Claude Skills by drayline

Detects seven structural anti-patterns in Claude Projects that cause unpredictable output, ignored instructions, and degraded quality. Diagnoses Monolith, Orphan File, Echo Chamber, Phantom Conversation, Kitchen Sink, Misaligned Hierarchy, and Blurred Layers. Use when user says "what's wrong with my project," "Claude ignores my instructions," "diagnose my project," "why is output inconsistent," "review my project setup." Also trigger on symptom-phrased: "Claude doesn't follow my rules," "my i...

Diagnoses and fixes Claude behavioral issues in system prompts and Projects using tested countermeasure templates. Use when "Claude is too verbose," "keeps hedging," "agrees with everything," "claims it did something it didn't," "won't use a tool," "fix Claude's output," "tune Claude's behavior," "Claude ignores my preferences," "adds unsolicited disclaimers," "uses too many lists." Covers ten tendencies: agreeableness (output-content + persistent-preference), hedging, verbosity, list overuse...

Guides selection of identity, reasoning, and output approaches for Claude prompts based on task characteristics. Trigger on: "help me choose an approach," "which approach fits this task," "recommend a prompt pattern," "compare reasoning methods," "map this task to the right approach," "what combination of approaches," "which identity fits," "which reasoning method." Also trigger on symptom-phrased: "my prompt feels generic," "I don't know which approach to use," "my output lacks domain depth....

Designs Claude Code prompts and CC environments. Produces CLAUDE.md drafts, agent topologies, scope-authorization frameworks, halt triggers, Skills/hooks/MCP plans, chat-to-CC handoff specs, and EXECUTION_PLAN.md remediation plans. Five modes: DESIGN (new CC deployments), EVOLVE (updates from friction), RESEARCH (evaluate a CC tool/pattern), TEMPLATE (reusable artifacts), REMEDIATE (consume hygiene findings → produce + execute plan). Use when user says "design CC for X", "build CC environment...

Analyzes Claude Project context budget using the two-pool architecture: knowledge files (~66,500 token RAG threshold) vs. threshold-exempt overhead. Two modes: Quick Diagnostic and Full Budget Audit. Use when user says "check my context budget," "how much context am I using," "is my project too big," "optimize my token usage," "tier my files," "optimize for RAG," "improve retrieval quality," "should I keep compressing," "am I over-compressing," "should I accept RAG mode." Also trigger on cont...

Independent re-derivation gate for proposed changes during autonomous execution. Evaluates a change (code diff, config edit, engine evolution, schema change) against the work's authority matrix and a 4-check protocol: invariant compliance, scope authorization, detection narrowness, and regression risk. Returns structured JSON with pass/fail per check, an overall verdict (APPROVE / REQUEST_CHANGES / REJECT), and blockers. Profile-driven thresholds (strict for unattended runs, lenient for desk ...

Specialized agentic and context engineering prompt methodology for Claude. Use when designing AI agents — system prompts, tool definitions, context window architectures, failure mode planning, multi-agent coordination, agent evaluation. Trigger on: "design an agent," "build a system prompt for an agent," "architect an agent's context," "design tool definitions," "agent system prompt," "context window architecture," "tool interface design," "evaluate agent behavior," "multi-agent coordination,...

Specialized business strategy prompt methodology for Claude. Provides 11 tested approaches (3 identity, 4 reasoning, 4 output formats) for consulting, M&A, corporate strategy, and strategic planning tasks. Use when building prompts for deal evaluation, due diligence, portfolio strategy, business model analysis, board narratives, investment cases, market entry plans, or strategic options assessments. Trigger on: "build a prompt for M&A analysis," "due diligence prompt," "board narrative," "inv...

Specialized prompt-building methodology for content and communications tasks. Provides 11 tested approaches (3 identity, 4 reasoning, 4 output) for writing, editing, content strategy, copywriting, audience analysis, editorial evaluation, cross-channel adaptation, and persuasion design. Use when building a Claude prompt or system prompt for content creation, editorial workflows, or communications tasks. Trigger on: "build a prompt for writing," "prompt for content strategy," "prompt for copywr...

