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Production Architecture, Not Persona Prompts

Teach Your AI
How to Build

AI skills built from twenty years of shipping production software. Real architecture patterns, proven at scale — not “you are a senior dev, never make mistakes.”

npx skills add https://eliteskills.ai
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Crafted by Jack McNicol — 20 years shipping code

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How It Works

What Are Skills?

Markdown files that teach your AI how to write code the way you want. Drop them in, and every generation follows your architecture.

Drop-in Instructions

Skills are .md files in .claude/skills/. Your AI reads them before writing code.

Tool-Agnostic

Works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Antigravity. Same file, any tool.

Architecture, Not Vibes

Encodes real patterns — component structures, state machines, error handling — not generic prompts.

.claude/skills/react/SKILL.md
# React Component Skill

## Component Structure
- Use named exports, never default
- One component per file, PascalCase filename
- Props interface above component declaration

## Patterns
- Compound components with slot-based APIs
- forwardRef on all interactive elements
- Error boundaries at route level

## Accessibility
- Semantic HTML first, ARIA only when needed
- Keyboard navigation on all interactive elements
- Focus management on route transitions

The Arsenal

Skills That Ship

Each skill is a precision-engineered instruction set that transforms how your AI writes code.

React

React component patterns. Accessibility-first markup. Responsive layouts that don't break.

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Backend

Domain layers, DTO boundaries, Result errors, and data flow. Stack-agnostic — Python and Hono bindings included.

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Style

Tailwind mastery, CSS architecture, design system implementation. Pixel-perfect output every time.

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Architecture Review

Catch bugs before they ship. Enforce conventions. Get PR feedback that actually teaches your AI something.

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App Bootstrap

Go from zero to a fully planned and scaffolded app. Guided discovery, tech stack recommendations with real trade-offs, and a staged implementation plan with CI/CD and testing baked in.

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Feature Enhancer

Point it at any feature and get a thorough gap analysis — technical debt, missing edge cases, UX friction, and business opportunities you haven't considered.

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Testing

New

Comprehensive test strategies across the full pyramid. Unit, integration, e2e, smoke, contract, and LLM evals.

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Deploy

New

Production CI/CD pipelines, deployment strategies, migration rollouts, and AI-powered CI automation.

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QA

New

Manual QA test plans for human testers. Click-by-click walkthroughs, priority tagging, regression checklists, and edge case libraries.

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Web

New

Astro module sites on Cloudflare. Pages, layouts, Tailwind v4, SEO, and assets deploy — production patterns from this stack.

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Validate

New

Playwright e2e presentation tests — deterministic specs with step screenshots, session video, and an HTML walkthrough for local UI flows.

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Merge

New

Watch a PR for agent reviews and CI, fix auto-addressable feedback, escalate HITL, and squash-merge only when green with no human decisions open.

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2,400+

Skills Installed

850+

Builders

47%

Fewer Revision Cycles

3.2x

Faster to Deploy

Why Elite

Not Just Another Skill Pack

Every skill is precision-engineered with constraints that matter.

Low Context Size

Engineered for minimal token usage. Each skill packs maximum instruction density without bloating your context window.

Regular Security Audits

Every skill is audited for prompt injection vulnerabilities and unsafe patterns. Your codebase stays protected.

Proven in the Wild

Battle-tested across hundreds of real-world projects. Not theoretical — these skills ship production code daily.

The Difference

Patterns, Not Pep Talks

Open-source skills assign a persona. Ours encode the architecture decisions that hold up at scale.

Generic Open Source Skills

  • "You are a senior frontend developer. Never make mistakes."
  • "Always write clean, maintainable code with best practices."
  • "Use TypeScript strictly and handle all edge cases."
  • "Follow SOLID principles. Write comprehensive tests."

Elite Skills

  • Compound component patterns with slot APIs and composition boundaries
  • Query key factories, stale-time hierarchies, and cache invalidation strategies
  • Form state machines: idle → validating → submitting → success | error → retry
  • Optimistic mutations with rollback, error boundaries, and retry policies

Proven architecture from production-scale apps. Not roleplay.

Compatible With

Works With Your AI Tools

Drop skills into any AI coding tool. Instant upgrade, zero lock‑in.

Recommended
Claude Code
OpenAI Codex
Cursor
Google Antigravity
& more

AI Agent Integration

Built for Bots, Used by Humans

Install elite agent skills into any supported coding assistant with a single command.

CLI Installation

Install skills directly into your project with a single command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and 40+ more agents.

Open Source

All skills are MIT licensed and available on GitHub. Browse, fork, and contribute improvements back to the community.

Agent-Ready Skills

Skills are structured for machine consumption. Your AI agents parse, apply, and chain them without manual setup.

terminal
# Install all skills
npx skills add https://eliteskills.ai

# Install specific skills
npx skills add https://eliteskills.ai --skill elite-react
npx skills add https://eliteskills.ai --skill elite-testing

# List available skills
npx skills add https://eliteskills.ai --list

# Or install from GitHub
npx skills add jackmcpickle/eliteskills

Tell your agent:

Search for elite skills that can help with my current task and install them.