
Research a codebase area before making changes. Dispatches parallel read-only agents (file-finder + researcher) that read questions.md only — never task.md. Trigger on "research this", "explore the codebase for", or "/team-research".
Acceptance tests as immutable scope fence — loaded by test-architect and orchestrator to enforce test-before-implementation discipline and completion contracts
Adversarially review a technical design document with fresh context before the human gate. Dispatches the built-in `general-purpose` subagent (clean context, no shared history with the design-author) against `docs/plans/<id>/design.md` and presents its verdict — APPROVE, REQUEST CHANGES, or COMMENT. Optional, not part of the QRSPI pipeline. Trigger on "review the design doc", "audit design.md", "is this design ready", or `/eng-design-doc-review`.
Align with the user on the approach before any code is written. The design-author MUST present open questions interactively before drafting the ~200-line design document, then a human gate captures approval. Trigger on "design this", "let's align on the approach", or "/team-design".
Todo-first progress convention for multi-step procedures — loaded by every multi-step agent to track its own steps without drift
Generator-evaluator separation and review methodology — loaded by review agents to enforce fresh-context review discipline, Conventional Comments format, and gate verdicts
Test-driven bug fix methodology — loaded by the bug-fix pipeline to enforce reproduce-first, red-green discipline when fixing defects
Root cause investigation methodology — loaded by agents when debugging failures to enforce evidence-first diagnosis over guess-and-fix approaches
Open the pull request after verification passes. Updates the changelog, optionally surfaces the tracking ticket, and closes out the topic. Trigger on "open the PR", "ship it", or "/team-pr".
Decompose a feature description, ticket, or issue link into the QRSPI Question artifacts (task.md, questions.md). Trigger on "shape this idea", "decompose this task", or "/team-question".
Break the approved design into vertical slices with verification checkpoints. The structure document is the human's last review point before code is written. Trigger on "slice this up", "break the design into steps", or "/team-structure".
Compressed bug-fix pipeline — reproduce, write failing test, minimal fix, verify. Skips Question/Research/Design/Structure/Plan phases. Trigger on "/team-fix <bug description>".
Produce the tactical implementation plan from the approved structure. The plan is for the implementer — humans review the structure, not the plan. No human approval gate at this phase. Trigger on "plan the implementation", "spell out the steps", or "/team-plan".
Execute the implementation phase. Includes test-first sub-step (writing failing tests, mechanical confirmation gate) and adversarial verification (5 parallel reviewers with hard-gate retry loop). Trigger on "implement this", "execute the plan", or "/team-implement".
Prepare one or more isolated git worktrees — one per repository the topic touches. Router action — no agent. Trigger on "set up the worktree", "isolate this work", or "/team-worktree".
Full 8-phase autonomous feature implementation pipeline (QRSPI). Trigger on "hey team", "build a feature", "implement end to end", "autonomous implementation", or "/team".
SOLID object-oriented design principles methodology — loaded by implementer agent when writing code and by code-reviewer agent when checking for design violations
Protocol a subagent uses to surface open questions to the user. Emit a fenced JSON envelope as the final assistant message and STOP; the orchestrator renders AskUserQuestion and resumes via SendMessage with the user's selections. Load this skill from any agent whose prompt has an interactive step.
Engineering standards for design and implementation methodology -- loaded by planner, implementer, and code-reviewer agents for design-first workflow, implementation standards, and quality checklist
Architecture Decision Record creation and management — loaded by planner and orchestrator when significant technical decisions need to be recorded with context and consequences
Worktree isolation methodology — loaded by the router to run the entire Team pipeline in one or more isolated git worktrees, enabling parallel /team runs and features that span multiple repositories
Question-Research-Design-Structure-Plan-Worktree-Implement-PR phase discipline with gate enforcement — loaded by orchestrator to govern pipeline phase transitions, artifact conventions, and anti-patterns
Git commit discipline methodology — loaded by the ship phase to produce well-formed commits following conventional commits format, the 50/72 rule, and atomic commit principles
Product-need reasoning lens for "make something people want" — loaded by questioner, design-author, and structure-planner to validate user demand while framing, designing, and slicing scope
Optional PRD methodology — loaded by the questioner agent when a feature request is vague or complex enough to warrant a structured product spec alongside task.md. Produces a PRD artifact that downstream design-author work can ground decisions in.
Keep a Changelog methodology — loaded by the ship phase to update CHANGELOG.md with user-facing changes, filtering out internal-only commits
Clear documentation and readable explanation methodology — loaded by technical-writer agent to produce high-quality documentation assessments grounded in plain language and readability principles
Technical design document methodology — loaded by the planner agent when producing implementation plans for features that warrant architecture documentation, trade-off analysis, and rollout planning
Fowler's refactoring methodology — loaded by the implementer agent when working with existing code to recognize code smells and apply proven transformations
Dolt-powered issue tracker for multi-session work with dependencies and persistent memory across conversation compaction. Use when work spans sessions, has blockers, or needs context recovery after compaction. Trigger with "create task", "what's ready", "track this work", "resume after compaction". Make sure to use this skill whenever managing multi-session work, tracking dependencies, or recovering context.
Resume an interrupted TEAM pipeline by inspecting docs/plans/ artifacts and ~/.team/<topic>/state.json. Trigger on "resume the pipeline", "continue where we left off", or "/team-resume".
Generator-evaluator separation and review methodology — loaded by review agents to enforce fresh-context review discipline, Conventional Comments format, and gate verdicts
Optional collaborative brainstorming phase before research — explores user intent, requirements, and design alternatives interactively. Trigger on "/team-brainstorm <idea>" or prefix the full pipeline with brainstorming by running this before /team.
Commit, create PR, and ship the implementation after verification passes. Trigger on "ship it", "create the PR", or "/team-ship".
Research-Plan-Implement phase discipline with gate enforcement — loaded by orchestrator to govern pipeline phase transitions, artifact conventions, and anti-patterns
Write failing acceptance tests from an approved plan. Tests form the immutable scope fence for implementation. Trigger on "write the tests first", "acceptance tests", or "/team-test".
Dispatch 5 parallel reviewers against the implementation. Security review is a hard gate. Trigger on "verify the implementation", "run reviews", or "/team-verify".