Matt Pocock Skills

MIT composable SKILL.md pack for real engineering — not vibe coding

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Reviewed 2026-09-29 · last push 2026-10-13 · repo checked 2026-10-19

What's Good

MIT (mattpocock/skills). Daily-driver agent skills from Matt’s `.agents` directory: `/grill-me`, `/grill-with-docs`, `/tdd`, `/to-spec`, `/implement`, architecture deepeners, and productivity handoffs. Install via `npx skills@latest add mattpocock/skills` (skills.sh / editable copies) or Claude Code plugin `mattpocock-skills` (managed marketplace bundle). Designed to stay small, adaptable, and model-agnostic — engineering fundamentals encoded as skills, not a BMAD/GSD-style process takeover.

The Catch

Star counts on viral skill repos are a weak signal (watchers are far below stars here); judge it on substance, not the counter. Vs agent-skills (Addy Osmani `/spec→/ship` lifecycle pack) and Superpowers (session-hijacking brainstorm→plan→TDD methodology): this is Matt’s composable engineering/productivity skill library you pick and adapt, not a Google-flavored lifecycle gate set and not an automatic SDLC hijack. Installing both the Claude plugin and skills.sh copies doubles every skill — pick one path.

Verdict

MIT real-engineering skill pack when agents need grilling, TDD, and deep-module habits — rank the workflows, not the ★ counter.

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