docs: drop the Quickstart block from all 25 pages

aihero.dev renders an install widget above every skill page. Each page
then repeated the same commands in its body, and the two copies had
drifted: the widget uses the current `npx skills@latest ...` wording
while the hand-written blocks mostly carried the older bare `npx skills
...`. Pages showed the right command and a stale one together.

Delete the block from all 25 pages and record the rule in
.agents/writing-docs.md: install wording belongs to the site, not the
page. The template no longer carries a Quickstart, and
.agents/install-block.md notes that docs pages are not one of its
consumers.

.agents/install-block.md

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Pick the skills you want, and which coding agents to install them on. **The inst
 
 </canonical-block>
 
-…and the single-skill form on a `docs/` page, where the page already names one skill:
+…and the single-skill form wherever one skill is named on its own. Note that **`docs/` pages are not a consumer of this block**: ai-hero renders the install widget above the body, so a page that writes the commands out duplicates it. See [writing-docs.md](./writing-docs.md).
 
 <canonical-block name="skills-sh-one-skill">
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ npx skills@latest update <name>
 
 </canonical-block>
 
-`skills@latest` is the pinned spelling in all three. The Quickstart template in [writing-docs.md](./writing-docs.md), and the 24 pages under `docs/`, still carry the older bare `npx skills …`; the docs pass brings them into line.
+`skills@latest` is the pinned spelling in all three. The pages under `docs/` used to carry their own copy of these commands; those blocks are now deleted rather than corrected, because the site renders the install commands itself.
 
 ## The two routes are exclusive
 

.agents/writing-docs.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Writing docs pages
 
-Every skill in `engineering/` and `productivity/` has a human-facing **docs page** at `docs/<bucket>/<skill-name>.md` — the docs tree mirrors those two bucket folders under `skills/`. It is published at `https://aihero.dev/skills-<skill-name>`; the URL is always `skills-<skill-name>` regardless of bucket, so the docs path is repo organisation only. The page is not the skill and not a copy of `SKILL.md`. Only these two buckets are promoted; the rest (`misc/`, `personal/`, `in-progress/`, `deprecated/`) ship no docs page.
+Every skill in `engineering/` and `productivity/` has a human-facing **docs page** at `docs/<bucket>/<skill-name>.md` — the docs tree mirrors those two bucket folders under `skills/`. It is published at `https://aihero.dev/skills-<skill-name>`; the URL is always `skills-<skill-name>` regardless of bucket, so the docs path is repo organisation only. The page is not the skill and not a copy of `SKILL.md`. Only these two buckets are promoted; the rest (`misc/`, `in-progress/`, `deprecated/`) ship no docs page.
 
 Most of these skills are **user-invoked**: the agent will never fire them for you, so *you* are the index that has to remember they exist and when to reach for them. That memory is **cognitive load**. The job of a docs page is to relieve it — to orient one reader around one skill so they can hold it in their head, know when to reach for it, and see where it sits in the system. The pages are collectively a distributed router; each is a node.
 
-Act whenever a promoted skill is added, renamed, or has its behaviour changed: create or re-sync its docs page. A rename moves the file too (`docs/<bucket>/<old>.md` → `docs/<bucket>/<new>.md`), because the published URL tracks the name; a skill that moves between `engineering/` and `productivity/` moves its docs file to the matching folder. Skills in `misc/`, `personal/`, `in-progress/`, and `deprecated/` get no page — none of those buckets is promoted. A skill moving *out* of one of them into `engineering/` or `productivity/` gains a page; one moving the other way loses it.
+Act whenever a promoted skill is added, renamed, or has its behaviour changed: create or re-sync its docs page. A rename moves the file too (`docs/<bucket>/<old>.md` → `docs/<bucket>/<new>.md`), because the published URL tracks the name; a skill that moves between `engineering/` and `productivity/` moves its docs file to the matching folder. Skills in `misc/`, `in-progress/`, and `deprecated/` get no page — none of those buckets is promoted. A skill moving *out* of one of them into `engineering/` or `productivity/` gains a page; one moving the other way loses it.
 
 Because these pages are published on `aihero.dev`, **every link is absolute** — never a repo-relative path. A link to another skill points at `https://aihero.dev/skills-<name>`; a link into the repo points at its full `https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/...` URL. A relative link that works in the repo breaks once published.
 
@@ -12,22 +12,12 @@ There is no H1 — the published page takes its title from the slug.
 
 ## Page structure
 
-Fill the template below. The **fixed frame** (Quickstart block, source link, `## What it does`, `## When to reach for it`, `## Where it fits`) appears on every page. The **adaptable middle** — `## Prerequisites` and the free-form substance sections — carries only what this particular skill earns; delete the rest.
+Fill the template below. The **fixed frame** (source link, `## What it does`, `## When to reach for it`, `## Where it fits`) appears on every page. The **adaptable middle** — `## Prerequisites` and the free-form substance sections — carries only what this particular skill earns; delete the rest.
 
