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• documents

  Read, write, convert, and analyze documents — routes to PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX sub-skills for creation, editing, extraction, and format conversion. USE WHEN document, process file, create document, convert format, extract text, PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, Word, Excel, spreadsheet, PowerPoint, presentation, slides, consulting report, large PDF, merge PDF, fill form, tracked changes, redlining.

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• council

  Multi-agent collaborative debate that produces visible round-by-round transcripts with genuine intellectual friction. All council members are custom-composed via ComposeAgent (Agents skill) with domain expertise, unique voice, and personality tailored to the specific topic — never built-in generic types. ComposeAgent invoked as: bun run ~/.claude/skills/Agents/Tools/ComposeAgent.ts. Two workflows: DEBATE (3 rounds, full transcript + synthesis, parallel execution within rounds, 40-90 seconds total) and QUICK (1 round, fast perspective check). Context files: CouncilMembers.md (agent composition instructions), RoundStructure.md (three-round structure and timing), OutputFormat.md (transcript format templates). Agents are designed per debate topic to create real disagreement; 4-6 well-composed agents outperform 12 generic ones. Council is collaborative-adversarial (debate to find best path); for pure adversarial attack on an idea, use RedTeam instead. NOT FOR parallel task execution across agents (use Delegation skill). USE WHEN council, debate, multiple perspectives, weigh options, deliberate, get different views, multi-agent discussion, what would experts say, is there consensus, pros and cons from multiple angles.

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• redteam

  Military-grade adversarial analysis that deploys 32 parallel expert agents (engineers, architects, pentesters, interns) to stress-test ideas, strategies, and plans — not systems or infrastructure. Two workflows: ParallelAnalysis (5-phase: decompose into 24 atomic claims → 32-agent parallel attack → synthesis → steelman → counter-argument, each 8 points) and AdversarialValidation (competing proposals synthesized into best solution). Context files: Philosophy.md (core principles, success criteria, agent types), Integration.md (how to combine with FirstPrinciples, Council, and other skills; output format). Targets arguments, not network vulnerabilities. Findings ranked by severity; goal is to strengthen, not destroy — weaknesses delivered with remediation paths. Collaborates with FirstPrinciples (decompose assumptions before attacking) and Council (Council debates to find paths; RedTeam attacks whatever survives). Also invoked internally by Ideate (TEST phase) and WorldThreatModel (horizon stress-testing). NOT FOR AI instruction set auditing (use BitterPillEngineering). NOT FOR network/system vulnerability testing (use a security assessment skill). USE WHEN red team, attack idea, counterarguments, critique, stress test, devil's advocate, find weaknesses, break this, poke holes, what could go wrong, strongest objection, adversarial validation, battle of bots.

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• art

  Generates static visual content across 20+ formats via Flux, Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro), and GPT-Image-1. Covers blog header illustrations, editorial art, Mermaid flowcharts, technical architecture diagrams, D3.js dashboards, taxonomies, timelines, 2x2 framework matrices, comparisons, annotated screenshots, recipe cards, aphorism/quote cards, conceptual maps, stat cards, comic panels, YouTube thumbnails, PAI pack icons, and brand-logo wallpapers. Named workflows: Essay, D3Dashboards, Visualize, Mermaid, TechnicalDiagrams, Taxonomies, Timelines, Frameworks, Comparisons, AnnotatedScreenshots, RecipeCards, Aphorisms, Maps, Stats, Comics, YouTubeThumbnailChecklist, AdHocYouTubeThumbnail, CreatePAIPackIcon, LogoWallpaper, RemoveBackground. SKILLCUSTOMIZATIONS loads PREFERENCES.md, CharacterSpecs.md, and SceneConstruction.md. --remove-bg flag produces transparent-background PNG (can produce black backgrounds — verify visually). Up to 14 reference images per request (5 human, 6 object Gemini API limit). Output staged to ~/Downloads/ for preview before any project directory copy. Nano Banana Pro uses --size for resolution tier 1K/2K/4K and separate --aspect-ratio. USE WHEN: art, illustration, diagram, flowchart, infographic, header image, thumbnail, visualize, generate image, mermaid, architecture diagram, comic, icon, blog art, framework diagram, D3 chart, remove background, wallpaper. NOT FOR video or animation (use Remotion). NOT FOR the user's personal portrait/headshot (use a dedicated headshot skill).

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• recon

  Network reconnaissance — subdomain enumeration, port scanning, DNS/WHOIS/ASN lookups, endpoint discovery from JS, mass scanning, path discovery, CIDR/netblock analysis. Passive and active modes with corporate structure mapping and bounty program tracking. USE WHEN recon, reconnaissance, bug bounty, bounty programs, attack surface, subdomains, subdomain enumeration, port scan, mass scan, DNS, WHOIS, ASN, CIDR, netblock, IP recon, domain recon, passive recon, corporate structure, endpoint discovery, path discovery, scan results, analyze scan, update tools.

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• browser

  Headless browser automation via agent-browser — Rust CLI daemon with persistent auth profiles for fast, scriptable, parallel browser work. Supports batch commands, network interception, device emulation, per-site profile auth (one-time headed login, headless forever after), and parallel isolated sessions via --session. Workflows: ReviewStories (fan out YAML user stories to parallel UIReviewers), Automate (load/run parameterized recipe templates), Update. Delegates to general-purpose agents with agent-browser instructions for background parallel scraping. Falls back to Interceptor if site has bot detection. USE WHEN headless browser, batch scrape, fast screenshot, dev server test, parallel browser, background automation, extract data, review stories, automate recipe, batch screenshots, scrape multiple pages in parallel. NOT FOR deploy verification or UI confirmation with real Chrome (use Interceptor). NOT FOR simple single-URL fetching (use WebFetch). NOT FOR CAPTCHA or bot-detection bypass (use BrightData or Interceptor).

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