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Sam's Claude Skills

A marketplace collection of custom Claude Code skills.

Available Skills

Skill	Description	Tags
sams-voice	Apply Sam Dumont's personal writing voice and style when drafting any written content. Works in English and French.	writing, style, voice, communication
sams-architecture	Codifies Sam's mature architectural patterns for Python APIs, infrastructure/DevOps, Garmin/embedded systems, and frontend projects. Enforces Service→Repository→Database pattern, 80% test coverage, comprehensive CI/CD, and zero-tolerance security standards.	architecture, python, devops, embedded, security, testing
outcome-engineering	Reframes tasks as measurable outcomes using o16g principles. Adds outcome specification, execution guardrails, and validation to any workflow.	outcome-engineering, o16g, outcomes, verification
technical-blog-post	Process skill for turning raw project data (research notes, session logs, drafts, code) into structured technical blog posts. Covers gathering, extraction, structure, and Astro frontmatter.	blog, writing, technical-writing, blog-post, astro, content
sketch-checker	Research whether a metal band has ties to far-right, NSBM, or fascist movements. Uses parallel research agents with tiered verdicts for both historical and current status.	metal, nsbm, black-metal, sketch, antifascist, rabm, music, research
code-quality	Comprehensive Python code quality skill. Sets up and runs ruff, mypy, xenon, vulture, file-length gates, and pre-commit hooks. Full Makefile-based workflow using uv.	code-quality, python, linting, ruff, mypy, formatting, complexity
advanced-code-quality	Advanced Python quality gates beyond basic linting. Covers cognitive complexity (complexipy), code duplication (jscpd), architectural enforcement (import-linter), dependency hygiene (deptry), test quality gates (diff-cover, mutmut), docstring coverage (interrogate), and AI code detection (sloppylint).	advanced-code-quality, complexipy, jscpd, import-linter, deptry, diff-cover, mutation-testing, interrogate, sloppylint
code-security	Python code security combining static analysis (Bandit, pip-audit) with LLM-powered dynamic analysis for injection, path traversal, auth bypasses, and logic flaws.	security, python, bandit, pip-audit, owasp, sast, vulnerability

Installation

Install skills directly from this GitHub repository using Claude Code's marketplace system:

# Add this marketplace to Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add sam-dumont/claude-skills

# Install specific skills
/plugin install sams-voice@sams-skills
/plugin install sams-architecture@sams-skills
/plugin install outcome-engineering@sams-skills
/plugin install technical-blog-post@sams-skills
/plugin install sketch-checker@sams-skills
/plugin install code-quality@sams-skills
/plugin install advanced-code-quality@sams-skills
/plugin install code-security@sams-skills

That's it! Skills are now available and auto-trigger when Claude detects matching prompts.

Update Skills

# Update the marketplace to get latest versions
/plugin marketplace update sams-skills

Remove Skills

# Remove a specific skill
/plugin uninstall sams-voice@sams-skills

# Remove the entire marketplace
/plugin marketplace remove sams-skills

For Teams: Auto-Install Skills

Add to your project's .claude/settings.json:

{
  "extraKnownMarketplaces": {
    "sams-skills": {
      "source": {
        "source": "github",
        "repo": "sam-dumont/claude-skills"
      }
    }
  },
  "enabledPlugins": {
    "sams-voice@sams-skills": true,
    "sams-architecture@sams-skills": true,
    "outcome-engineering@sams-skills": true,
    "technical-blog-post@sams-skills": true,
    "sketch-checker@sams-skills": true,
    "code-quality@sams-skills": true,
    "advanced-code-quality@sams-skills": true,
    "code-security@sams-skills": true
  }
}

Now all team members automatically get these skills when they open the project!

Skill Descriptions

sams-voice

Automatically triggered when drafting written content like:

• Blog posts and articles
• Email communications
• Slack/Discord messages
• Documentation
• Social media posts
• Comments and reviews

Applies Sam's voice characteristics:

• Direct, conversational French-Canadian English
• Technical precision without jargon
• Authentic personality (humor, strong opinions)
• Code-first examples
• Bilingual support (English/French)

sams-architecture

Automatically triggered when:

• Planning new projects
• Designing system architecture
• Conducting architecture reviews
• Making technology choices
• Setting up CI/CD pipelines
• Auditing existing codebases