About TheSkillVault

TheSkillVault is a free library of skills and prompts for building websites and apps with an AI assistant. A skill is a short, plain-English set of instructions (a SKILL.md file) that tells an AI how to do one job well, such as deploying a site or fixing a login bug. You can copy any skill into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI chat, install it in Claude Code or Cursor, or connect the whole library over MCP.

Licences

Skills written by TheSkillVault are licensed CC BY 4.0: use them anywhere, including commercially, as long as you credit TheSkillVault. Each skill page shows the exact attribution line to copy.

Some skills are adapted from other open-source projects. Those keep their original licence (MIT, Apache-2.0 or CC0), name the original author, link the exact source version, say what we changed, and ship the original licence text alongside the skill. We only import work whose licence allows it.

• CC BY 4.0: 35 skills
• MIT License: 18 skills
• Apache License 2.0: 2 skills
• CC0 1.0: 2 skills

Credits

• build-mobile-app-with-expo: based on work by Expo / 650 Industries (expo/skills, 'expo-overview') (Copyright (c) 2025-present 650 Industries, Inc. (aka Expo)), MIT License. Adapted by TheSkillVault: the router and shared setup rules rewritten as plain-language steps for beginners; skill map shortened to a goal list pointing at Expo's own skills; feedback-CLI section dropped; added gotchas, safety, portability and done-when sections.
• build-throwaway-prototype-prompt: based on work by Matt Pocock (mattpocock/skills, 'prototype' with LOGIC.md and UI.md) (Copyright (c) 2026 Matt Pocock), MIT License. Adapted by TheSkillVault: SKILL.md, LOGIC.md and UI.md condensed into one paste-in prompt; plain-language steps; added safety, how-to-adapt and done-when sections.
• build-with-parallel-subagents-prompt: based on work by Jesse Vincent (obra/superpowers, 'dispatching-parallel-agents', with ideas from 'subagent-driven-development') (Copyright (c) 2025 Jesse Vincent), MIT License. Adapted by TheSkillVault: one paste-in prompt; flowchart turned into a short independence check; the per-task review idea from subagent-driven-development (same repo and commit) added; plain-language steps, safety, portability and done-when sections.
• debug-systematically: based on work by Jesse Vincent (obra/superpowers) (Copyright (c) 2025 Jesse Vincent), MIT License. Adapted by TheSkillVault: shortened, rewritten in plain language for beginners, made stack-neutral, added safety and done-when sections.
• design-distinctive-frontend-ui: based on work by Anthropic (anthropics/skills, frontend-design) (Copyright 2026 Anthropic, PBC.), Apache License 2.0. Adapted by TheSkillVault: condensed into numbered steps in plain language, kept the list of generic tells, added safety and done-when sections.
• fix-git-conflicts: based on work by Matt Pocock (mattpocock/skills, 'resolving-merge-conflicts') (Copyright (c) 2026 Matt Pocock), MIT License. Adapted by TheSkillVault from the archived skill's documentation page: turned into numbered steps with git commands; kept the read-the-intent and run-the-checks rules; replaced 'never abort' with 'abort only if the user decides not to merge'; added safety, gotchas, portability and done-when sections.
• research-fact-check-claims-prompt: based on work by Daniel Miessler and Fabric contributors (analyze_claims pattern) (Copyright (c) 2012-2024 Scott Chacon and others), MIT License. Converted by TheSkillVault into a fill-in prompt: neutral wording, dropped political labels, added an 'unverified' option, steps, safety and done-when sections.
• research-key-ideas-prompt: based on work by Daniel Miessler and Fabric contributors (extract_wisdom pattern) (Copyright (c) 2012-2024 Scott Chacon and others), MIT License. Converted by TheSkillVault into a fill-in prompt: fewer and smaller sections, plain wording, added a no-invention rule, steps, safety and done-when sections.
• review-and-triage-issues: based on work by Matt Pocock (mattpocock/skills, 'triage' and its AGENT-BRIEF.md) (Copyright (c) 2026 Matt Pocock), MIT License. Adapted by TheSkillVault: condensed to one SKILL.md; plain label names instead of a setup command; agent-brief template shortened and inlined; out-of-scope notes simplified; added confirm-before-posting safety, portability and done-when sections.
• review-codebase-architecture-prompt: based on work by Matt Pocock (mattpocock/skills, 'improve-codebase-architecture' and 'codebase-design') (Copyright (c) 2026 Matt Pocock), MIT License. Adapted by TheSkillVault: one paste-in prompt; the codebase-design vocabulary is inlined in short form; the HTML report is optional (a Markdown report by default); the follow-up grilling loop is described inline; added safety and done-when sections.
