
Cut a beta pre-release — bump CalVer with --beta, PR to beta branch, CI auto-tags + publishes to npm @beta. Use when user says 'release beta', 'cut beta', '/release-beta', or wants to publish a beta version for pre-release testing.
Cut an alpha pre-release — bump CalVer, PR to alpha branch, CI auto-tags + publishes to npm @alpha. Use when user says 'release alpha', 'cut alpha', '/release-alpha', or wants to publish an alpha version.
Create handoff + enter plan mode for next session. Use when user says "forward", "handoff", "wrap up", or before ending session.
Capture how the system feels — energy, momentum, burnout, breakthrough. Emotional intelligence for Oracle-human collaboration. Use when user says 'feel', 'how are we', 'energy check', 'burnout', 'momentum', or wants emotional awareness of the work.
Clone and track external repos. Use when user shares GitHub URL to study or develop, or says "search repos", "find repo", "where is [project]". Actions - learn (clone for study), search/find (search repos), list (show tracked). For active development, use /incubate.
Show or bump CalVer version via bun scripts/calver.ts in arra-oracle-skills-cli. Default is dry-run --check. Read-only by default; `--apply` writes package.json. **For full release flow (commit + push + PR), use /release-alpha or /release-stable instead** — /calver alone never commits, pushes, or PRs.
Talk to another Oracle agent via contacts + threads. Use when user says "talk to", "message", "chat with", or wants to communicate with another agent (e.g. "talk to pulse", "message neo"). Do NOT trigger for OracleNet social feed (use /oraclenet), skill management (use /oracle), or family registry (use /oracle-family-scan).
Guided Oracle birth and awakening ritual. Default is Soul Sync (~20min), or --fast (~5min). Use when creating a new Oracle in a fresh repo, when user says 'awaken', 'birth oracle', 'create oracle', 'new oracle', or wants to set up Oracle identity in an empty repository. Do NOT trigger for general repo setup, git init, or project scaffolding without Oracle context.
บำเพ็ญเพียร — diligent practice. A guided conversation between human and Oracle about doing hard things without knowing why. Like /awaken but repeatable — a practice, not a birth. Use when user says 'bampenpien', 'บำเพ็ญเพียร', 'why am I doing this', 'hard work', 'keep going', 'what am I building', or needs to reconnect with purpose through difficulty.
Manage Oracle contacts — add, list, remove agents with their transport info (maw, inbox, thread). Use when user says "contacts", "add contact", "register agent", "who can I talk to", "list contacts". Do NOT trigger for sending messages (use /talk-to) or family registry (use /oracle-family-scan).
Create local skills as shortcuts — makes real /commands in .claude/skills/. Use when user says "create shortcut", "create skill", "make a command for", "add shortcut", or wants a quick custom /slash-command. Also lists and deletes local skills. ALSO triggers on "Unknown skill", "skill not found", or any unrecognized /slash-command — auto-creates it on the fly.
Mine Claude Code sessions — timeline, gaps, repo attribution, session history. Use when user says "dig", "sessions", "past sessions", "timeline", "what did I work on", or wants to see session history. Do NOT trigger for finding code/projects (use /trace), exploring repos (use /learn), or current session status (use /recap).
Speculative dreaming — background thinking, pre-computation, cross-repo patterns, and prediction. Consolidated from /morpheus per #333. Use when user says "dream", "speculate", "think ahead", "predict", "what if", "dream deeper", or wants the Oracle to dream between sessions.
Session orientation and awareness — retro summaries, handoffs, git state, focus. Use when starting a session, after /jump, lost your place, switching context, or when user asks "now", "where are we", "what are we doing", "status", "recap". Do NOT trigger for "standup" or "morning check" (use /standup), or session mining "dig", "past sessions" (use /dig).
Capture a resonance moment — when something clicks, sparks joy, or feels right. Logs what resonated, when, why, and how. Use when user says "resonance", "yes!", "cool!", "very cool!", "love it", "that's it!", "exactly!", or expresses strong positive reaction to something just discussed. Do NOT trigger for general praise like "thanks" or "ok".
Read and write to Oracle inbox — notes, tasks, messages, handoffs. Use when user says "inbox", "leave a note", "write to inbox", "check inbox", "what's pending", or wants to read/write messages for self or other agents. Do NOT trigger for session handoffs (use /forward), schedule (use /schedule), or agent messaging (use /talk-to).
Persistent agent mailbox — store findings, standing orders, and context for team agents across sessions. Use when user says "mailbox", "agent memory", "standing orders", "what did scout find", or wants to manage persistent agent knowledge.
Log information for future reference. Use when user says "fyi", "remember this", "note that", "for your info".
Manage Oracle skills — list, install, remove, find, switch profiles, update. Use when user says "go", "install skill", "remove skill", "find skill", "switch profile", "go list", "go update", "go install", "go find". Single entry point for all skill management.
