jamditis

Use when suggesting APIs for a project, looking for free data sources, building weekend projects that need external data, or when the user needs weather, news, finance, sports, ML, or entertainment data without paid subscriptions

Python data processing pipelines with modular architecture. Use when building content processing workflows, implementing dispatcher patterns, integrating Google Sheets/Drive APIs, or creating batch processing systems. Covers patterns from rosen-scraper, image-analyzer, and social-scraper projects.

Use when you have a written implementation plan to execute in a separate session with review checkpoints

Digital archiving workflows with AI enrichment, entity extraction, and knowledge graph construction. Use when building content archives, implementing AI-powered categorization, extracting entities and relationships, or integrating multiple data sources. Covers patterns from the Jay Rosen Digital Archive project.

API security hardening patterns. Use when implementing rate limiting, input validation, CORS configuration, API key management, request throttling, or protecting endpoints from abuse. Covers defense-in-depth strategies for REST APIs with practical implementations for Express, FastAPI, and serverless, oriented around the OWASP API Security Top 10:2023.

Choose the correct CLAUDE.md or LESSONS.md template for journalism projects. Use when starting a new project, setting up documentation, or unsure which template category fits best. Provides decision trees and selection guidance for 6 journalism-focused template types.

Use when creating new skills, editing existing skills, or verifying skills work before deployment

Web scraping with anti-bot bypass, content extraction, undocumented APIs and poison pill detection. Use when extracting content from websites, handling paywalls, implementing scraping cascades or processing social media. Covers requests, trafilatura, Playwright with stealth mode, yt-dlp and instaloader patterns.

Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes

Remote JavaScript console access and debugging on mobile devices. Use when debugging web pages on phones/tablets, accessing console errors without desktop DevTools, testing responsive designs on real devices, or diagnosing mobile-specific issues. Covers Eruda, vConsole, Chrome/Safari remote debugging, and cloud testing platforms.

Use this skill when creating new files that represent architectural decisions — data models, infrastructure configs, auth boundaries, API contracts, CI/CD pipelines, or event systems. Flags irreversible decisions and forces a discussion about trade-offs before committing.

Use when starting feature work that needs isolation from current workspace or before executing implementation plans - creates isolated git worktrees with smart directory selection and safety verification