dotagents

Skills for AI coding agents.

Quick Start

make install

Install Paths

Agent	Skills Path
Claude Code	~/.claude/skills/
OpenCode, Pi, Codex	~/.agents/skills/

Super Power Skills

These methodology skills improve AI agent effectiveness:

Skill	Description
brainstorming	Explore ideas before implementation through collaborative dialogue
writing-plans	Create detailed implementation plans with bite-sized tasks
executing-plans	Execute plans task-by-task with verification
test-driven-development	Write tests first, watch them fail, implement minimally
systematic-debugging	Find root cause before attempting fixes
verification-before-completion	Evidence before claims, always
dispatching-parallel-agents	Run multiple independent investigations concurrently
receiving-code-review	Technical rigor when implementing feedback
requesting-code-review	Verify work meets requirements before merging
semantic-commit	Conventional commits for clear history

Commands

Command	Description
make install	Build and install skills for all agents
make build	Build skills to build/ without installing
make install-skills	Install skills only
make clean	Remove all installed artifacts
make help	Show all available commands

Adding Skills

1. Create skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md with YAML frontmatter
2. Add supporting files to the same directory
3. Run make install

See Agent Skills specification for format details.

Adding External Plugins

1. Add submodule: git submodule add <url> plugins/<owner>-<repo>
2. Configure in plugins.toml:

   ["owner/repo"]
   url = "https://github.com/owner/repo"
   skills = ["*"]  # or specific skill names

3. Run make install

Requirements

• Python 3.11+ (uses tomllib from stdlib)
• Git (for submodule management)