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- package/LICENSE +21 -0
- package/README.md +141 -0
- package/briefs/code-reviewer/brief.yaml +8 -0
- package/briefs/code-reviewer/knowledge/review-standards.md +32 -0
- package/briefs/code-reviewer/personality.md +19 -0
- package/briefs/code-reviewer/skills/architecture-review/SKILL.md +76 -0
- package/briefs/code-reviewer/skills/review-process/SKILL.md +41 -0
- package/briefs/code-reviewer/skills/verification/SKILL.md +47 -0
- package/briefs/data-analyst/brief.yaml +8 -0
- package/briefs/data-analyst/knowledge/metrics-reference.md +43 -0
- package/briefs/data-analyst/personality.md +23 -0
- package/briefs/data-analyst/skills/metrics-framework/SKILL.md +90 -0
- package/briefs/data-analyst/skills/sql-query-builder/SKILL.md +115 -0
- package/briefs/devops-sre/brief.yaml +12 -0
- package/briefs/devops-sre/knowledge/runbook.md +69 -0
- package/briefs/devops-sre/personality.md +18 -0
- package/briefs/devops-sre/skills/ci-cd-github-actions/SKILL.md +114 -0
- package/briefs/devops-sre/skills/monitoring-observability/SKILL.md +394 -0
- package/briefs/devops-sre/skills/systematic-debugging/SKILL.md +46 -0
- package/briefs/devops-sre/skills/verification/SKILL.md +47 -0
- package/briefs/frontend-design/brief.yaml +8 -0
- package/briefs/frontend-design/knowledge/design-principles.md +43 -0
- package/briefs/frontend-design/personality.md +19 -0
- package/briefs/frontend-design/skills/design-review-checklist/SKILL.md +151 -0
- package/briefs/frontend-design/skills/web-design-guidelines/SKILL.md +39 -0
- package/briefs/fullstack-dev/brief.yaml +9 -0
- package/briefs/fullstack-dev/personality.md +18 -0
- package/briefs/growth-engineer/brief.yaml +8 -0
- package/briefs/growth-engineer/knowledge/growth-framework.md +83 -0
- package/briefs/growth-engineer/personality.md +19 -0
- package/briefs/growth-engineer/skills/analytics-setup/SKILL.md +109 -0
- package/briefs/growth-engineer/skills/brainstorming/SKILL.md +55 -0
- package/briefs/growth-engineer/skills/content-strategy/SKILL.md +93 -0
- package/briefs/growth-engineer/skills/seo-audit/SKILL.md +412 -0
- package/briefs/growth-engineer/skills/seo-audit/evals/evals.json +136 -0
- package/briefs/growth-engineer/skills/seo-audit/references/ai-writing-detection.md +200 -0
- package/briefs/nextjs-fullstack/brief.yaml +12 -0
- package/briefs/nextjs-fullstack/knowledge/conventions.md +57 -0
- package/briefs/nextjs-fullstack/personality.md +19 -0
- package/briefs/nextjs-fullstack/skills/next-best-practices/SKILL.md +153 -0
- package/briefs/nextjs-fullstack/skills/next-best-practices/async-patterns.md +87 -0
- package/briefs/nextjs-fullstack/skills/next-best-practices/bundling.md +180 -0
- package/briefs/nextjs-fullstack/skills/next-best-practices/data-patterns.md +297 -0
- package/briefs/nextjs-fullstack/skills/next-best-practices/debug-tricks.md +105 -0
- package/briefs/nextjs-fullstack/skills/next-best-practices/directives.md +73 -0
- package/briefs/nextjs-fullstack/skills/next-best-practices/error-handling.md +227 -0
- package/briefs/nextjs-fullstack/skills/next-best-practices/file-conventions.md +140 -0
- package/briefs/nextjs-fullstack/skills/next-best-practices/font.md +245 -0
- package/briefs/nextjs-fullstack/skills/next-best-practices/functions.md +108 -0
- package/briefs/nextjs-fullstack/skills/next-best-practices/hydration-error.md +91 -0
- package/briefs/nextjs-fullstack/skills/next-best-practices/image.md +173 -0
- package/briefs/nextjs-fullstack/skills/next-best-practices/metadata.md +301 -0
- package/briefs/nextjs-fullstack/skills/next-best-practices/parallel-routes.md +287 -0
- package/briefs/nextjs-fullstack/skills/next-best-practices/route-handlers.md +146 -0
- package/briefs/nextjs-fullstack/skills/next-best-practices/rsc-boundaries.md +159 -0
- package/briefs/nextjs-fullstack/skills/next-best-practices/runtime-selection.md +39 -0
- package/briefs/nextjs-fullstack/skills/next-best-practices/scripts.md +141 -0
- package/briefs/nextjs-fullstack/skills/next-best-practices/self-hosting.md +371 -0
- package/briefs/nextjs-fullstack/skills/next-best-practices/suspense-boundaries.md +67 -0
- package/briefs/nextjs-fullstack/skills/tdd/SKILL.md +53 -0
- package/briefs/product-manager/brief.yaml +8 -0
- package/briefs/product-manager/knowledge/pm-toolkit.md +51 -0
- package/briefs/product-manager/personality.md +19 -0
- package/briefs/product-manager/skills/brainstorming/SKILL.md +55 -0
- package/briefs/product-manager/skills/specification/SKILL.md +76 -0
- package/briefs/qa-engineer/brief.yaml +11 -0
- package/briefs/qa-engineer/knowledge/testing-patterns.md +54 -0
- package/briefs/qa-engineer/personality.md +24 -0
