# Zen skills

Full public workflow documentation. Repository/package publication remains deferred; the private profile is separate.

[Machine-readable index](/skills/index.json) · [Router](/skills/resources/zen/SKILL.md) · [Record/MCP contracts](/skills/resources/zen/references/tools.md) · [File-only operation](/skills/resources/zen/references/standalone.md)

- [setup](/skills/setup): Prepare a project for the way you work. [Instructions](/skills/files/zen-setup/SKILL.md) · [Template](/skills/resources/zen-setup/references/output.md)
- [ask](/skills/ask): Find the mode that fits the moment. [Instructions](/skills/files/zen-ask/SKILL.md) · [Template](/skills/resources/zen-ask/references/output.md)
- [handoff](/skills/handoff): Pick up where the last session left off. [Instructions](/skills/files/zen-handoff/SKILL.md) · [Template](/skills/resources/zen-handoff/references/output.md)
- [grill](/skills/grill): Turn an uncertain idea into clear decisions. [Instructions](/skills/files/zen-grill/SKILL.md) · [Template](/skills/resources/zen-grill/references/output.md)
- [research](/skills/research): Get an answer you can trace to its sources. [Instructions](/skills/files/zen-research/SKILL.md) · [Template](/skills/resources/zen-research/references/output.md)
- [wayfinder](/skills/wayfinder): Map a big ambition into decisions you can see. [Instructions](/skills/files/zen-wayfinder/SKILL.md) · [Template](/skills/resources/zen-wayfinder/references/output.md)
- [prototype](/skills/prototype): Explore three directions. Choose with confidence. [Instructions](/skills/files/zen-prototype/SKILL.md) · [Template](/skills/resources/zen-prototype/references/output.md)
- [spec](/skills/spec): Put the agreed idea into a buildable brief. [Instructions](/skills/files/zen-spec/SKILL.md) · [Template](/skills/resources/zen-spec/references/output.md)
- [tasks](/skills/tasks): Break the work into small, visible steps. [Instructions](/skills/files/zen-tasks/SKILL.md) · [Template](/skills/resources/zen-tasks/references/output.md)
- [implement](/skills/implement): Build the brief and bring back the evidence. [Instructions](/skills/files/zen-implement/SKILL.md) · [Template](/skills/resources/zen-implement/references/output.md)
- [review](/skills/review): Review the actual change against its purpose. [Instructions](/skills/files/zen-review/SKILL.md) · [Template](/skills/resources/zen-review/references/output.md)
- [diagnose](/skills/diagnose): Reproduce the problem before trying to fix it. [Instructions](/skills/files/zen-diagnose/SKILL.md) · [Template](/skills/resources/zen-diagnose/references/output.md)
- [triage](/skills/triage): Turn a loose issue into ready-to-build work. [Instructions](/skills/files/zen-triage/SKILL.md) · [Template](/skills/resources/zen-triage/references/output.md)
- [architecture](/skills/architecture): See the seams that make a codebase manageable. [Instructions](/skills/files/zen-architecture/SKILL.md) · [Template](/skills/resources/zen-architecture/references/output.md)
- [pre-checks](/skills/pre-checks): Check behavior, quality, and documentation. [Instructions](/skills/files/zen-pre-checks/SKILL.md) · [Template](/skills/resources/zen-pre-checks/references/output.md)
- [pre-push](/skills/pre-push): Prepare a change for an explicit delivery decision. [Instructions](/skills/files/zen-pre-push/SKILL.md) · [Template](/skills/resources/zen-pre-push/references/output.md)
- [feedback](/skills/feedback): Say it once. Carry the lesson forward. [Instructions](/skills/files/zen-feedback/SKILL.md) · [Template](/skills/resources/zen-feedback/references/output.md)
- [memory](/skills/memory): Keep the things worth remembering. [Instructions](/skills/files/zen-memory/SKILL.md) · [Template](/skills/resources/zen-memory/references/output.md)
- [retro](/skills/retro): Improve the process from what actually happened. [Instructions](/skills/files/zen-retro/SKILL.md) · [Template](/skills/resources/zen-retro/references/output.md)
- [frontend](/skills/frontend): Build an interface with a deliberate point of view. [Instructions](/skills/files/zen-frontend/SKILL.md) · [Template](/skills/resources/zen-frontend/references/output.md)
- [explain](/skills/explain): Make the technical details easy to understand. [Instructions](/skills/files/zen-explain/SKILL.md) · [Template](/skills/resources/zen-explain/references/output.md)