HarnessSkills and Packs
Skill Reference
Source-linked lookup for shared Harness skills
Skill reference is the practical lookup for the shared Harness skill library.
Use it when you need to know which skill exists, when it applies, which pack/category owns it, and where the executable SKILL.md source lives. The source of truth is the shared skills repository. Generated mirrors under .agents/skills and apps/cli/skills are distribution copies.
Direct source links in concept pages point readers to executable SKILL.md contracts when inspection helps; this catalog remains the full lookup.
Use Atomic Skills when a skill needs operator judgment beyond a lookup row.
Phases
| Skill | Use when | Pack/category | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
requirements-phase | Move from ambiguity through grilling into backlog readiness. | phases | SKILL.md |
design-phase | Turn existing product evidence into confirmed design constraints and approved artifacts. | phases | SKILL.md |
delivery-phase | Resume scoped delivery by routing current artifacts to one lifecycle phase module at a time. | phases | SKILL.md |
review-phase | Review a diff, branch, PR, or artifact with findings-first evidence. | phases | SKILL.md |
debugging-phase | Investigate runtime failures with evidence, hypotheses, bounded fixes, and reruns. | phases | SKILL.md |
bug-discovery-phase | Run ClawPatch discovery and report generation without default source mutation. | phases | SKILL.md |
bug-resolution-phase | Classify and resolve selected ClawPatch findings through bounded Harness edits. | phases | SKILL.md |
docs-ingest-phase | Ingest proven changes into routed wiki/project docs and repo docs. | phases | SKILL.md |
resolve-debt-phase | Validate or resolve one canonical tech-debt artifact. | phases | SKILL.md |
goalify | Compile messy context into a compact /goal prompt. | phases | SKILL.md |
goalify lives in the phase tree for distribution, but it is a prompt compiler rather than a phase wrapper.
Agnostic Skills
| Skill | Use when | Pack/category | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
hi-cli | Operate dp, setup handoffs, updates, reports, and post-command artifacts. | agnostic/cli | SKILL.md |
debug-agent | Gather runtime evidence, logs, browser observations, or manual test support. | agnostic/debug | SKILL.md |
docs-onboarding | Reconstruct initial wiki/spec context from code, docs, and backlog context. | agnostic/docs | SKILL.md |
writing-fragments | Gather reusable raw material for substantial public-facing docs. | agnostic/docs | SKILL.md |
writing-beats | Order public-doc material into reader-facing beats before final shape. | agnostic/docs | SKILL.md |
writing-shape | Turn fragments and beats into a deliberate article or page structure. | agnostic/docs | SKILL.md |
handoff | Compact current session state into a clean continuation document. | agnostic/generic | SKILL.md |
create-spec | Turn accepted scope into an implementation-ready SPEC.md. | agnostic/planning | SKILL.md |
create-plan | Turn a reviewed spec into a dependency-aware execution plan. | agnostic/planning | SKILL.md |
implement-spec | Execute an approved plan with notes, validation, and closeout evidence. | agnostic/planning | SKILL.md |
stack | Inspect, sync, merge, and undo stacked PR workflows for backlog-dependent work. | agnostic/planning | SKILL.md |
grilling | Run prerequisite-settled frontier rounds for requirements, plans, or design. | agnostic/requirements | SKILL.md |
swarm-planner | Plan multi-agent execution only when explicitly invoked. | agnostic/subagents | SKILL.md |
requirements-grill | Pin requirements branches, glossary, axioms, parked scope, and wiki synthesis. | agnostic/requirements | SKILL.md |
write-backlog | Convert accepted requirements into provider-backed EPIC and story structure. | agnostic/requirements | SKILL.md |
parallel-research | Fan out readonly research across independent questions or artifacts. | agnostic/research | SKILL.md |
prototype | Build throwaway logic or UI prototypes to answer a design question. | agnostic/research | SKILL.md |
improve-codebase-architecture | Surface architecture friction, poor boundaries, and module-depth opportunities. | agnostic/research | SKILL.md |
review | Frame reviews with separate Standards and Spec axes. | agnostic/quality | SKILL.md |
autoreview | Run the OpenClaw structured review helper as the core review runtime. | agnostic/quality | SKILL.md |
simplify | Reduce avoidable complexity, naming drift, and unnecessary abstraction. | agnostic/quality | SKILL.md |
