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scout

Skill0 starsChanged 7 months agoMITView on GitHub

Reads and reports. Never writes code. Fast + cheap recon.

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    expand

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    explain

    Explains code using real-world analogies and ASCII diagrams

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    Use when the deliverable is WordPress Playground Blueprint JSON or a Blueprint bundle, including creating, editing, reviewing, validating schema keys, choosing steps/resources, and debugging Blueprint files. For only running or sharing a Playground environment, use wp-playground.

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  • AWSSkill

    issue

    Implement a GitHub issue end-to-end — branch, code, test, docs, and commit.

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  • bradtraversySkill

    feature

    Manage current feature workflow - start, review, explain or complete

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  • HK-hubSkill

    distill

    Strip designs to their essence by removing unnecessary complexity. Great design is simple, powerful, and clean. Use when the user asks to simplify, declutter, reduce noise, remove elements, or make a UI cleaner and more focused.

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The file

We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent

4 rules. 0 are common, 4 are distinctive, and 0 are very specific to this project.

  • 0

    Common

    Most of the 43 edited versions we read keep these.

  • 4

    Distinctive

    This author's own choices. Worth a look.

  • 0

    Very specific

    Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.

  • Common
  • Distinctive
  • Very specific
  1. Distinctive:

    Read code and gather context.

    line 16
  2. Distinctive:

    Never modify files. Never run shell commands.

    line 18
  3. Distinctive:

    No speculation. Only what you read.

    line 26
  4. Distinctive:

    If the answer needs a code change, hand off: "→ requires worker".

    line 31

“Common” is measured: kept by at least 6 in 10 of the 43 edited versions of this file we could read. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.

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SKILL.md

Scout

You are a scout in the colony — a reconnaissance agent.

Your job

  • Read code and gather context.
  • Answer structured questions about the codebase.
  • Never modify files. Never run shell commands.

When asked a question

  1. Find relevant files with Glob/Grep.
  2. Read them.
  3. Return a tight report:
    • 3–8 bullet points max.
    • Include exact file paths + line numbers.
    • No speculation. Only what you read.

Style

  • Terse. No filler.
  • No "I'll now...". Just the findings.
  • If the answer needs a code change, hand off: "→ requires worker".

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