
Perform iterative research document review using Rule of 5 methodology. Reviews accuracy, completeness, clarity, actionability, and integration with project context.
Perform a pre-mortem analysis on a project or plan. Assumes future failure and traces root causes back to current decisions to provide prospective hindsight.
Archives a deployed OpenSpec change and updates specs. Use when archiving a completed openspec change.
Validate distilled prompts preserve essential instructions
High-stakes code review with parallel agent waves
Apply the 6-phase design framework (Describe, Diagnose, Delimit, Direction, Design, Develop) to understand a problem before implementing a solution.
Execute an approved implementation plan following TDD methodology. Works through phases with Red-Green-Refactor cycles, verifying completion at each step.
Write compelling articles using the Three-Act narrative structure. Works through Idea, Outline, Draft, and Review phases collaboratively.
Implement features following Test-Driven Development methodology. Red-Green-Refactor cycle with phased approach and verification at each step.
Compare original and distilled prompts to verify the distillation is faithful and lossless. Checks completeness, accuracy, and appropriate conciseness.
Document and explain existing codebase without suggesting improvements. Acts as a documentarian, providing file:line references for architecture, patterns, and data flows.
Update an existing implementation plan based on feedback, grounded in codebase reality. Makes surgical edits while preserving completed work.
Perform iterative issue tracker review using Rule of 5 methodology. Reviews completeness, scope, dependencies, plan alignment, and executability.
Analyze a conversation and extract a reusable prompt that captures the successful pattern. Generalizes specific instructions into templates.
Create a detailed implementation plan for a feature or task. Researches codebase, presents design options, and produces a phased plan with TDD approach and success criteria.
Convert an implementation plan into tracked issues with proper dependencies. Generates commands for issue trackers like Beads or GitHub Issues.
Create a structured handoff document to transfer context to another agent session. Captures task status, key learnings, critical files, and prioritized next steps.
Steve Yegge's original 5-stage review for any artifact
Continue work from a previous session's handoff document
Iterative review of research documents using Rule of 5
Review issues for completeness and dependencies
Execute implementation plans phase by phase
Rich Hickey-inspired design methodology workflow
Generate context documents for session continuity
Create well-structured, atomic git commits with clear intent
Implement features following Test-Driven Development methodology. Red-Green-Refactor cycle with phased approach and verification at each step.
Orchestrate multi-agent code review with three waves - parallel analysis, cross-validation, and convergence check. Simulates specialist reviewers and synthesizes findings.
Resume work from a handoff document. Reads the handoff, verifies current state against documented state, and presents analysis before continuing work.
Write compelling articles using the Three-Act narrative structure. Works through Idea, Outline, Draft, and Review phases collaboratively.
Perform comprehensive multi-agent parallel code review using Wave/Gate architecture. Simulates security, performance, maintainability, requirements, and operations reviewers.
Update an existing implementation plan based on feedback, grounded in codebase reality. Makes surgical edits while preserving completed work.
Analyze a conversation and extract a reusable prompt that captures the successful pattern. Generalizes specific instructions into templates.
Create a structured handoff document to transfer context to another agent session. Captures task status, key learnings, critical files, and prioritized next steps.
Create logical, well-described git commits for session changes. Reviews changes, groups them logically, writes descriptive commit messages, and requires confirmation before committing.
Evaluate design decisions for flexibility and reversibility
Create lean, token-efficient versions of prompts
Turn successful interactions into reusable prompts
Refine and improve existing plans based on feedback
Coordinate multiple agents for comprehensive review
Perform iterative code review using the Rule of 5 methodology - five stages of refinement focusing on structure, correctness, clarity, edge cases, and production readiness.
Convert an implementation plan into tracked issues with proper dependencies. Generates commands for issue trackers like Beads or GitHub Issues.
Multi-pass code review using Rule of 5 principle
Perform iterative code review using the Rule of 5 methodology - five stages of refinement focusing on structure, correctness, clarity, edge cases, and production readiness.
