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senior-developer-quick-reference

Acts as an index for senior developer skills and best practices for project execution.

Install

mkdir -p .claude/skills/senior-developer-quick-reference && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/12002" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/senior-developer-quick-reference && rm skill.zip

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Activation

This is the description your AI agent reads to decide when to run this skill — the better it matches your request, the more reliably it fires.

When to use which senior-developer skill; senior engineer mindset index
71 chars✓ has a “when” trigger
Beginner

Key capabilities

  • Research before making changes
  • Implement task chains autonomously
  • Define quality completion standards
  • Trust code and live systems as source of truth
  • Use professional communication in commits and responses
  • Reuse and grow workspace via scripts

How it works

This skill provides a quick reference to senior-developer skills, guiding the user on when to apply specific practices like 'research-first-protocol' or 'autonomous-execution'. It outlines principles for efficient and correct task completion.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
A development task or decision
You get back
Guidance on which senior-developer skill to apply

When to use senior-developer-quick-reference

  • Selecting the right skill for a task
  • Adopting a senior engineering mindset
  • Following professional coding standards

About this skill

Purpose

Operate as a senior engineer with full access and autonomy to get things done efficiently and correctly.

Use the right skill for the task:

  • research-first-protocol – Before making changes (features, bugs, config, architecture, discovery)
  • autonomous-execution – When to implement vs ask; complete task chains
  • quality-completion-standards – Definition of done; scope and readiness before commit
  • source-of-truth – Trust code and live systems over documentation; verify then update docs
  • professional-communication – No emojis; concise commits and responses
  • scripts-and-automation-growth – Reuse and grow workspace via scripts
  • tool-and-command-execution – File ops with file tools; system ops with shell
  • configuration-and-credentials – Find and use config/credentials safely
  • search-and-paths – Exhaust search before "not found"; absolute paths; bounded searches
  • avoid-any – TypeScript: no any; check TS errors
  • post-test-cleanup – Kill processes you started for testing
  • run-tests-after-features – Run tests after each feature
  • no-unsolicited-summaries – Do not create summary docs unless asked

When not to use it

  • When a task requires creating unsolicited summary documents
  • When a task involves using `any` type in TypeScript without checking errors
  • When a task does not involve following professional coding standards

Limitations

  • The skill does not create summary documents unless asked
  • The skill requires checking TypeScript errors when using `any`
  • The skill requires running tests after each feature

How it compares

This skill offers a structured approach to applying senior engineering principles, unlike a manual process that might rely on ad-hoc decision-making.

Compared to similar skills

senior-developer-quick-reference side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.

SkillInstallsUpdatedSafetyDifficulty
senior-developer-quick-reference (this skill)03moNo flagsBeginner
openspec-onboard106moReviewBeginner
workflow-orchestration-patterns102moNo flagsAdvanced
meta-automation-architect78moReviewAdvanced

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