The most powerful skill system for AI coding assistants — 53 Gold Standard skills, 11 agents, 9 workflows.
This is a comprehensive skill-based workflow system that combines the disciplined development workflows of Superpowers with the domain expertise of Virtual Company and Everything-Claude-Code. Upgraded to Gold Standard v2.0 — every skill meets a rigorous 12-section specification with blocking violations, verification gates, performance/cost models, anti-patterns, and structured examples, and the whole system is machine-validated in CI. It provides structured, reliable behavior for AI coding assistants across the entire software development lifecycle.
Compatible with: Any AI coding agent (Antigravity · GitHub Copilot (VS Code) · Claude Code · Cursor · OpenCode · Codex · pi · and all tools supporting the Agent Skills open standard)
Mega-Mind v1.0 brings together 53 Gold Standard skills, 11 agent personas, and 9 workflows organized across the full software development lifecycle — from planning through production operations. All skills meet the Gold Standard SKILL.md v2.0 specification, verified machine-checkable in CI.
New in v1.0.5 (2026-10-14): All 11 agent personas were prompt-tested against their own documented rules and hardened where the audit found gaps — blast-radius approval for
adversarial-tester, cost/override/migration fields forarchitect, a go/no-go release gate, DSAR and lawful-basis handling, an incident comms cadence, plus delegation and estimate disciplines. Routing is now consistent across both layers (57 routes, every matrix phrase also a frontmatter trigger), and a newagent_refsvalidator check catches persona links to renamed skills. See CHANGELOG.md for details.
Three distinct version numbers are in play — don't conflate them:
| Dimension | Version | Where it lives |
|---|---|---|
| Package release | 1.0.5 | pyproject.toml / mmo --version — the pip package |
| Gold Standard spec | 2.0 | .agent/shared/GOLD-STANDARD-SKILL.md — the SKILL.md template |
| Skill versions | 2.0.0 / 2.0.1 / 2.0.2 (mega-mind: 2.1.3) | each skill's frontmatter version: — must equal its latest ## Changelog row (validator-enforced) |
Skills are at Gold Standard v2.0 and each skill's frontmatter version matches its own changelog (2.0.0/2.0.1/2.0.2; mega-mind: 2.1.3); the mmo package that ships them is at 1.0.5.
The master controller that routes requests and coordinates skill chains (counted in Core Workflow below):
mega-mind- Primary entry point via/mega-mindcommand
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
brainstorming |
Structured exploration before committing to an approach. |
executing-plans |
Disciplined plan execution with dependency graph resolution, review gates, progress tracking, and quality cleanup. |
finishing-a-development-branch |
Clean branch wrap-up with final verification, rebase, PR creation, merge options, and post-merge cleanup. |
mega-mind |
Master orchestrator for the Mega-Mind skill system — analyzes requests, coordinates multiple skills, and manages complex workflows. |
multi-execute |
Orchestrated multi-agent implementation workflow that translates an approved multi-plan artifact into production code. |
multi-plan |
Multi-model collaborative planning for high-complexity tasks using parallel Technical and UX analysis backends. |
receiving-code-review |
Systematic handling of code review feedback — categorize, respond, fix, and follow up. |
requesting-code-review |
Structured review flow with pre-review checklists, review templates, and PR size discipline. |
test-driven-development |
Write tests first, implement second, refactor third — the RED-GREEN-REFACTOR cycle. |
using-git-worktrees |
Parallel branch management with Git worktrees — work on multiple features simultaneously without stashing or switching. |
verification-loop |
Scope-aware tiered verification system (Tier 1 Surface / Tier 2 Standard / Tier 3 Deep) with continuous quick-check mode. |
writing-plans |
Create detailed, step-by-step implementation plans with dependency annotations and verification checkpoints. |
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
backend-architect |
Designs server-side architecture, API contracts, and data models for production-grade services. |
ci-config-helper |
Designs and configures CI/CD pipelines for GitHub Actions and GitLab CI with caching, matrix builds, security scanning, and deployment gating. |
code-polisher |
Refactors and improves code quality with measurable before/after improvements in readability, complexity, and duplication. |
data-analyst |
Senior data analyst skill for extracting statistically rigorous insights from structured and semi-structured data. |
data-engineer |
Senior data engineering skill for designing, building, and operating reliable data pipelines at scale. |
database-migrations |
Zero-downtime database migration patterns for Prisma, Drizzle, Django, and Go. |
debugging |
Unified debugging skill with two modes — Rapid Fix for pattern-matching known bug types, and Systematic for hypothesis-driven root cause analysis. |
doc-writer |
Generate comprehensive documentation including READMEs, API docs, inline comments, architecture docs, and user guides. |
docker-expert |
Container architecture and optimization specialist for writing production-grade Dockerfiles, composing multi-service stacks, and hardening container security. |