Specialized research and analysis prompt methodology for Claude. Provides 11 tested approaches (3 identity, 4 reasoning, 4 output) for data analysis, policy research, systematic evidence review, investigative research, and research-specific deliverables. Use when building prompts for quantitative data interpretation, evidence-based policy recommendations, literature reviews, causal analysis, hypothesis-driven investigation, or briefing documents. Trigger on: "prompt for data analysis," "resea...

Specialized software engineering prompt methodology for Claude. Use when building prompts for system design, code review, incident response, security analysis, API design, architecture decisions, RFCs, ADRs, runbooks, or technical leadership. Trigger on: "build a prompt for code review," "system design prompt," "SRE prompt," "security review prompt," "incident response prompt," "API design prompt," "architecture decision prompt," "RFC prompt," "runbook prompt." Provides 11 tested approaches a...

Comprehensive audit of a user's entire Claude environment — combines Project audit (six-dimension Project Scorecard, seven anti-patterns) with Global audit (six-dimension Global Layer Scorecard) plus Cross-Layer Alignment Check across all nine layers and Evolutionary Recommendations across four pathways. Produces a unified action plan. Use when user says "full audit of everything," "audit my entire Claude setup," "full stack audit," "comprehensive review of my project and preferences," "check...

Audits and optimizes the five global Claude layers (User Preferences, Styles, Global Memory, Skills, MCP Connectors) using the Global Layer Scorecard (six dimensions, anchored 1-5 rubrics). Detects eight cross-layer failure modes and produces evolutionary recommendations (Promotion, Demotion, Codification, Skill Extraction). Use when user says "audit my global setup," "optimize my preferences," "review my Claude configuration," "check my cross-project setup," "are my preferences working," "cl...

Evaluates whether work-in-design is ready to hand off from a chat design conversation to autonomous execution (Claude Code, n8n, agent runtime). Runs a 7-condition gate: spec stability, verification surface, invariants, pump-primer, work decomposition, rollback cost, token budget headroom. Three invocation modes — deliberate (caller provides work_context, returns JSON verdict), proactive sensing (Claude detects handoff signals in design conversation and offers the check), conversational walkt...

Eight tested identity approaches for Claude prompts, each shaping depth, vocabulary, reasoning style, and what Claude treats as obvious vs. requiring explanation. Use when the user wants a specific identity template — retrieving, reviewing, customizing, or building a role definition. Trigger on: "give me the Strategic Advisor identity," "show me the identity template for," "I need a Technical Architect role," "build a custom role for," "show me all available identities." Also use when reviewi...

Rebalances context across Memory, Custom Instructions, knowledge files, and User Preferences in Claude Projects. Audits Memory for redundancy, staleness, and misplacement; prescribes optimization including Codification of stable Memory patterns into explicit User Preferences or Project CI rules. Use when user says "optimize my memory," "what should be in my memory," "trim my knowledge files," "reduce my context usage," "rebalance my project," "what should be in my preferences vs memory," or a...

Selects the active profile from triggering context. Evaluates a rule set against inputs (current time, calendar state, geofence, manual command, custom signals) and returns the profile name that consuming Skills (handoff-trigger-check, critic-gate, future Skills) should apply. Configuration-driven; rule set lives in a router config file conforming to the included schema. Deterministic precedence — manual override beats calendar beats time-window beats default. Required default profile guarant...

Tested output format specifications for Claude prompts. Use when the user wants a specific deliverable structure — retrieving, reviewing, customizing, or building output formatting. Trigger on: "give me the Executive Brief format," "show me the output template for," "I need the Decision Matrix structure," "show me available output formats," "build a custom output format for." Provides 10 ready-to-use structures (executive briefs, technical designs, research summaries, implementation plans, de...

