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Skills for Real Engineers. Straight from my .agents directory.
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100
review score
Problem solved
This project addresses the common problem of AI agents not doing what developers want, often due to miscommunication and lack of context. It provides structured 'grilling' sessions to align on requirements and build a shared language, reducing verbosity and improving codebase navigation for agents.
Deployment reality
The available setup signal starts with: npx skills@latest add mattpocock/skills. Treat this as a starting point, then ask Codex or Claude to inspect the README, environment variables, runtime version, and deployment target before production use.
Commercial use
The recorded license is MIT. This is a useful commercial-use signal, but teams should still verify license text, dependencies, model/API terms, and trademark constraints.
Capability ceiling
The skills are designed to be small, composable, and model-agnostic, covering areas like requirement elicitation (`/grill-me`, `/grill-with-docs`) and documentation of decisions (ADRs). They are based on the author's engineering experience and are meant to be hacked and adapted. Limitations include the need for manual setup per repo and potential dependency on the author's workflow preferences.
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mattpocock/skills is tracked as a Shell project in the AI Agent, Developer Tool, UI Framework area. This evaluation combines public GitHub metadata, category signals, short source summaries, and Git-Stars editorial rules rather than copying project documentation.
Momentum check: the repository has 218k total stars, with +819 today, +8.4k this week, and +43k this month. These growth windows help distinguish durable adoption from short-lived visibility spikes.
Maintenance check: current activity is Moderate; the latest push was 59 days ago, and the open issue queue is 350, about 0.16% of total stars. Treat this as an adoption signal, not a substitute for engineering due diligence.
Adoption check: 19k forks and 218k watchers suggest how often the project is reused or followed. License signal: MIT. Always verify license compatibility before commercial or internal use.
Practical fit: this project is most relevant when you need Shell teams evaluating ecosystem-native tooling. Be cautious when you need a legal review, security audit, or production SLA.
Source check: Git-Stars currently has 2 explicit source reference(s) for this report and a recent growth signal of 43k. Follow the original GitHub repository for final install, security, and release information.
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Momentum
218k Stars
Reuse
19k Forks
Attention
218k Watchers
Maintenance
moderate
License
MIT
Open issues
350
A collection of small, composable agent skills designed for real engineering work, not vibe coding. They help align AI agents with developers, reduce verbosity, and improve code quality through techniques like grilling sessions, shared language, and test-driven development.
Key Features
- Grilling sessions (/grill-me, /grill-with-docs) to align on requirements before coding - Shared language via CONTEXT.md to reduce verbosity and improve consistency - Test-driven development (/tdd) and debugging (/diagnosing-bugs) skills for better code quality
AI Agent
Agent frameworks, autonomous workflows, and tool-use systems
Developer Tool
Tools that improve coding, testing, build, and local workflow
UI Framework
Frontend frameworks, design systems, and interface libraries
npx skills@latest add mattpocock/skills80
Health Score
Moderate
Commit Activity
Feb 3, 2026
Created
Aug 15, 2026
Last push
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Forks
Open
Watchers
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