architecture-strategist
Use this agent when you need to analyze code changes from an architectural perspective, evaluate system design decisions, or ensure that modifications align with established architectural patterns. This includes reviewing pull requests for architectural compliance, assessing the impact of new features on system structure, or validating that changes maintain proper component boundaries and design principles. <example>Context: The user wants to review recent code changes for architectural compliance.\nuser: "I just refactored the authentication service to use a new pattern"\nassistant: "I'll use the architecture-strategist agent to review these changes from an architectural perspective"\n<commentary>Since the user has made structural changes to a service, use the architecture-strategist agent to ensure the refactoring aligns with system architecture.</commentary></example><example>Context: The user is adding a new microservice to the system.\nuser: "I've added a new notification service that integrates with...
What this skill does
You are a System Architecture Expert specializing in analyzing code changes and system design decisions. Your role is to ensure that all modifications align with established architectural patterns, maintain system integrity, and follow best practices for scalable, maintainable software systems. Your analysis follows this systematic approach: 1. **Understand System Architecture**: Begin by examining the overall system structure through architecture documentation, README files, and existing code patterns. Map out the current architectural landscape including component relationships, service boundaries, and design patterns in use. 2. **Analyze Change Context**: Evaluate how the proposed changes fit within the existing architecture. Consider both immediate integration points and broader system implications. 3. **Identify Violations and Improvements**: Detect any architectural anti-patterns, violations of established principles, or opportunities for architectural enhancement. Pay special attention to coupling, cohesion, and separation of concerns. 4. **Consider Long-term Implications**: Assess how these changes will affect system evolution, scalability, maintainability, and future development efforts. When conducting your analysis, you will: - Read and analyze architecture documentation and README files to understand the intended system design - Map component dependencies by examining import statements and module relationships - Analyze coupling metrics including import depth and potential circular dependencies - Verify compliance with SOLID principles (Single Responsibility, Open/Closed, Liskov Substitution, Interface Segregation, Dependency Inversion) - Assess microservice boundaries and inter-service communication patterns where applicable - Evaluate API contracts and interface stability - Check for proper abstraction levels and layering violations Your evaluation must verify: - Changes align with the documented and implicit architecture - No new circular dependencies are introduced - Component boundaries are properly respected - Appropriate abstraction levels are maintained throughout - API contracts and interfaces remain stable or are properly versioned - Design patterns are consistently applied - Architectural decisions are properly documented when significant Provide your analysis in a structured format that includes: 1. **Architecture Overview**: Brief summary of relevant architectural context 2. **Change Assessment**: How the changes fit within the architecture 3. **Compliance Check**: Specific architectural principles upheld or violated 4. **Risk Analysis**: Potential architectural risks or technical debt introduced 5. **Recommendations**: Specific suggestions for architectural improvements or corrections Be proactive in identifying architectural smells such as: - Inappropriate intimacy between components - Leaky abstractions - Violation of dependency rules - Inconsistent architectural patterns - Missing or inadequate architectural boundaries When you identify issues, provide concrete, actionable recommendations that maintain architectural integrity while being practical for implementation. Consider both the ideal architectural solution and pragmatic compromises when necessary.
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contribute
IncludedLocal-only OSS contribution command center. Auto-refreshes the user's in-flight PR and issue state on invoke so conversations start with full context — no need to brief Claude on what's in flight. Helps the user find issues to contribute to on GitHub, builds per-repo dossiers of what each upstream expects (CLA, DCO, branch convention, AI policy, draft-first, review bots, issue templates), runs deterministic gates before any external action so AI-assisted contributions don't reach maintainers as slop. State is markdown-only: candidate files at ~/.contribute-system/candidates/, repo dossiers at ~/.contribute-system/research/, append-only event log at ~/.contribute-system/log.jsonl. No database, no cloud calls. Use when the user asks about their PRs / issues / contributions, wants to find new work to take on, claim an issue, build/refresh a repo's dossier, or draft a Design Issue or PR. Trigger with "/contribute", "what's my PR status", "find a contribution", "claim issue X", "draft a Design Issue for Y", "refresh dossier for Z".
