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    AI Skills for Real Engineers

    A practical skill system for engineers who want to use AI without giving up their standards.

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    The skill set

    grill-with-docs: Align Before You Build

    grill-with-docs: Align Before You Build

    Learn /grill-with-docs: combine AI interviewing with domain-driven design to build better codebases with shared language and less repetition.
    to-prd: Turn Resolved Context Into a PRD

    to-prd: Turn Resolved Context Into a PRD

    A guide to the to-prd skill for creating a PRD from current conversation and codebase context.
    to-issues: Break a PRD Into Vertical-Slice GitHub Issues

    to-issues: Break a PRD Into Vertical-Slice GitHub Issues

    A guide to the to-issues skill for turning plans and PRDs into tracer-bullet implementation issues.
    tdd: Red, Green, Refactor for Agentic Coding

    tdd: Red, Green, Refactor for Agentic Coding

    A guide to Matt Pocock's tdd skill for implementing features one behavior at a time.
    handoff: Move Context Between Agent Sessions

    handoff: Move Context Between Agent Sessions

    A guide to the handoff skill for compacting context so another agent or session can continue cleanly.
    prototype: Answer Questions With Throwaway Code

    prototype: Answer Questions With Throwaway Code

    A guide to the prototype skill for testing UI, state, and product decisions before committing to implementation.
    improve-codebase-architecture: Find Deepening Opportunities

    improve-codebase-architecture: Find Deepening Opportunities

    A guide to the improve-codebase-architecture skill for finding refactors that make code easier to test, change, and navigate with agents.
    triage: Turn Backlog Mess Into Agent-Ready Work

    triage: Turn Backlog Mess Into Agent-Ready Work

    Learn how to use the Triage skill to organize GitHub issues, turn messy ideas into actionable tasks for AI agents, and manage backlogs efficiently.

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    5 agent skills I use every day

    Principles

    Make codebases AI agents love

    In the wild

    My Grill Me skill has gone viral

    ChangelogRSS

    1. Skill updateMay 11, 2026

      Skills Changelog: /handoff, /prototype, /review and /writing

      Two new AI agent skills: /handoff for passing context between agents, and /prototype for building throwaway prototypes to test design decisions.

    2. Skill updateApr 30, 2026

      Skills Changelog: Ubiquitous Language -> /grill-with-docs

      Skills repo changelog: /grill-with-docs, ADRs, improved architecture language, multi-tracker support & new debugging skills. Updates inside.

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