Claude Skills by Jamie-BitFlight

Use when creating a new feature development task — scaffolds a structured task file at .claude/tasks/{feature-name}.md with phased breakdown (Design, Implementation, Testing, Documentation), acceptance criteria, context preservation, and TaskCreate tracking. Activates on "create a feature task", "set up development tracking", "plan a feature implementation", or when preparing work for python-cli-architect or python-pytest-architect agents.

Structured 6-phase Python debugging workflow covering problem intake, scoping, hypothesis formation, systematic investigation, root-cause analysis, and fix implementation. Use when diagnosing tracebacks, test failures, AttributeError, TypeError, intermittent failures, async/await issues, or any unexpected Python behavior. Applies a dual-hypothesis approach (implementation bug vs test bug), minimal reproduction isolation, data-flow tracing, and produces a structured Bug Investigation Report wi...

Use before any CLI/TUI display code is written, modified, or audited — runs the 7-stage discipline (Context, Register, Shape brief, Implement, Critique, Audit, Polish) for Typer, Rich, Textual, and Questionary work, grounded in per-project PRODUCT.md and DESIGN.TUI.md/DESIGN.md. Triggers on output formatting, display design, interactive prompts, visual consistency, TUI layout, progress display, dashboard design, design audit, design polish, design critique, shape brief, register decision (bra...

This skill helps you build sophisticated Text User Interfaces (TUIs) using Textual, a Python framework for creating terminal and browser-based applications with a modern web-inspired API. It includes reference documentation, a card game template, and best practices for Textual development.

Build production-quality terminal user interfaces using Textual, a modern Python framework for creating interactive TUI applications.

Provides Hatchling build backend guidance for Python packaging — use when configuring pyproject.toml metadata, build targets (wheel, sdist, binary), file selection with git-style globs, build hooks, metadata hooks, version management (code/regex/env sources), editable installs, the hatch-vcs plugin, plugin development, build environment setup (UV/pip/Cython), setuptools migration, or troubleshooting Hatchling errors. Covers PEP 517/518/621/660 standards and context variable interpolation.

Runs deterministic Python quality checks against a path or scope — formatting, linting, type checking, and typing-boundary policy. Use when checking or fixing code quality via prek, ruff, ty, pytest, or the check-typing-boundaries policy script. Reports results grouped by category; fixes only when explicitly requested.

MkDocs documentation project reference covering CLI commands, mkdocs.yml configuration, Material theme setup, and plugin integration. Bundled references include complete CLI parameters, all mkdocs.yml settings with valid values, Material theme customization options, and plugin configs for mkdocstrings, mermaid2, mkdocs-gen-files, mkdocs-literate-nav, and mkdocs-typer2. Use when initializing a MkDocs site, configuring mkdocs.yml, customizing the Material theme, integrating plugins, building st...

Applies and teaches Python 3.11+ modernization patterns with PEP citations. Use when reviewing or writing Python code to apply built-in generics (PEP 585), pipe unions (PEP 604), walrus operator (PEP 572), match-case (PEP 634), Self type (PEP 673), exception notes (PEP 678), StrEnum, tomllib, pytest-mock fixtures, Typer Annotated syntax, or Rich terminal output — or when refactoring legacy typing imports or elif chains to modern equivalents.

Use when implementing a Python feature, adding CLI commands, writing pytest suites, reviewing Python code, debugging, or refactoring. The primary Python engineering workflow orchestrator — classifies the task and delegates through this plugin's own specialist agents (architect → implement → test → review), sized to the task. Delegates to python-cli-architect (implementation), python-pytest-architect (tests), code-reviewer (review), python-cli-design-spec (architecture). Triggers on any Python...

Provides agent selection criteria, workflow patterns (TDD, feature addition, code review, refactoring, debugging), quality gates, and python-cli-architect vs stdlib-scripting routing for Python engineering tasks. Activated by python-engineering:orchestrate at Step 1 before any task is routed. Also activates when an orchestrator needs to select the correct Python specialist agent or chain agents across a multi-step Python workflow.

Configures and runs git hooks with prek (or the pre-commit it replaces — same `.pre-commit-config.yaml`). Use when adding or troubleshooting git hooks, writing a `prepare-commit-msg` or `commit-msg` stage hook, or authoring `.pre-commit-hooks.yaml` for hook distribution.

Generates professional PyPI-compliant README files in Markdown or reStructuredText. Use when creating a Python package README for PyPI publication, converting between README.md and README.rst formats, validating markup with twine check before publishing, configuring the readme field in pyproject.toml, integrating sphinx-readme to generate PyPI-compatible RST from Sphinx docs, troubleshooting rendering errors on PyPI, or previewing README rendering locally with grip or docutils.

Use when writing Python scripts that must run on Windows, Linux, and macOS — especially when Rich or Typer output breaks on Windows, when dealing with Unicode/encoding errors, ANSI escape handling, terminal detection, path separators, or console color support. Provides verified cross-platform patterns covering stdout/stderr encoding guards, Windows console quirks, terminal capability detection, and portable I/O for CLI, TUI (Rich/Textual), and GUI environments.

Executes a four-phase feature addition workflow (Discovery, Planning, TDD Implementation, Verification) for Python projects. Use when adding a new feature end-to-end — discovering project structure and integration points, drafting a feature spec with MoSCoW-prioritized requirements and BDD acceptance criteria, implementing via test-first TDD cycles, then verifying with ruff lint, ty type checks, and 100% coverage on new code.

Use when building CLI applications with Typer and Rich — creating commands with Annotated parameter syntax, defining arguments and options, composing subcommands, async concurrent CLI tasks with semaphores, testing with CliRunner, PEP 723 shebang scripts, progress bars, Rich terminal output, or non-TTY display width handling.

Activates on any Python task involving *.py files, uv, ruff, ty, pytest, or pyproject.toml — establishes Python 3.11+ coding standards, SOLID design guidance, strict typing policy, testing defaults (pytest + pytest-mock), tooling expectations (uv, ruff, ty, hatchling), and code smell detection as design signals. Routes to specialist skills for TDD, CLI, web, data, async, or constrained environments.

Specialist skill for Python data engineering — pandas, polars, DuckDB, numpy, ETL pipelines, tabular data ingestion, and notebook-to-module extraction. Use when working with dataframes, data validation at ingress boundaries, merge/join operations, typed column contracts, or choosing between pandas vs polars vs DuckDB for a data task.

Configures pyproject.toml and Python packaging using PEP 517/518/621/660/723 standards. Use when creating or updating pyproject.toml, selecting a build backend (hatchling/setuptools/flit), configuring ruff, ty, mypy, pytest, or coverage tool sections, setting up dependency constraints or optional extras, defining CLI entry points, configuring pre-commit hooks, establishing src-layout directory structure, or preparing a package for PyPI publishing.

Configures CI/CD pipelines for automated Python package publishing to PyPI or GitLab Package Registry. Use when creating GitHub Actions or GitLab CI release workflows, setting up trusted publishing or API token-based PyPI authentication, configuring version management with git tags and hatch-vcs, writing pyproject.toml publishing metadata, testing packages against TestPyPI, or documenting the release process for a Python project.

Use when building dependency-free Python 3.11+ scripts for airgapped, stdlib-only, or restricted environments where third-party package installation is prohibited — triggers on "stdlib-only", "airgapped", "no dependencies", "no internet", "restricted environment", or confirmed environments where external packages cannot be installed.

Guides test-driven development for Python using a five-phase red-green-refactor cycle. Use when asked to write tests first, apply TDD, do test-first implementation, or follow red-green-refactor — designs typed interfaces and Protocol classes, writes failing pytest tests (RED), implements minimal passing code (GREEN), verifies with prek or ruff plus pytest-cov, and enforces a quality gate requiring all tests pass with no lint or type errors and coverage at or above 80 percent.

Guides pytest test suite architecture and coverage strategy for Python 3.11+ projects. Activates when designing test architecture, planning test pyramid distribution, choosing between unit/integration/property-based/BDD strategies, structuring fixture hierarchies, configuring branch coverage thresholds, or applying mutation testing to critical code paths.