e2e-test-specialist |
Creates comprehensive end-to-end test suites with Playwright and Cypress using Page Object Model and data-testid selectors. |
eval-harness |
Automated evaluation harness for measuring agent and LLM performance, preventing regressions, and enabling eval-driven development. |
frontend-architect |
Designs component architecture, state management strategy, and UI patterns for React/Vue/Next.js applications. |
infra-architect |
Designs and implements cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and Pulumi. |
k8s-orchestrator |
Designs and deploys Kubernetes manifests, Helm charts, and production-grade cluster configurations with deployment strategies, health probes, and rollback planning. |
legacy-archaeologist |
Safely understands, documents, and modernises legacy codebases through systematic archaeology and characterisation. |
migration-upgrader |
Executes safe, systematic version upgrades and framework migrations with rollback planning and automated breaking change detection. |
ml-engineer |
End-to-end machine learning engineering covering classical pipelines, LLM/GenAI systems, experiment tracking, hyperparameter tuning, model serving, and production monitoring. |
mobile-architect |
Designs cross-platform and native mobile application architectures with React Native and Flutter. |
observability-specialist |
Builds comprehensive observability systems covering metrics, structured logging, distributed tracing, and actionable alerting. |
performance-profiler |
Optimization and performance tuning covering frontend, backend, database, and infrastructure profiling. |
product-manager |
Task breakdown and user story creation for product planning and backlog management. |
python-patterns |
Production-grade Python design patterns, modern tooling, and idiomatic code standards for Python 3.10+. |
regex-vs-llm-structured-text |
Decision framework and hybrid implementation for regex vs LLM text parsing. |
search-vector-architect |
Design and implement production-grade semantic search and RAG systems. |
security-reviewer |
Comprehensive security audits and vulnerability checks covering OWASP Top 10 (2025), CWE mappings, threat modeling, supply chain security, and code-level vulnerability detection. |
tech-lead |
Drives project architecture, technical decisions, and team coordination across the full software delivery lifecycle. |
test-genius |
Writes comprehensive unit and integration tests using AAA pattern, mocking, and coverage-driven quality gates. |
ux-designer |
UI/UX flows and design systems covering user research, design tokens, component libraries, accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA), and user flow design. |
workflow-orchestrator |
Complex task scheduling and orchestration for multi-step workflow automation. |
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
autonomous-loops |
Autonomous loop patterns for multi-step AI workflows without human intervention. |
autoresearch-loop |
Karpathy-style automated self-improvement loop for the .agent/ skill system. |
continuous-learning-v2 |
Instinct-based learning system that automatically extracts and evolves patterns from AI sessions. |
cost-aware-llm-pipeline |
LLM cost optimization patterns for model routing, budget tracking, and prompt caching. |
iterative-retrieval |
Progressive context refinement pattern for subagents and RAG pipelines. |
search-first |
Research-before-coding discipline that always searches for existing solutions before writing code. |
skill-generator |
Create, debug, and evolve SKILL.md files for any AI coding agent skill system. |
skill-stocktake |
Quality audit and library maintenance for the skill system. |
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
content-hash-cache-pattern |
SHA-256 content hash caching for file processing to avoid redundant work and reduce LLM costs. |
context-optimizer |
Context window preservation and session continuity skill for AI coding agents. |
plankton-code-quality |
Write-time code quality enforcement using the Plankton methodology — a three-phase PostToolUse hook pipeline. |
rtk |
RTK (Rust Token Killer) CLI proxy that reduces LLM token consumption by 60-90% on common development commands. |
Deep-dive specialized personas for complex tasks. Invoked via routing matrix or /mega-mind route:
Development: tech-lead, planner, architect
Quality & Testing: code-reviewer, qa-engineer, accessibility-auditor, adversarial-tester
Security & Compliance: security-reviewer, data-privacy-officer
Operations & Releases: incident-commander, release-manager
Pre-defined chains covering the full lifecycle:
| Workflow | Purpose |
|---|---|
brainstorm |
Structured exploration |
write-plan |
Create implementation plans |
execute-plan |
Execute with disciplined tracking |
high-complexity-dev |
Multi-agent orchestration |
review |
Structured code review |
debug |
Root cause analysis |
ship |
Merge, deploy, branch cleanup |
incident-response |
Production incident lifecycle |
release |
Versioning, rollout, monitoring |
# pip
pip install mmo
# pipx (recommended — isolated, globally available)
pipx install mmo
# uv
uv tool install mmo
# Or run directly without installation
uvx mmommo init writes hooks.json files for supported environments. Those hooks call the context-mode CLI, so hook integration will not work unless context-mode is installed first.
