igmarin/rails-agent-skills

Curated library of 42 public AI agent skills for Ruby on Rails development, plus 5 callable workflow skills. Organized by category: planning, testing, code-quality, ddd, engines, infrastructure, api, patterns, context, orchestration, and workflows. Covers code review, architecture, security, testing (RSpec), engines, service objects, DDD patterns, and TDD automation.

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Skill Catalog — Rails Agent Skills

Name: igmarin/rails-agent-skills
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Author: igmarin

Complete catalog of 39 skills organized by development lifecycle stage and by category.

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By Stage: 00 — Discovery · 10 — Planning · 30 — Development · 40 — Quality · 50 — Review · 60 — Engines

By Category: API · Context · Code Quality · DDD · Engines · Infrastructure · Orchestration · Patterns · Planning · Testing · Workflows

00 — Discovery & Context

Skill	Description	Trigger Words
load-context	Load minimum context before coding (schema, routes, neighbors)	"load context", "before I code", "match existing style", "what does this codebase use"
setup-environment (NEW)	Complete dev environment setup (Docker, env vars, db)	"onboarding", "new dev", "setup project", "Docker", "environment"

10 — Planning & Design

Skill	Description	Trigger Words
create-prd	Generate PRD with goals, user stories, requirements	"plan feature", "create PRD", "requirements", "feature spec"
generate-tasks	Convert PRD into TDD-ready tasks with exact paths	"break into tasks", "implementation plan", "task list", "generate tasks"
plan-tickets	Create tickets in issue tracker from plan	"create tickets", "Jira", "Linear", "GitHub Issues"
define-domain-language	Domain terms glossary	"domain terms", "ubiquitous language", "what should we call this", "naming"
review-domain-boundaries	Review bounded contexts and language leakage	"context boundaries", "language leakage", "ownership", "cross-context"
model-domain	Map DDD to Rails (models, services, VO)	"aggregate", "value object", "domain event", "repository", "DDD"

20 — Setup & Configuration

No shipped skills in this stage yet. See Roadmap for setup-ci-cd.

30 — Development

Skill	Description	Trigger Words
plan-tests	Choose the best first failing spec	"where to start testing", "what test first", "TDD", "first failing spec"
write-tests	TDD discipline, spec types, factory design	"write test", "RSpec", "test-driven", "spec type"
test-service	Service object specific testing	"test service", "spec/services", "service spec"
create-service-object	`.call` pattern, response contract, YARD	"create service", "extract service", ".call", "service object"
integrate-api-client	Layered architecture for external APIs	"API integration", "HTTP client", "external API", "third party"
implement-background-job	Active Job, Solid Queue, Sidekiq, idempotency	"background job", "Active Job", "async", "Sidekiq", "worker"
review-migration	Safe migrations for production	"migration", "add column", "index", "backfill", "zero-downtime"
implement-graphql	Schema design, N+1 prevention, auth	"GraphQL", "resolver", "mutation", "dataloader"
triage-bug	Bug diagnosis and reproduction	"bug", "debug", "fix", "broken", "error", "regression"
implement-authorization (NEW)	Pundit/CanCanCan, roles, permissions	"authorization", "Pundit", "CanCanCan", "roles", "permissions", "policy"
optimize-performance (NEW)	N+1s, profiling, caching, query optimization	"N+1", "slow", "performance", "optimize", "caching", "profiling"
version-api (NEW)	REST API versioning	"API version", "v1", "v2", "versioning", "deprecation"
seed-database (NEW)	Fixtures vs Seeds for dev/test	"seeds", "fixtures", "test data", "development data"
implement-hotwire (NEW)	Turbo/Stimulus integration	"Hotwire", "Turbo", "Stimulus", "SPA", "frames", "streams"
implement-calculator-pattern	Variant-based calculators	"calculator", "strategy pattern", "factory", "dispatch", "variant"