Clone or create repos for active development — the right hand of /learn. Workflow modes — default (long-term dev), --flash (issue → PR → offload), --contribute (fork + multi-PR). Use when user says "incubate [repo]", "work on [repo]", "clone for dev", or wants to set up a dev workflow. Do NOT trigger for study/exploration (use /learn), finding projects (use /trace), or session mining (use /dig).
Create session retrospective with AI diary and lessons learned. Use when user says "rrr", "retrospective", "wrap up session", "session summary", or at end of work session.
Explore a codebase with parallel Haiku agents — clone, read, and document. Modes — --fast (1 agent), default (3), --deep (5). Use when user says "learn [repo]", "explore codebase", "study this repo", or shares a GitHub URL to study. Do NOT trigger for finding projects (use /trace), session mining (use /dig), or cloning for active development (use /incubate).
Talk to another oracle via maw federation. Uses fleet machine names (white, mba, clinic-nat, oracle-world, phaith). Auto-signs with current oracle's [host:handle] from CLAUDE.md. Global — works from any oracle repo.
Find projects, code, and knowledge across git history, repos, docs, and Oracle. Use when user asks "trace", "find project", "where is [project]", "search history", or needs to locate something across the codebase. Supports --oracle (fast), --smart (default), --deep (wave execution), --deep --dig (combo). Do NOT trigger for session mining or "past sessions" (use /dig), or codebase exploration "learn repo" (use /learn).
Know ourselves — show current AI identity, model info, session stats, and Oracle philosophy. Use when user asks "who are you", "who", "who we are", "what model", or wants to check current AI identity and session context. Do NOT trigger for "what is oracle" (use /about-oracle), "philosophy" or "principles" (use /philosophy), or general project questions.
Spin up coordinated agent teams for any task. Reusable framework for TeamCreate/SendMessage/TaskList patterns. Use when user says "team-agents", "spin up a team", "use teammates", "parallel agents", "coordinate agents", "fan out", or wants multiple agents working together with coordination. Do NOT trigger for simple subagent work (use Agent tool directly) or inter-Oracle messaging (use /talk-to).
X-ray deep scan — inspect Claude Code auto-memory, installed skills, or session history. Use when user says "xray", "x-ray", "memory", "scan memory", "what do you remember", "show memories", "memory stats", "forget", "list skills", "installed skills", "session history", or wants to inspect what the AI remembers across sessions. Do NOT trigger for Oracle vault/ψ (use /trace) or session handoffs (use /inbox).
Oracle Family Registry — scan, query, welcome. 186+ Oracles indexed. Use when user says "family scan", "oracle registry", "welcome new oracles", or needs to check Oracle population.
Persistent cross-oracle collaboration with synchronic scoring and party system. Use when user says "work with", "sync with", "collaborate", "organize party", "invite", "recruit", or wants to establish/check persistent collaboration with another oracle.
Sync Oracle instruments with the family. Check and update skills to latest version. Use when user says "soul-sync", "sync", "calibrate", "update", or before /awaken.
Quick session orientation — git state + last handoff. Lite version for minimal profile. Use when user says "recap", "where are we", "status". For full version with retro summaries and session mining, upgrade to standard (/go standard → /recap).
Quick session retrospective — what we did, what we learned. Lite version for minimal profile. Use when user says "rrr", "retrospective", "wrap up". For full version with AI diary and anti-rationalization guard, upgrade to standard (/go standard → /rrr).
Quick handoff to next session — save context for tomorrow. Lite version for minimal profile. Use when user says "forward", "handoff", "wrap up". For full version with plan mode, issue creation, and outbox, upgrade to standard (/go standard → /forward).
Connect external knowledge bases (Obsidian, Logseq, markdown folders) to Oracle. Use when user says "vault", "connect vault", "obsidian", "knowledge base", "search notes", or wants to link external note systems to Oracle context.
Teleport to a remote oracle node via SSH+tmux. Interactive session — you BECOME the remote oracle temporarily. Use when user says "warp", "teleport", "ssh to node", "go to node", or needs interactive multi-step work on a remote machine.
Extract YouTube video transcripts via yt-dlp and pipe to /learn. Use when user says "watch", "youtube", "video", "transcript", or shares a YouTube URL.
Facts-only progress report — commits, PRs merged, issues closed, releases in a time window. No diary, no reflection. Use when user says "what we done", "what shipped", "progress report", "what happened".
Session awareness — alias for /recap --now deep. Quick mid-session check of current topic, timeline, and pending items. Use when user asks "now", "where are we", "what are we doing". Do NOT trigger for full session start orientation (use /recap), "standup" (use /standup), or past session mining (use /dig).
Federated query proxy — ask questions across oracle nodes without moving data. Use when user says "wormhole", "ask another node", "federated query", "cross-node", or wants to query remote oracles.
