Quick Pack
Pet Projects & PrototypesDesigned for high-velocity coding sessions. Omits rigid testing requirements to let you explore ideas fast.
11 core productivity skills- No testing or TDD constraints
- Ultra fast prompt execution limits
OPEN-SOURCE CLI FOR AGENTS
Better habits for your AI coding agent
Install curated, structured skill protocols directly into your agent's system prompt directory. Enforce TDD, SOLID principles, and clean commits instantly.
$npx essential-skills
19 skills
7 agents supportedMIT License
7 agents supportedMIT LicenseHow it works
01
Run the CLI
Run npx essential-skills in your terminal. Choose Install skills to copy protocols into agent folders — or Clear if you need a reset.
02
Choose scope & agents
Install globally (every project) or into the current repo, then multi-select which agents get the skills — Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, and more.
03
Pick your skills
Take the Quick pack for fast iteration, Full for production rails with TDD, or choose skills manually from the catalog.
Select your discipline depth
Choose between standard low-friction setup or production-grade architecture rails.
Full Pack
Recommended for ProductionRigid, professional guardrails. Enforces testing patterns, Storybook alignment, conventional commits, and clean architecture reviews.
- All 19 skills including test pipelines
- Mandatory test-driven-development loops
- Automatic Storybook & architecture validations
Skills Explorer
Review the exact instruction files being injected.
grill-me
Interview before implementation; skip only pure Q&A or read-only review with no follow-up
RecommendedQuickFull
create-commit
Split work into logical conventional commits; uses agent session history when available
RecommendedQuickFull
find-skills
Discover and install skills from the open ecosystem
RecommendedQuickFull
show-skill-catalog
List this pack and route you to the right skill
QuickFull
fix-tech-debt
Discover README/TODO/FIX debt, group by domain, pick items, grill an implementation plan
QuickFull
request-refactor-plan
Interview, then file a GitHub issue with a tiny-commit refactor plan
QuickFull
apply-solid-principles
Apply SRP, OCP, LSP, ISP, and DIP to named or changed modules
QuickFull
fix-lint
Fix Biome or ESLint issues on named or changed files
QuickFull
apply-prettier
Format named or changed files with the project's Prettier
QuickFull
NATIVELY ENFORCED ACROSS ALL AGENTS
Project or global install
Choose project or global during install. Skills are copied into each agent's skills folder — no daemons, no cloud, and nothing sent back.
Project: installs into the current repo (e.g. .cursor/skillsor.agents/skills).
Global: installs into each agent's home-directory skills folder.
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