Pytest testing patterns for Python — fixtures (session/module/function/factory), AAA structure, behavioral naming, coverage targets by code type, property-based testing with Hypothesis, and mutation testing with mutmut. Use when writing tests, designing fixtures, configuring coverage, or applying parametrize, async testing, or property-based strategies.

Use when working with Python tooling — uv package management, Hatchling build backend, ty or mypy type checker configuration, ruff linting, pre-commit hook setup, TOML read-write with tomlkit or tomllib, or PyPI packaging and release workflows. Routes to standalone specialist skills for deep dives on any single tool.

Auto-selects and enforces the strongest valid Python typing lane for the detected Python version and dependencies — no user input required. Use when adding or tightening type annotations, eliminating Any usage in internal code, designing boundary validators or parsers, choosing between stdlib typing (TypedDict, Protocol, dataclasses), Pydantic models, or Hypothesis property tests, addressing ty or mypy failures, or applying version-specific features (TypeIs, ReadOnly, PEP 695 generics, PEP 64...

Python web and API development enforcing strict route/domain/data layer separation, Pydantic v2 strict request-response models, edge-resolved auth, and async-safe HTTP clients. Use when working with FastAPI, Starlette, Django, Flask, HTTP endpoints, request models, authentication flows, async handlers, or any Python web framework task.

Reviews Python code across type safety, error handling, security, performance, modern patterns, design clarity, typed-boundary compliance, test quality, and documentation. Use when performing code review, PR review, pre-merge quality checks, or assessing Python for security vulnerabilities, bare except clauses, Any usage outside boundaries, or missing input validation at system boundaries.

Use when working with ruff — this skill's ruff policy and required overrides to Astral's official guidance. Pair with `astral:ruff` (if installed) for general usage.

Validates and corrects Python shebangs and PEP 723 inline script metadata by applying four shebang-selection rules. Use when auditing or fixing shebangs in Python files — choosing between plain python3 and the uv shebang for standalone scripts with external dependencies, adding or removing PEP 723 metadata blocks to match actual import requirements, checking execute bit presence, or avoiding redundant transitive dependencies when typer is declared.

Executes the implementation phase of the python-engineering stinkysnake modernization workflow. Use when stinkysnake phases 1-8 are complete — modernization plan reviewed, interfaces designed, and failing tests written. Implements functions in dependency order (types, data structures, utilities, core logic, integration, entry points) applying modern Python patterns (Protocol, dataclass, Pydantic, modern type annotations, httpx, orjson). Runs iterative pytest loops until all tests pass, then v...

Routes Python engineering tasks to specialist skills by matching trigger patterns before any architecture, plan, or code is written. Use when working with Typer CLI frameworks, Rich or Textual terminal UIs, CLI UI/UX design, questionary prompts, FastMCP/MCP servers, ty type checker, uv package manager, Hatchling build backend, TOML editing, pre-commit/prek hooks, async Python, PyPI packaging, complex linting, technical debt modernization, testing workflows, feature development, or stdlib-only...

Shared Python 3.11+ development standards covering type safety (ty, native generics, Protocol, TypeIs), layered architecture, error handling, performance, identifier naming, UI/CLI patterns (Rich/Typer), testing requirements (pytest, 80% coverage, TDD), and quality gates. Activates when any Python skill or agent needs to apply shared standards for implementation, code review, refactoring, or test authoring.

Multi-phase Python quality improvement system for file paths passed as arguments. Runs prek/ruff/ty static analysis with auto-fixes, inventories Any types and typing gaps, plans Protocol/Generic/TypeGuard/TypedDict/dataclass modernization, forks a code-reviewer agent to critique the plan, refines the plan, discovers documentation changes, designs interfaces first, forks python-pytest-architect for failing tests, then hands off to snakepolish for implementation. Use when eliminating Any types,...

Establishes a dual-hypothesis investigation mindset for every test failure — treating failures as diagnostic signals that may indicate a real bug OR an incorrect test, never defaulting to automatic code changes or test dismissal. Use when encountering failing tests, debugging test errors, running a test suite that shows regressions, or any request involving "test failure analysis", "why is this test failing", or "should I fix the test or the code". Loads a 5-step protocol covering failure rea...

