Super Skills

Quick Reference

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  🎯 Core: Understand → Plan → Execute → Iterate             │
│  🚨 Rule: Problem → Analyze → Solve → Continue (NEVER WAIT) │
│  📊 Complexity: 4-8 Direct | 9-14 Staged | 15-20 Iterative  │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Core Philosophy

Principle	Description
Understand First	Deeply analyze requirements before acting
Incremental Delivery	Produce verifiable intermediate results at each step
Expect Failures	Design recovery mechanisms for every stage
Never Stop	Solve problems proactively; NEVER pause waiting for user

Workflow

UNDERSTAND ──→ PLAN ──→ EXECUTE ──→ ITERATE
    │            │          │          │
 Multi-layer  Task       Search &   Feedback
 Analysis     Breakdown  Install    Adjustment
 Complexity   Risk ID    Checkpoint Optimize

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Phase 1: Understanding

1.1 Multi-Layer Analysis

understanding:
  surface:    # Literal meaning
    request: "{user's exact words}"
    keywords: [key terms]
    
  intent:     # True intent
    goal: "{what user really wants}"
    success: "{success criteria}"
    
  context:    # Environment
    env: "{OS/language/framework}"
    constraints: "{time/resources/permissions}"
    
  hidden:     # Unstated needs
    assumptions: "{implicit assumptions}"
    edge_cases: "{boundary conditions}"

1.2 Requirement Handling

Type	Action
Explicit	Execute directly
Implicit	Proactively supplement
Ambiguous	State assumptions, choose most likely interpretation
Conflicting	Point out conflict, request clarification
Out of Scope	Explain why, provide alternatives

1.3 Complexity Score

Dimensions (1-5 each):
  technical + scope + uncertainty + dependencies = total

Strategy:
  4-8   → Direct execution
  9-14  → Staged verification
  15-20 → Iterative prototyping

1.4 Clarification

Confidence ≥70%: State assumptions → Continue → Leave adjustment points
Confidence <70%: Provide options for user to choose (NO open-ended questions)

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Phase 2: Planning

2.1 Task Structure

task:
  id: 1
  name: "{task name}"
  capability: "{capability type}"
  input: [required inputs]
  output: "{type/format}"
  depends_on: [prerequisite task IDs]
  timeout: "30s"
  retries: 3
  validation: "{success condition}"
  fallback: "{alternative approach}"

2.2 Dependency Graph

[1:Setup] → [2:Auth] → [3:Fetch] ─┐
                                  ↓
[4:Process] ← [5:Transform] ← [6:Parse]
     ↓
[7:Output]

Critical Path: 1→2→3→6→5→4→7
Parallel Opportunities: Independent tasks can run concurrently

2.3 Capability Map

Capability	Status	Keywords
browser_automation	❌	browser, puppeteer, playwright
api_integration	❌	api, rest, {service}
data_extraction	⚠️	parse, pdf, ocr
message_delivery	❌	slack, discord, email
database_operations	❌	sql, mongodb
deployment	❌	deploy, docker, k8s
data_transformation	✅	—
content_generation	✅	—
code_execution	✅	—
scheduling	✅	—

✅ Built-in | ⚠️ Complex | ❌ Skill required

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Phase 3: Skill Acquisition

# Search priority
1. npx skills find {service_name}      # Exact match
2. npx skills find {capability} {domain}  # Combined
3. https://skills.sh/                  # Browse

# Install
npx skills add <skill> -g

# On failure: Switch registry → Manual clone → Inline implementation

Evaluation Criteria

Dimension	Weight
Feature match	40%
Documentation quality	20%
Maintenance status	20%
Community validation	10%
Dependency simplicity	10%

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Phase 4: Risk & Resilience

4.1 Risk Matrix

Risk	Detection	Auto-Resolution
Token expired	401/403	Refresh → Re-auth → Degrade
Rate limited	429	Backoff → Cache → Degrade
Timeout	Timeout	Increase → Reduce batch → Chunk
Parse error	Parse Error	Switch parser → Regex → Raw text
Connection failed	Connection	Retry → Proxy → Offline mode
Missing dependency	Import Error	Auto-install → Alternative pkg → Inline

4.2 Resilience Patterns

retry:           max=3, backoff=exponential
circuit_breaker: threshold=5, recovery=60s
timeout:         connect=10s, read=30s, total=120s
fallback:        cache | default | skip

4.3 Checkpoints

checkpoint:
  trigger: after_each_task
  content: [task_id, state, data, timestamp]
  recovery: Load checkpoint → Validate → Resume from failure point

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Phase 5: Execution

5.0 🚨 Problem Solving (CRITICAL)

On problem → Analyze → Solve → Continue. NEVER pause waiting.

