collectionsby addyosmani
agent-skills
This repository provides production-grade engineering skills and slash commands designed to guide AI coding agents through the entire software development lifecycle. Each skill is packaged as a structured Markdown file that enforces consistent workflows, quality gates, and best practices across tasks.
AI-written from the README.
Best for
Developers who want to enforce strict engineering standards, test-driven development, and quality gates when using AI coding assistants.
Highlights
- Includes 25 structured engineering skills covering specification, planning, building, verification, review, and shipping.
- Provides 9 lifecycle slash commands that map directly to development tasks like /spec, /plan, /build, and /test.
- Supports multiple AI agent environments including Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Codex, and Gemini CLI.
Getting started
Quoted from the project's README. Read it before you run it.
npx skills add addyosmani/agent-skillsPros
- Encodes mature, production-proven engineering standards and workflows into AI agent behavior.
- Highly portable format compatible with over 70 different AI coding agents and tools.
Cons
- Installing single skills via npx excludes repo-level supplementary reference directories unless managed manually.
- Host-specific native setups may require navigating separate configuration guides for tools like Cursor or Windsurf.
Security notes
AI-generated and unchecked. Always read the source yourself.
Arbitrary code execution and API key requirements are not documented in the README.
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