Agent skill

Vibe Help

by ash1794 in ash1794/vibe-engineering

Routes to the right vibe-engineering skill for the current task and lists the full catalog.

MITAuto-check passedTesting & QA

Install Vibe Help

skills CLI
$ npx skills add ash1794/vibe-engineering --skill vibe-help -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install ash1794/vibe-engineering vibe-help --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ash1794/vibe-engineering.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/vibe-engineering/skills/vibe-help .claude/skills/vibe-help && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
vibe-help
GitHub stars
163
Token cost
~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
423 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
33
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Routes to the right vibe-engineering skill for the current task and lists the full catalog.

  • The user asks which skill to use
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use This Skill, When NOT to Use This Skill, How to Route and Full Catalog, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Asks what vibe-engineering can do

What it does

Vibe Help is an agent skill from ash1794/vibe-engineering. Routes to the right vibe-engineering skill for the current task and lists the full catalog. Use when the user asks which skill to use, asks what vibe-engineering can do, or is unsure how to approach a task.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Testing & QA. The repository describes itself as: 33 engineering discipline skills for Claude Code, OpenAI Codex & Gemini CLI + a CLI for CI/CD enforcement. Extracted from real-world multi-agent system development. Born from… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • The user asks which skill to use
  • Asks what vibe-engineering can do
  • Is unsure how to approach a task

Example prompts

  • “Use the vibe-help skill to route to the right vibe-engineering skill for the current task and lists the full catalog”
  • “/vibe-help”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 8f1d71b. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Vibe Help loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 54 tokens; SKILL.md has 423 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~54
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.2k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from ash1794/vibe-engineering at commit 8f1d71b, republished under its MIT licence (© ash1794). 423 words, ~1,215 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/vibe-help/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
vibe-help
description
Routes to the right vibe-engineering skill for the current task and lists the full catalog. Use when the user asks which skill to use, asks what vibe-engineering can do, or is unsure how to approach a task.
user-invocable
true

vibe-help

The vibe-engineering skill router. Skills are normally picked automatically from their descriptions; this skill is for when the user wants to browse, or isn't sure which one fits.

When to Use This Skill

  • User asks "what skill should I use?", "help", or "what can vibe-engineering do?"
  • User is starting an unfamiliar type of task and wants a recommended workflow
  • You are unsure which of two similar skills applies

When NOT to Use This Skill

  • A specific skill was already invoked, or obviously applies
  • In the middle of executing another skill's workflow
  • Trivially simple tasks (e.g., "fix this typo")

How to Route

Ask what the user is trying to do (unless it's already clear), then recommend one starting skill and at most two follow-ups. Don't recite the whole catalog unless asked.

"I'm about to build something new"

→ Before: vibe-research-before-design, then vibe-requirements-validator if there's a PRD → During: vibe-scope-guard, vibe-production-mindset (production code) → After: vibe-quality-loop, vibe-acceptance-gate

"I need to fix bugs / issues"

→ 1–5 bugs: fix directly, then vibe-reflect-and-compound for any non-trivial one → Intermittent / "flaky" failure: vibe-flake-root-cause → 10+ bugs or findings: vibe-gap-closure-loop → Prevent recurrence: vibe-adversarial-test-generation

"I'm reviewing code, a design, or docs"

→ Design or large change: vibe-devil-advocate-review (panel mode for multi-agent release candidates) → Spec compliance: vibe-spec-sync --audit → "Tear this apart" (any artifact, any domain): vibe-devil-advocate-review → Docs: vibe-doc-quality-gate · Requirements: vibe-requirements-validator → Prose that reads as machine-written: vibe-slop-filter

"I need to test something"

→ Planning: vibe-scenario-matrix · Coverage: vibe-coverage-enforcer → Edge cases: vibe-adversarial-test-generation · Parsers: vibe-fuzz-parser-inputs → Snapshots: vibe-golden-file-testing · Concurrency: vibe-concurrent-test-safety

"I'm committing, deploying, or shipping"

→ Commit: vibe-pre-commit-audit, vibe-spec-sync → Deploy: vibe-safe-deploy · Risky change: vibe-rollback-plan → Publishing drafted or privately sourced content: vibe-publication-leak-guard → Running services: vibe-service-health-dashboard

Show full SKILL.md (161 more words)Show less
"I have a lot of parallel work"

→ One-shot fan-out: vibe-parallel-task-decomposition → Integrate: vibe-cherry-pick-integration → Multi-phase project with long-lived agents: vibe-workstream-orchestration

"Is this production-ready?"