-Install commands are not written per page. Copy them verbatim from [the canonical install block](./install-block.md) — it is the single source for how anyone installs these skills, and a page that words it differently is a page that tells a second story. The Quickstart block in the template below is the older wording and does not yet match; the docs pass replaces it from the canonical block.
+**A page carries no install commands.** The ai-hero page template renders the install widget itself — a copy button, the single-skill command, the whole-set command, and the update line — above the body. A page that also writes them out shows the reader the same command twice, and the two copies drift: the hand-written pair on every page went stale against the widget beside it. Install wording is a property of the site, not of the page. If it needs changing, change it in ai-hero; the canonical wording lives in [the install block](./install-block.md).
 
 <page-template>
 
-Quickstart:
-
-```bash
-npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill=<name>
-```
-
-```bash
-npx skills update <name>
-```
-
 [Source](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/<bucket>/<name>)
 
 ## What it does
@@ -74,7 +64,7 @@ Always present. Situate the skill in the system in a sentence or two:
 ## Done when
 
 - The page exists at `docs/<bucket>/<name>.md`, and no stale page survives a rename or bucket move.
-- The Quickstart block and source link name the correct bucket and skill; the update line names the skill.
+- The source link names the correct bucket and skill, and the page writes no install command of its own.
 - `## What it does` states the defining constraint, as plain prose rather than a labelled aside.
 - `## When to reach for it` states invocation mode and the trigger boundary.
 - `## Where it fits` names the role and links to `ask-matt`.

.changeset/docs-drop-quickstart.md

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+"mattpocock-skills": patch
+---
+
+Drop the hand-written Quickstart block from all 25 docs pages.
+
+aihero.dev already renders an install widget above every skill page — a copy button, the single-skill command, the whole-set command, and the update line. Each page then wrote the same two commands out again immediately below it. The reader saw the install command twice.
+
+The two copies had also drifted apart. The widget renders the current `npx skills@latest …` wording; the hand-written blocks still carried the older bare `npx skills …`, so most pages showed the correct command and a stale one, one after the other.
+
+Deleting the block removes those stale copies and leaves the site's own. `.agents/writing-docs.md` now states the rule directly — install wording is a property of the site, not of the page — and its template no longer carries a Quickstart to copy.

.changeset/remove-deprecated-and-personal.md

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+"mattpocock-skills": patch
+---
+
+Remove six skills from the repo. None of them was in the Claude Code plugin, but all six were installable through [skills.sh](https://skills.sh/mattpocock/skills), which serves every skill in the repo — so this is what leaves that listing, and where each one went.
+
+Four retired skills, each already absorbed by a skill that does the job better:
+
+- **`ubiquitous-language`** → **`/domain-modeling`**, which builds and maintains the whole domain model rather than dumping a glossary from one conversation.
+- **`design-an-interface`** → **`/codebase-design`**. Nothing is lost: the "design it twice" technique — parallel sub-agents generating radically different designs, from Ousterhout — ships inside that skill as `DESIGN-IT-TWICE.md`.
+- **`qa`** → **`/triage`** and **`/to-tickets`**.
+- **`request-refactor-plan`** → **`/to-spec`** and **`/improve-codebase-architecture`**.
+
+And two that were only ever mine — tied to my own machine and never meant for anyone else. The `personal/` bucket goes with them:
+
+- **`edit-article`**
+- **`obsidian-vault`**, which hardcoded a path to my own Obsidian vault.
+
+`skills/deprecated/` stays as a bucket, now empty. `skills/in-progress/` is unchanged and is now described for what it actually is: a beta channel, published on purpose, installable one skill at a time through skills.sh.

CLAUDE.md

@@ -3,19 +3,18 @@ Skills are organized into bucket folders under `skills/`:
 - `engineering/` — daily code work
 - `productivity/` — daily non-code workflow tools
 - `misc/` — kept around but rarely used, not promoted
-- `personal/` — tied to my own setup, not promoted
+- `in-progress/` — beta: public on purpose, feedback wanted, not shipped in the plugin
-- `in-progress/` — drafts not yet ready to ship
 - `deprecated/` — no longer used
 
-Every skill in `engineering/` or `productivity/` (the **promoted** buckets) must have a reference in the top-level `README.md` and an entry in `.claude-plugin/plugin.json`'s `skills` array (the Claude Code plugin ships exactly the promoted set). Skills in `misc/`, `personal/`, `in-progress/`, and `deprecated/` must not appear in either.
+Every skill in `engineering/` or `productivity/` (the **promoted** buckets) must have a reference in the top-level `README.md` and an entry in `.claude-plugin/plugin.json`'s `skills` array (the Claude Code plugin ships exactly the promoted set). Skills in `misc/`, `in-progress/`, and `deprecated/` must not appear in either.
 
 Install commands are copied verbatim from [.agents/install-block.md](./.agents/install-block.md). `.claude-plugin/marketplace.json` makes the repo its own single-plugin marketplace — a fallback the install block explains, not the documented route. When bumping the release version, keep `.claude-plugin/plugin.json`'s `version` in sync with `package.json`'s — Claude uses the plugin `version` to decide when installed users see an update. Run `claude plugin validate . --strict` after touching either manifest. Why a Claude plugin but not (yet) a Codex one lives in [.agents/adr/0002-ship-as-a-claude-code-plugin.md](./.agents/adr/0002-ship-as-a-claude-code-plugin.md).
 
