/discover-engineering

name: discover-engineering
description: Automatically discover software engineering practice skills when working with code review, documentation, pair programming, production debugging, performance profiling, deployment strategies, or software engineering practices. Activates for engineering development tasks.
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: rand
  version: "4.0"
compatibility: Designed for Claude Code. Compatible with any agent supporting the Agent Skills format.

Engineering Skills Discovery

Provides automatic access to comprehensive engineering skills.

When This Skill Activates

This skill auto-activates when you're working with:

• engineering practices
• code review
• documentation
• team collaboration
• technical leadership
• Process flows and flowcharts
• Sequence and interaction diagrams
• System architecture and C4 diagrams
• Database schemas and ER diagrams
• Class diagrams and state machines
• Data visualization charts
• Project timelines and Gantt charts
• Git workflows and branching
• Mindmaps and concept hierarchies
• Any Mermaid.js diagram creation

Available Skills

Quick Reference

The Engineering category contains 24 skills across 2 subcategories:

**Engineering (16 skills):**

*Software Development Practices:* 1. **code-review** - PR reviews, feedback, automation 2. **code-quality** - SOLID principles, metrics, code smells 3. **refactoring-patterns** - Safe refactoring techniques 4. **test-driven-development** - TDD, red-green-refactor 5. **domain-driven-design** - DDD patterns, bounded contexts 6. **functional-programming** - FP principles, immutability 7. **design-patterns** - GoF patterns, when to use 8. **technical-debt** - Identifying and managing debt 9. **pair-programming** - Pairing techniques, mob programming 10. **continuous-integration** - CI/CD pipelines, deployment

*RFC & Documentation:* 11. **rfc-consensus-building** - Stakeholder collaboration 12. **rfc-decision-documentation** - ADRs, decision tracking 13. **rfc-structure-format** - RFC templates, formatting 14. **rfc-technical-design** - Architecture proposals

Plus 2 more in `../engineering/INDEX.md`

**Diagrams (8 skills):** See `../diagrams/INDEX.md`

Load Full Category Details

Read ../engineering/INDEX.md Read ../diagrams/INDEX.md

Progressive Loading

This gateway skill enables progressive loading:

• **Level 1**: Gateway loads automatically (you're here now)
• **Level 2**: Load category INDEX.md for full overview
• **Level 3**: Load specific skills as needed

Usage Instructions

1. **Auto-activation**: This skill loads automatically when Claude Code detects engineering work 2. **Browse skills**: Run `Read ../engineering/INDEX.md` for full category overview 3. **Load specific skills**: Use bash commands above to load individual skills

**Next Steps**: Run `Read ../engineering/INDEX.md` to see full category details.