tdd | Write or review changes through test-first or test-guided practice. | agnostic/quality | SKILL.md |
backend-domain-structure | Organize backend code around domain boundaries. | agnostic/backend | SKILL.md |
backend-recoverable-actions | Design backend operations that can recover, retry, and report failures. | agnostic/backend | SKILL.md |
logging-best-practices | Improve structured logs, event shape, and observability context. | agnostic/backend | SKILL.md |
agent-browser | Verify local web flows with browser automation and evidence capture. | agnostic/frontend | SKILL.md |
frontend-domain-structure | Organize frontend application code around domain ownership. | agnostic/frontend | SKILL.md |
design-taste-frontend | Improve UI/UX quality, composition, visual hierarchy, and frontend taste. | agnostic/frontend | SKILL.md |
gpt-taste | Apply high-end UX/UI taste guidance for product surfaces. | agnostic/frontend | SKILL.md |
image-taste-frontend | Turn visual references into frontend implementation guidance. | agnostic/frontend | SKILL.md |
redesign-existing-projects | Upgrade an existing web project without losing its product purpose. | agnostic/frontend | SKILL.md |
write-a-skill | Author a reusable Harness skill. | agnostic | SKILL.md |
grilling preserves Matt Pocock's MIT-licensed batch-grill-me primitive pinned at 9603c1cc8118d08bc1b3bf34cf714f62178dea3b. Devpunks adapts invocation metadata while requirements, planning, onboarding, and design wrappers compose the primitive.
Framework Skills
| Skill | Use when | Pack/category | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
better-auth-best-practices | Integrate or review Better Auth behavior. | frameworks/better-auth | SKILL.md |
effect | Build production TypeScript applications with Effect v4. | frameworks/effect | SKILL.md |
effect-backend-structure | Structure Effect backend modules and ownership. | frameworks/effect | SKILL.md |
effect-recoverable-actions | Apply recoverable-action patterns in Effect code. | frameworks/effect | SKILL.md |
elysiajs | Build or review ElysiaJS backend code. | frameworks/elysia | SKILL.md |
nestjs-best-practices | Review or implement NestJS best practices. | frameworks/nestjs | SKILL.md |
nestjs-expert | Build or debug NestJS systems with deeper framework guidance. | frameworks/nestjs | SKILL.md |
next-best-practices | Build or review Next.js App Router behavior. | frameworks/nextjs | SKILL.md |
next-cache-components | Work with Next.js Cache Components. | frameworks/nextjs | SKILL.md |
pulumi-overview | Route Pulumi IaC, Pulumi Cloud, and related Pulumi work. | frameworks/pulumi | SKILL.md |
pulumi-best-practices | Write or review reliable Pulumi programs. | frameworks/pulumi | SKILL.md |
pulumi-component | Author Pulumi ComponentResource classes. | frameworks/pulumi | SKILL.md |
pulumi-automation-api | Use Pulumi Automation API safely. | frameworks/pulumi | SKILL.md |
pulumi-esc | Work with Pulumi ESC environments, secrets, and configuration. | frameworks/pulumi | SKILL.md |
provider-upgrade | Upgrade Pulumi providers without unintended infrastructure changes. | frameworks/pulumi | SKILL.md |
package-usage | Track package usage and versions across Pulumi organization stacks. | frameworks/pulumi | SKILL.md |
async-react-patterns | Apply React async UI and data-flow patterns. | frameworks/react | SKILL.md |
vercel-composition-patterns | Review React composition and component architecture. | frameworks/react | SKILL.md |
vercel-react-best-practices | Apply React performance and correctness guidance. | frameworks/react | SKILL.md |
tanstack-query | Manage server state with TanStack Query. | frameworks/tanstack-query | SKILL.md |
trpc/tanstack-query | Apply TanStack Query patterns in a tRPC surface. | frameworks/trpc | SKILL.md |
turborepo | Work with Turborepo structure, tasks, cache, filtering, and CI. | frameworks/turborepo | SKILL.md |
Language Skills
| Skill | Use when | Pack/category | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
quality-types | Improve TypeScript type quality and boundary safety. | languages/typescript | SKILL.md |
async-python-patterns | Apply async Python design and implementation patterns. | languages/python | SKILL.md |
python-code-style | Improve Python readability, conventions, and style. | languages/python | SKILL.md |
python-design-patterns | Apply Python design patterns without overcomplication. | languages/python | SKILL.md |
python-project-structure | Organize Python project layout and module boundaries. | languages/python | SKILL.md |
python-testing-patterns | Write or review Python tests and test architecture. | languages/python | SKILL.md |