Topic: python
1,527 skills in this topic.
-
tarot-mode
Use when session returns mode.type='tarot', user says '/tarot', or requests roundtable dialogue with archetypes. Triggers: '/tarot', 'use tarot mode', 'roundtable with archetypes', 'tarot personas'. Session-level mode, not task-level.
axiomantic/spellbook 5
-
test-driven-development
Use when user explicitly requests test-driven development. Triggers: 'TDD', 'write tests first', 'red green refactor', 'test-first', 'start with the test'. Also invoked by develop and executing-plans for implementation tasks. NOT for: full feature work (use develop, which includes TDD internally).
axiomantic/spellbook 5
-
testing-strategy
Test selection strategy and scope guidance. Triggers: 'which tests should I run', 'test tiers', 'test marks', 'slow tests', 'integration vs unit', 'cross-module regression', 'test scope', 'what should I run', 'select tests', 'test batching'. NOT for: writing tests (use test-driven-development) or fixing broken tests (use fixing-tests).
axiomantic/spellbook 5
-
tooling-discovery
Use when looking for available tools, MCP servers, or CLI utilities for a task. Triggers: 'what tools do I have', 'is there an MCP for this', 'what's available', 'find a tool for', 'discover tooling', 'what CLI tools exist'. NOT for: documenting existing tools (use documenting-tools).
axiomantic/spellbook 5
-
using-git-worktrees
Use when starting feature work that needs isolation from current workspace, or setting up parallel development tracks. Triggers: 'worktree', 'separate branch', 'isolate this work', 'don't mess up current work', 'work on two things at once', 'parallel workstreams', 'new branch for this', 'keep my current work safe'.
axiomantic/spellbook 5
-
using-lsp-tools
Use when mcp-language-server tools are available and you need semantic code intelligence. Triggers: 'find definition', 'find references', 'who calls this', 'rename symbol', 'type hierarchy', 'go to definition', 'where is this used', 'where is this defined', 'what type is this'. Provides navigation, refactoring, and type analysis via LSP.
axiomantic/spellbook 5
-
using-skills
System skill loaded at session start to initialize skill routing. Not invoked directly by users. Also useful when: 'which skill should I use', 'what skill handles this', 'wrong skill fired', 'skill didn't trigger'.
axiomantic/spellbook 5
-
verifying-hunches
Use when about to claim discovery during debugging. Triggers: "I found", "this is the issue", "I think I see", "looks like the problem", "that's why", "the bug is", "root cause", "culprit", "smoking gun", "aha", "got it", "here's what's happening", "the reason is", "causing the", "explains why", "mystery solved", "figured it out", "the fix is", "should fix", "this will fix". Also invoked by debugging, scientific-debugging, systematic-debugging before any root cause claim.
axiomantic/spellbook 5
-
writing-commands
Use when creating new commands, editing existing commands, or reviewing command quality. Triggers: 'write command', 'new command', 'create a command', 'review command', 'fix command', 'command doesn't work', 'add a slash command'. NOT for: skill creation (use writing-skills).
axiomantic/spellbook 5
-
writing-plans
Use when you have a spec, design doc, or requirements and need a detailed implementation plan before coding. Triggers: 'write a plan', 'create implementation plan', 'plan this out', 'break this down into steps', 'convert design to tasks', 'implementation order'. Also invoked by develop during planning. NOT for: reviewing existing plans (use reviewing-impl-plans).
axiomantic/spellbook 5
-
writing-skills
Use when creating new skills, editing existing skills, or verifying skills work before deployment. Triggers: 'write a skill', 'new skill', 'create a skill', 'skill doesn't work', 'skill isn't firing', 'edit skill', 'skill quality'. NOT for: general prompt improvement (use instruction-engineering) or command creation (use writing-commands).
axiomantic/spellbook 5
-
documentation-updates
Use after modifying library skills, library commands, or agents to ensure CHANGELOG, README, and docs are updated
axiomantic/spellbook 5
-
spellbook-auditing
Meta-audit skill for spellbook development. Spawns parallel subagents to factcheck docs, optimize instructions, find token savings, and identify MCP candidates. Produces actionable report.
axiomantic/spellbook 5
-
project-encyclopedia
[DEPRECATED] Use project-level AGENTS.md files instead. Previously used for first-session codebase onboarding and persistent glossary creation.
axiomantic/spellbook 5
-
reviewing-impl-plans
Use when reviewing implementation plans before execution. Triggers: 'is this plan solid', 'review the plan', 'check before I start building', 'anything missing from this plan', 'will this plan work', 'audit the implementation plan'. NOT for: reviewing design documents (use reviewing-design-docs) or creating plans (use writing-plans).
axiomantic/spellbook 5
-
lsp-enable
Use when navigating code, understanding unfamiliar functions, finding definitions or references, tracing call hierarchies, preparing for refactoring, or analyzing code impact. Enforces LSP-first semantic code intelligence with mandatory pre-edit checks, impact analysis before refactoring, and post-edit diagnostics. Provides IDE-like precision for code operations in large codebases. Covers navigation (goToDefinition, findReferences), understanding (hover, documentSymbol), and call analysis (incomingCalls, outgoingCalls).
zircote/lsp-tools 2
-
api-design
Design and build professional APIs with REST, GraphQL, and gRPC. Master authentication, documentation, testing, and operational concerns.
pluginagentmarketplace/custom-plugin-backend 1
-
architecture
Master architectural design with SOLID principles, design patterns, microservices, and event-driven systems. Learn to design scalable backend systems.
pluginagentmarketplace/custom-plugin-backend 1
-
authentication
Backend authentication and authorization patterns. JWT, OAuth2, session management, RBAC, and secure token handling.
pluginagentmarketplace/custom-plugin-backend 1
-
languages
Master programming languages for backend development. Learn language selection, fundamentals, and ecosystem for JavaScript, Python, Go, Java, C#, PHP, Ruby, and Rust.
pluginagentmarketplace/custom-plugin-backend 1
-
messaging
Message queues and event-driven backend architecture. RabbitMQ, Kafka, pub/sub patterns, and async communication.
pluginagentmarketplace/custom-plugin-backend 1
-
microservices
Microservices architecture patterns and best practices. Service decomposition, inter-service communication, and distributed data management.
pluginagentmarketplace/custom-plugin-backend 1
-
observability
Logging, metrics, and distributed tracing. OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, and production debugging.
pluginagentmarketplace/custom-plugin-backend 1
-
performance
Optimize application performance through caching strategies, load balancing, database scaling, and monitoring. Build systems handling thousands of concurrent users.
pluginagentmarketplace/custom-plugin-backend 1