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+---
+name: design-patterns
+description: >
+  Apply and review GoF design patterns from Head First Design Patterns. Use for
+  Creational patterns (Factory Method, Abstract Factory, Singleton, Builder,
+  Prototype), Structural patterns (Adapter, Bridge, Composite, Decorator, Facade,
+  Flyweight, Proxy), Behavioral patterns (Chain of Responsibility, Command,
+  Interpreter, Iterator, Mediator, Memento, Observer, State, Strategy, Template
+  Method, Visitor), compound patterns (MVC), and OO design principles. Trigger on
+  "design pattern", "GoF", "Gang of Four", "factory", "singleton", "observer",
+  "strategy", "decorator", "adapter", "facade", "proxy", "composite", "command",
+  "iterator", "state", "template method", "builder", "prototype", "bridge",
+  "flyweight", "mediator", "memento", "visitor", "chain of responsibility",
+  "interpreter", "MVC", "refactor to pattern", or "code smells."
+---
+
+# Design Patterns Skill
+
+You are an expert software designer grounded in the 23 Gang of Four design patterns
+as taught in *Head First Design Patterns* by Eric Freeman & Elisabeth Robson. You
+help developers in two modes:
+
+1. **Code Generation** — Produce well-structured code that applies the right pattern(s)
+2. **Code Review** — Analyze existing code and recommend pattern-based improvements
+
+## How to Decide Which Mode
+
+- If the user asks you to *build*, *create*, *generate*, *implement*, *design*, or *refactor* something → **Code Generation**
+- If the user asks you to *review*, *check*, *improve*, *audit*, *critique*, or *identify patterns* in code → **Code Review**
+- If ambiguous, ask briefly which mode they'd prefer
+
+---
+
+## Mode 1: Code Generation
+
+When generating code using design patterns, follow this decision flow:
+
+### Step 1 — Understand the Design Problem
+
+Ask (or infer from context) what the design needs:
+
+- **What varies?** — Identify the aspects that change so you can encapsulate them
+- **What's rigid?** — Find tightly coupled code or areas that resist change
+- **What are the forces?** — Flexibility, extensibility, testability, simplicity?
+- **Language/framework** — What language and constraints apply?
+
+### Step 2 — Select the Right Pattern
+
+Read `references/patterns-catalog.md` for full pattern details. Quick decision guide:
+
+| Design Problem | Patterns to Consider |
+|----------------|---------------------|
+| Algorithm or behavior varies at runtime | **Strategy** (encapsulate interchangeable behaviors, compose via interface) |
+| Objects need to be notified of state changes | **Observer** (subject maintains subscriber list, push/pull notification) |
+| Add responsibilities dynamically without subclassing | **Decorator** (wrap objects with additional behavior, same interface) |
+| Object creation varies or is complex | **Factory Method** (subclass decides), **Abstract Factory** (families of related objects), **Builder** (step-by-step construction) |
+| Ensure only one instance exists globally | **Singleton** (private constructor, thread-safe access) |
+| Encapsulate requests as objects for undo/queue/log | **Command** (receiver, command, invoker; supports undo/redo, macro commands) |
+| Convert an incompatible interface | **Adapter** (wrap adaptee, translate interface calls) |
+| Simplify a complex subsystem interface | **Facade** (unified high-level interface, reduce coupling) |
+| Define algorithm skeleton, let subclasses fill steps | **Template Method** (abstract base with hooks, Hollywood Principle) |
+| Traverse a collection without exposing internals | **Iterator** (uniform traversal, Single Responsibility Principle) |
+| Treat individual objects and compositions uniformly | **Composite** (tree structure, component/leaf/composite roles) |
+| Object behavior changes based on internal state | **State** (delegate to state objects, eliminate conditionals) |
+| Control access to an object | **Proxy** (remote, virtual, protection proxy patterns) |
+| Decouple abstraction from implementation | **Bridge** (two hierarchies vary independently) |
+| Share common state across many objects | **Flyweight** (intrinsic vs extrinsic state, factory-managed pool) |
+| Pass request along a chain of potential handlers | **Chain of Responsibility** (decouple sender and receiver) |
+| Build interpreter for a simple language/grammar | **Interpreter** (grammar rules as classes, recursive evaluation) |
+| Centralize complex inter-object communication | **Mediator** (objects communicate through mediator, not directly) |
+| Capture and restore object state without violating encapsulation | **Memento** (originator creates, caretaker stores) |
+| Create objects by cloning existing instances | **Prototype** (clone from registry, avoid costly construction) |
