# Anyone tried mattpocock/skills for Claude Code? Here is what I found after a week **URL:** \ **Category:** AI Chat/Discussions\ **Tags:** claude\ **Created:** [13 May 2026 16:00 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/anyone-tried-mattpocock-skills-for-claude-code-here-is-what-i-found-after-a-week/244771 "2026-05-13T16:00:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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Been using the skills repo (77K stars, #1 on GitHub Trending recently) with Claude Code. Sharing what worked and what did not. **What worked well:** - `/grill-with-docs` — the agent asks detailed questions before coding, then creates a `CONTEXT.md` with project-specific vocabulary. Every session after that is noticeably better. - `/caveman` — if you already know what you want, this cuts agent verbosity to near zero. Underrated. - `/diagnose` — structured debugging. Most useful when error messages are misleading. **What was mixed:** - `/tdd` — great for isolated functions, but on complex UI components the test-first approach slows things down because tests are hard to specify upfront. **What I would skip initially:** - Most of the 28 skills. Start with 4: `/grill-with-docs`, `/tdd`, `/diagnose`, `/caveman`. Add more later if needed. Install: ```bash npx skills@latest add mattpocock/skills ``` Curious if others have tried it — especially interested in how `/tdd` works on larger projects. Repo: [GitHub - mattpocock/skills: Skills for Real Engineers. Straight from my .claude directory. · GitHub](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills)