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title: "AI Skills for Real Engineers"
description: "A practical skill system for engineers who want to use AI without giving up their standards."
url: "https://www.aihero.dev/skills"
rss: "https://www.aihero.dev/skills/rss.xml"
page: 1
totalPages: 1
totalChangelogEntries: 4
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# AI Skills for Real Engineers

A practical skill system for engineers who want to use AI without giving up their standards.

## Install

```bash
npx skills add mattpocock/skills -y -g
```

Source: [https://github.com/mattpocock/skills](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills)

### Featured skills

- [`/grill-me`](https://www.aihero.dev/skills-grill-me)
- [`/grill-with-docs`](https://www.aihero.dev/grill-with-docs)
- [`/domain-model`](https://www.aihero.dev/skills-domain-model)
- [`/to-prd`](https://www.aihero.dev/skills-to-prd)
- [`/to-issues`](https://www.aihero.dev/skills-to-issues)
- [`/tdd`](https://www.aihero.dev/skills-tdd)
- [`/triage`](https://www.aihero.dev/burn-through-your-backlog-with-my-triage-skill)

## The skill set

### [Getting Started](https://www.aihero.dev/getting-started~svvtb)

Set up once, then find your way around.

Markdown: https://www.aihero.dev/getting-started~svvtb.md

### [The Main Flow](https://www.aihero.dev/the-main-flow-jnjkc)

The idea→ship spine, in order.

Markdown: https://www.aihero.dev/the-main-flow-jnjkc.md

### [Shaping](https://www.aihero.dev/shaping-we1mv)

Explore an open question and produce a decision/answer that feeds the flow.

Markdown: https://www.aihero.dev/shaping-we1mv.md

### [Upkeep](https://www.aihero.dev/upkeep-6heor)

Keep the codebase and issue list healthy; generates work for the flow.

Markdown: https://www.aihero.dev/upkeep-6heor.md

### [Non-Coding Skills](https://www.aihero.dev/non-coding-skills-3cn9f)

Human-facing workflows you run, not about code.

Markdown: https://www.aihero.dev/non-coding-skills-3cn9f.md

### [Reference Skills](https://www.aihero.dev/reference-skills-fshcd)

The reusable layer other skills invoke or cite.

Markdown: https://www.aihero.dev/reference-skills-fshcd.md

### [The /resolving-merge-conflicts Skill](https://www.aihero.dev/skills-resolving-merge-conflicts)

Markdown: https://www.aihero.dev/skills-resolving-merge-conflicts.md

## Get oriented

- **Start here** — [5 agent skills I use every day](https://www.aihero.dev/5-agent-skills-i-use-every-day)
- **Principles** — [Make codebases AI agents love](https://www.aihero.dev/how-to-make-codebases-ai-agents-love)
- **In the wild** — [My Grill Me skill has gone viral](https://www.aihero.dev/my-grill-me-skill-has-gone-viral)

## Changelog (page 1 of 1)

### [v1.1: /wayfinder, /to-spec, /to-tickets, /grilling improvements, and much more](https://www.aihero.dev/skills/skills-changelog-v1-1-wayfinder-to-spec-to-tickets-grilling-improvements)

_Jul 8, 2026_

Skills v1.1 released: Learn new agent skills for AI coding including Wayfinder for planning, spec improvements, and TDD refactoring.

### [v1: 63% Token Reduction, /ask-matt, /writing-great-skills](https://www.aihero.dev/skills/skills-changelog-v1-announcement)

_Jun 18, 2026_

Skills v1.0 update: 63% token reduction, new routing skills, domain modeling & codebase design. Install with npx now.

### [Skills Changelog: /handoff, /prototype, /review and /writing](https://www.aihero.dev/skills/skills-changelog-handoff-prototype-review-and-writing)

_May 11, 2026_

Two new AI agent skills: /handoff for passing context between agents, and /prototype for building throwaway prototypes to test design decisions.

### [Skills Changelog: Ubiquitous Language -> /grill-with-docs](https://www.aihero.dev/skills/skills-changelog-ubiquitous-language-grill-with-docs)

_Apr 30, 2026_

Skills repo changelog: /grill-with-docs, ADRs, improved architecture language, multi-tracker support & new debugging skills. Updates inside.