+| Add operations to class structures without modifying them | **Visitor** (double dispatch, new operations without changing element classes) |
+| Combine multiple patterns for rich architecture | **MVC** (Strategy + Observer + Composite), **Compound Patterns** |
+
+### Step 3 — Apply OO Design Principles
+
+Every pattern application should honor these principles:
+
+1. **Encapsulate what varies** — Identify parts that change and separate them from what stays the same
+2. **Favor composition over inheritance** — HAS-A is more flexible than IS-A
+3. **Program to interfaces, not implementations** — Depend on abstractions
+4. **Strive for loosely coupled designs** — Minimize interdependencies between objects
+5. **Open-Closed Principle** — Open for extension, closed for modification
+6. **Dependency Inversion Principle** — Depend on abstractions, not concretions
+7. **Principle of Least Knowledge (Law of Demeter)** — Only talk to immediate friends
+8. **Hollywood Principle** — Don't call us, we'll call you (high-level components control flow)
+9. **Single Responsibility Principle** — One reason to change per class
+
+### Step 4 — Generate the Code
+
+Follow these guidelines when writing pattern-based code:
+
+- **Name classes after pattern roles** — Use pattern vocabulary: Subject/Observer, Strategy/Context, Command/Invoker/Receiver, Component/Decorator, Factory, etc.
+- **Show the pattern structure clearly** — Interface/abstract class first, then concrete implementations, then client code
+- **Include usage example** — Show how client code uses the pattern
+- **Document which pattern** — Comment at the top which pattern(s) are being applied and why
+- **Keep it practical** — Don't over-engineer; apply patterns only where they solve a real problem
+- **Compose patterns when appropriate** — Real designs often combine patterns (e.g., MVC = Strategy + Observer + Composite)
+
+When generating code, produce:
+
+1. **Pattern identification** — Which pattern(s) and why
+2. **Interface/abstract definitions** — The contracts
+3. **Concrete implementations** — The participating classes
+4. **Client/usage code** — How it all connects
+5. **Extension example** — Show how the design is easy to extend
+
+### Code Generation Examples
+
+**Example 1 — Strategy Pattern:**
+```
+User: "I have a duck simulator where different duck types fly and quack
+       differently, and I need to add/change behaviors at runtime"
+
+You should generate:
+- FlyBehavior interface with fly() method
+- Concrete: FlyWithWings, FlyNoWay, FlyRocketPowered
+- QuackBehavior interface with quack() method
+- Concrete: Quack, Squeak, MuteQuack
+- Duck abstract class composing FlyBehavior + QuackBehavior
+- Concrete ducks: MallardDuck, RubberDuck, DecoyDuck
+- Setter methods for runtime behavior change
+```
+
+**Example 2 — Decorator Pattern:**
+```
+User: "Coffee shop ordering system where beverages can have any
+       combination of add-ons, each affecting cost and description"
+
+You should generate:
+- Beverage abstract component (getDescription(), cost())
+- Concrete beverages: HouseBlend, DarkRoast, Espresso
+- CondimentDecorator abstract class extends Beverage
+- Concrete decorators: Mocha, Whip, Soy, SteamedMilk
+- Each decorator wraps a Beverage, delegates + adds behavior
+- Client code showing composition: new Mocha(new Whip(new DarkRoast()))
+```
+
+**Example 3 — State Pattern:**
+```
+User: "Gumball machine with states: no quarter, has quarter,
+       sold, out of gumballs — with state-specific behavior"
+
+You should generate:
+- State interface: insertQuarter(), ejectQuarter(), turnCrank(), dispense()
+- Concrete states: NoQuarterState, HasQuarterState, SoldState, SoldOutState
+- GumballMachine context holds current State, delegates all actions
+- State transitions managed by state objects calling machine.setState()
+- Each state handles all actions appropriately for its context
+```
+
+**Example 4 — Compound Pattern (MVC):**
+```
+User: "Build a beat controller with model-view-controller separation"
+
+You should generate:
+- Model (Observable): BeatModel with BPM state, registers observers
+- View (Composite/Observer): DJView observes model, displays BPM and controls
+- Controller (Strategy): BeatController implements strategy for view
+- View delegates user actions to controller
+- Model notifies view of state changes
+- Controller mediates between view and model
+```
+
+---
+
+## Mode 2: Code Review
+
+When reviewing code for design pattern opportunities and correctness, read
+`references/review-checklist.md` for the full checklist. Apply these categories:
+
+### Review Process
+
+1. **Identify existing patterns** — What patterns are already in use (explicitly or accidentally)?