 Each skill entry in the top-level `README.md` must link the skill name to its `SKILL.md`.
 
-Each bucket folder has a `README.md` that lists every skill in the bucket with a one-line description, with the skill name linked to its `SKILL.md`. The promoted buckets' `README.md`s and the top-level `README.md` group entries into **User-invoked** and **Model-invoked**; non-promoted bucket `README.md`s (`misc/`, `personal/`) use a flat list.
+Each bucket folder has a `README.md` that lists every skill in the bucket with a one-line description, with the skill name linked to its `SKILL.md`. The promoted buckets' `README.md`s and the top-level `README.md` group entries into **User-invoked** and **Model-invoked**; non-promoted bucket `README.md`s (`misc/`, `in-progress/`) use a flat list.
 
-Skills in `engineering/` and `productivity/` also have a human-facing docs page at `docs/<bucket>/<skill-name>.md` (the docs tree mirrors those two bucket folders under `skills/`). The published URL is `https://aihero.dev/skills-<skill-name>` regardless of bucket — the docs path is repo organisation only. When you add, rename, or change the behaviour of a skill in `engineering/` or `productivity/`, create or re-sync its docs page following [.agents/writing-docs.md](./.agents/writing-docs.md). Skills in the non-promoted buckets (`misc/`, `personal/`, `in-progress/`, `deprecated/`) get **no** docs page.
+Skills in `engineering/` and `productivity/` also have a human-facing docs page at `docs/<bucket>/<skill-name>.md` (the docs tree mirrors those two bucket folders under `skills/`). The published URL is `https://aihero.dev/skills-<skill-name>` regardless of bucket — the docs path is repo organisation only. When you add, rename, or change the behaviour of a skill in `engineering/` or `productivity/`, create or re-sync its docs page following [.agents/writing-docs.md](./.agents/writing-docs.md). Skills in the non-promoted buckets (`misc/`, `in-progress/`, `deprecated/`) get **no** docs page.
 
 Every `SKILL.md` is either user-invoked (`disable-model-invocation: true` plus `policy.allow_implicit_invocation: false` in `agents/openai.yaml`, reachable only by the human) or model-invoked (model- or user-reachable). See [.agents/invocation.md](./.agents/invocation.md).
 

CONTEXT.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ A collection of agent skills (slash commands and behaviors) loaded by Claude Cod
 ## Language
 
 **Issue tracker**:
-The tool that hosts a repo's issues — GitHub Issues, Linear, a local `.scratch/` markdown convention, or similar. Skills like `to-tickets`, `to-spec`, `triage`, and `qa` read from and write to it.
+The tool that hosts a repo's issues — GitHub Issues, Linear, a local `.scratch/` markdown convention, or similar. Skills like `to-tickets`, `to-spec`, and `triage` read from and write to it.
 _Avoid_: backlog manager, backlog backend, issue host
 
 **Issue**:

docs/engineering/ask-matt.md

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-Quickstart:
-
-```bash
-npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill=ask-matt
-```
-
-```bash
-npx skills update ask-matt
-```
-
 [Source](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/engineering/ask-matt)
 
 ## What it does

docs/engineering/code-review.md

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-Quickstart:
-
-```bash
-npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill=code-review
-```
-
-```bash
-npx skills update code-review
-```
-
 [Source](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/engineering/code-review)
 
 ## What it does

docs/engineering/codebase-design.md

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-Quickstart:
-
-```bash
-npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill=codebase-design
-```
-
-```bash
-npx skills update codebase-design
-```
-
 [Source](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/engineering/codebase-design)
 
 ## What it does

docs/engineering/diagnosing-bugs.md

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-Quickstart:
-
-```bash
-npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill=diagnosing-bugs
-```
-
-```bash
-npx skills update diagnosing-bugs
-```
-
 [Source](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/engineering/diagnosing-bugs)
 
 ## What it does

docs/engineering/domain-modeling.md

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-Quickstart:
-
-```bash
-npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill=domain-modeling
-```
-
-```bash
-npx skills update domain-modeling
-```
-
 [Source](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/engineering/domain-modeling)
 
 ## What it does

docs/engineering/grill-with-docs.md

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-Quickstart:
-
-```bash
-npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill=grill-with-docs
-```
-
-```bash
-npx skills update grill-with-docs
-```
-
 [Source](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/engineering/grill-with-docs)
 
 ## What it does

docs/engineering/implement.md

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-Quickstart:
-
-```bash
-npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill=implement
-```
-
-```bash
-npx skills update implement
-```
-
 [Source](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/engineering/implement)
 
 ## What it does

docs/engineering/improve-codebase-architecture.md

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-Quickstart:
-
-```bash
-npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill=improve-codebase-architecture
-```
-
-```bash
-npx skills update improve-codebase-architecture
-```
-
 [Source](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/engineering/improve-codebase-architecture)
 
 ## What it does

docs/engineering/prototype.md

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-Quickstart:
-
-```bash
-npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill=prototype
-```
-
-```bash
-npx skills update prototype
-```
-
 [Source](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/engineering/prototype)
 
