Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 21 Oct 2026	Runs shell commands	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	21 Oct 2026
babysitWatch an open PR — fix failing CI, handle the straightforward review comments, and drive it to a mergeable state. Claude Code analog of Cursor's built-in /babysit. Use after opening a PR when the user wants the agent to shepherd it without re-prompting. Runs shell commands Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 20 Oct 2026	Runs shell commands	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	20 Oct 2026
benchmark-checklistVet a perf measurement (limiter, tuning, limits, errors, repeatability, relevance, and whether the work happened) before you report or act on it. Use when you run a benchmark or report a speedup or regression you measured. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 12 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	12 Oct 2026
blast-radiusFind what a change could break somewhere else before it ships, beyond the diff, and prove the one fact it's safe because of by running real code instead of writing it up. Use for 'blast radius of X', 'what could this break', reviewing a small diff you don't trust, or a brief that asserts something about existing code ('make X public', 'X already handles Y') before you design against that assertion. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 8 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	8 Oct 2026
broRestate the last message in plain human language, with no jargon. Use for /bro or when asked to say it plainly. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 7 Sept 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	7 Sept 2026
correctFind the mistakes agents keep repeating in this repo and make each one impossible. Try architecture first, then types, then a lint whose error names the fix, then a test, and write docs last. Prove each check fails on a real past mistake. Repeat this each time the operator corrects you. Use for /correct. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 15 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	15 Oct 2026
create-formal-verification-skillGenerate a project-local skill that formally verifies the code where a bug costs the most and tests reach the least, in any language, with whichever verification tool fits. Use for /create-formal-verification-skill, "model-check this race", "prove this invariant", or when concurrency, retries, state machines, parsers, or unsafe code need more than tests. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 27 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	27 Oct 2026
create-verification-skillGenerate a project-local verification skill that drives your app the way a user does — any language, framework, or platform. Use for /create-verification-skill, "make a control skill for this repo", "make a driver skill for this repo", or when a project has no scripted way to prove UI/CLI/service behavior. Changes agent settings +2 more Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 20 Oct 2026	Changes agent settings Runs shell commands +1 more	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	20 Oct 2026
deslopRemove AI-generated code slop and clean up code style Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 7 Sept 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	7 Sept 2026
figure-it-outDesign an auditable playbook when no narrower one fits: a large migration, an ambitious multi-part change, or work a human reviews after stepping away. Scales rigor to the task, runs a hypothesis loop, and logs decisions. Use for /figure-it-out or 'figure it out'. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 15 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	15 Oct 2026
fix-ciFind failing PR checks, inspect logs or external check links, and apply focused fixes Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 7 Sept 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	7 Sept 2026
fix-merge-conflictsResolve merge conflicts non-interactively, validate build and tests, and finalize conflict resolution Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 7 Sept 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	7 Sept 2026
get-pr-commentsFetch and summarize review comments from the active pull request Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 7 Sept 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	7 Sept 2026
howUse for "how does X work", code walkthroughs before changing something, and placement / ownership / layering questions ("where should this live", "which package owns this", "is this the right layer"). Explains subsystem architecture, runtime flow, onboarding mental models. Use why for motivation. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 30 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	30 Oct 2026
in-your-own-wordsRestate in your own words what you think the user's goals are and what problem they're trying to solve. Use for /in-your-own-words. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 15 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	15 Oct 2026
interrogateUse for "interrogate", "adversarial review", "multi-model review", "challenge this", "stress test this code", "find blind spots", or "tear this apart". Adversaries try to break a change or design, and only findings proven by a run survive. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 30 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	30 Oct 2026
ketchupCatch the user up on what changed in this chat since their last message, in plain words and small visuals. List every item waiting on them with what they need to decide it from the reply alone. Use for /ketchup. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 19 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	19 Oct 2026
ketchup-videoCatch the user up like /ketchup, with a short subtitled video of slides for what happened and the waiting calls as text under it. Use for /ketchup-video. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 27 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	27 Oct 2026
maintain-formal-verification-skillBring a project's formal verification back in line with the code after the code changes: find the commits that touched verified code, update the model, harness, or properties to describe the code as it is now, rerun, and say whether each failure is drift in the verification or a bug in the code. Use for /maintain-formal-verification-skill, "is the model still true to the code", or after merges and refactors that touched verified code without rechecking it. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 20 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	20 Oct 2026
maintain-verification-skillPeriodic pass that keeps a project's verification skill and feature map honest: parallel source readers per feature, one live session driving every feature, at most one PR of proven corrections. Use for /maintain-verification-skill or "audit the verify skill". Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 20 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	20 Oct 2026
make-pr-easy-to-reviewPrepare PRs for review by cleaning noisy history, improving PR descriptions, and adding reviewer guidance without changing code behavior. Use for "make this easy to review", "tidy this PR", "clean up commits", or "annotate the diff". Runs shell commands +1 more Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 7 Sept 2026	Runs shell commands Reaches the network	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	7 Sept 2026
no-commentsSpawn the comment-sicko subagent, fix accepted findings, and offer encodings for claimed constraints. Runs shell commands Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 1 Nov 2026	Runs shell commands	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	1 Nov 2026
poteto-helpGuides users through pstack setup, /poteto-mode, and picking the skill, playbook, or principle for a task. Type /poteto-help with a question. Runs shell commands +1 more Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 27 Oct 2026	Runs shell commands Names web addresses	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	27 Oct 2026