Prerequisites: Node.js 18+
npm install -g context-mode
context-mode doctorIf context-mode doctor fails, fix that before relying on the generated hooks.
# From your project root
cd /path/to/your/project
# Standard install (.agent/ only)
uvx mmo init
# Install only for Claude Code (no .agent/)
uvx mmo init --claude
# Install only for GitHub Copilot (no .agent/)
uvx mmo init --copilot
# Install only for OpenCode (no .agent/)
uvx mmo init --opencode
# Install only for Codex (no .agent/)
uvx mmo init --codex
# Install only for pi-coding-agent (no .agent/)
uvx mmo init --pi
# Overwrite an existing installation
uvx mmo init --force
uvx mmo init --copilot --claude --opencode --codex --pi --forceBehavior summary:
mmo init→ creates.agent/mmo init --claude→ createsCLAUDE.mdand.claude/, not.agent/mmo init --copilot --claude→ creates.github/,CLAUDE.md, and.claude/, not.agent/- Only GitHub Copilot agent personas use the
.agent.mdsuffix
The --claude flag adds:
CLAUDE.md— project rules (mirrorsAGENTS.md).claude/skills/— all 53 skills in the Agent Skills standard directory.claude/commands/— Mega-Mind workflow files exposed as Claude slash commands.claude/hooks/hooks.json— context-mode hook integration
The --copilot flag adds a .github/ directory with:
copilot-instructions.md— global instructions loaded automaticallyskills/<name>/SKILL.md— all 53 skills available as/slash commandsagents/<name>.agent.md— custom agent personas for VS Codehooks/hooks.json— context-mode hook integration
The --opencode flag adds:
AGENTS.mdandCLAUDE.mdat project root.opencode/skills/— all skills.opencode/commands/— Mega-Mind workflow files exposed as OpenCode slash commands.opencode/hooks/hooks.json— context-mode hook integration
The --codex flag adds:
AGENTS.mdat project root.codex/skills/— all skills.codex/hooks/hooks.json— context-mode hook integration
The --pi flag adds:
AGENTS.mdandCLAUDE.mdat project root.pi/skills/— all 53 skills in pi's project skill directory.pi/prompts/— Mega-Mind workflow files exposed as pi prompt templates.pi/agents/— agent personas as prompt templates.pi/shared/— shared reference docs.pi/hooks/hooks.json— context-mode hook integration.agents/skills/— cross-tool Agent Skills standard path (pi scans this)
The generated hooks.json files call commands such as:
{
"command": "context-mode hook claude-code pretooluse"
}If context-mode is not installed and available on your PATH, those hooks will fail.
