Detects whether a task concerns software development or research and strategy by examining the request and project files. Workflow skills can use the result to choose agents, output formats, and review criteria suited to the work.
- Switching between coding and strategy work in one project
- Choosing output formats for research or implementation
- Overriding an incorrect automatic context detection
nyldn/claude-octopus☆ 4.3KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Add GitHub Copilot CLI as an optional research provider in Claude Octopus workflows using an existing Copilot subscription. The skill covers authentication, model selection, and skipping Copilot when unavailable; each prompt consumes a premium request.
- Adding Copilot to research with multiple AI providers
- Using Copilot for code explanations and exploration
- Configuring Copilot authentication for CI
nyldn/claude-octopus☆ 4.3KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Estimate remaining workflow costs from the average spend of completed steps. Show actual spending and projected totals in the status line, warn about configured budget overruns, and suggest a budget profile when estimated costs are high.
- Estimating remaining costs during a workflow
- Checking whether projected spending exceeds a budget
- Displaying spending and estimates in the status line
nyldn/claude-octopus☆ 4.3KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Audit changed code by tracing execution paths and matching them to existing tests. Show coverage gaps and test quality, then generate tests for high-priority gaps using the project's current framework, helpers, and naming conventions.
- Find missing tests before shipping a PR
- Check coverage of error handling and guard clauses
- Generate tests using existing project conventions
nyldn/claude-octopus☆ 4.3KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Investigate reproducible bugs by recreating symptoms, testing one possible cause at a time, and checking fixes in both a simplified test case and the original scenario. Retry limits keep unsuccessful fixes from continuing unchecked.
- Investigating a reproducible bug
- Checking a fix in the original scenario
- Reconsidering causes after failed fixes
nyldn/claude-octopus☆ 4.3KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Compare two to four viable approaches against your requirements and constraints. See each option’s benefits, drawbacks, effort, risk, and ease of reversal, alongside a reasoned recommendation and next steps for the option you choose.
- Choosing between a quick fix and a broader refactor
- Comparing caching approaches
- Deciding between TypeScript and JavaScript
nyldn/claude-octopus☆ 4.3KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Turn a brief, notes, or research into a presentation tailored to the audience, length, and tone. Review the slide outline first, then export an approved version as a PowerPoint file, with optional research when needed.
- Create slides for a quarterly results presentation
- Build an investor pitch deck
- Turn research findings into presentation slides
nyldn/claude-octopus☆ 4.3KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Turn Markdown research and strategy outputs into office documents for sharing or presentation. Choose formats such as DOCX, PPTX, or PDF, organize sections for the audience, and apply consistent headings, tables, and slide formatting through document-skills.
- Turning UX research personas into a presentation
- Preparing a strategy analysis as a Word report
- Exporting a literature review as a PDF
nyldn/claude-octopus☆ 4.3KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Bring project Markdown documentation into line with code changes. Update factual references such as paths, versions, and counts, check consistency and document links, and reflect the documentation work in the pull request description.
- Updating documentation after code changes
- Checking versions and counts across documents
- Adding release notes to CHANGELOG
nyldn/claude-octopus☆ 4.3KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Diagnose Claude Octopus installation and runtime problems across 15 categories, including provider authentication, configuration, hooks, and scheduling. Get a readable or JSON report, investigate specific areas, and review proposed fixes before approving changes.
- Checking the environment after a plugin update
- Investigating provider authentication problems
- Verifying hooks and scheduled jobs before a demo
nyldn/claude-octopus☆ 4.3KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
An early-stage framework for documenting an existing product’s design and architecture. Command parsing, output setup, and metadata generation are implemented; extracting colors, components, APIs, and architecture remains in progress or planned.
- Plan documentation for an undocumented application
- Define output formats for colors and spacing
- Plan component and API inventories
nyldn/claude-octopus☆ 4.3KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Run a build-and-evaluation pipeline from a natural-language specification. Generate scenarios, implement the project, test scenarios withheld during implementation, and report scores against a target with failures and suggested next steps.