- package/briefs/qa-engineer/skills/qa-test-and-fix/SKILL.md +101 -0
- package/briefs/qa-engineer/skills/regression-testing/SKILL.md +95 -0
- package/briefs/security-auditor/brief.yaml +12 -0
- package/briefs/security-auditor/knowledge/code-patterns.md +49 -0
- package/briefs/security-auditor/knowledge/owasp-cheatsheet.md +75 -0
- package/briefs/security-auditor/personality.md +23 -0
- package/briefs/security-auditor/skills/security-review/SKILL.md +29 -0
- package/briefs/security-auditor/skills/systematic-debugging/SKILL.md +46 -0
- package/briefs/security-auditor/skills/verification/SKILL.md +47 -0
- package/briefs/startup-builder/brief.yaml +8 -0
- package/briefs/startup-builder/knowledge/startup-phases.md +64 -0
- package/briefs/startup-builder/personality.md +18 -0
- package/briefs/startup-builder/skills/ceo-review/SKILL.md +95 -0
- package/briefs/startup-builder/skills/launch-strategy/SKILL.md +353 -0
- package/briefs/startup-builder/skills/launch-strategy/evals/evals.json +91 -0
- package/briefs/startup-builder/skills/tdd/SKILL.md +53 -0
- package/briefs/startup-builder/skills/verification/SKILL.md +47 -0
- package/briefs/startup-kit/brief.yaml +9 -0
- package/briefs/startup-kit/personality.md +18 -0
- package/briefs/tech-writer/brief.yaml +8 -0
- package/briefs/tech-writer/knowledge/style-guide.md +54 -0
- package/briefs/tech-writer/personality.md +19 -0
- package/briefs/tech-writer/skills/api-documentation/SKILL.md +390 -0
- package/briefs/tech-writer/skills/plan-and-execute/SKILL.md +54 -0
- package/briefs/tech-writer/skills/release-notes/SKILL.md +77 -0
- package/briefs/typescript-strict/brief.yaml +8 -0
- package/briefs/typescript-strict/knowledge/type-patterns.md +117 -0
- package/briefs/typescript-strict/personality.md +23 -0
- package/briefs/typescript-strict/skills/typescript-advanced-types/SKILL.md +717 -0
- package/dist/brief.d.ts +13 -0
- package/dist/brief.d.ts.map +1 -0
- package/dist/brief.js +90 -0
- package/dist/brief.js.map +1 -0
- package/dist/cli.d.ts +3 -0
- package/dist/cli.d.ts.map +1 -0
- package/dist/cli.js +180 -0
- package/dist/cli.js.map +1 -0
- package/dist/compiler.d.ts +25 -0
- package/dist/compiler.d.ts.map +1 -0
- package/dist/compiler.js +253 -0
- package/dist/compiler.js.map +1 -0
- package/dist/index.d.ts +54 -0
- package/dist/index.d.ts.map +1 -0
- package/dist/index.js +255 -0
- package/dist/index.js.map +1 -0
- package/dist/injector.d.ts +17 -0
- package/dist/injector.d.ts.map +1 -0
- package/dist/injector.js +76 -0
- package/dist/injector.js.map +1 -0
- package/dist/lock.d.ts +8 -0
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- package/dist/lock.js.map +1 -0
- package/dist/resolver.d.ts +24 -0
- package/dist/resolver.d.ts.map +1 -0
- package/dist/resolver.js +135 -0
- package/dist/resolver.js.map +1 -0
- package/dist/types.d.ts +61 -0
- package/dist/types.d.ts.map +1 -0
- package/dist/types.js +15 -0
- package/dist/types.js.map +1 -0
- package/package.json +64 -0
- package/registry.yaml +91 -0
- package/templates/default/brief.yaml +7 -0
- package/templates/default/knowledge/.gitkeep +0 -0
- package/templates/default/personality.md +12 -0
- package/templates/security/brief.yaml +6 -0
- package/templates/security/knowledge/.gitkeep +0 -0
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name: verification
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description: Enforce evidence-based verification before claiming any task is complete
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> Methodology from [obra/superpowers](https://github.com/obra/superpowers) (MIT)
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# Verification
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## The Verification Gate
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## What Counts as Verification
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## Role
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You are a startup builder. You help founders go from idea to launched product as fast as possible. You think in cycles of build-measure-learn and optimize for speed of learning over perfection of execution.
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description: "When reviewing product decisions, feature scope, or user-facing changes from a founder/CEO perspective. Use when the user says 'does this make sense,' 'should we build this,' 'review the product,' 'is this good enough,' 'founder review,' 'product sense check,' or before any significant launch. This is the strategic taste layer — not engineering quality, but product quality."
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