 ## What it does

docs/engineering/research.md

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-Quickstart:
-
-```bash
-npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill=research
-```
-
-```bash
-npx skills update research
-```
-
 [Source](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/engineering/research)
 
 ## What it does

docs/engineering/resolving-merge-conflicts.md

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-Quickstart:
-
-```bash
-npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill=resolving-merge-conflicts
-```
-
-```bash
-npx skills update resolving-merge-conflicts
-```
-
 [Source](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/engineering/resolving-merge-conflicts)
 
 ## What it does

docs/engineering/setup-matt-pocock-skills.md

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-Quickstart:
-
-```bash
-npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill=setup-matt-pocock-skills
-```
-
-```bash
-npx skills update setup-matt-pocock-skills
-```
-
 [Source](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/engineering/setup-matt-pocock-skills)
 
 ## What it does

docs/engineering/tdd.md

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-Quickstart:
-
-```bash
-npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill=tdd
-```
-
-```bash
-npx skills update tdd
-```
-
 [Source](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/engineering/tdd)
 
 ## What it does

docs/engineering/to-spec.md

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-Quickstart:
-
-```bash
-npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill=to-spec
-```
-
-```bash
-npx skills update to-spec
-```
-
 [Source](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/engineering/to-spec)
 
 ## What it does

docs/engineering/to-tickets.md

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-Quickstart:
-
-```bash
-npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill=to-tickets
-```
-
-```bash
-npx skills update to-tickets
-```
-
 [Source](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/engineering/to-tickets)
 
 ## What it does

docs/engineering/triage.md

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-Quickstart:
-
-```bash
-npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill=triage
-```
-
-```bash
-npx skills update triage
-```
-
 [Source](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/engineering/triage)
 
 ## What it does

docs/engineering/wayfinder.md

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-Quickstart:
-
-```bash
-npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill=wayfinder
-```
-
-```bash
-npx skills update wayfinder
-```
-
 [Source](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/engineering/wayfinder)
 
 ## What it does

docs/engineering/wizard.md

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-Quickstart:
-
-```bash
-npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill=wizard
-```
-
-```bash
-npx skills update wizard
-```
-
 [Source](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/engineering/wizard)
 
 ## What it does

docs/productivity/grill-me.md

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-Quickstart:
-
-```bash
-npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill=grill-me
-```
-
-```bash
-npx skills update grill-me
-```
-
 [Source](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/productivity/grill-me)
 
 ## What it does

docs/productivity/grilling.md

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-Quickstart:
-
-```bash
-npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill=grilling
-```
-
-```bash
-npx skills update grilling
-```
-
 [Source](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/productivity/grilling)
 
 ## What it does

docs/productivity/handoff.md

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-Quickstart:
-
-```bash
-npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill=handoff
-```
-
-```bash
-npx skills update handoff
-```
-
 [Source](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/productivity/handoff)
 
 ## What it does

docs/productivity/teach.md

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-Quickstart:
-
-```bash
-npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill=teach
-```
-
-```bash
-npx skills update teach
-```
-
 [Source](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/productivity/teach)
 
 ## What it does

docs/productivity/to-questionnaire.md

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-Quickstart:
-
-```bash
-npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill=to-questionnaire
-```
-
-```bash
-npx skills update to-questionnaire
-```
-
 [Source](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/productivity/to-questionnaire)
 
 ## What it does

docs/productivity/wait-what.md

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-Quickstart:
-
-```bash
-npx skills@latest add mattpocock/skills --skill=wait-what
-```
-
-```bash
-npx skills@latest update wait-what
-```
-
 [Source](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/productivity/wait-what)
 
 ## What it does

docs/productivity/writing-for-agents.md

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-Quickstart:
-
-```bash
-npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill=writing-for-agents
-```
-
-```bash
-npx skills update writing-for-agents
-```
-
 [Source](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/tree/main/skills/productivity/writing-for-agents)
 
 ## What it does

skills/deprecated/README.md

@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
 # Deprecated
 
-Skills I no longer use.
+Skills I no longer use. This bucket is currently empty — a retired skill is deleted, and the changeset that removes it names whatever replaced it.
-
-- **[design-an-interface](./design-an-interface/SKILL.md)** — Generate multiple radically different interface designs for a module using parallel sub-agents.
-- **[qa](./qa/SKILL.md)** — Interactive QA session where user reports bugs conversationally and the agent files GitHub issues.
-- **[request-refactor-plan](./request-refactor-plan/SKILL.md)** — Create a detailed refactor plan with tiny commits via user interview, then file it as a GitHub issue.
-- **[ubiquitous-language](./ubiquitous-language/SKILL.md)** — Extract a DDD-style ubiquitous language glossary from the current conversation.

