@olegkoval/agent-skills 1.16.0 → 1.18.0
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- package/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json +2 -2
- package/.claude-plugin/plugin.json +5 -3
- package/.cursor-plugin/index.json +5 -0
- package/.grok-plugin/index.json +120 -0
- package/.kiro/steering/crash-course.md +259 -0
- package/.windsurf/rules/crash-course.md +258 -0
- package/README.md +27 -3
- package/catalog/skills.json +83 -21
- package/package.json +3 -2
- package/packages/marketing/search-console-indexing-audit/adapters/grok/plugin.json +6 -0
- package/packages/marketing/search-console-indexing-audit/adapters/grok/skills/search-console-indexing-audit/SKILL.md +69 -0
- package/packages/marketing/search-console-indexing-audit/adapters/grok/skills/search-console-indexing-audit/scripts/summarize_gsc_coverage.py +151 -0
- package/packages/marketing/viral-launch/adapters/grok/plugin.json +6 -0
- package/packages/marketing/viral-launch/adapters/grok/skills/viral-launch/SKILL.md +105 -0
- package/packages/music/fill-music-player/adapters/grok/plugin.json +6 -0
- package/packages/music/fill-music-player/adapters/grok/skills/fill-music-player/SKILL.md +111 -0
- package/packages/photography/gallery/adapters/grok/plugin.json +6 -0
- package/packages/photography/gallery/adapters/grok/skills/gallery/SKILL.md +237 -0
- package/packages/software-development/apple-store-submit/adapters/grok/plugin.json +6 -0
- package/packages/software-development/apple-store-submit/adapters/grok/skills/apple-store-submit/SKILL.md +158 -0
- package/packages/software-development/cloudflare-block-countries/adapters/grok/plugin.json +6 -0
- package/packages/software-development/cloudflare-block-countries/adapters/grok/skills/cloudflare-block-countries/SKILL.md +177 -0
- package/packages/software-development/crash-course/SKILL.md +270 -0
- package/packages/software-development/crash-course/adapters/claude/plugin.json +5 -0
- package/packages/software-development/crash-course/adapters/claude/skills/crash-course/SKILL.md +271 -0
- package/packages/software-development/crash-course/adapters/codex/README.md +3 -0
- package/packages/software-development/crash-course/adapters/cursor/plugin.json +6 -0
- package/packages/software-development/crash-course/adapters/cursor/skills/crash-course/SKILL.md +271 -0
- package/packages/software-development/crash-course/adapters/grok/plugin.json +6 -0
- package/packages/software-development/crash-course/adapters/grok/skills/crash-course/SKILL.md +271 -0
- package/packages/software-development/crash-course/adapters/kiro/steering/crash-course.md +259 -0
- package/packages/software-development/crash-course/adapters/windsurf/rules/crash-course.md +258 -0
- package/packages/software-development/docs-index-keeper/adapters/grok/plugin.json +6 -0
- package/packages/software-development/docs-index-keeper/adapters/grok/skills/docs-index-keeper/SKILL.md +65 -0
- package/packages/software-development/gh-cli/adapters/grok/plugin.json +6 -0
- package/packages/software-development/gh-cli/adapters/grok/skills/gh-cli/SKILL.md +2200 -0
- package/packages/software-development/git-commit/adapters/grok/plugin.json +6 -0
- package/packages/software-development/git-commit/adapters/grok/skills/git-commit/SKILL.md +133 -0
- package/packages/software-development/macos-menubar-app/adapters/grok/plugin.json +6 -0
- package/packages/software-development/macos-menubar-app/adapters/grok/skills/macos-menubar-app/SKILL.md +238 -0
- package/packages/software-development/mvp-oneshot/adapters/grok/plugin.json +6 -0
- package/packages/software-development/mvp-oneshot/adapters/grok/skills/mvp-oneshot/SKILL.md +176 -0
- package/packages/software-development/obsidian-pr-sync/adapters/grok/plugin.json +6 -0
- package/packages/software-development/obsidian-pr-sync/adapters/grok/skills/obsidian-pr-sync/SKILL.md +154 -0
- package/packages/software-development/obsidian-task-rollover/adapters/grok/plugin.json +6 -0
- package/packages/software-development/obsidian-task-rollover/adapters/grok/skills/obsidian-task-rollover/SKILL.md +198 -0
- package/packages/software-development/open-source-publisher/adapters/grok/plugin.json +6 -0
- package/packages/software-development/open-source-publisher/adapters/grok/skills/open-source-publisher/SKILL.md +471 -0
- package/packages/software-development/product-builder/adapters/grok/plugin.json +6 -0
- package/packages/software-development/product-builder/adapters/grok/skills/product-builder/SKILL.md +224 -0
- package/packages/software-development/promptctl/adapters/grok/plugin.json +6 -0
- package/packages/software-development/promptctl/adapters/grok/skills/promptctl/SKILL.md +90 -0
- package/packages/software-development/relay/adapters/claude/plugin.json +5 -0
- package/packages/software-development/relay/adapters/claude/skills/relay/SKILL.md +117 -0
- package/packages/software-development/relay/adapters/grok/plugin.json +6 -0
- package/packages/software-development/relay/adapters/grok/skills/relay/SKILL.md +117 -0
- package/packages/software-development/review-past-performance/adapters/grok/plugin.json +6 -0
- package/packages/software-development/review-past-performance/adapters/grok/skills/review-past-performance/SKILL.md +212 -0
- package/packages/software-development/self-critique/adapters/grok/plugin.json +6 -0
- package/packages/software-development/self-critique/adapters/grok/skills/self-critique/SKILL.md +149 -0
- package/packages/software-development/self-critique/adapters/grok/skills/self-critique/scripts/critique-nudge.mjs +57 -0
- package/packages/software-development/semantic-release-beta/adapters/grok/plugin.json +6 -0
- package/packages/software-development/semantic-release-beta/adapters/grok/skills/semantic-release-beta/SKILL.md +59 -0
- package/packages/software-development/skill-budget-audit/adapters/grok/plugin.json +6 -0
- package/packages/software-development/skill-budget-audit/adapters/grok/skills/skill-budget-audit/SKILL.md +146 -0
- package/packages/software-development/starter-rules/adapters/grok/plugin.json +6 -0
- package/packages/software-development/starter-rules/adapters/grok/skills/starter-rules/SKILL.md +73 -0
- package/scripts/build-adapters.sh +47 -4
- package/scripts/validate-catalog.sh +10 -0
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