→ Audit: vibe-gap-analysis → Close gaps: vibe-gap-closure-loop

"I need to make or record a decision"

→ Research: vibe-research-before-design → Record: vibe-decision-journal → Challenge: vibe-devil-advocate-review

"I want to capture what just happened"

→ Learnings, bugs, patterns: vibe-reflect-and-compound → Handing off, or winding down at a usage limit: vibe-handover-doc → End of sprint: vibe-iteration-review

"Am I actually done?"

→ vibe-acceptance-gate, then vibe-anti-rationalization-check

Full Catalog

AreaSkills
Research & decisionsvibe-research-before-design, vibe-decision-journal, vibe-devil-advocate-review
Quality gatesvibe-acceptance-gate, vibe-quality-loop, vibe-anti-rationalization-check, vibe-spec-sync, vibe-doc-quality-gate, vibe-requirements-validator, vibe-coverage-enforcer, vibe-slop-filter
Knowledge & continuityvibe-reflect-and-compound, vibe-handover-doc
Parallel workvibe-parallel-task-decomposition, vibe-workstream-orchestration, vibe-cherry-pick-integration
Testingvibe-scenario-matrix, vibe-adversarial-test-generation, vibe-fuzz-parser-inputs, vibe-golden-file-testing, vibe-concurrent-test-safety, vibe-flake-root-cause
Deployment & opsvibe-pre-commit-audit, vibe-publication-leak-guard, vibe-safe-deploy, vibe-rollback-plan, vibe-service-health-dashboard
Gap analysisvibe-gap-analysis, vibe-gap-closure-loop
Processvibe-scope-guard, vibe-production-mindset, vibe-iteration-review
Metavibe-help

Invocation

  • Claude Code: /vibe-engineering:<skill-name> (plugin install) or /<skill-name>
  • OpenAI Codex: $<skill-name>
  • Gemini CLI: activated automatically from the description; /skills lists what's installed

Output Format

Recommended: vibe-[skill] — [one line on why it fits] Then: vibe-[skill], vibe-[skill] (optional follow-ups)

© ash1794, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in plugins/vibe-engineering/skills/vibe-help of ash1794/vibe-engineering.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 8f1d71b

Compare with similar skills

Vibe Help next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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TDDpietheinstrengholt/rssmonster56430 repos~906Automated safety check: PassMIT
TDD WorkflowhellangleZ/burn-in-cceverywhere-ralph11211 repos~2.4kAutomated safety check: PassNone
TDDsanity-io/sanity6.4k20 repos~1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Categories

Questions about Vibe Help

What does Vibe Help do?

Routes to the right vibe-engineering skill for the current task and lists the full catalog. Vibe Help is an agent skill from ash1794/vibe-engineering. Routes to the right vibe-engineering skill for the current task and lists the full catalog.

When should I use Vibe Help?

Vibe Help fits situations like: the user asks which skill to use; asks what vibe-engineering can do; is unsure how to approach a task.

How do I install Vibe Help in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add ash1794/vibe-engineering --skill vibe-help -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/vibe-engineering/skills/vibe-help in ash1794/vibe-engineering) into .claude/skills/vibe-help in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Vibe Help in Codex?

Run `npx skills add ash1794/vibe-engineering --skill vibe-help -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/vibe-engineering/skills/vibe-help in ash1794/vibe-engineering) into .agents/skills/vibe-help in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Vibe Help in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add ash1794/vibe-engineering --skill vibe-help -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/vibe-help, .gemini/skills/vibe-help, .github/skills/vibe-help and .opencode/skills/vibe-help in your project.

What does Vibe Help need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Vibe Help is instructions for the agent only.

Does Vibe Help access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Vibe Help safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Vibe Help use?

Vibe Help is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Vibe Help use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Vibe Help?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Vibe Help: Web Application Testing (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), Diagnosing Bugs (fossasia/eventyay-interpretation, 1.6k stars), TDD (pietheinstrengholt/rssmonster, 564 stars) and TDD Workflow (hellangleZ/burn-in-cceverywhere-ralph, 112 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Vibe Help?

ash1794 (a GitHub user) maintains it in ash1794/vibe-engineering, which has 163 GitHub stars. The repository holds 33 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: ash1794/vibe-engineering on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.