Architecture Patterns
KartikLabhshetwar/better-shot
Deep dive into software architecture for macOS. An agent skill from KartikLabhshetwar/better-shot.
A skill your agent uses when a dd-trace-js change introduces or substantially changes a class hierarchy, module boundary, shared helper layer, public API, or duplicated behavior across multiple types.
Install Architecture Review
$ npx skills add DataDog/dd-trace-js --skill architecture-review -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install DataDog/dd-trace-js architecture-review --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-js.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/architecture-review .claude/skills/architecture-review && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "architecture-review" agent skill from https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-js/tree/master/.agents/skills/architecture-review into .claude/skills/architecture-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "architecture-review", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-js/tree/master/.agents/skills/architecture-reviewType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add DataDog/dd-trace-js --skill architecture-review -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install DataDog/dd-trace-js architecture-review --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-js.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/architecture-review .agents/skills/architecture-review && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "architecture-review" agent skill from https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-js/tree/master/.agents/skills/architecture-review into .agents/skills/architecture-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "architecture-review", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add DataDog/dd-trace-js --skill architecture-review -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install DataDog/dd-trace-js architecture-review --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-js.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/architecture-review .cursor/skills/architecture-review && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "architecture-review" agent skill from https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-js/tree/master/.agents/skills/architecture-review into .cursor/skills/architecture-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "architecture-review", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-js.git --path .agents/skills/architecture-review--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add DataDog/dd-trace-js --skill architecture-review -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install DataDog/dd-trace-js architecture-review --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-js.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/architecture-review .gemini/skills/architecture-review && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "architecture-review" agent skill from https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-js/tree/master/.agents/skills/architecture-review into .gemini/skills/architecture-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "architecture-review", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install DataDog/dd-trace-js architecture-reviewInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add DataDog/dd-trace-js --skill architecture-review -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-js.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/architecture-review .github/skills/architecture-review && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "architecture-review" agent skill from https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-js/tree/master/.agents/skills/architecture-review into .github/skills/architecture-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "architecture-review", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add DataDog/dd-trace-js --skill architecture-review -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install DataDog/dd-trace-js architecture-review --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-js.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/architecture-review .opencode/skills/architecture-review && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "architecture-review" agent skill from https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-js/tree/master/.agents/skills/architecture-review into .opencode/skills/architecture-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "architecture-review", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
architecture-review- GitHub stars
- 837
- Token cost
- ~1.1k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 500 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 7
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when a dd-trace-js change introduces or substantially changes a class hierarchy, module boundary, shared helper layer, public API, or duplicated behavior across multiple types.
- Works in 6 steps: Drift prevention → Module coupling → Explicit contracts → …
- A dd-trace-js change introduces
- SKILL.md covers Workflow, Six Dimensions, Decision Rules and Review Output
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Architecture Review is an agent skill from DataDog/dd-trace-js, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Use when a dd-trace-js change introduces or substantially changes a class hierarchy, module boundary, shared helper layer, public API, or duplicated behavior across multiple types. Triggers: architecture decision, design review, refactor shared behavior, new abstraction, composition versus inheritance, expose internals, module coupling, public surface, hot-path architecture, score the design.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k 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 Development, covering Software architecture, Design review and critique and Refactoring. It works with Datadog. The repository describes itself as: Datadog APM client for Node.js.
When your agent uses it
- A dd-trace-js change introduces
- Substantially changes a class hierarchy
- Module boundary
- Shared helper layer
Example prompts
- “/architecture-review”
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Drift prevention
- Module coupling
- Explicit contracts
- Testability at boundaries
- Extensibility
- Hot-path fitness
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cb4024b. 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
Architecture Review loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 104 tokens; SKILL.md has 500 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 500 words (~1,058 tokens).
“Use this skill before implementing a non-trivial structural change. Do not use it for a local bug fix or a small refactor whose boundaries and contracts remain unchanged.”
- name
- architecture-review
Files
Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/architecture-review of DataDog/dd-trace-js.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit cb4024b
Compare with similar skills
Architecture Review 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture Review this skillDataDog/dd-trace-js | 837 | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Architecture PatternsKartikLabhshetwar/better-shot | 2.4k | 2 repos | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Software Design Philosophyluoling8192/software-design-philosophy-skill | 346 | — | ~3.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Brooks Audithyhmrright/brooks-lint | 1.5k | 1 repos | ~537 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Software Design Reviewatilladeniz/Kubeli | 387 | — | ~5.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Birdview ReviewQiuner/birdview | 727 | — | ~580 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Architecture Review
What does Architecture Review do?
A skill your agent uses when a dd-trace-js change introduces or substantially changes a class hierarchy, module boundary, shared helper layer, public API, or duplicated behavior across multiple types. Architecture Review is an agent skill from DataDog/dd-trace-js, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Use when a dd-trace-js change introduces or substantially changes a class hierarchy, module boundary, shared helper layer, public API, or duplicated behavior across multiple types.
When should I use Architecture Review?
Architecture Review fits situations like: A dd-trace-js change introduces; substantially changes a class hierarchy; module boundary; shared helper layer.
How do I install Architecture Review in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add DataDog/dd-trace-js --skill architecture-review -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/architecture-review in DataDog/dd-trace-js) into .claude/skills/architecture-review in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Architecture Review in Codex?
Run `npx skills add DataDog/dd-trace-js --skill architecture-review -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/architecture-review in DataDog/dd-trace-js) into .agents/skills/architecture-review in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Architecture Review 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 DataDog/dd-trace-js --skill architecture-review -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/architecture-review, .gemini/skills/architecture-review, .github/skills/architecture-review and .opencode/skills/architecture-review in your project.
What does Architecture Review need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Architecture Review is instructions for the agent only.
Does Architecture Review 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 Architecture Review 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 Architecture Review use?
Architecture Review has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Architecture Review use?
About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.2k 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 Architecture Review?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Architecture Review: Architecture Patterns (KartikLabhshetwar/better-shot, 2.4k stars), Software Design Philosophy (luoling8192/software-design-philosophy-skill, 346 stars), Brooks Audit (hyhmrright/brooks-lint, 1.5k stars) and Software Design Review (atilladeniz/Kubeli, 387 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Architecture Review?
DataDog (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in DataDog/dd-trace-js, which has 837 GitHub stars. The repository holds 7 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.
Source: DataDog/dd-trace-js on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.