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claude-essentials

Testing, debugging, architecture, and writing workflows for developers

Applies proven workflows for writing tests, debugging root causes, designing system architecture, and managing databases and CI/CD pipelines. Eliminates guesswork in error handling, flaky test fixes, performance tuning, and SQL optimization with step-by-step patterns. Includes expert reviewer, log-reader, and copywriter personas plus writing guides for docs, articles, and strategy memos.

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npx skills add rileyhilliard/claude-essentials --all -g -y

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Tells the agent how the ce plugin is organized, when to load each skill based on the task, and how to route requests to the right command, skill, or persona.

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design

Enforce precise design rules for dashboards and admin interfaces.

strategy-writer

Generate executive strategy memos with structured sections for context, options, and risks.

documenting-code-comments

Enforce concise WHY-driven code comments across codebases during reviews.

systematic-debugging

Guide four-phase debugging to identify root causes before proposing fixes.

handling-errors

Preserve error context across boundary layers with explicit wrapping and centralized handling.

migrating-code

Migrate code with backward compatibility and rollback-ready steps.

optimizing-performance

Profile codebases and implement minimal performance optimizations with re-verification.

reading-logs

Analyze application logs with grep, awk, sed, and jq to identify errors and patterns.

visualizing-with-mermaid

Generates Mermaid diagrams for visualizing architecture and workflows with semantic styling and color conventions.

managing-databases

Guide database architecture decisions across PostgreSQL, DuckDB, Parquet, and PGVector.

fixing-flaky-tests

Diagnose and fix flaky tests failing under concurrent execution.

executing-plans

Orchestrate sub-agents to execute grouped multi-subsystem implementation plans.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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How to install claude-essentials?▼

Run `npx skills add rileyhilliard/claude-essentials --all -g -y` in your terminal to install all skills globally.

What does claude-essentials include?▼

It bundles 17 skills covering testing, debugging, architecture, databases, CI/CD, and writing, plus 4 expert personas for code review, log analysis, critique, and copywriting.

How do I fix flaky tests with this?▼

Load the fixing-flaky-tests skill to diagnose shared state, race conditions, and resource conflicts, then apply language-specific isolation patterns for Jest, Playwright, or pytest.

Does it help with SQL and database design?▼

Yes. The writing-sql and managing-databases skills cover PostgreSQL indexing, keyset pagination, DuckDB analytics, Parquet storage, PGVector search, and Neo4j graph queries.

Can non-developers use the writing skills?▼

Yes. The writer, structuring-articles, and strategy-writer skills guide anyone through docs, blog posts, business cases, and executive memos using plain instructions.