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Incubator skills are visible for maintainer review and local testing, but they are not promoted public catalog entries.
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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.
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill codex-context-guard -a codex --copy -y7 skills
Create, transform, or review animated logo asset pipelines for GitHub READMEs, including starter asset creation when no logo exists, transparent-background transformations, SVG/Lottie source choices, README-safe picture markup, reduced-motion fallbacks, GitHub Pages demos, and asset validation. Use when working on README logos, profile README hero images, animated repository branding, or README image compatibility.
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill animated-readme-logo -a codex --copy -yDiagnose 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.
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill debugging-diagnosis -a codex --copy -yConvert 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.
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill issue-plan-slicer -a codex --copy -yWrite 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.
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill prd-writer -a codex --copy -yBuild 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.
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill prototype-spike -a codex --copy -yMap 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.
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill repo-map-zoom-out -a codex --copy -yImplement 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.
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill test-first-implementation -a codex --copy -y2 skills
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.
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill grill-plan -a codex --copy -yWrite a compact handoff document so a fresh agent or new Codex thread 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.
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill handoff -a codex --copy -y10 skills
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.
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill adr-writer -a codex --copy -yBootstrap 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.
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill agent-context-bootstrap -a codex --copy -yDiagnose 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.
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill ci-debugger -a codex --copy -yReview 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.
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill dependency-update-review -a codex --copy -yAudit 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.
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill docs-audit -a codex --copy -yTriage 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.
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill issue-triage -a codex --copy -yReview 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.
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill pr-review -a codex --copy -yPrepare repository releases. Use when the user asks to draft release notes, update changelog, check semver, verify CI, create a release checklist, or decide whether a public repo is ready to tag and publish.
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill release-manager -a codex --copy -yAudit 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.
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill repo-health-audit -a codex --copy -yReview 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.
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill security-baseline-review -a codex --copy -y3 skills
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.
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill skill-authoring-review -a codex --copy -yHelp 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.
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill skill-installation-support -a codex --copy -yMaintain 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.
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx skills add ./incubator/skills --skill skill-repo-curator -a codex --copy -y