• review-plan-grill-me-prompt: based on work by Matt Pocock (mattpocock/skills, 'grill-me' / 'grilling') (Copyright (c) 2026 Matt Pocock), MIT License. Adapted by TheSkillVault: wrapped as a paste-in prompt, plain-language steps, sub-agent step made optional for tools without sub-agents, added safety, how-to-adapt and done-when sections.
• review-text-clarity-prompt: based on work by Daniel Miessler and Fabric contributors (improve_writing pattern) (Copyright (c) 2012-2024 Scott Chacon and others), MIT License. Converted by TheSkillVault into a fill-in prompt: added audience and tone inputs, an optional change list, steps, safety and done-when sections.
• set-up-git-guardrails-and-pre-commit: based on work by Matt Pocock (mattpocock/skills, 'git-guardrails-claude-code' and 'setup-pre-commit') (Copyright (c) 2026 Matt Pocock), MIT License. Adapted by TheSkillVault: git-guardrails-claude-code and setup-pre-commit (same repo and commit, skills/misc/setup-pre-commit) merged into one skill; hook script works without jq and blocks push -f and rebase; notes for tools other than Claude Code; added secrets, gotchas and done-when sections.
• set-up-git-worktrees-and-finish-branch: based on work by Jesse Vincent (obra/superpowers, 'using-git-worktrees' and 'finishing-a-development-branch') (Copyright (c) 2025 Jesse Vincent), MIT License. Adapted by TheSkillVault: merged two skills (using-git-worktrees and finishing-a-development-branch, same commit) into one start-to-finish flow; renamed to the verb-first house style; plain-language steps; removed 'announce at start' lines and links to other superpowers skills; added when-to-use, gotchas, portability and done-when sections.
• set-up-prisma-orm: based on work by Prisma (prisma/skills, 'prisma-orm-setup') (Copyright (c) 2025 Prisma), MIT License. Adapted by TheSkillVault: plain-language steps and a version decision list; PostgreSQL and client-setup references for Prisma 7 merged into one reference file; other providers linked upstream; added when-to-use, gotchas, safety, portability and done-when sections.
• test-before-claiming-done: based on work by Jesse Vincent (obra/superpowers, 'verification-before-completion') (Copyright (c) 2025 Jesse Vincent), MIT License. Adapted by TheSkillVault: renamed to the verb-first house style; plain-language steps; tables shortened to a claim -> proof list; added when-to-use bullets, safety, portability and done-when sections.
• test-first-with-tdd: based on work by Jesse Vincent (obra/superpowers) (Copyright (c) 2025 Jesse Vincent), MIT License. Adapted by TheSkillVault: condensed to the core red-green-refactor loop, plain language, stack-neutral examples, added safety and done-when sections.
• test-web-app-with-playwright: based on work by Anthropic (anthropics/skills, webapp-testing) (Copyright 2026 Anthropic, PBC.), Apache License 2.0. Adapted by TheSkillVault: rewritten for beginners, added a JavaScript test-runner path next to Python, dropped the bundled helper scripts, added safety and done-when sections.
• write-ad-campaign-prompt: based on work by devisasari (prompts.chat, 'Advertiser') (Public domain (CC0 1.0) - prompt contributed to prompts.chat by devisasari), CC0 1.0. Adapted by TheSkillVault: expanded into a fill-in brief with budget, ad copy variants, metrics, steps, safety and done-when sections.
• write-commit-message-prompt: based on work by jeff-nasseri (prompts.chat, 'Conventional Commit Message Generator') (Public domain (CC0 1.0) - prompt contributed to prompts.chat by jeff-nasseri), CC0 1.0. Adapted by TheSkillVault: restructured as numbered rules, added a secrets check, steps and done-when sections.
• write-plan-and-tickets-prompt: based on work by Matt Pocock (mattpocock/skills, 'to-tickets' and 'implement') (Copyright (c) 2026 Matt Pocock), MIT License. Adapted by TheSkillVault: to-tickets and the short implement skill merged into one plan -> tickets -> execute prompt; tracker setup replaced by a local-files default; templates shortened; added safety, how-to-adapt and done-when sections.
• write-session-handoff-prompt: based on work by Matt Pocock (mattpocock/skills, 'handoff') (Copyright (c) 2026 Matt Pocock), MIT License. Adapted by TheSkillVault: paste-in prompt with a fixed outline for the document, a focus placeholder instead of command arguments, plain-language steps, how-to-adapt and done-when sections.

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