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Incubator skills

Incubator skills are visible for maintainer review and local testing, but they are not promoted public catalog entries.

1 skill

Codex Operations

IncubatorCodex Operation

Codex Context Guard

Prevent Codex context-window exhaustion during long-running refactors, repo audits, migrations, debugging sessions, or tasks with large logs, many file reads, or repeated tool output. Use when Codex context is getting high, /compact may be needed, or the user asks for context-efficient workflows.

  • codex-context-guard
  • v0.1.0
  • Target contract: Codex
  • Install into: Codex
  • Codex metadata
codex-context-guard install into Codex
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill codex-context-guard -a codex --copy -y

6 skills

Engineering Workflows

IncubatorOperations

Debugging Diagnosis

Diagnose and fix bugs through reproduction, minimization, hypotheses, instrumentation, targeted fixes, and regression coverage. Use when the user reports failing behavior, a broken test, runtime error, flaky workflow, or asks for debugging before implementation.

  • debugging-diagnosis
  • v0.1.0
  • Portable contract
  • Install into: Codex
debugging-diagnosis install into Codex
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill debugging-diagnosis -a codex --copy -y
IncubatorOperations

Issue Plan Slicer

Convert a spec, roadmap item, or rough plan into independently implementable issue slices with scope, dependencies, acceptance criteria, and validation. Use when the user asks to split work into GitHub issues, local markdown tasks, or agent-ready implementation chunks.

  • issue-plan-slicer
  • v0.1.0
  • Portable contract
  • Install into: Codex
issue-plan-slicer install into Codex
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill issue-plan-slicer -a codex --copy -y
IncubatorOperations

PRD Writer

Write a concise PRD or implementation brief from current context, separating problem, solution, user stories, decisions, testing, rollout, and out of scope. Use when the user asks for a PRD, product brief, implementation brief, or spec handoff.

  • prd-writer
  • v0.1.0
  • Portable contract
  • Install into: Codex
prd-writer install into Codex
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill prd-writer -a codex --copy -y
IncubatorOperations

Prototype Spike

Build or plan an explicitly throwaway prototype to answer a design, API, UX, performance, or integration question, then capture findings and cleanup. Use when the user asks for a spike, prototype, proof of concept, or experiment before committing to production design.

  • prototype-spike
  • v0.1.0
  • Portable contract
  • Install into: Codex
prototype-spike install into Codex
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill prototype-spike -a codex --copy -y
IncubatorOperations

Repo Map Zoom Out

Map unfamiliar code areas before implementation by identifying entry points, ownership boundaries, callers, data flow, ADRs, validation, and likely edit surfaces. Use when the user asks to understand a subsystem, zoom out, map a repo area, or prepare for a risky change.

  • repo-map-zoom-out
  • v0.1.0
  • Portable contract
  • Install into: Codex
repo-map-zoom-out install into Codex
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill repo-map-zoom-out -a codex --copy -y
IncubatorOperations

Test-First Implementation

Implement behavior with a red-green-refactor loop, observable tests, and small vertical slices. Use when the user asks for TDD, test-first work, regression-first fixes, or a feature that needs clear behavior before implementation.

  • test-first-implementation
  • v0.1.0
  • Portable contract
  • Install into: Codex
test-first-implementation install into Codex
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill test-first-implementation -a codex --copy -y

2 skills

Productivity

IncubatorProductivity

Grill Plan

Relentlessly question a plan, design, migration, release, or repo maintenance proposal until assumptions, risks, constraints, and decision branches are clear. Use when the user wants to be grilled before implementation or wants a plan challenged.

  • grill-plan
  • v0.1.0
  • Portable contract
  • Install into: Codex
grill-plan install into Codex
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill grill-plan -a codex --copy -y
IncubatorProductivity

Handoff

Write a compact handoff document so a fresh agent, thread, or session can continue. Use when context is long, the user wants to switch threads, work must be paused, or the agent needs to summarize current state without duplicating existing docs or diffs.

  • handoff
  • v0.1.1
  • Portable contract
  • Install into: Codex
handoff install into Codex
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill handoff -a codex --copy -y

10 skills

Repo Maintenance

IncubatorRepo Maintenance

ADR Writer

Create short Architecture Decision Records under docs/adr. Use when the user makes a repo-level decision, changes skill format, publishing, validation, license, layout, or maintainer policy, and wants a concise ADR without documentation bloat.

  • adr-writer
  • v0.1.0
  • Portable contract
  • Install into: Codex
adr-writer install into Codex
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill adr-writer -a codex --copy -y
IncubatorRepo Maintenance

Agent Context Bootstrap

Bootstrap repo-local agent context for Codex and other coding agents. Use when setting up AGENTS.md, docs/agents, issue tracker rules, triage labels, domain docs, ADR locations, validation commands, or skill usage instructions for a repository.

  • agent-context-bootstrap
  • v0.1.0
  • Portable contract
  • Install into: Codex
agent-context-bootstrap install into Codex
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill agent-context-bootstrap -a codex --copy -y
IncubatorRepo Maintenance

CI Debugger

Diagnose failed CI jobs and build pipelines using small-log, evidence-first debugging. Use when the user shares a failed GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Vercel, or package-manager build and wants root cause, minimal fix, and regression test guidance.