40 — Code Quality

Skill	Description	Trigger Words
refactor-code	Refactor preserving behavior	"refactor", "extract", "restructure", "clean up"
apply-code-conventions	DRY/YAGNI/PORO/CoC/KISS by path	"code review", "conventions", "clean code", "DRY", "YAGNI"
write-yard-docs	Inline documentation with YARD	"YARD", "documentation", "@param", "@return", "inline docs"
apply-stack-conventions	Stack-specific conventions (PostgreSQL, Hotwire, Tailwind)	"stack", "PostgreSQL", "Hotwire", "Tailwind", "conventions"

50 — Review & Validation

Skill	Description	Trigger Words
code-review	Systematic Rails PR review	"review PR", "code review", "check this code", "CR"
respond-to-review	Respond to review feedback	"feedback", "review comments", "address feedback", "respond"
security-check	Deep security audit	"security", "audit", "vulnerability", "XSS", "SQL injection", "CSRF"
review-architecture	Structural boundary review	"architecture", "structure", "boundaries", "fat model", "extract"
generate-api-collection	Generate Postman collections for APIs	"Postman", "API collection", "REST", "test endpoints"

60 — Engines

Skill	Description	Trigger Words
create-engine	Rails engine scaffolding	"create engine", "new engine", "mountable engine"
test-engine	Engine testing setup	"test engine", "dummy app", "engine specs"
document-engine	Engine documentation	"engine README", "install guide", "engine docs"
create-engine-installer	Install generators	"install generator", "engine setup", "copy migrations"
review-engine	Complete engine review	"review engine", "engine quality", "engine audit"
release-engine	Versioned engine release	"release engine", "version bump", "publish gem", "changelog"
upgrade-engine	Cross-version compatibility	"Zeitwerk", "compatibility", "Rails upgrade", "cross-version"
extract-engine	Extract code to engine	"extract to engine", "move feature", "host coupling"

Skills by Objective (Quick Lookup)

If you need...

You need...	Recommended Skill(s)
Understand codebase	`load-context`
New project setup	`setup-environment`
Plan feature	`create-prd` → `generate-tasks`
Start coding	`plan-tests` → `write-tests`
Fix bug	`triage-bug`
Refactor	`refactor-code`
Create service	`create-service-object`
Integrate external API	`integrate-api-client`
Add auth/roles	`implement-authorization`
Optimize performance	`optimize-performance`
Create engine	`create-engine`
Review code	`code-review`
Respond to feedback	`respond-to-review`
Setup CI/CD	(roadmap — `setup-ci-cd`)
Not sure	`skill-router`

Proposed New Skills (Roadmap)

Skill	Priority	Status
setup-ci-cd	🔴 Critical	Not yet implemented

Index by Category

Skills are organized in category folders (skills/<category>/) with frequent entry points at root.

API

Skill	Path	Description
generate-api-collection	`skills/api/generate-api-collection/`	Generate Postman collections for REST APIs
implement-graphql	`skills/api/implement-graphql/`	Schema design, N+1 prevention, auth
integrate-api-client	`skills/api/integrate-api-client/`	Layered architecture for external APIs

Context

Skill	Path	Description
load-context	`skills/context/load-context/`	Load minimum context before coding
setup-environment	`skills/context/setup-environment/`	Complete dev environment setup

Code Quality

Skill	Path	Description
code-review	`skills/code-quality/code-review/`	Systematic Rails PR review
respond-to-review	`skills/code-quality/respond-to-review/`	Respond to review feedback
review-architecture	`skills/code-quality/review-architecture/`	Structural boundary review
security-check	`skills/code-quality/security-check/`	Deep security audit
apply-stack-conventions	`skills/code-quality/apply-stack-conventions/`	Stack-specific conventions
apply-code-conventions	`skills/code-quality/apply-code-conventions/`	DRY/YAGNI/PORO/CoC/KISS by path
implement-authorization	`skills/code-quality/implement-authorization/`	Pundit/CanCanCan, roles, permissions
refactor-code	`skills/code-quality/refactor-code/`	Refactor preserving behavior