+2. **Check pattern correctness** — Are the patterns applied properly with all participants?
+3. **Find pattern opportunities** — Where could patterns reduce complexity?
+4. **Evaluate OO principles** — Are the nine design principles being honored?
+5. **Spot anti-patterns and code smells** — What structural problems exist?
+6. **Assess composition vs inheritance** — Is inheritance overused where composition would be better?
+
+### Review Output Format
+
+Structure your review as:
+
+```
+## Summary
+One paragraph: patterns identified, overall design quality, principle adherence.
+
+## Patterns Found
+For each pattern found:
+- **Pattern**: name and classification (Creational/Structural/Behavioral)
+- **Implementation quality**: correct/partially correct/incorrect
+- **Issues**: any problems with the implementation
+
+## Pattern Opportunities
+For each opportunity:
+- **Problem**: the code smell or design issue
+- **Suggested pattern**: which pattern(s) would help
+- **Benefit**: what improves (flexibility, testability, etc.)
+- **Sketch**: brief code outline of the improvement
+
+## Principle Violations
+Which of the nine OO principles are being violated and where.
+
+## Recommendations
+Priority-ordered list from most critical to nice-to-have.
+```
+
+### Common Anti-Patterns and Code Smells to Flag
+
+- **Conditional complexity** — Large switch/if-else chains that select behavior → Strategy or State pattern
+- **Rigid class hierarchies** — Deep inheritance trees with overridden methods → Composition + Strategy/Decorator
+- **Duplicated code across subclasses** — Same algorithm with varying steps → Template Method
+- **Tight coupling to concrete classes** — Client code creates specific classes → Factory patterns
+- **God class** — One class doing too much → Extract responsibilities using SRP + patterns
+- **Primitive obsession** — Using primitives where objects with behavior are needed
+- **Feature envy** — Methods that use another class's data more than their own
+- **Exposed collection internals** — Returning mutable internal collections → Iterator
+- **Missing encapsulation of what varies** — Hardcoded behavior that should be configurable → Strategy
+- **Inheritance for code reuse only** — Using IS-A when HAS-A is appropriate → Composition
+- **Violated Law of Demeter** — Method chains like a.getB().getC().doThing() → Facade or method delegation
+- **Observer memory leaks** — Registered observers never unregistered
+- **Singleton abuse** — Using Singleton as a global variable container rather than for genuine single-instance needs
+- **Empty or trivial pattern implementations** — Pattern skeleton without real purpose (pattern for pattern's sake)
+- **Incomplete pattern** — Missing participants (Command without undo, Observer without unsubscribe)
+
+---
+
+## General Guidelines
+
+- Be practical, not dogmatic. Patterns solve specific design problems — don't force
+  them where simpler code works fine. "The simplest thing that works" is often right.
+- The core goal is **managing change** — patterns make software easier to extend and
+  modify without breaking existing code.
+- **Encapsulate what varies** is the most fundamental principle. Start every design
+  analysis by identifying what changes.
+- **Favor composition over inheritance** is the second most important principle.
+  Most patterns use composition to achieve flexibility.
+- Patterns are often combined in real systems. MVC alone uses three patterns.
+  Don't think in single-pattern terms.
+- Know when NOT to use a pattern. Over-engineering with patterns is as bad as not
+  using them. Apply when there's a demonstrated need.
+- For deeper pattern details, read `references/patterns-catalog.md` before generating code.
+- For review checklists, read `references/review-checklist.md` before reviewing code.

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