📖 For full details see USAGE.md
Once initialized:
- Run
context-mode doctorto verify the hook dependency is installed correctly - Use the
/verifycommand (triggered by theverification-loopskill) to ensure the Mega-Mind files are correctly installed
📖 For full installation details see USAGE.md
The /mega-mind command is your primary entry point to the skill system. It acts as an intelligent orchestrator that:
- Analyzes your request to understand intent
- Routes to the appropriate skill(s)
- Coordinates skill chains for complex tasks
- Tracks progress throughout
/mega-mind status - Show current session state
/mega-mind skills - List all available skills
/mega-mind workflows - List available workflows
/mega-mind route <request> - Analyze and route a request
/mega-mind execute <workflow> - Execute a named workflow
/mega-mind help - Show help message
| Command | Skill | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
/brainstorm |
brainstorming | Explore approaches before deciding |
/plan |
writing-plans | Create implementation plan |
/execute |
executing-plans | Execute plan with tracking |
/debug |
debugging | Debug systematically |
/review |
requesting-code-review | Request code review |
/ship |
finishing-a-development-branch | Deploy to production |
/tdd |
test-driven-development | Test-first development |
/verify |
verification-loop | Verify before marking done |
User: /mega-mind I need to add user authentication with OAuth
🧠 Mega-Mind Orchestration
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📋 Request Analyzed: New feature - User Authentication with OAuth
🔄 Routed to skill chain:
1. tech-lead → Define architecture
2. brainstorming → Explore OAuth providers
3. backend-architect → Design auth API
4. writing-plans → Create implementation plan
5. test-driven-development → Write auth tests
6. backend-architect → Implement auth service
7. frontend-architect → Implement login UI
8. security-reviewer → Security audit
9. verification-loop → Verify
📍 Starting with: tech-lead
mega-mind-skills/
├── README.md # Main documentation (this file)
├── USAGE.md # Installation guide
├── CHANGELOG.md # Release history
├── pyproject.toml # Python package config
├── docs/
│ ├── plans/ # Session task tracking (task.md)
│ └── routing-tests.md # Prompt-level routing regression fixture
│
├── scripts/
│ ├── build-manifest.py # Generates .agent/shared/skills-manifest.json
│ ├── render-skills.py # Renders generated docs regions (matrix, listings)
│ ├── validate-skill-system.py # Manifest-driven skill system validator
│ ├── sync-assets.py # Syncs .agent/ → src/mega_mind/assets/ (hash-verified)
│ ├── backup-task-state.sh # Timestamped task.md backups
│ └── fix-*.py # Portability & normalization fixers
│
├── src/mega_mind/
│ ├── cli.py # CLI entry point (mmo init / doctor / check)
│ ├── installer.py # Multi-platform installer (checksum-verified)
│ └── assets/ # Distribution copies of .agent/
│
└── .agent/
├── AGENTS.md # Master contract and rules
├── hooks/
│ └── hooks.json # context-mode hooks registry
├── instincts/ # Learned patterns & observations
├── skills/ # 53 SKILL.md files (one per skill)
├── shared/ # DE-SLOPPIFY.md, RTK_GUIDE.md, VERIFICATION-GATE.md
│
├── workflows/ # 9 executable workflow chains
│ ├── brainstorm.md # Structured exploration
│ ├── write-plan.md # Implementation planning
│ ├── execute-plan.md # Disciplined execution
│ ├── high-complexity-dev.md # Multi-agent orchestration
│ ├── review.md # Code review
│ ├── debug.md # Root cause analysis
│ ├── ship.md # Merge and deploy
│ ├── incident-response.md # Production incidents
│ └── release.md # Versioning and rollout
│
└── agents/ # 11 specialized agent personas
├── architect.md # System design and ADRs
├── planner.md # Task decomposition
├── tech-lead.md # Technical leadership
├── code-reviewer.md # Code quality review
├── qa-engineer.md # Testing and verification
├── security-reviewer.md # Security vulnerability audit
├── accessibility-auditor.md # WCAG compliance
├── adversarial-tester.md # Chaos and fuzz testing
├── data-privacy-officer.md # GDPR/CCPA/SOC2
├── incident-commander.md # Incident response
└── release-manager.md # Release coordination
The request-type mapping is curated as machine-readable data in
.agent/shared/routing.json (57 routes, 11 chains) and rendered into the
routing matrix diagram in .agent/skills/mega-mind/SKILL.md by
scripts/render-skills.py. The manifest-driven validator
(scripts/validate-skill-system.py) verifies that every route target resolves
to a real skill or agent and that no skill is left unrouted — the matrix can
never silently drift from the library again.
