cortex-engineering

Capture existing conversation research as a Cortex document

Brainstorm an idea, building on existing Cortex knowledge

Creates, audits, or improves Claude Code skills and commands. Use when scaffolding a new skill, reviewing an existing skill against best practices, or adding components like references, workflows, or templates.

Fix incorrect SKILL.md files when a skill has wrong instructions or outdated API references

Research a topic and save findings as a Cortex document

Generate a visual diagram from any document, topic, or concept

Community intelligence agent that uses the @side-quest/word-on-the-street CLI to gather engagement-ranked Reddit, X, and YouTube results for a topic, then runs supplementary web research. Use when you need real community sentiment with upvotes, likes, and comments. Use proactively when dispatching research tasks, reviewing plans, or gathering community intel.

Adversarial research -- biased teams argue opposite sides, a judge delivers the verdict. Use for comparing technologies, evaluating trade-offs, or resolving debates with structured evidence from Reddit, X, and the web. Do not use for single-source research or quick questions -- use /cortex-engineering:research instead.

Brainstorm ideas building on existing Cortex knowledge. Use when the user wants to brainstorm, explore ideas, or think through an approach.

Design system foundations for visual artifacts -- 8px grid spacing, typography scales, color contrast, border weights, vertical rhythm, and colorblind-safe palettes. Use when creating or styling any visual artifact -- diagrams, charts, presentations, documents, or exports. Provides concrete token values that snap to an 8px baseline grid.

Knows the frontmatter contract for all Cortex knowledge systems. Routes to the correct base fields + system-specific extras when writing docs. Other skills delegate to this skill for doc creation.

Expert knowledge for creating print-ready Mermaid diagrams -- syntax, styling, theming, and print optimization. Use when generating or reviewing any Mermaid diagram.

Naming conventions for Claude Code plugin components -- plugins (tier prefixes: kb-*, dx-*, int-*), skills, commands, agents, argument hints, and descriptions. Use when creating, renaming, or auditing any plugin component to ensure correct naming patterns, description quality, and context budget optimization.

Research topics and save structured findings to the Cortex knowledge system. Use when the user asks to research a topic, investigate something, or create a research note.

Expert guidance for creating Claude Code skills and slash commands. Use when authoring new skills, improving existing skills, creating commands, or understanding skill structure and best practices.

Generates diagrams from any document, topic, or concept. Routes mind maps to Markmap, everything else to Mermaid. Use when someone wants to visualize, diagram, or map out anything.