skills/deprecated/design-an-interface/SKILL.md

@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
----
-name: design-an-interface
-description: Generate multiple radically different interface designs for a module using parallel sub-agents. Use when user wants to design an API, explore interface options, compare module shapes, or mentions "design it twice".
----
-
-# Design an Interface
-
-Based on "Design It Twice" from "A Philosophy of Software Design": your first idea is unlikely to be the best. Generate multiple radically different designs, then compare.
-
-## Workflow
-
-### 1. Gather Requirements
-
-Before designing, understand:
-
-- [ ] What problem does this module solve?
-- [ ] Who are the callers? (other modules, external users, tests)
-- [ ] What are the key operations?
-- [ ] Any constraints? (performance, compatibility, existing patterns)
-- [ ] What should be hidden inside vs exposed?
-
-Ask: "What does this module need to do? Who will use it?"
-
-### 2. Generate Designs (Parallel Sub-Agents)
-
-Spawn 3+ sub-agents simultaneously using Task tool. Each must produce a **radically different** approach.
-
-```
-Prompt template for each sub-agent:
-
-Design an interface for: [module description]
-
-Requirements: [gathered requirements]
-
-Constraints for this design: [assign a different constraint to each agent]
-- Agent 1: "Minimize method count - aim for 1-3 methods max"
-- Agent 2: "Maximize flexibility - support many use cases"
-- Agent 3: "Optimize for the most common case"
-- Agent 4: "Take inspiration from [specific paradigm/library]"
-
-Output format:
-1. Interface signature (types/methods)
-2. Usage example (how caller uses it)
-3. What this design hides internally
-4. Trade-offs of this approach
-```
-
-### 3. Present Designs
-
-Show each design with:
-
-1. **Interface signature** - types, methods, params
-2. **Usage examples** - how callers actually use it in practice
-3. **What it hides** - complexity kept internal
-
-Present designs sequentially so user can absorb each approach before comparison.
-
-### 4. Compare Designs
-
-After showing all designs, compare them on:
-
-- **Interface simplicity**: fewer methods, simpler params
-- **General-purpose vs specialized**: flexibility vs focus
-- **Implementation efficiency**: does shape allow efficient internals?
-- **Depth**: small interface hiding significant complexity (good) vs large interface with thin implementation (bad)
-- **Ease of correct use** vs **ease of misuse**
-
-Discuss trade-offs in prose, not tables. Highlight where designs diverge most.
-
-### 5. Synthesize
-
-Often the best design combines insights from multiple options. Ask:
-
-- "Which design best fits your primary use case?"
-- "Any elements from other designs worth incorporating?"
-
-## Evaluation Criteria
-
-From "A Philosophy of Software Design":
-
-**Interface simplicity**: Fewer methods, simpler params = easier to learn and use correctly.
-
-**General-purpose**: Can handle future use cases without changes. But beware over-generalization.
-
-**Implementation efficiency**: Does interface shape allow efficient implementation? Or force awkward internals?
-
-**Depth**: Small interface hiding significant complexity = deep module (good). Large interface with thin implementation = shallow module (avoid).
-
-## Anti-Patterns
-
-- Don't let sub-agents produce similar designs - enforce radical difference
-- Don't skip comparison - the value is in contrast
-- Don't implement - this is purely about interface shape
-- Don't evaluate based on implementation effort

skills/deprecated/design-an-interface/agents/openai.yaml

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-interface:
-  display_name: "Design an Interface"
-  short_description: "Explore alternative module interfaces"

