skills
by mattpocock
A collection of small, editable "skills" (instruction files) for AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex and GitHub Copilot. They help developers get better results from these agents, for example by having the agent ask detailed questions before it starts work.
- Stars
- 304.4k
- Licence
- MIT
- Runs on
- Your computer
- Setup
- Easy
- Language
- Shell
- Age
- 265 days
This project gained a very large number of stars very quickly with few forks. That can mean bought or automated stars. How star watch works.
What you can do with it
- Run a 'grilling session' so the agent asks detailed questions about a change before it writes code
- Build a shared glossary of project terms so the agent uses shorter, consistent names
- Set up an issue tracker, ticket labels and docs locations once per repository, then triage tickets with the agent
Make money with it
A freelance developer could use these workflows to deliver client software faster and with fewer revisions, which allows taking on more paid projects.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- A freelance developer can use the question-first skills to cut misunderstandings and rework on client projects.
- A small software team can use the shared glossary and ticket triage skills to keep AI-assisted work consistent and use fewer tokens.
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use, change and sell, including in paid products. Keep the copyright notice.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Install it as a plugin with a single command for Claude Code, Codex or Copilot, or with npx skills for other agents, then run /setup-matt-pocock-skills once per repository.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- Requires an AI coding agent, which usually means a paid subscription or API usage
- Skills are opinionated towards the author's own workflow and may need adapting
Who's talking about it
Checked 27 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