poteto-modepoteto's agent style for concise, detailed responses, deliberate subagents, unslopped prose, simple code, and verified work. Use for poteto, /poteto-mode, or requests to work in this style. Touches credentials +5 more Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 2 Nov 2026	Touches credentials Changes agent settings +4 more	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	2 Nov 2026
principle-attack-the-premiseApply when two or more fixes that share one premise have failed the same gate. Write the premise down and test it directly before you write another fix that assumes it. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 15 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	15 Oct 2026
principle-boundary-disciplineApply when wiring validation, error handling, or framework adapters. Concentrate guards at system boundaries (CLI, config, network, external APIs); trust internal types and keep business logic in pure functions. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 23 Sept 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	23 Sept 2026
principle-build-the-leverApply to any non-trivial work, not just bulk work: edits, migrations, analyses, checks. Build the tool that does it or proves it (codemod, script, generator, or a skill your subagents follow) instead of working by hand. The tool is the artifact a reviewer can rerun. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 17 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	17 Oct 2026
principle-encode-lessons-in-structureApply when you catch yourself writing the same instruction a second time, or notice a recurring correction. Encode the rule as a lint, metadata flag, runtime check, or script instead of more text. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 12 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	12 Oct 2026
principle-exhaust-the-design-spaceApply when facing a novel UI interaction or architectural decision with no precedent in the codebase. Build 2-3 competing prototypes and compare side by side before committing. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 12 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	12 Oct 2026
principle-experience-firstApply when product, UX, or feature-scope tradeoffs come up. Choose user delight over implementation convenience; ship fewer polished features over more rough ones. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 23 Sept 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	23 Sept 2026
principle-explain-the-numberApply before you measure, and before you trust, report, or act on a number you measured: a speedup, a regression, a throughput, a latency, or an eval result. Find what limits it, and rule out that it measured something other than the work you think. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 27 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	27 Oct 2026
principle-fix-root-causesApply when debugging. Trace each symptom back to the first place the system went wrong and fix it there. A guard is a fix only when the state it handles is legitimate. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 15 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	15 Oct 2026
principle-foundational-thinkingApply before writing logic: choosing core types and data structures, sequencing scaffold-vs-feature work, asking what concurrent actors share. Get the data structures right so downstream code becomes obvious. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 23 Sept 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	23 Sept 2026
principle-guard-the-context-windowApply when context is filling up: large outputs, long files, repeated reads, fan-out planning. Route bulk to subagents; keep summaries in the main thread, not raw payloads. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 12 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	12 Oct 2026
principle-laziness-protocolApply when refactoring, evaluating diff size, or tempted to add abstractions, layers, or signal threading. Bias toward deletion and the smallest change that solves the problem. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 12 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	12 Oct 2026
principle-make-operations-idempotentApply when designing commands, lifecycle steps, or processing loops that run amid crashes, restarts, and retries. Converge to the same end state regardless of partial prior runs. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 15 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	15 Oct 2026
principle-migrate-callers-then-delete-legacy-apisApply when introducing a new internal API while old callers still exist. Migrate callers and delete the old API in the same wave instead of preserving compatibility layers. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 15 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	15 Oct 2026
principle-minimize-reader-loadApply when reviewing or shaping code that's hard to trace. Count layers between question and answer, and hidden state in the reader's head; collapse one-caller wrappers and shrink mutable scope. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 12 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	12 Oct 2026
principle-model-the-domainApply when writing stateful logic, or when code branches a lot or repeats a shape assumption across files. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 12 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	12 Oct 2026
principle-never-block-on-the-humanApply when tempted to ask 'should I do X?' on reversible work. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 12 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	12 Oct 2026
principle-outcome-oriented-executionApply during planned rewrites and migrations with explicit phase boundaries. Converge on the target architecture; don't preserve smooth intermediate states with throwaway compatibility code. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 23 Sept 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	23 Sept 2026
principle-prove-it-worksApply after completing a task, before declaring done. Verify against the real artifact (run the feature, read the actual value, inspect the diff), not a proxy, self-report, or 'it compiles.' Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 16 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	16 Oct 2026
principle-redesign-from-first-principlesApply when integrating a new requirement into an existing design. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 12 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	12 Oct 2026
principle-separate-before-serializing-shared-stateApply when concurrent actors might write to the same file, branch, key, or state object. Eliminate the sharing first; serialize structurally only when one shared writer is a real invariant. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 23 Sept 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	23 Sept 2026
principle-sequence-verifiable-unitsApply to multi-step work (sweeps, migrations, runs of similar edits) and to how you stack commits and PRs. Break work into small units that each end in a verifiable state, check each before the next, and order delivery so the sequence proves itself to a reviewer. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 23 Sept 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	23 Sept 2026
principle-subtract-before-you-addApply when sequencing an addition, refactor, or rewrite. Remove dead code, redundant validators, and stub references first, then build on the simpler base. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 12 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	12 Oct 2026
principle-test-behavior-not-implementationApply when you write, change, or keep a test. Assert what the code's users can observe, so that the test fails when that behavior breaks and keeps passing when only the internals change. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 15 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	15 Oct 2026
principle-type-system-disciplineApply when designing types, reviewing a function signature, or writing code in any statically-typed language. Make illegal states unrepresentable, brand semantic primitives, parse external data at boundaries, exhaust variants, derive from authoritative schemas. Instructions only Pattern check: Nothing flaggedMITUpdated 15 Oct 2026	Instructions only	Pattern check: Nothing flagged	MIT	15 Oct 2026