ask-ben

Ask Ben

Repo/code changes: run /deslop before commit, push, PR, or merge. Use this when you forget which local skill fits Ben's work. Default lens: ship frontend/React/TypeScript/Go changes and skills repo releases with enforced TDD, review, resilience, visual proof, PR, CI, and installable plugin surfaces.

• Build/fix product code -> /development-lifecycle or /work; done -> /go.
• Hard bug -> /diagnosing-bugs first, then /tdd.
• Plan unclear -> /grill-with-docs; huge foggy effort -> /wayfinder; no repo/docs needed -> /grill-me.
• Architecture cleanup -> /improve-codebase-architecture; broad advisor scan -> /improve.
• PR or diff review -> /review; high stakes -> /thermo-nuclear-code-quality-review.
• UI/customer-facing -> /visual-review; edge cases/errors -> /resilience-review.
• Too much code -> /deslop, /ponytail-review, /ponytail-audit, /ponytail-debt, /ponytail.
• Spec/ticket flow -> /to-spec, /to-tickets, /triage, /resolve-pr-feedback.
• Manual setup or one-off migration -> /wizard; recurring workflow spec -> /loop-me; Claude background continuation -> /claude-handoff.
• Setup a frontend repo -> /frontend-starter-kit; Redpanda repo -> /redpanda-frontend-kit.
• Need exact repo state -> /prime; docs/API facts -> /research; hand off context -> /handoff; parallelize -> /swarm. | Skill | What Ben uses it for | |---|---| | /aip | Google AIP-style protobuf/resource API design. | | /ask-ben | This router: explains all local skills and routes work. | | /brainstorming | Explore/challenge design options before code. | | /claude-handoff | Launch a named Claude background agent with a redacted handoff. | | /codebase-design | Deep-module vocabulary: interface, seam, adapter, depth. | | /codex-compat | Generate Codex hooks/AGENTS parity from Claude hooks. | | /commit-push | Conventional commit plus push, no PR. | | /commit-push-pr | Commit, push, draft/ready PR, watch CI. | | /design-an-interface | Deprecated interface-design flow; prefer /prototype. | | /deslop | Liability gate: delete, inline, justify, verify. | | /development-lifecycle | Main frontend work loop: understand -> plan -> grill -> TDD -> ship. | | /diagnosing-bugs | Feedback-loop-first bug/perf diagnosis. | | /domain-model | Legacy DDD grill; prefer /grill-with-docs. | | /domain-modeling | Maintain CONTEXT.md terms and ADRs. | | /edit-article | Tighten article drafts. | | /extend-harness | Add/tune hook-harness rules and severity. | | /frontend-skills-stats | Inspect hook latency, violations, zero-fire rules. | | /frontend-starter-kit | Install complete generic frontend harness. | | /git-guardrails-claude-code | Install dangerous-git command blockers. | | /go | Ship tail: verify, review, deslop, PR, CI. | | /grill-me | Stateless relentless plan/design interview. | | /grill-with-docs | Plan grill plus domain docs and ADR updates. | | /grilling | Reusable model-invoked interview loop. | | /handoff | Compact context into a continuation file. | | /hook-audit | Audit hook usefulness and session telemetry. | | /implement | Execute a spec/ticket with /tdd where possible. | | /improve | Senior advisor scan and implementation plans. | | /improve-codebase-architecture | Visual deepening report plus architecture grill. | | /loop-me | Grill recurring life/work loops into workflow specs. | | /migrate-to-shoehorn | Replace test casts with @total-typescript/shoehorn. | | /obsidian-vault | Search/create/organize Obsidian notes. | | /ponytail | Build least-code solution via reuse-first ladder. | | /ponytail-audit | Whole-repo overengineering audit. | | /ponytail-debt | Harvest ponytail: shortcut debt. | | /ponytail-review | Diff review for delete/stdlib/native/YAGNI only. | | /prime | Repo startup/resume brief. | | /prototype | Throwaway logic/UI prototype to answer design risk. | | /qa | Deprecated bug intake; prefer /triage. | | /redpanda-frontend-kit | Frontend starter kit plus Redpanda registry workflow. | | /request-refactor-plan | Deprecated refactor planner; prefer architecture + tickets. | | /resilience-review | Edge cases, errors, fallback, recovery, polish. | | /resolve-pr-feedback | Fetch, fix, reply, resolve PR review threads. | | /research | Investigate docs/API/source facts from primary sources into a cited Markdown file. | | /resolving-merge-conflicts | Resolve merge/rebase conflicts from primary sources. | | /review | Multi-hat diff/PR review across standards/spec/risk. | | /scaffold-exercises | Course exercise directories and stubs. | | /setup-accessibility | ARIA/a11y hooks and tests. | | /setup-agent-config | Token-saving agent env, flags, truncation. | | /setup-atlassian-workflow | Jira/acli workflow integration. | | /setup-biome | Biome/Ultracite lint-format setup. | | /setup-ci-pipeline | GitHub Actions quality/coverage/visual CI. | | /setup-connect-query | ConnectRPC, Connect Query, protobuf v2 enforcement. | | /setup-conventional-commits | Conventional commit hook setup. | | /setup-e2e-testing | Playwright/Testcontainers/axe e2e setup. | | /setup-env-validation | t3-env/zod env validation. | | /setup-matt-pocock-skills | Configure tracker/labels/domain docs for Matt-derived flows. | | /setup-pre-commit | Husky/lint-staged/pre-commit setup. | | /setup-quality-gate | Local/CI quality:gate and Stop typecheck. | | /setup-react-compiler | React Compiler setup and anti-manual-memo rules. | | /setup-react-doctor | React health score Stop gate. | | /setup-react-rules | React/TS/security component rules. | | /setup-registry-workflow | Component registry drift and taxonomy workflow. | | /setup-routines | Claude cloud routines for recurring automation. | | /setup-sandcastle | Sandcastle parallel/headless agent delegation. | | /setup-tanstack-router | TanStack Router generation and enforcement. | | /setup-toolchain | Bun/tsgo toolchain and destructive-command guardrails. | | /setup-ux-copy | UX copy, inclusive language, docs prose style. | | /setup-zustand | Zustand create/useShallow/persist enforcement. | | /snyk-ux-security | JS/Go/Bazel Snyk sweep with reachability gates. | | /steelman | Evidence-backed strongest counterargument. | | /swarm | Parallel executor with coordinator-owned merge. | | /tdd | Red-green-refactor one vertical slice at a time. | | /teach | Stateful teaching workspace. | | /thermo-nuclear-code-quality-review | Release-blocking cold audit. | | /to-tickets | Turn spec/plan into vertical-slice tracker tickets. | | /to-spec | Turn conversation into a spec. | | /triage | Move incoming issues through readiness states. | | /ubiquitous-language | Deprecated domain-language skill; prefer /grill-with-docs. | | /upgrade-dependency | Safe dependency upgrade plan and PR/issue path. | | /visual-review | Customer-facing UX review with evidence. | | /wayfinder | Map huge foggy work into issue-tracker investigation tickets. | | /wizard | Generate an interactive bash wizard for manual setup or migration. | | /work | Alias for /development-lifecycle. | | /work-automation-kit | Install planning/spec/triage workflow skills. | | /writing-beats | Draft article beat by beat. | | /writing-fragments | Mine conversation into writing fragments. | | /writing-great-skills | Write/edit predictable low-no-op skills. | | /writing-shape | Shape raw markdown into an article. |