Why you'd want it
Agent Skills is a pack of SKILL.md workflows covering the path from idea to launch, such as spec-driven development, test-driven development, code review, security hardening and shipping, each ending with evidence requirements like passing tests or build output. It also ships reviewer personas, reference checklists and, in Claude Code, slash commands such as /spec, /plan, /build, /test, /review and /ship. It installs with the skills CLI or as a Claude Code, Codex or Gemini CLI plugin, with setup guides for Cursor, Windsurf, OpenCode and GitHub Copilot.
Best for
- Making agents write specs and tests first
- Shared engineering standards across several agents
- Structured code review before merge
Use it when
Your coding agent skips specs, tests or review and you want step-by-step workflows it follows across a project.
Skip it if
Your changes are small one-off edits where a spec, plan and test cycle adds overhead. Installing a single skill with npx leaves out the shared reference checklists.