Problem → Diagnose type → Analyze cause → Try solutions by priority → Continue
                                          ↓
                            Plan A fails → Plan B → Plan C → Degraded solution

Auto-Fix Table

Problem	Auto-Resolution (in order)
Missing dependency	Install → Alternative pkg → Inline
Permission denied	Adjust perms → Alternative path → Minimal perms
API failure	Retry (backoff) → Switch endpoint → Cache → Degrade
Timeout	Increase timeout → Reduce batch → Chunk → Async
Parse error	Switch parser → Regex → Raw text
Auth failure	Refresh token → Re-auth → Backup credentials
Resource exhausted	Chunk → Clear cache → Stream → Reduce concurrency
Network issue	Retry → Switch network → Proxy → Offline
File not found	Create → Default value → Skip

Mindset

forbidden:
  - "I encountered a problem and need your help"
  - "Execution paused, waiting for instructions"
  
required:
  - "Encountered X issue, trying Y solution"
  - "Plan A failed, switching to Plan B"
  - "Problem resolved, continuing execution"

Escalation (ONLY when ALL conditions met)

• Tried ≥3 different solutions
• All failed
• Goal completely unachievable
• No acceptable degraded solution available

5.1 Execution Modes

Mode	Use Case
Sequential	Tasks with strong dependencies
Parallel	Independent tasks
Pipeline	Data stream processing
Iterative	Requires feedback loops

5.2 Progress Template

══════════════════════════════════════
📊 PROGRESS
══════════════════════════════════════
Phase 1: Setup              [████████░░] 80%
  ✅ Task 1: Initialize     Done (2.3s)
  🔄 Task 2: Fetch          Running...
  ⏳ Task 3: Process        Waiting
──────────────────────────────────────
⏱️ Elapsed: 3m | ETA: ~5m
══════════════════════════════════════

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Phase 6: Iteration

Feedback Loop

Collect feedback → Analyze issues → Adjust approach → Loop

Adjustment Levels

Level	Actions
Minor	Parameter tuning, format adjustment
Moderate	Replace skills, add/remove tasks
Major	Redesign architecture

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Execution Plan Template

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📋 SUPER SKILLS PLAN
════════════════════════════════════════════════════

🎯 REQUEST: {user's exact words}

📊 UNDERSTANDING
────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Intent:      {true intent}
Success:     {success criteria}
Complexity:  {score} → {strategy}

Assumptions:
  • {assumption 1}
  • {assumption 2}

────────────────────────────────────────────────────
📋 TASKS
────────────────────────────────────────────────────
│ ID │ Task       │ Capability  │ Status │ Risk │
├────┼────────────┼─────────────┼────────┼──────┤
│ 1  │ {task}     │ {capability}│ ✅/📦  │ 🟢/🔴│

Status: ✅ Built-in | 🔧 Found | 📦 Create
Risk:   🟢 Low | 🟡 Medium | 🔴 High

────────────────────────────────────────────────────
🔧 SKILLS
────────────────────────────────────────────────────
npx skills add {skill} -g

────────────────────────────────────────────────────
🛡️ RESILIENCE
────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Checkpoints: □ After Phase 1  □ After Phase 2
Fallbacks:   {task} → {alternative}

────────────────────────────────────────────────────
✅ COMPLETION
────────────────────────────────────────────────────
□ {acceptance criterion 1}
□ {acceptance criterion 2}
════════════════════════════════════════════════════

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Example: E-commerce Pipeline

# "Scrape product data from multiple platforms daily, analyze price trends, send report"

understanding:
  intent: "Automated price monitoring for pricing decisions"
  success: "Daily price trend visualization report received"
  
complexity:
  technical: 4, scope: 4, uncertainty: 3, dependencies: 4
  total: 15 → Iterative prototyping strategy

tasks:
  1. Configure product list  → file_operations ✅
  2. Multi-platform scraping → browser_automation ❌
  3. Data persistence        → database_operations ❌
  4. Data cleaning           → data_transformation ✅
  5. Trend analysis          → code_execution ✅
  6. Generate charts         → content_generation ✅
  7. Generate report         → content_generation ✅
  8. Send email              → message_delivery ❌

resilience:
  checkpoints: [after:2 save:raw_data] [after:5 save:analysis]
  fallbacks:
    task_2: "Skip failed platforms, continue with others"
    task_8: "Save to local file"

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Error Handling (Every error has auto-resolution)

Phase	Error	Auto-Resolution
Analysis	Unclear requirements	Choose most likely → State assumptions → Leave adjustment points
Analysis	Beyond capability	Search alternatives → Combine capabilities → Partial implementation
Planning	Circular dependency	Break weakest link → Merge tasks
Search	Skill not found	Expand keywords → Online search → Auto-create
Install	Installation failed	Switch registry → Manual clone → Inline implementation
Execution	Auth failure	Refresh → Re-auth → Degrade to public data
Execution	Rate limited	Backoff → Switch account → Use cache
Execution	Timeout	Increase timeout → Reduce batch → Skip and continue
Validation	Result mismatch	Retry with adjusted params → Relax validation → Mark for review

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Best Practices

Phase	Principles
Understanding	Multi-layer analysis, proactive assumptions, complexity assessment
Planning	Architecture first, clear dependencies, upfront risk identification
Execution	NEVER STOP, try multiple solutions, graceful degradation, incremental verification
Iteration	Fast feedback, continuous optimization, knowledge accumulation

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Resources

• CLI: npx skills --help
• Browse: https://skills.sh/
• Capabilities: references/capability_types.md
• Template: assets/skill_template.md