NickCrew

Iterative refinement workflow for polishing code, documentation, or designs through systematic evaluation and improvement cycles. Use when refining drafts into production-grade quality.

Adopt multiple expert personas sequentially for complex problem analysis from diverse perspectives. Single-agent only — do NOT spawn sub-agents.

Imagine failure first to surface guardrails and feature mitigations.

Use when preparing a production release or release candidate - provides a checklist-driven workflow for validation, versioning, build optimization, documentation updates, and deployment readiness.

Use when errors occur deep in execution and you need to trace back to find the original trigger - systematically traces bugs backward through call stack, adding instrumentation when needed, to identify source of invalid data or incorrect behavior

Comprehensive document creation, editing, and analysis with support for tracked changes, comments, formatting preservation, and text extraction. When Claude needs to work with professional documents (.docx files) for: (1) Creating new documents, (2) Modifying or editing content, (3) Working with tracked changes, (4) Adding comments, or any other document tasks

Design and write hands-on tutorials with progressive disclosure, exercises, and troubleshooting sections. Use when creating learning content, workshops, or step-by-step guides.

Python performance optimization patterns using profiling, algorithmic improvements, and acceleration techniques. Use when optimizing slow Python code, reducing memory usage, or improving application throughput and latency.

Python testing patterns and best practices using pytest, mocking, and property-based testing. Use when writing unit tests, integration tests, or implementing test-driven development in Python projects.

Use this skill whenever working inside any of Nick's repos (Atlas Crew, Inferno Lab, or any folder under ~/Developer/) or whenever a conversation touches Nick's cross-cutting personal or career work — job search, interviews, tax amendment, foreclosure/tenant situation, Hard Stuff drafts, brand or design work, strategic positioning. Describes where Nick's durable knowledge lives and which layer to

Maximum visual excellence for any UI platform. Use when building user interfaces, styling components, or polishing visual elements.

Guide for creating effective skills. Use when users want to create a new skill (or update an existing skill) that extends Claude's capabilities with specialized knowledge, workflows, or tool integrations.