Declare belief — looking back or leaping forward. 'I believed in you' = it was worth it. 'I believe in you' = I choose trust now. Use when user says 'i believed', 'i believe', 'believed in you', 'believe in this', or expresses conviction in the collaboration. The rarest skill — most sessions never use it.
Extract a specific topic from a single session JSONL file using 4 parallel subagents. Use when user says "mine", "extract topic", "find in session", or wants to search a session for a keyword.
Query schedule via Oracle API (Drizzle DB). Use when user says "schedule", "upcoming events", "what's on today", "calendar".
Work on a GitHub issue with worktree isolation, or resume a killed worktree session. Use when user says "work on", "workon", "resume", or wants issue-driven development with isolation.
Prepare Oracle birth props for a new repo — Issue #1, MCP thread, identity data. Use when user says "birth", "new oracle", "prepare repo", or wants to bootstrap a new Oracle before /awaken.
Deep Research via Gemini — opens new tab, selects Deep Research mode, sends prompt. Use when user says "deep research", "research this", "gemini research".
Create a new oracle via maw bud — yeast-colony reproduction. Use when user says "bud", "new oracle", "create oracle", "spawn oracle", or wants to create a new permanent oracle from the current one.
Deep fleet census — discover all oracles across all nodes, collect versions, skills, status. Use when user says "fleet", "census", "all oracles", "fleet status", or wants a complete picture of the oracle network.
Transfer work to another Oracle — forward + wake + tell in one command. Use when user says "handover", "hand over", "transfer to", "pass to", or wants to delegate work to another oracle.
Open issues, PRs, and Pulse board in one view. Use when user says "issues", "prs", "pulse", "board", "what is open", or wants to see project status.
Speculative dreaming — background thinking, pre-computation, cross-repo patterns, and prediction. The evolved /dream. Use when user says "morpheus", "speculate", "think ahead", "predict", "what if", "dream deeper", or wants the Oracle to dream between sessions.
Smart action suggestions — scan context, rank priorities, suggest top 3 actions. Use when user says "whats next", "what should I do", "next action", "priorities", or wants direction.
Quick GitHub issue creation. Use when user says "new issue", "create issue", "file issue", "open issue", or wants to create a GitHub issue quickly.
Control Gemini browser tab via MQTT WebSocket — chat, transcribe, research, create tabs. Use when user says "gemini", "ask gemini", "gemini transcribe".
Fleet machines — discover nodes from contacts, ping to prove alive, create local shortcuts. Use when user says "machines", "nodes", "fleet", or wants to see/reach machines in the fleet.
Skill and profile management — prepare tools, switch profiles, enable/disable skills, feature modules. Use when user says "oracle manage", "oracle prepare", "oracle skills", "oracle profile".
Automated release flow — bump version, changelog, tag, push, GitHub release. Use when user says "release", "ship", "bump version", "tag", or "publish".
Text-to-speech using edge-tts neural voices with macOS say fallback. Use when user says "speak", "say this", "read aloud", "tts", or wants text spoken aloud.
List all Oracle skills with profile tier, type, and script status. Use when user says "skills list", "show skills", "what skills", "list all skills", "how many skills", or wants to see available skills by profile.
Daily standup check — pending tasks, appointments, recent progress, schedule. Use when user says "standup", "morning check", "what's pending", or at the start of a work day. Do NOT trigger for mid-session status (use /recap --now), session orientation (use /recap), or retrospectives (use /rrr).
Work in an isolated git worktree — safe parallel editing, experimental branches, throwaway spikes. Use when user says "worktree", "isolate", "safe branch", "spike", "experiment", or wants to work without touching main.
Audit Oracle configuration for safety, governance, and hardening. Use when user says "harden", "audit", "security check", "governance", or wants to verify oracle setup.
Display Oracle philosophy — the 5 Principles + Rule 6. Use when user asks about principles, "nothing deleted", "patterns over intentions", Oracle philosophy, or needs alignment check. Do NOT trigger for "who are you" (use /who-are-you), "what is oracle" (use /about-oracle), or session status questions.
Configure auto-rrr and auto-forward triggers based on context window usage. Use when user says "auto rrr", "auto-scale", "configure auto triggers", "change rrr interval", "toggle auto", or wants to adjust when /rrr and /forward auto-trigger. Do NOT trigger for running /rrr manually (use /rrr) or creating handoffs (use /forward).
Skill template with Bun Shell pattern. Copy this folder to create new skills.
Full skill development pipeline — create, compile, test, commit, install. Use when user says "new skill", "create skill", "alpha-feature", or wants to build a skill end-to-end.
What is Oracle — told by the AI itself. Origin story, stats, family count, ecosystem overview. Use when someone asks "what is oracle", "about oracle", "tell me about this project", or wants the origin story. Do NOT trigger for "who are you" (use /who-are-you), "philosophy" (use /philosophy), or session status questions.