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Last commit on September 8, 2026·Created on February 15, 2026

addyosmani/agent-skills

A library of production-grade engineering standards for AI coding agents
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TL;DR

This collection provides structured guidance for AI agents to handle complex software engineering tasks. It establishes a framework for maintaining stability and quality across the development lifecycle, from initial architecture to deployment.

By implementing these skills, agent builders can standardize how their models approach API design, context engineering, and CI/CD automation, ensuring that AI-generated contributions adhere to professional engineering rigor.

WHO IT'S FOR
AI agent / automation builders
implementing production-grade engineering skills for agents
Platform / DevEx teams
standardizing AI-driven CI/CD and quality gates
Frontend / Fullstack engineers
debugging browser runtimes via AI agents
Technical leads / architects
defining stable API contracts and module boundaries
Repository contents

25 skill files

Compatible AgentsThe repository documents support for these agents. The skills may also work with other agents that can load SKILL.md files, but they may need some setup or small changes.

Use this skill collection

Follow the documented setup, then try a first task.

I’m using

Install all skills with the skills CLI

Installs: All 25 skills in the addyosmani/agent-skills bundle · Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Copilot, Cline, 70+ agents supported by the skills CLI

  1. Run this command in a terminal to install the complete bundle.

    npx skills add addyosmani/agent-skills            # install all 25 skills
README.md · Checked Sep 18, 2026

Give it something to do.

Suggested first task

Refine a rough product idea

Uses idea-refine

  • A short description of the idea
  • Known users, constraints, or desired outcome
Use the idea-refine skill to help me refine this idea: [describe the idea]. First restate it, ask sharpening questions, generate a few variations, and surface hidden assumptions. Do not save the final one-pager until I confirm the direction.
README.md · Checked Sep 18, 2026skills/idea-refine/SKILL.md · Checked Sep 18, 2026.claude-plugin/plugin.json · Checked Sep 18, 2026
Suggested first task

Turn an approved specification into an implementation plan

Uses planning-and-task-breakdown

  • Path to an approved specification
  • Path to the project repository
  • Any known delivery constraints
Use the planning-and-task-breakdown skill. Read the approved specification at [spec path] and the relevant code under [repository path], then draft an ordered set of small, verifiable tasks with dependencies and explicit acceptance criteria. Stay in read-only planning mode and do not implement the tasks.
README.md · Checked Sep 18, 2026.claude-plugin/plugin.json · Checked Sep 18, 2026skills/planning-and-task-breakdown/SKILL.md · Checked Sep 18, 2026
Suggested first task

Triage a failing test or build

Uses debugging-and-error-recovery

  • Failing command or exact reproduction steps
  • Error output or log-file path
  • Project repository path
Use the debugging-and-error-recovery skill to triage this failure: [failing command or reproduction steps]. Inspect [error output or log path], reproduce the problem if possible, preserve the relevant evidence, and report the most likely root cause plus the next verification step. Do not change code yet.
README.md · Checked Sep 18, 2026skills/debugging-and-error-recovery/SKILL.md · Checked Sep 18, 2026.claude-plugin/plugin.json · Checked Sep 18, 2026