Git & Version Control

This skill should be used when working with workstack for git worktree management and parallel development. Use when users mention workstack commands, worktree workflows, parallel feature development, or when dealing with multiple branches simultaneously. Essential for understanding workstack's mental model, command structure, and integration with Graphite for stacked PRs.

Node.js/TypeScript backend developer. Builds Express.js, Fastify, NestJS APIs with Prisma ORM, TypeORM, Mongoose. Implements REST APIs, GraphQL, authentication (JWT, session, OAuth), authorization, database operations, background jobs, WebSockets, real-time features, API validation, error handling, middleware. Activates for: Node.js, NodeJS, Express, Fastify, NestJS, TypeScript backend, API, REST API, GraphQL, Prisma, TypeORM, Mongoose, MongoDB, PostgreSQL with Node, MySQL with Node, authentication backend, JWT, passport.js, bcrypt, async/await, promises, middleware, error handling, validation, Zod, class-validator, background jobs, Bull, BullMQ, Redis, WebSocket, Socket.io, real-time.

Lightning Web Components development skill with PICKLES architecture methodology, component scaffolding, wire service patterns, event handling, Apex integration, GraphQL support, and Jest test generation. Build modern Salesforce UIs with proper reactivity, accessibility, dark mode compatibility, and performance patterns.

Expert guide for setting up bidirectional synchronization between SpecWeave and external tools (GitHub Issues, Jira Epics, Azure DevOps Work Items). Provides interactive setup wizards with sync direction options (bidirectional, export-only, import-only, manual). Activates for GitHub sync, Jira integration, Azure DevOps, ADO, external tool setup, issue tracking sync, sync configuration, bidirectional sync, import issues, export increments, sync direction, GitHub issues, Jira epics, work items, project management tools.

Expert in analyzing and recommending release strategies for software projects. Detects existing release patterns in brownfield projects (git tags, CI/CD workflows, changelogs, version files). Suggests optimal strategies based on architecture (single-repo, multi-repo, monorepo, microservices), team size, deployment frequency, and dependencies. Creates comprehensive release-strategy.md in living docs (.specweave/docs/internal/delivery/ or projects/{id}/delivery/). Activates for release strategy, versioning strategy, multi-repo releases, monorepo versioning, semantic versioning, coordinated releases, independent releases, release planning, version alignment, brownfield release analysis, deployment strategy, CI/CD release, how to version, release best practices.

Manages Release Candidate (RC) workflows including pre-release tagging, RC lifecycle (alpha/beta/rc), testing validation, RC promotion to production, rollback procedures, and channel-based releases. Handles RC versioning (v1.0.0-rc.1, v1.0.0-beta.1), tracks RC testing status, coordinates RC across multiple repositories, manages canary/blue-green deployments. Activates for release candidate, RC, pre-release, beta release, alpha release, canary release, rc workflow, promote rc, rc testing, staging release, pre-production.

Expert Claude Code marketplace publishing covering npm publishing, GitHub releases, semantic versioning, plugin packaging, README documentation, CHANGELOG management, marketplace submission, and plugin distribution. Activates for publish plugin, npm publish, marketplace, release plugin, semantic versioning, semver, plugin distribution, publish to npm, github release.

Multi-framework UI testing expert - Cypress, Testing Library, component tests. Use for framework comparison, Cypress-specific testing, or React Testing Library. For DEEP Playwright expertise, use e2e-playwright skill instead. Activates for Cypress, Testing Library, component tests, React testing, Vue testing, framework comparison, which testing tool, Cypress vs Playwright, render component, fireEvent, userEvent, screen queries, getByRole, getByText, getByTestId, waitFor, findBy, queryBy, test component, mount component, shallow render, integration test UI, DOM testing, accessibility testing, aria queries, form testing, user interaction testing, click test, input test.

Comprehensive progress synchronization expert. Explains when and how to use /sw:sync-progress for multi-system sync (tasks → docs → external tools). AUTO-CREATES missing external issues. Activates for sync progress, update progress, sync everything, sync all systems, sync to GitHub, sync to JIRA, how to sync, progress synchronization, multi-system sync, create github issue, no github issue linked.

Intelligent multi-project specification splitting and organization. Analyzes user stories to map them to correct projects (FE, BE, MOBILE, INFRA) based on content, tech stack, and component architecture. Creates project-specific folder structure and splits monolithic specs. Activates for multi-project JIRA/GitHub setups, brownfield projects with multiple teams, microservices architecture. Keywords: multi-project, project mapping, spec splitting, JIRA projects, multiple projects, microservices, FE/BE/MOBILE split, intelligent classification.

Analyzes existing brownfield projects to map documentation structure to SpecWeave's PRD/HLD/Spec/Runbook pattern. Scans folders, classifies documents, detects external tools (Jira, ADO, GitHub), and creates project context map for just-in-time migration. Activates for brownfield, existing project, migrate, analyze structure, legacy documentation.

Expert at organizing specs and splitting tasks across multiple GitHub repositories. Handles monorepo, polyrepo, and parent repo architectures. Activates for multi-project GitHub setups, task splitting, spec organization, team allocation, cross-repo coordination.

This skill should be used when working with Graphite (gt) for stacked pull requests. Use when users mention gt commands, stack management, PR workflows, or when dealing with dependent branches. Essential for understanding stack navigation, branch relationships, and Graphite's mental model.

Two-way synchronization between SpecWeave specs and GitHub Projects (push & pull by default). Activates ONLY when user asks questions about GitHub integration or needs help configuring GitHub sync. Does NOT activate for slash commands. For syncing, use /sw-github:sync-spec command instead.

Manages ML experiment tracking with MLflow, Weights & Biases, or SpecWeave's built-in tracking. Activates for "track experiments", "MLflow", "wandb", "experiment logging", "compare experiments", "hyperparameter tracking". Automatically configures tracking tools to log to SpecWeave increment folders, ensuring all experiments are documented and reproducible. Integrates with SpecWeave's living docs for persistent experiment knowledge.

Prepares Pine Scripts for publication in TradingView's community library with proper documentation and compliance. Use when preparing to publish, adding documentation, ensuring House Rules compliance, writing descriptions, or finalizing scripts for release. Triggers on "publish", "release", "documentation", "House Rules", or preparation requests.

Software development lifecycle guidance. This skill should be used when planning development work, conducting code reviews, or establishing development workflows. Use proactively when reviewing code, preparing commits, creating pull requests, refactoring, or discussing development process and best practices. (user)

Instant status commands that bypass LLM processing. Execute scripts directly for /sw:status, /sw:progress, /sw:jobs. Activates for specweave status, specweave progress, specweave jobs, increment status, show status, show progress, background jobs, job status.

Task-level GitHub issue tracking for SpecWeave increments. Provides fine-grained progress tracking via issue comments, task checklists, and labels. Enables team collaboration on individual tasks. Activates for task tracking, GitHub comments, issue updates, task progress, team collaboration, granular tracking.

Executes production deployment workflow by promoting validated staging builds to production with semantic versioning, health checks, and release tagging. Use when running /ship-prod command, deploying to production after staging validation, or promoting staging builds to production environment.