NickCrew/claude-cortex Skills

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Fast, high-signal accessibility triage for pages, components, or PRs targeting WCAG 2.2 AA compliance.

Complete operational workflow for implementer agents (Codex, Gemini, etc.) making code changes and writing tests. Defines the Code Change Loop, Test Writing Loop, and Issue Filing process with circuit breakers, severity levels, and escalation rules. Includes bundled scripts for specialist-review (code review) and test-review-request (test audit) that delegate to Claude CLI. Use this skill when starting any implementation task.

Comprehensive REST and GraphQL API design patterns with versioning, pagination, error handling, and HATEOAS principles. Use when designing APIs, defining endpoints, or architecting service contracts requiring production-grade patterns.

API Gateway patterns for routing, authentication, rate limiting, and service composition in microservices architectures. Use when implementing API gateways, building BFF layers, or managing service-to-service communication at scale.

Flip, remove, or exaggerate assumptions to unlock new solution angles.

Python asyncio and concurrent programming patterns for high-performance applications. Use when building async APIs, concurrent systems, or I/O-bound applications requiring non-blocking operations.

Task tracking system for agents via Backlog.md CLI. Use when creating deferred issues during implementation, filing audit findings, working assigned tasks, or managing project work. Optimized for agent workflows: structured issue filing, priority/labeling system, and task completion tracking.

Rapid ideation skill adapted from obra/superpowers to kick off cortex sessions. Use when defining scope, aligning on goals, or exploring solution space before coding.

Build system optimization covering compilation, caching, incremental builds, and developer tooling. Use when improving build times, configuring CI pipelines, or designing developer tools.

Create beautiful visual art in .png and .pdf documents using design philosophy. Use when the user asks to create a poster, piece of art, design, or other static piece. Create original visual designs, never copying existing artists' work to avoid copyright violations.

Consult Claude specialist agents during implementation for codebase understanding, pattern checking, security review, debugging help, and more. Use this skill whenever you're unsure about conventions, stuck on a failure, or need expert input before writing code. Does not replace the formal review gates in agent-loops — this is for mid-implementation consultation.

Use codanna MCP tools for semantic code search, call graphs, and impact analysis before grep/find.

Use when explaining code, concepts, or system behavior to a specific audience level - provides a structured explanation workflow with depth control and validation steps.

Use when assessing or improving code quality, maintainability, performance, or security hygiene - provides workflows for analysis, code review, and systematic improvements with validation steps.

Automate code review remediation loops with the codex CLI. Requests reviews from codex, classifies findings by severity (P0-P4), fixes critical issues (P0/P1) through iterative cycles, defers quality improvements to backlog, and escalates after 3 review cycles. Use when working with code that needs structured remediation: 'codex review' in a request triggers this workflow.

Score concepts on impact/delight/effort and pick a 1-day spike.

Execution discipline skill adapted from obra/superpowers. Ensures plans translate into tracked tasks, orchestration, and verification runs.

Timeboxed divergent ideation that outputs ranked options plus day-one experiments.

Force-fit patterns from other domains to spark novel concepts.

Imagine failure first to surface guardrails and feature mitigations.

Guide for creating effective skills. This skill should be used when users want to create a new skill (or update an existing skill) that extends Codex's capabilities with specialized knowledge, workflows, or tool integrations.

Structured plan-writing skill adapted from obra/superpowers. Produces actionable plans that map directly to cortex workflows and tasks.