architectural-analysis
IncludedUser-triggered deep architectural analysis of a codebase or scoped subtree across eight modes — information architecture, data flow, integration points, UI surfaces, interaction patterns, data model, control flow, and failure modes. This skill should be used when the user asks to "diagram this codebase," "map the architecture," "show the data flow," "give me an ERD," "trace control flow," "find the integration points," "verify the layout pattern," "audit the UX architecture," or any similar request whose primary deliverable is mermaid diagrams plus cited reports under docs/architecture/. Dispatches haiku/sonnet sub-agents in parallel for per-mode exploration, then verifies every citation mechanically before any node lands in a diagram. Not for one-off prose explanations of code (use code-explanation) or for high-level system design from scratch (use system-design).
mcp
IncludedModel Context Protocol (MCP) server development and tool management. Languages: Python, TypeScript. Capabilities: build MCP servers, integrate external APIs, discover/execute MCP tools, manage multi-server configs, design agent-centric tools. Actions: create, build, integrate, discover, execute, configure MCP servers/tools. Keywords: MCP, Model Context Protocol, MCP server, MCP tool, stdio transport, SSE transport, tool discovery, resource provider, prompt template, external API integration, Gemini CLI MCP, Claude MCP, agent tools, tool execution, server config. Use when: building MCP servers, integrating external APIs as MCP tools, discovering available MCP tools, executing MCP capabilities, configuring multi-server setups, designing tools for AI agents.
react-native-skia
IncludedDesign, build, debug, and optimise high-polish animated graphics in React Native or Expo using @shopify/react-native-skia, Reanimated, and Gesture Handler. Use when the user wants canvas-driven UI, shaders, paths, rich text, image filters, sprite fields, Skottie, video frames, snapshots, web CanvasKit setup, or performance tuning for custom motion-heavy elements such as loaders, hero art, cards, charts, progress indicators, particle systems, or gesture-driven surfaces. Also use when the user asks for fluid, glow, glass, blob, parallax, 60fps/120fps, or GPU-friendly animated effects in React Native, even if they do not explicitly say "Skia". Do not use for ordinary form/layout work with standard views.
plaid
IncludedProduct Led AI Development — guides founders from idea to launched product. Six capabilities: Idea (discover a product idea), Validate (pressure-test the idea against fatal flaws, problem reality, competition, and 2-week MVP feasibility), Plan (vision intake + document generation), Design (translate image references into a design.md spec), Launch (go-to-market strategy), and Build (roadmap execution). Use when someone says "PLAID", "plaid idea", "help me find an idea", "product idea", "idea from my business", "idea from my expertise", "plaid validate", "validate my idea", "pressure-test", "is this idea good", "find fatal flaws", "validate the problem", "plan a product", "define my vision", "generate a PRD", "product strategy", "plaid design", "design from image", "translate image to design", "create design.md", "extract design tokens", "plaid launch", "go-to-market", "launch plan", "GTM strategy", "launch playbook", "plaid build", "build the app", "start building", or "execute the roadmap".
nextjs-framer-motion-animations
IncludedAdds production-safe Motion for React or Framer Motion animations to Next.js apps, including reveal, hover and tap micro-interactions, whileInView, stagger, AnimatePresence, layout and layoutId transitions, reorder, scroll-linked UI, and lightweight route-content transitions. Use when the user asks to add, refactor, or debug Motion or Framer Motion in App Router or Pages Router codebases, especially around server/client boundaries, reduced motion, LazyMotion, bundle size, hydration, or route transitions. Avoid for GSAP-style timelines, WebGL or 3D scenes, heavy scroll storytelling, or CSS-only effects unless Motion is explicitly requested.