  • ci-debugger
  • v0.1.0
  • Portable contract
  • Install into: Codex
ci-debugger install into Codex
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill ci-debugger -a codex --copy -y
IncubatorRepo Maintenance

Dependency Update Review

Review dependency updates, package manager changes, lockfile diffs, version bumps, and dependency risk. Use when the user asks whether dependency updates are safe, wants to upgrade packages, or needs a dependency PR reviewed.

  • dependency-update-review
  • v0.1.0
  • Portable contract
  • Install into: Codex
dependency-update-review install into Codex
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill dependency-update-review -a codex --copy -y
IncubatorRepo Maintenance

Docs Audit

Audit repository documentation, README, examples, installation steps, onboarding flow, API docs, and contribution docs. Use when the user asks whether docs are clear, complete, current, or ready for a public repo.

  • docs-audit
  • v0.1.0
  • Portable contract
  • Install into: Codex
docs-audit install into Codex
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill docs-audit -a codex --copy -y
IncubatorRepo Maintenance

Issue Triage

Triage repository issues through a maintainer decision tree. Use when the user asks to classify issues, apply labels, identify missing information, mark ready-for-agent work, split vague reports, or clean up an issue inbox.

  • issue-triage
  • v0.1.0
  • Portable contract
  • Install into: Codex
issue-triage install into Codex
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill issue-triage -a codex --copy -y
IncubatorRepo Maintenance

PR Review

Review pull requests for correctness, maintainability, tests, security, docs impact, release risk, and agent-induced failure modes. Use when the user asks for a PR review, diff review, merge readiness check, or maintainer feedback.

  • pr-review
  • v0.1.0
  • Portable contract
  • Install into: Codex
pr-review install into Codex
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill pr-review -a codex --copy -y
IncubatorRepo Maintenance

Release Manager

Prepare and operate repository releases through a finite, approval-gated hosted workflow. Use when the user asks to inspect release status, check setup, record component impact, create a generated release PR, plan or approve publication, dispatch post-release evidence, or prepare the OpenAI handoff.

  • release-manager
  • v0.2.0
  • Portable contract
  • Install into: Codex
release-manager install into Codex
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill release-manager -a codex --copy -y
IncubatorRepo Maintenance

Repo Health Audit

Audit repository health and maintenance readiness. Use when the user asks for a repo review, maintainer audit, cleanup plan, onboarding audit, technical debt scan, CI/docs/release hygiene review, or public repo readiness check.

  • repo-health-audit
  • v0.1.0
  • Portable contract
  • Install into: Codex
repo-health-audit install into Codex
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill repo-health-audit -a codex --copy -y
IncubatorRepo Maintenance

Security Baseline Review

Review public repository security hygiene at a baseline maintainer level. Use when the user asks for secret-leak checks, SECURITY.md review, dependency hygiene, GitHub settings checklist, CI safety, or public release security readiness.

  • security-baseline-review
  • v0.1.0
  • Portable contract
  • Install into: Codex
security-baseline-review install into Codex
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill security-baseline-review -a codex --copy -y

4 skills

Skill Maintenance

IncubatorSkill Maintenance

Skill Authoring Review

Create or review Agent Skills with correct SKILL.md frontmatter, trigger descriptions, concise workflow design, progressive disclosure, references, scripts, assets, safety rules, and installability. Use when writing a new skill, improving an existing skill, or validating a public skills repo.

  • skill-authoring-review
  • v0.1.0
  • Portable contract
  • Install into: Codex
skill-authoring-review install into Codex
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill skill-authoring-review -a codex --copy -y
IncubatorSkill Maintenance

Skill Installation Support

Help install, list, update, remove, or troubleshoot Agent Skills using the Vercel skills CLI. Use when the user asks about npx skills add, installing a whole repo, installing one skill, global vs project installs, symlink vs copy, or Codex/Claude/Cursor agent targets.

  • skill-installation-support
  • v0.1.0
  • Portable contract
  • Install into: Codex
skill-installation-support install into Codex
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill skill-installation-support -a codex --copy -y
IncubatorSkill Maintenance

Skill Repo Curator

Maintain a public Agent Skills repository. Use when updating skill catalogs, validating SKILL.md files, preparing a release, deprecating skills, reviewing install commands, checking README consistency, or keeping a skills repo ready for npx skills installation.

  • skill-repo-curator
  • v0.1.1
  • Portable contract
  • Install into: Codex
skill-repo-curator install into Codex
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill skill-repo-curator -a codex --copy -y
IncubatorSkill Maintenance

SkillOpt Setup

Set up Microsoft SkillOpt for Agent Skills improvement. Use when installing SkillOpt, preparing per-skill train/val/test eval splits, configuring Codex CLI or provider-backed execution, running SkillOpt against SKILL.md bodies, reviewing best_skill.md, or importing optimized skill changes. Do not use for ordinary skill authoring or manual repo validation.

  • skillopt-setup
  • v0.1.1
  • Portable contract
  • Install into: Codex
  • Eval proof
skillopt-setup install into Codex
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill skillopt-setup -a codex --copy -y