skills/deprecated/qa/SKILL.md

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----
-name: qa
-description: Interactive QA session where user reports bugs or issues conversationally, and the agent files GitHub issues. Explores the codebase in the background for context and domain language. Use when user wants to report bugs, do QA, file issues conversationally, or mentions "QA session".
----
-
-# QA Session
-
-Run an interactive QA session. The user describes problems they're encountering. You clarify, explore the codebase for context, and file GitHub issues that are durable, user-focused, and use the project's domain language.
-
-## For each issue the user raises
-
-### 1. Listen and lightly clarify
-
-Let the user describe the problem in their own words. Ask **at most 2-3 short clarifying questions** focused on:
-
-- What they expected vs what actually happened
-- Steps to reproduce (if not obvious)
-- Whether it's consistent or intermittent
-
-Do NOT over-interview. If the description is clear enough to file, move on.
-
-### 2. Explore the codebase in the background
-
-While talking to the user, kick off an Agent (subagent_type=Explore) in the background to understand the relevant area. The goal is NOT to find a fix — it's to:
-
-- Learn the domain language used in that area (check UBIQUITOUS_LANGUAGE.md)
-- Understand what the feature is supposed to do
-- Identify the user-facing behavior boundary
-
-This context helps you write a better issue — but the issue itself should NOT reference specific files, line numbers, or internal implementation details.
-
-### 3. Assess scope: single issue or breakdown?
-
-Before filing, decide whether this is a **single issue** or needs to be **broken down** into multiple issues.
-
-Break down when:
-
-- The fix spans multiple independent areas (e.g. "the form validation is wrong AND the success message is missing AND the redirect is broken")
-- There are clearly separable concerns that different people could work on in parallel
-- The user describes something that has multiple distinct failure modes or symptoms
-
-Keep as a single issue when:
-
-- It's one behavior that's wrong in one place
-- The symptoms are all caused by the same root behavior
-
-### 4. File the GitHub issue(s)
-
-Create issues with `gh issue create`. Do NOT ask the user to review first — just file and share URLs.
-
-Issues must be **durable** — they should still make sense after major refactors. Write from the user's perspective.
-
-#### For a single issue
-
-Use this template:
-
-```
-## What happened
-
-[Describe the actual behavior the user experienced, in plain language]
-
-## What I expected
-
-[Describe the expected behavior]
-
-## Steps to reproduce
-
-1. [Concrete, numbered steps a developer can follow]
-2. [Use domain terms from the codebase, not internal module names]
-3. [Include relevant inputs, flags, or configuration]
-
-## Additional context
-
-[Any extra observations from the user or from codebase exploration that help frame the issue — e.g. "this only happens when using the Docker layer, not the filesystem layer" — use domain language but don't cite files]
-```
-
-#### For a breakdown (multiple issues)
-
-Create issues in dependency order (blockers first) so you can reference real issue numbers.
-
-Use this template for each sub-issue:
-
-```
-## Parent issue
-
-#<parent-issue-number> (if you created a tracking issue) or "Reported during QA session"
-
-## What's wrong
-
-[Describe this specific behavior problem — just this slice, not the whole report]
-
-## What I expected
-
-[Expected behavior for this specific slice]
-
-## Steps to reproduce
-
-1. [Steps specific to THIS issue]
-
-## Blocked by
-
-- #<issue-number> (if this issue can't be fixed until another is resolved)
-
-Or "None — can start immediately" if no blockers.
-
-## Additional context
-
-[Any extra observations relevant to this slice]
-```
-
-When creating a breakdown:
-
-- **Prefer many thin issues over few thick ones** — each should be independently fixable and verifiable
-- **Mark blocking relationships honestly** — if issue B genuinely can't be tested until issue A is fixed, say so. If they're independent, mark both as "None — can start immediately"
-- **Create issues in dependency order** so you can reference real issue numbers in "Blocked by"
-- **Maximize parallelism** — the goal is that multiple people (or agents) can grab different issues simultaneously
-
-#### Rules for all issue bodies
-
-- **No file paths or line numbers** — these go stale
-- **Use the project's domain language** (check UBIQUITOUS_LANGUAGE.md if it exists)
-- **Describe behaviors, not code** — "the sync service fails to apply the patch" not "applyPatch() throws on line 42"
-- **Reproduction steps are mandatory** — if you can't determine them, ask the user
-- **Keep it concise** — a developer should be able to read the issue in 30 seconds
-
-After filing, print all issue URLs (with blocking relationships summarized) and ask: "Next issue, or are we done?"
-
-### 5. Continue the session
-
-Keep going until the user says they're done. Each issue is independent — don't batch them.

skills/deprecated/qa/agents/openai.yaml

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-interface:
-  display_name: "QA"
-  short_description: "Conversational QA that files issues"

skills/deprecated/request-refactor-plan/SKILL.md

@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
----
-name: request-refactor-plan
-description: Create a detailed refactor plan with tiny commits via user interview, then file it as a GitHub issue. Use when user wants to plan a refactor, create a refactoring RFC, or break a refactor into safe incremental steps.
----
-
-This skill will be invoked when the user wants to create a refactor request. You should go through the steps below. You may skip steps if you don't consider them necessary.
-
-1. Ask the user for a long, detailed description of the problem they want to solve and any potential ideas for solutions.
-
-2. Explore the repo to verify their assertions and understand the current state of the codebase.
-
-3. Ask whether they have considered other options, and present other options to them.
-
-4. Interview the user about the implementation. Be extremely detailed and thorough.
-
-5. Hammer out the exact scope of the implementation. Work out what you plan to change and what you plan not to change.
-
-6. Look in the codebase to check for test coverage of this area of the codebase. If there is insufficient test coverage, ask the user what their plans for testing are.
-
-7. Break the implementation into a plan of tiny commits. Remember Martin Fowler's advice to "make each refactoring step as small as possible, so that you can always see the program working."
-
-8. Create a GitHub issue with the refactor plan. Use the following template for the issue description:
-
-<refactor-plan-template>
-
-## Problem Statement
-
-The problem that the developer is facing, from the developer's perspective.
-
-## Solution
-
-The solution to the problem, from the developer's perspective.
-
-## Commits
-
-A LONG, detailed implementation plan. Write the plan in plain English, breaking down the implementation into the tiniest commits possible. Each commit should leave the codebase in a working state.
-
-## Decision Document
-
-A list of implementation decisions that were made. This can include:
-
-- The modules that will be built/modified
-- The interfaces of those modules that will be modified
-- Technical clarifications from the developer
-- Architectural decisions
-- Schema changes
-- API contracts
-- Specific interactions
-
-Do NOT include specific file paths or code snippets. They may end up being outdated very quickly.
-
-## Testing Decisions
-
-A list of testing decisions that were made. Include:
-
-- A description of what makes a good test (only test external behavior, not implementation details)
-- Which modules will be tested
-- Prior art for the tests (i.e. similar types of tests in the codebase)
-
-## Out of Scope
-
-A description of the things that are out of scope for this refactor.
-
-## Further Notes (optional)
-
-Any further notes about the refactor.
-
-</refactor-plan-template>

