Performs two-stage code reviews (spec compliance, then code quality) with severity-ranked findings. Use when asked to "review code", "review this PR", "check this diff", "review before merge", or mentions reviewing, auditing, or critiquing code changes, pull requests, or diffs.
Systematic root-cause debugging: reproduce, investigate, hypothesize, fix with verification. Use when asked to "debug this", "fix this bug", "why is this failing", "troubleshoot", or mentions errors, stack traces, broken tests, flaky tests, regressions, or unexpected behavior.
Manages project documentation: AGENTS.md, README.md, and CONTRIBUTING.md. Use when asked to "update README", "update agents", "init agents", "create AGENTS.md", "update AGENTS.md", "update CONTRIBUTING", "update context files", or "init context". Not for general markdown editing.
Node.js backend patterns: framework selection, layered architecture, TypeScript, validation, error handling, security, production deployment. Use when building REST APIs, Express/Fastify servers, microservices, or server-side TypeScript.
Modern PHP 8.2+ and Laravel patterns: architecture, Eloquent, queues, Pest testing. Use when asked to "write PHP", "build a Laravel app", "fix Eloquent query", "add a queue job", "write a Pest test", or mentions PHP, Laravel, Eloquent, Blade, artisan, or migrations.
Pine Script v6 patterns: syntax rules, performance, debugging, backtesting, visualization. Use when asked to "write a Pine Script", "create an indicator", "build a strategy", "fix Pine code", or mentions PineScript, TradingView, indicator, strategy, or backtest.
Software implementation planning with file-based persistence (taskplan.md, findings.md, progress.md). Use when asked to "plan", "break down this feature", "implementation plan", or starting complex tasks needing >5 tool calls. Apply proactively before non-trivial coding.
Python patterns for CLI tools, async parallelism, and backend services. Use when building CLI apps, async/parallel Python, FastAPI services, background jobs, or configuring Python project tooling (uv, ruff, ty).
React, TypeScript, and Next.js patterns for frontend development. Use when building React components, managing state, fetching data, optimizing performance, or working with Next.js App Router. Covers React 18-19, hooks, Server Components, and type-safe patterns.
Transforms vague or rough prompts into precise, structured AI instructions. Use when asked to "refine prompt", "improve prompt", "make this prompt better", "promptify", "optimize prompt", "rewrite prompt", "enhance prompt", or "sharpen instructions".
Session retrospective and skill audit. Use when "/reflect", "session review", "retrospective", "what went wrong", "lessons learned", "what should we remember", or "what can we improve".
Simplifies, polishes, and declutters code without changing behavior. Use when asked to "simplify code", "clean up code", "polish code", "refactor", "declutter", "reduce complexity", "remove dead code", "remove AI slop", "improve readability", or "tighten up this file".
Tailwind CSS v4 patterns: CSS-first config, utility classes, component variants, v3 migration. Use when styling with Tailwind, configuring @theme tokens, using tailwind-variants/CVA, migrating v3 to v4, or fixing Tailwind styles and dark mode.
Terraform and OpenTofu configuration, modules, testing, state management, and HCL review. Use for "terraform module", "terraform test", "infrastructure as code", "IaC", "HCL", "tfvars", "terraform plan", "terraform apply", "OpenTofu", "tftest", or multi-environment patterns.
Prose editing, rewriting, and humanizing text for natural tone. Use when asked to "write", "rewrite", "edit", "humanize", "improve text", "fix the tone", "remove AI language", "proofread", or when writing copy, docs, blog posts, articles, or emails.
Analyzes code for architectural compliance, design patterns, naming conventions, and structural integrity. Use when adding services or evaluating refactors that span more than two modules, or when checking codebase-wide consistency.