DDD

Skill	Path	Description
define-domain-language	`skills/ddd/define-domain-language/`	Domain terms glossary
review-domain-boundaries	`skills/ddd/review-domain-boundaries/`	Review bounded contexts
model-domain	`skills/ddd/model-domain/`	Map DDD to Rails

Engines

Skill	Path	Description
create-engine	`skills/engines/create-engine/`	Rails engine scaffolding
test-engine	`skills/engines/test-engine/`	Engine testing setup
review-engine	`skills/engines/review-engine/`	Complete engine review
release-engine	`skills/engines/release-engine/`	Versioned engine release
document-engine	`skills/engines/document-engine/`	Engine documentation
create-engine-installer	`skills/engines/create-engine-installer/`	Install generators
extract-engine	`skills/engines/extract-engine/`	Extract code to engine
upgrade-engine	`skills/engines/upgrade-engine/`	Cross-version compatibility

Infrastructure

Skill	Path	Description
review-migration	`skills/infrastructure/review-migration/`	Safe migrations for production
implement-background-job	`skills/infrastructure/implement-background-job/`	Active Job, Solid Queue, Sidekiq
seed-database	`skills/infrastructure/seed-database/`	Fixtures vs Seeds
optimize-performance	`skills/infrastructure/optimize-performance/`	N+1s, profiling, caching
version-api	`skills/infrastructure/version-api/`	REST API versioning
implement-hotwire	`skills/infrastructure/implement-hotwire/`	Turbo/Stimulus integration

Orchestration

Skill	Path	Description
skill-router	`skills/orchestration/skill-router/`	Routes to correct specialized skill

Patterns

Skill	Path	Description
create-service-object	`skills/patterns/create-service-object/`	`.call` pattern, response contract
implement-calculator-pattern	`skills/patterns/implement-calculator-pattern/`	Variant-based calculators
write-yard-docs	`skills/patterns/write-yard-docs/`	Inline documentation with YARD

Planning

Skill	Path	Description
create-prd	`skills/planning/create-prd/`	Generate PRD with goals, user stories
generate-tasks	`skills/planning/generate-tasks/`	Convert PRD into TDD-ready tasks
plan-tickets	`skills/planning/plan-tickets/`	Create tickets in issue tracker

Testing

Skill	Path	Description
write-tests	`skills/testing/write-tests/`	TDD discipline, spec types
test-service	`skills/testing/test-service/`	Service object specific testing
plan-tests	`skills/testing/plan-tests/`	Choose the best first failing spec
triage-bug	`skills/testing/triage-bug/`	Bug diagnosis and reproduction

Workflows

Skill	Path	Description
tdd-workflow	`workflows/tdd-workflow/`	TDD feature loop: test → implement → review → PR
review-workflow	`workflows/review-workflow/`	Systematic PR review: review → deep dive → response
setup-workflow	`workflows/setup-workflow/`	Project setup: context → onboarding → CI/CD
quality-workflow	`workflows/quality-workflow/`	Quality check: conventions → refactor → docs
engine-workflow	`workflows/engine-workflow/`	Engine development: author → test → review → release

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00 — Discovery & Context

10 — Planning & Design

20 — Setup & Configuration

30 — Development

40 — Code Quality

50 — Review & Validation

60 — Engines

Skills by Objective (Quick Lookup)

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Proposed New Skills (Roadmap)

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Skill Catalog — Rails Agent Skills

Quick Navigation

Index by Stage

00 — Discovery & Context

10 — Planning & Design

20 — Setup & Configuration

30 — Development

40 — Code Quality

50 — Review & Validation

60 — Engines

Skills by Objective (Quick Lookup)

If you need...

Proposed New Skills (Roadmap)

See also

Index by Category

API

Context

Code Quality

DDD

Engines

Infrastructure

Orchestration

Patterns

Planning

Testing

Workflows

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