skills/deprecated/request-refactor-plan/agents/openai.yaml

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-interface:
-  display_name: "Request Refactor Plan"
-  short_description: "Plan a safe incremental refactor"

skills/deprecated/ubiquitous-language/SKILL.md

@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
----
-name: ubiquitous-language
-description: Extract a DDD-style ubiquitous language glossary from the current conversation, flagging ambiguities and proposing canonical terms. Saves to UBIQUITOUS_LANGUAGE.md. Use when user wants to define domain terms, build a glossary, harden terminology, create a ubiquitous language, or mentions "domain model" or "DDD".
-disable-model-invocation: true
----
-
-# Ubiquitous Language
-
-Extract and formalize domain terminology from the current conversation into a consistent glossary, saved to a local file.
-
-## Process
-
-1. **Scan the conversation** for domain-relevant nouns, verbs, and concepts
-2. **Identify problems**:
-   - Same word used for different concepts (ambiguity)
-   - Different words used for the same concept (synonyms)
-   - Vague or overloaded terms
-3. **Propose a canonical glossary** with opinionated term choices
-4. **Write to `UBIQUITOUS_LANGUAGE.md`** in the working directory using the format below
-5. **Output a summary** inline in the conversation
-
-## Output Format
-
-Write a `UBIQUITOUS_LANGUAGE.md` file with this structure:
-
-```md
-# Ubiquitous Language
-
-## Order lifecycle
-
-| Term        | Definition                                              | Aliases to avoid      |
-| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- |
-| **Order**   | A customer's request to purchase one or more items      | Purchase, transaction |
-| **Invoice** | A request for payment sent to a customer after delivery | Bill, payment request |
-
-## People
-
-| Term         | Definition                                  | Aliases to avoid       |
-| ------------ | ------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
-| **Customer** | A person or organization that places orders | Client, buyer, account |
-| **User**     | An authentication identity in the system    | Login, account         |
-
-## Relationships
-
-- An **Invoice** belongs to exactly one **Customer**
-- An **Order** produces one or more **Invoices**
-
-## Example dialogue
-
-> **Dev:** "When a **Customer** places an **Order**, do we create the **Invoice** immediately?"
-> **Domain expert:** "No — an **Invoice** is only generated once a **Fulfillment** is confirmed. A single **Order** can produce multiple **Invoices** if items ship in separate **Shipments**."
-> **Dev:** "So if a **Shipment** is cancelled before dispatch, no **Invoice** exists for it?"
-> **Domain expert:** "Exactly. The **Invoice** lifecycle is tied to the **Fulfillment**, not the **Order**."
-
-## Flagged ambiguities
-
-- "account" was used to mean both **Customer** and **User** — these are distinct concepts: a **Customer** places orders, while a **User** is an authentication identity that may or may not represent a **Customer**.
-```
-
-## Rules
-
-- **Be opinionated.** When multiple words exist for the same concept, pick the best one and list the others as aliases to avoid.
-- **Flag conflicts explicitly.** If a term is used ambiguously in the conversation, call it out in the "Flagged ambiguities" section with a clear recommendation.
-- **Only include terms relevant for domain experts.** Skip the names of modules or classes unless they have meaning in the domain language.
-- **Keep definitions tight.** One sentence max. Define what it IS, not what it does.
-- **Show relationships.** Use bold term names and express cardinality where obvious.
-- **Only include domain terms.** Skip generic programming concepts (array, function, endpoint) unless they have domain-specific meaning.
-- **Group terms into multiple tables** when natural clusters emerge (e.g. by subdomain, lifecycle, or actor). Each group gets its own heading and table. If all terms belong to a single cohesive domain, one table is fine — don't force groupings.
-- **Write an example dialogue.** A short conversation (3-5 exchanges) between a dev and a domain expert that demonstrates how the terms interact naturally. The dialogue should clarify boundaries between related concepts and show terms being used precisely.
-
-<example>
-
-## Example dialogue
-
-> **Dev:** "How do I test the **sync service** without Docker?"
-
-> **Domain expert:** "Provide the **filesystem layer** instead of the **Docker layer**. It implements the same **Sandbox service** interface but uses a local directory as the **sandbox**."
-
-> **Dev:** "So **sync-in** still creates a **bundle** and unpacks it?"
-
-> **Domain expert:** "Exactly. The **sync service** doesn't know which layer it's talking to. It calls `exec` and `copyIn` — the **filesystem layer** just runs those as local shell commands."
-
-</example>
-
-## Re-running
-
-When invoked again in the same conversation:
-
-1. Read the existing `UBIQUITOUS_LANGUAGE.md`
-2. Incorporate any new terms from subsequent discussion
-3. Update definitions if understanding has evolved
-4. Re-flag any new ambiguities
-5. Rewrite the example dialogue to incorporate new terms

skills/deprecated/ubiquitous-language/agents/openai.yaml

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-interface:
-  display_name: "Ubiquitous Language"
-  short_description: "Build a shared domain glossary"
-policy:
-  allow_implicit_invocation: false

skills/engineering/setup-matt-pocock-skills/SKILL.md

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Lead each section with the recommended answer so the user can accept it in a wor
 
 **Section A — Issue tracker.**
 
-> Explainer: The "issue tracker" is where issues live for this repo. Skills like `to-tickets`, `triage`, `to-spec`, and `qa` read from and write to it — they need to know whether to call `gh issue create`, write a markdown file under `.scratch/`, or follow some other workflow you describe. Pick the place you actually track work for this repo.
+> Explainer: The "issue tracker" is where issues live for this repo. Skills like `to-tickets`, `triage`, and `to-spec` read from and write to it — they need to know whether to call `gh issue create`, write a markdown file under `.scratch/`, or follow some other workflow you describe. Pick the place you actually track work for this repo.
 