Conversational profile builder. Produces validated JSON config files for any rootnode Skill that consumes profile-shaped configuration (handoff trigger check, mode router, critic gate, future Skills). Reads a target JSON Schema (draft-07), conducts a progressive-depth interview using plain-language questions, validates answers, and writes the resulting JSON to a destination path. Schema-agnostic — works with any profile schema conforming to draft-07. Use when a user needs to create, clone, or...

Audits and scores Claude Projects using a six-dimension Scorecard with anchored 1-5 rubrics and detects seven structural anti-patterns. When global layer info is provided, adds cross-layer alignment findings. Use when user says "audit my project," "review my custom instructions," "score my project," "evaluate my Claude project," "improve my system prompt," "what's wrong with my project," "why is my project underperforming." Also trigger on symptom-phrased: "my project doesn't work right," "Cl...

Generates a structured Project Brief — a comprehensive markdown document that extracts goals, architecture, knowledge file inventory, Custom Instructions summary, Memory contents, current state, ecosystem position, and key decisions from a Claude Project. Briefs serve as uploadable context documents: add one to any other Project for immediate deep awareness of the source Project's purpose, architecture, and progress. Use when user says "create a brief," "brief this project," "extract project ...

Builds complete, optimized Claude prompts and Project scaffolds from task descriptions. Use when building, designing, creating, or structuring a Claude prompt or system prompt. Trigger on: "build me a prompt," "compile a prompt for," "create a system prompt," "write a Claude prompt," "design a prompt for," "help me write a prompt," "scaffold a Claude Project," "design a Project for." Uses a four-stage methodology (Parse, Select, Construct, Validate) and a tested 5-layer architecture (Identity...

Evaluates and scores Claude prompts and system prompts using a six-dimension Scorecard with anchored 1-5 rubrics. Trigger on: "review my prompt," "score this prompt," "rate my prompt," "evaluate this prompt," "improve my prompt," "what's wrong with my prompt." Also trigger on: "why isn't my prompt working," "my prompt produces bad output," "help me fix this prompt," "is this prompt any good." Scorecard covers Objective Clarity, Context Specificity, Reasoning Fit, Output Precision, Behavioral ...

Tested reasoning approaches for Claude prompts — 18 variants across 6 categories (Analytical, Strategic, Creative, Technical, Research, Comparative). Use when the user wants a specific reasoning template — retrieving, reviewing, customizing, or combining reasoning instructions for a prompt. Trigger on: "give me the Root Cause Diagnosis approach," "show me the reasoning template for," "I need the Evidence Synthesis method," "show me analytical reasoning options," "combine reasoning approaches ...

Audits Claude Code repositories. Two-phase workflow — Phase 1 sweeps 14 hygiene categories (permissions, hooks, CLAUDE.md bloat, Skills hygiene, process-abstraction, plus structural) and an optional 7-layer leak check. Phase 2 executes [APPROVED] markers from the report file. Use for repo cleanup, pre-distribution sanity, post-feature hygiene, environment audit, process-abstraction discovery. Trigger on "audit my CC repo," "sweep my repository for hygiene," "check this CC environment," "find ...

Produces structured XML session continuation documents for multi-session workflows. Captures all active work streams, decisions with rationale, uploaded file content, conversation knowledge, artifacts, and open items into an ingestion-optimized handoff file. Generates closeout checklist covering Memory updates, build_context.md assessment, propagation items, and file delivery. Use when approaching context limits, wrapping up a session, or managing complex work across multiple conversations. T...

Builds, validates, packages, tests, and optimizes deployment-ready Skill files (SKILL.md + references/ + scripts/ + agents/) from design specifications. Three pre-build gates + 9-dimension quality gate (with D9a/b/c empirical evidence tiers) + behavioral iteration loop + automated description optimizer + blind version comparator. Use for building, reviewing, revising, testing, or optimizing Skills. Trigger on: "build this Skill," "review this Skill," "test my Skill," "optimize the description...