Use /mega-mind route <request> to let the orchestrator dispatch automatically.
search-first → tech-lead → brainstorming → writing-plans → test-driven-development →
executing-plans → verification-loop → requesting-code-review →
finishing-a-development-branch → continuous-learning-v2
search-first → architect → multi-plan → [Approval] → multi-execute →
verification-loop → security-reviewer → finishing-a-development-branch
writing-plans → autonomous-loops → [Loop Execution] → verification-loop →
continuous-learning-v2
incident-commander → [Mitigation] → debugging → test-driven-development →
verification-loop → finishing-a-development-branch
release-manager → verification-loop → finishing-a-development-branch →
observability-specialist → continuous-learning-v2
debugging → test-driven-development →
verification-loop → finishing-a-development-branch → continuous-learning-v2
accessibility-auditor → [Fixes] → verification-loop → requesting-code-review →
finishing-a-development-branch
adversarial-tester → [Chaos/Fuzz] → debugging → executing-plans →
verification-loop → finishing-a-development-branch
All tasks are tracked in <project-root>/docs/plans/task.md:
| Task ID | Description | Status | Priority | Dependencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Example task | pending | high | - |
Status values: pending, in_progress, completed, blocked
Never mark a task as complete without:
- Running tests
- Running linting
- Building successfully
- Manual verification
- Checking for regressions
- Session loads
.agent/AGENTS.mdrules /mega-mindanalyzes and routes requests- Design work flows through brainstorming → planning → execution
- All work tracked in task tracker
- Nothing marked done without verification
When RTK is installed, CLI commands are automatically optimized:
Install RTK:
cargo install rtk
# or
curl -sSL https://github.com/rtk-ai/rtk/releases/latest/download/rtk-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m) -o /usr/local/bin/rtk
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/rtkSee USAGE.md for the full installation guide.
# Install skills into current directory (.agent/ only when no platform flags are used)
uvx mmo init
# Also install for GitHub Copilot (VS Code)
uvx mmo init --copilot
# Also install for Claude Code
uvx mmo init --claude
# Also install for OpenCode
uvx mmo init --opencode
# Also install for Codex
uvx mmo init --codex
# Also install for pi-coding-agent
uvx mmo init --pi
# Install into a specific path
uvx mmo init /path/to/project
uvx mmo init /path/to/project --copilot
# Overwrite existing installation
uvx mmo init --force
uvx mmo init --copilot --claude --opencode --codex --pi --force
# Diagnose the environment + verify an installed tree against the manifest
uvx mmo doctor
uvx mmo doctor /path/to/project
# Maintainer gate: manifest, generated docs, validator, sync, sandboxed install
uvx mmo check # (run from the repo root)
# Show CLI version
uvx mmo --versionmmo doctor checks two things and exits non-zero if either fails:
context-modeis on PATH (the hook dependency)- every installed platform's skills match the hashes in
skills-manifest.json
mmo check is the repository-side quality gate used by CI: it verifies the
manifest is fresh, all generated doc regions match their source data, the
skill system passes validation, .agent/ and the packaged assets/ are
byte-identical, and a sandboxed install of all six platform layouts succeeds.
The installer writes hooks.json files for .agent/, .github/, .claude/, .opencode/, and .codex/. Those hooks invoke context-mode, so install it first:
npm install -g context-mode
context-mode doctorIf context-mode is missing from your PATH, the installed hooks will not work.
Two complementary checks after mmo init:
# 1. CLI-level: hook dependency + installed-tree integrity vs the manifest
mmo doctor
# 2. Assistant-level: run /verify (verification-loop skill) in your AI assistantmmo doctor verifies:
- Core workflow / domain expert / meta / token skill existence (against
skills-manifest.jsonhashes) - Workflows and agent personas presence
context-modehook dependency on PATH- Content integrity of every installed SKILL.md
The repository itself is gated by mmo check and the validate.yml CI workflow
(manifest freshness, generated-docs freshness, validator, sync parity, sandboxed
install, and the pytest suite under tests/).
To add new skills:
-
Create a new directory in
.agent/skills/ -
Add a
SKILL.mdfile with proper frontmatter:--- name: skill-name description: What this skill does triggers: - "/trigger" - "keyword" ---
-
Include instructions and examples
-
Run tests to verify
This project combines and adapts:
- Superpowers by obra - Core workflow philosophy
- antigravity-superpowers by skainguyen1412 - Antigravity adaptation
- virtual-company by k1lgor - Domain expertise skills
- Everything-Claude-Code by affaan-m - Claude Code adaptation
- RTK - Token optimization CLI
MIT License - Free to use and modify.