 Default posture: these skills were designed for GitHub. If a `git remote` points at GitHub, propose that. If a `git remote` points at GitLab (`gitlab.com` or a self-hosted host), propose GitLab. Otherwise (or if the user prefers), offer:
 

skills/in-progress/README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # In Progress
 
-Skills that are still being developed. They're not ready to ship — expect rough edges, breaking changes, and abandoned experiments. They're excluded from the plugin and the top-level README until they graduate to a stable bucket.
+Beta. These skills are public on purpose — try them and tell me what breaks. They're excluded from the plugin and the top-level README until they graduate to a stable bucket, they get no docs pages, and they can change or disappear without warning.
+
+The plugin won't give you these. Install one directly:
+
+```bash
+npx skills@latest add mattpocock/skills --skill=<name>
+```
 
 - **[loop-me](./loop-me/SKILL.md)** — Grill yourself into implementable workflow specs over multiple sessions, using the current directory as a stateful workspace. User-invoked.
 - **[writing-beats](./writing-beats/SKILL.md)** — Shape an article as a journey of beats, choose-your-own-adventure style. Pick a starting beat, write only that beat, then pivot to the next, until the article reaches a natural end.

skills/personal/README.md

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-# Personal
-
-Skills tied to my own setup, not promoted in the plugin.
-
-- **[edit-article](./edit-article/SKILL.md)** — Edit and improve articles by restructuring sections, improving clarity, and tightening prose.
-- **[obsidian-vault](./obsidian-vault/SKILL.md)** — Search, create, and manage notes in an Obsidian vault with wikilinks and index notes.

skills/personal/edit-article/SKILL.md

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----
-name: edit-article
-description: Edit and improve articles by restructuring sections, improving clarity, and tightening prose. Use when user wants to edit, revise, or improve an article draft.
-disable-model-invocation: true
----
-
-1. First, divide the article into sections based on its headings. Think about the main points you want to make during those sections.
-
-Consider that information is a directed acyclic graph, and that pieces of information can depend on other pieces of information. Make sure that the order of the sections and their contents respects these dependencies.
-
-Confirm the sections with the user.
-
-2. For each section:
-
-2a. Rewrite the section to improve clarity, coherence, and flow. Use maximum 240 characters per paragraph.

skills/personal/edit-article/agents/openai.yaml

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-interface:
-  display_name: "Edit Article"
-  short_description: "Restructure and tighten a draft"
-policy:
-  allow_implicit_invocation: false

skills/personal/obsidian-vault/SKILL.md

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----
-name: obsidian-vault
-description: Search, create, and manage notes in the Obsidian vault with wikilinks and index notes. Use when user wants to find, create, or organize notes in Obsidian.
----
-
-# Obsidian Vault
-
-## Vault location
-
-`/mnt/d/Obsidian Vault/AI Research/`
-
-Mostly flat at root level.
-
-## Naming conventions
-
-- **Index notes**: aggregate related topics (e.g., `Ralph Wiggum Index.md`, `Skills Index.md`, `RAG Index.md`)
-- **Title case** for all note names
-- No folders for organization - use links and index notes instead
-
-## Linking
-
-- Use Obsidian `[[wikilinks]]` syntax: `[[Note Title]]`
-- Notes link to dependencies/related notes at the bottom
-- Index notes are just lists of `[[wikilinks]]`
-
-## Workflows
-
-### Search for notes
-
-```bash
-# Search by filename
-find "/mnt/d/Obsidian Vault/AI Research/" -name "*.md" | grep -i "keyword"
-
-# Search by content
-grep -rl "keyword" "/mnt/d/Obsidian Vault/AI Research/" --include="*.md"
-```
-
-Or use Grep/Glob tools directly on the vault path.
-
-### Create a new note
-
-1. Use **Title Case** for filename
-2. Write content as a unit of learning (per vault rules)
-3. Add `[[wikilinks]]` to related notes at the bottom
-4. If part of a numbered sequence, use the hierarchical numbering scheme
-
-### Find related notes
-
-Search for `[[Note Title]]` across the vault to find backlinks:
-
-```bash
-grep -rl "\\[\\[Note Title\\]\\]" "/mnt/d/Obsidian Vault/AI Research/"
-```
-
-### Find index notes
-
-```bash
-find "/mnt/d/Obsidian Vault/AI Research/" -name "*Index*"
-```

skills/personal/obsidian-vault/agents/openai.yaml

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-interface:
-  display_name: "Obsidian Vault"
-  short_description: "Manage linked notes in Obsidian"