Standards Skill Language-specific coding standards loaded on-demand by other skills. Purpose This is a library skill - it doesn't run standalone but provides standards references that other skills load based on file types being processed. Standards Available Standard Reference Loaded By Skill Structure references/skill-structure.md vibe (skill audits), doc (skill creation) Python references/python.md vibe, implement, complexity Go references/go.md vibe, implement, complexity Rust references/rust.md vibe, implement, complexity TypeScript references/typescript.md vibe, implement Shell references/shell.md vibe, implement YAML references/yaml.md vibe JSON references/json.md vibe Markdown references/markdown.md vibe, doc SQL Safety references/sql-safety-checklist.md vibe, pre-mortem (when DB code detected) LLM Trust Boundaries references/llm-trust-boundary-checklist.md vibe, pre-mortem (when LLM code detected) Race Conditions references/race-condition-checklist.md vibe, pre-mortem (when concurrent code detected) Codex Skills references/codex-skill.md vibe (when skills-codex/ or converter files detected) Test Pyramid references/test-pyramid.md plan, pre-mortem, implement, crank, validation, post-mortem How It Works Skills declare standards as a dependency: skills : - standards Then load the appropriate reference based on file type:

Pseudo-code for standard loading

if file . endswith ( '.py' ) : load ( 'standards/references/python.md' ) elif file . endswith ( '.go' ) : load ( 'standards/references/go.md' ) elif file . endswith ( '.rs' ) : load ( 'standards/references/rust.md' )

etc.

Domain-Specific Checklists Specialized checklists for high-risk code patterns. Loaded automatically by /vibe and /pre-mortem when matching code patterns are detected: Checklist Trigger Pattern Risk Area sql-safety-checklist.md SQL queries, ORM calls, migration files, database/sql , sqlalchemy , prisma Injection, migration safety, N+1, transactions llm-trust-boundary-checklist.md anthropic , openai imports, prompt templates, llm / prompt files Prompt injection, output validation, cost control race-condition-checklist.md Goroutines, threads, asyncio , sync.Mutex , shared file I/O Shared state, file races, database races codex-skill.md Files under skills-codex/ , convert.sh , skills-codex-overrides/ Codex API conformance, prohibited primitives, tool mapping Skills detect triggers via file content patterns and import statements. Each checklist's "When to Apply" section defines exact detection rules. Deep Standards For comprehensive audits, skills can load extended standards from vibe/references/-standards.md which contain full compliance catalogs. Standard Size Use Case Tier 1 (this skill) ~5KB each Normal validation Tier 2 (vibe/references) ~15-20KB each Deep audits, --deep flag Domain checklists ~3-5KB each Triggered by code pattern detection Integration Skills that use standards: /vibe - Loads based on changed file types /implement - Loads for files being modified /doc - Loads markdown standards /bug-hunt - Loads for root cause analysis /complexity - Loads for refactoring recommendations Examples Vibe Loads Python Standards User says: /vibe (detects changed Python files) What happens: Vibe skill checks git diff for file types Vibe finds auth.py in changeset Vibe loads standards/references/python.md automatically Vibe validates against Python standards (type hints, docstrings, error handling) Vibe reports findings with standard references Result: Python code validated against language-specific standards without manual reference loading. Implement Loads Go Standards User says: /implement ag-xyz-123 (issue modifies Go files) What happens: Implement skill reads issue metadata to identify file targets Implement finds server.go in implementation scope Implement loads standards/references/go.md for context Implement writes code following Go standards (error handling, naming, package structure) Implement validates output against loaded standards before committing Result: Go code generated conforming to standards, reducing post-implementation vibe findings. Troubleshooting Problem Cause Solution Standards not loaded File type not detected or standards skill missing Check file extension matches reference; verify standards in dependencies Wrong standard loaded File type misidentified (e.g., .sh as .bash) Manually specify standard; update file type detection logic Deep standards missing Vibe needs extended catalog, not found Check vibe/references/-standards.md exists; use --deep flag Standard conflicts Multiple languages in same changeset Load all relevant standards; prioritize by primary language Reference Documents references/common-standards.md references/examples-troubleshooting-template.md references/go.md references/json.md references/markdown.md references/python.md references/rust.md references/shell.md references/skill-structure.md references/standards-index.md references/typescript.md references/sql-safety-checklist.md references/llm-trust-boundary-checklist.md references/race-condition-checklist.md references/codex-skill.md references/test-pyramid.md references/yaml.md