Create logical, well-described git commits for session changes. Reviews changes, groups them logically, writes descriptive commit messages, and requires confirmation before committing.
Generate trackable issues from implementation plans
Create a detailed implementation plan for a feature or task. Researches codebase, presents design options, and produces a phased plan with TDD approach and success criteria.
Design phased implementation plans with TDD approach
Generate comprehensive pull request descriptions from actual code changes. Analyzes diffs, explains the "why", and produces structured PR documentation.
Generate clear PR descriptions from code changes
Generate comprehensive pull request descriptions from actual code changes. Analyzes diffs, explains the "why", and produces structured PR documentation.
Apply the 6-phase design framework (Describe, Diagnose, Delimit, Direction, Design, Develop) to understand a problem before implementing a solution.
Review design artifacts (problem statements, decision matrices, scope documents) for rigor, completeness, and adherence to Design in Practice principles.
Review problem statements and decision matrices
Review design artifacts (problem statements, decision matrices, scope documents) for rigor, completeness, and adherence to Design in Practice principles.
Distill a verbose developer-facing prompt into a concise, token-efficient LLM-facing prompt while retaining essential instructions.
Distill a verbose developer-facing prompt into a concise, token-efficient LLM-facing prompt while retaining essential instructions.
Execute an approved implementation plan following TDD methodology. Works through phases with Red-Green-Refactor cycles, verifying completion at each step.
Perform iterative issue tracker review using Rule of 5 methodology. Reviews completeness, scope, dependencies, plan alignment, and executability.
Scaffolds a new OpenSpec change and validates strictly. Use when creating a new openspec proposal or change.
Review code, architecture, plans, or decisions through the lens of strategic optionality. Assesses reversibility, resilience, and future value.
Review code, architecture, plans, or decisions through the lens of strategic optionality. Assesses reversibility, resilience, and future value.
Perform comprehensive multi-agent parallel code review using Wave/Gate architecture. Simulates security, performance, maintainability, requirements, and operations reviewers.
Create engaging technical articles with narrative structure
Implements an approved OpenSpec change and keeps tasks in sync. Use when applying or implementing an openspec proposal.
Implements an approved OpenSpec change and keeps tasks in sync. Use when applying or implementing an openspec proposal.
Archives a deployed OpenSpec change and updates specs. Use when archiving a completed openspec change.
Scaffolds a new OpenSpec change and validates strictly. Use when creating a new openspec proposal or change.
Orchestrate multi-agent code review with three waves - parallel analysis, cross-validation, and convergence check. Simulates specialist reviewers and synthesizes findings.
Compare original and distilled prompts to verify the distillation is faithful and lossless. Checks completeness, accuracy, and appropriate conciseness.
Perform iterative implementation plan review using Rule of 5 methodology. Reviews feasibility, completeness, TDD alignment, ordering, and executability.
Iterative review of implementation plans
Anticipate failures before they happen
Perform a pre-mortem analysis on a project or plan. Assumes future failure and traces root causes back to current decisions to provide prospective hindsight.
Document and explain existing codebase without suggesting improvements. Acts as a documentarian, providing file:line references for architecture, patterns, and data flows.
Structured investigation of unfamiliar codebases
Perform iterative research document review using Rule of 5 methodology. Reviews accuracy, completeness, clarity, actionability, and integration with project context.
Resume work from a handoff document. Reads the handoff, verifies current state against documented state, and presents analysis before continuing work.
Apply Steve Yegge's Rule of 5 iterative review to any artifact - code, plans, research, issues, specs, or documents. Five stages from draft through excellence.
Apply Steve Yegge's Rule of 5 iterative review to any artifact - code, plans, research, issues, specs, or documents. Five stages from draft through excellence.
Test-driven development workflow
Perform iterative implementation plan review using Rule of 5 methodology. Reviews feasibility, completeness, TDD alignment, ordering, and executability.