discover-engineering
Automatically discover software engineering practice skills when working with code review, documentation, pair programming, production debugging, performance profiling, deployment strategies, or software engineering practices. Activates for engineering development tasks.
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Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/rand/cc-polymath --skill discover-engineering- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads discover-engineering automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
Engineering Skills Discovery
Provides automatic access to comprehensive engineering skills.
When This Skill Activates
This skill auto-activates when you're working with:
- engineering practices
- code review
- documentation
- team collaboration
- technical leadership
- Process flows and flowcharts
- Sequence and interaction diagrams
- System architecture and C4 diagrams
- Database schemas and ER diagrams
- Class diagrams and state machines
- Data visualization charts
- Project timelines and Gantt charts
- Git workflows and branching
- Mindmaps and concept hierarchies
- Any Mermaid.js diagram creation
Available Skills
Quick Reference
The Engineering category contains 24 skills across 2 subcategories:
Engineering (16 skills):
Software Development Practices:
- code-review - PR reviews, feedback, automation
- code-quality - SOLID principles, metrics, code smells
- refactoring-patterns - Safe refactoring techniques
- test-driven-development - TDD, red-green-refactor
- domain-driven-design - DDD patterns, bounded contexts
- functional-programming - FP principles, immutability
- design-patterns - GoF patterns, when to use
- technical-debt - Identifying and managing debt
- pair-programming - Pairing techniques, mob programming
- continuous-integration - CI/CD pipelines, deployment
RFC & Documentation: 11. rfc-consensus-building - Stakeholder collaboration 12. rfc-decision-documentation - ADRs, decision tracking 13. rfc-structure-format - RFC templates, formatting 14. rfc-technical-design - Architecture proposals
Plus 2 more in ../engineering/INDEX.md
Diagrams (8 skills): See ../diagrams/INDEX.md
Load Full Category Details
Read ../engineering/INDEX.md Read ../diagrams/INDEX.md
Progressive Loading
This gateway skill enables progressive loading:
- Level 1: Gateway loads automatically (you're here now)
- Level 2: Load category INDEX.md for full overview
- Level 3: Load specific skills as needed
Usage Instructions
- Auto-activation: This skill loads automatically when Claude Code detects engineering work
- Browse skills: Run
Read ../engineering/INDEX.mdfor full category overview - Load specific skills: Use bash commands above to load individual skills
Next Steps: Run Read ../engineering/INDEX.md to see full category details.
FAQ
What does the discover-engineering skill do?
Automatically discover software engineering practice skills when working with code review, documentation, pair programming, production debugging, performance profiling, deployment strategies, or software engineering practices. Activates for engineering development tasks.
How do I install discover-engineering?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/rand/cc-polymath --skill discover-engineering in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/discover-engineering/ (personal) or .claude/skills/discover-engineering/ (project).
Which AI agents can use discover-engineering?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is discover-engineering safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains discover-engineering?
It is published by rand in rand/cc-polymath. It has 108 recorded installs.
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