- Generating a project from a natural-language specification
- Evaluating implementation with withheld scenarios
- Checking scores against a specification target
nyldn/claude-octopus☆ 4.3KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Sort incoming issues and pull requests, verify their claims, and assign clear triage states. Record missing information, decisions needed, and actionable handoff notes so maintainers can see which items are ready for work.
- Sorting a backlog of issues and pull requests
- Reproducing a newly reported bug
- Identifying missing details in an unclear report
nyldn/claude-octopus☆ 4.3KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Record the goal, success criteria, boundaries, and constraints of a complex task in a persistent document. Define human and AI responsibilities, consult the record during work, and check the final result against the original intent.
- Clarifying goals before a complex task
- Defining scope and constraints
- Assigning human and AI responsibilities
nyldn/claude-octopus☆ 4.3KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Run repeated rounds of code fixes, performance improvements, or other refinements with defined goals and progress tracking. Evaluate each round, stop when appropriate, and optionally use numeric measurements to keep improvements or roll back regressions.
- Repeat fixes and tests until all tests pass
- Improve response time toward a target
- Refine error messages against clarity criteria
nyldn/claude-octopus☆ 4.3KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Override automatic work-context detection when research or writing is treated as software development. Keep workflows focused on market analysis, strategy, and documents throughout a session, or switch back to development mode or automatic detection.
- Correcting a mistaken development-context detection
- Keeping a session focused on research and strategy
- Restoring automatic context detection
nyldn/claude-octopus☆ 4.3KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Turn a rough request into a structured AI prompt with a clear goal, output format, and constraints. For complex work, add smaller tasks, separate creator and reviewer roles, and explicit checks for accuracy and uncertainty.
- Refining a vague AI request
- Designing prompts for API documentation
- Adding verification steps to code generation
nyldn/claude-octopus☆ 4.3KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Coordinates multiple AI providers to research, define, implement, and validate development tasks. It supports parallel task decomposition, comparison of proposed solutions, cross-model critique, and quality checks that feed into combined reports and final deliverables.
- Sharing migration or refactoring work across AI agents
- Developing a feature from research through validation
- Comparing AI proposals for an architecture decision
nyldn/claude-octopus☆ 4.3KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Create a product requirements document for a new feature or product. Clarify users, problems, goals, and constraints, then organize prioritized requirements, acceptance criteria, implementation phases, and risks into a structured document for AI-assisted development.
- Defining the scope of a new feature
- Turning a product idea into written requirements
- Documenting acceptance criteria and priorities
nyldn/claude-octopus☆ 4.3KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Examine an existing plan, decision, or design through one question at a time, each with a suggested answer. Clarify assumptions, contradictions, and dependencies, then summarize agreed decisions, needed changes, and unresolved blockers.
- Examine a plan before committing
- Untangle decisions that depend on each other
- Clarify an uncertain project scope
nyldn/claude-octopus☆ 4.3KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Test one risky assumption through a prototype with an agreed deadline, hypothesis, and success signal. Record observations and the source revision, then return a keep, discard, or inconclusive verdict with the status of each artifact.
- Testing one uncertain assumption before implementation
- Setting a deadline and success signal for a prototype
- Deciding whether to keep or discard prototype results
nyldn/claude-octopus☆ 4.3KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Resume a previous workflow after a new conversation or context reset. Read saved project state and handoff notes, summarize recent progress and blockers, and identify the appropriate next action for planning, implementation, or delivery.
- Continuing work in a new conversation
- Restoring context after conversation compression
- Reviewing where a previous session stopped
nyldn/claude-octopus☆ 4.3KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Evaluate feedback from reviewers, CI bots, or other AI agents against the actual code and requirements. Apply valid fixes one at a time, verify each change, and explain disagreements using evidence from callers, tests, or existing conventions.
- Assess whether a review comment requires a code change
- Respond to feedback from CI bots or AI reviewers
- Explain disagreements with evidence from the code
nyldn/claude-octopus☆ 4.3KUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Apply safeguards when analyzing external articles or posts. Validate URLs, limit fetched content, label source text as untrusted data, and clean analysis output so embedded instructions are treated as material rather than commands.
- Checking external URLs before fetching content
- Preparing article or post analysis
- Passing untrusted text to subagents
nyldn/claude-octopus☆ 4.3KUpdated Oct 21, 2026