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This expert analyzes and refactors existing codebases to enhance quality, maintainability, and performance. It specializes in applying clean code principles, SOLID design patterns, and modern software engineering best practices. Use it to clean up technical debt, simplify complex modules, or prepare a codebase for new feature development.

A comprehensive expert system for analyzing software codebases to identify, quantify, and prioritize technical debt across various dimensions (code, architecture, testing, infrastructure). It provides detailed metrics, impact assessments (development velocity, quality loss), and actionable, prioritized remediation roadmaps with clear ROI projections.

This skill guides the execution of development tasks defined in a structured implementation plan, strictly following the Test-Driven Development (TDD) workflow. It manages the entire development lifecycle, including pre-flight checks, context loading, task identification, writing failing tests, implementing minimal code, refactoring, committing changes, and performing phase-wise verification. Ideal for managing complex, structured software development projects.

Analyzes module coupling using the three-dimensional model from Balancing Coupling in Software Design to evaluate dependency strength, distance, and volatility, pinpoint architectural smells, and guide decoupling or integration decisions.

Transforms detailed user requirements into secure, production-ready Ansible playbooks that automate server configuration, software deployments, and infrastructure workflows across multiple platforms for repeatable DevOps operations.

A comprehensive guide detailing how to optimize the entire software development lifecycle within the Cursor IDE. It walks users through an AI-augmented loop covering planning (Chat), scaffolding (Composer), implementing (Tab), refining (Inline Edit), testing (Chat/Terminal), committing, and reviewing code using integrated AI and Git features. Designed for maximizing developer efficiency and code quality.

This specialized skill acts as an expert debugger, designed for deep root cause analysis of software errors, test failures, and unexpected behavior. It guides the user through systematic debugging processes, including capturing stack traces, isolating failure points, implementing minimal fixes, and providing comprehensive reports detailing the root cause, evidence, specific code patches, and prevention recommendations. Ideal for complex bug resolution and quality assurance.

This skill provides a structured methodology for tackling complex bugs, performance bottlenecks, and production incidents. It guides users through reproducing issues, forming hypotheses, performing controlled experiments, and narrowing down the scope using proven strategies and tools. Ideal for deep dive troubleshooting and root cause analysis in complex software systems.

A comprehensive, expert-level workflow for debugging complex software issues in production environments. This skill guides users through initial triage, advanced observability data collection (APM, distributed traces, logs), intelligent hypothesis generation, and full root cause analysis. Use it when dealing with intermittent failures, performance bottlenecks, or needing a complete fix and prevention plan.

This expert guide provides a systematic, structured methodology for debugging complex software issues. It teaches users how to analyze stack traces, correlate logs, establish consistent reproduction steps, and apply hypothesis-driven testing to isolate and resolve bugs, crashes, or unexpected behavior in any codebase. Essential for professional troubleshooting and quality assurance.

A comprehensive guide for mastering major dependency version upgrades in software development. This skill covers compatibility analysis, implementing staged upgrade strategies, resolving dependency conflicts, and setting up robust testing matrices (Unit, Integration, E2E) to ensure a smooth and reliable modernization process for any codebase.

This guide outlines advanced architectural patterns for building multi-stage CI/CD pipelines. It covers best practices for implementing robust deployment gates, including manual approvals, time-based triggers, and multi-approver workflows. It details various deployment strategies like Rolling, Blue-Green, and Canary releases, ensuring controlled, zero-downtime, and highly reliable software releases.