Use when building terminal UI apps with the Textual framework — creating widgets, screens, layouts, handling events, managing reactive attributes, testing with Pilot, snapshot testing with pytest-textual-snapshot, or running background workers. Covers App lifecycle, CSS styling, screen stack, custom messages, actions, bindings, and the Worker API.

Handles TOML configuration file operations in Python using tomlkit for comment-preserving read-modify-write cycles. Use when reading or writing pyproject.toml or any .toml config file, selecting between tomlkit and tomllib, modifying TOML while preserving comments and whitespace, implementing atomic config file updates, integrating TOML with Python dataclasses, handling TOML parse errors, or applying XDG base directory patterns for config file locations.

Use when working with ty — this skill's ty policy and required overrides to Astral's official guidance. Pair with `astral:ty` (if installed) for general usage.

Use when building or debugging Typer/Rich CLI applications. Activates on Rich table rendering, console output in non-TTY environments, CliRunner testing with Rich output, snapshot testing, Typer command wiring, exception chain prevention with AppExit/AppExitRich patterns, table width at 80-column wrapping, Progress/Live in non-interactive contexts, stderr/stdout separation, or force_terminal vs width configuration. Grounds AI-generated CLI code in verified correctness patterns and prevents kn...

Use when building CLI applications with Typer — creating commands, defining arguments and options with enum restrictions, path validation, date and UUID types, composing subcommands, testing with CliRunner, or using advanced features like colored output, progress bars, shell autocompletion, and version callbacks.

Use when working with uv — this skill's uv policy and required overrides to Astral's official guidance. Pair with `astral:uv` (if installed) for general usage.

Use when analyzing failing test cases to determine whether failures indicate genuine bugs or test implementation issues. Activates on "analyze failing tests", "debug test failures", "investigate test errors", or when provided with specific failing test names or output. Applies balanced investigative reasoning — does not auto-fix tests without establishing root cause.

Use when building async APIs, concurrent systems, or I/O-bound Python applications requiring non-blocking operations. Covers asyncio, async/await patterns, task scheduling, synchronization primitives, and high-performance concurrent programming.

Use when reviewing pytest test suites for coverage, isolation, mock usage, naming conventions, or completeness. Activates on requests like "review test coverage", "audit test quality", or "check tests for completeness". Performs thorough checklist-driven review for test isolation, mock correctness, AAA pattern adherence, and naming standards.

Use when creating a new feature task with structured tracking, phases, and documentation. Activates on "create a feature task", "set up development tracking", or "plan a feature implementation" requests. Produces a comprehensive feature development task with acceptance criteria, phase breakdown, and tracking artifacts ready for SAM pipeline execution.

Use when working with Hatchling — configuring build system setup, pyproject.toml metadata, dependencies, entry points, build hooks, version management, wheel and sdist builds, package distribution, setuptools migration, or troubleshooting Hatchling build errors. Covers PEP 517/518/621/660 standards.

Comprehensive guide for creating and managing MkDocs documentation projects with Material theme. Includes official CLI command reference with complete parameters and arguments, and mkdocs.yml configuration reference with all available settings and valid values. Use when working with MkDocs projects including site initialization, mkdocs.yml configuration, Material theme customization, plugin integration, or building static documentation sites from Markdown files.

Use when reviewing Python code for modernization opportunities, writing new Python 3.11+ code to ensure modern patterns, or refactoring legacy code to current idioms. Covers proper types, DRY, SRP, framework patterns, and idiomatic Python improvements.

Use when orchestrating a Python development task via specialized agents. Activates on "build a Python CLI", "add a feature", "write tests", "refactor Python code", "debug Python", "code review", or any multi-agent Python workflow. Invoke as /orchestrate with a task description or alone to use conversation context.

Configures and runs git hooks with prek (or the pre-commit it replaces — same `.pre-commit-config.yaml`). Use when adding or troubleshooting git hooks, writing a `prepare-commit-msg` or `commit-msg` stage hook, or authoring `.pre-commit-hooks.yaml` for hook distribution.