Technology Stack Blueprint Generator
github/awesome-copilot
Comprehensive technology stack blueprint generator that analyzes codebases to create detailed architectural documentation.
Systematically analyze societal impacts of technologies using McLuhan's Tetrad of Media Effects.
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Install Technology Impact
$ npx skills add jwynia/agent-skills --skill technology-impact -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install jwynia/agent-skills technology-impact --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/jwynia/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/general/analysis/technology-impact .claude/skills/technology-impact && 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 "technology-impact" agent skill from https://github.com/jwynia/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/general/analysis/technology-impact into .claude/skills/technology-impact/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "technology-impact", 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/jwynia/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/general/analysis/technology-impactType 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 jwynia/agent-skills --skill technology-impact -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install jwynia/agent-skills technology-impact --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jwynia/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/general/analysis/technology-impact .agents/skills/technology-impact && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "technology-impact" agent skill from https://github.com/jwynia/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/general/analysis/technology-impact into .agents/skills/technology-impact/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "technology-impact", 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 jwynia/agent-skills --skill technology-impact -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install jwynia/agent-skills technology-impact --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jwynia/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/general/analysis/technology-impact .cursor/skills/technology-impact && 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 "technology-impact" agent skill from https://github.com/jwynia/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/general/analysis/technology-impact into .cursor/skills/technology-impact/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "technology-impact", 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/jwynia/agent-skills.git --path skills/general/analysis/technology-impact--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 jwynia/agent-skills --skill technology-impact -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install jwynia/agent-skills technology-impact --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jwynia/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/general/analysis/technology-impact .gemini/skills/technology-impact && 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 "technology-impact" agent skill from https://github.com/jwynia/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/general/analysis/technology-impact into .gemini/skills/technology-impact/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "technology-impact", 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 jwynia/agent-skills technology-impactInstalls 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 jwynia/agent-skills --skill technology-impact -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jwynia/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/general/analysis/technology-impact .github/skills/technology-impact && 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 "technology-impact" agent skill from https://github.com/jwynia/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/general/analysis/technology-impact into .github/skills/technology-impact/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "technology-impact", 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 jwynia/agent-skills --skill technology-impact -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install jwynia/agent-skills technology-impact --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jwynia/agent-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/general/analysis/technology-impact .opencode/skills/technology-impact && 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 "technology-impact" agent skill from https://github.com/jwynia/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/general/analysis/technology-impact into .opencode/skills/technology-impact/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "technology-impact", 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
technology-impact- GitHub stars
- 170
- Token cost
- ~2.2k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 891 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 111
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Systematically analyze societal impacts of technologies using McLuhan's Tetrad of Media Effects.
- Works in 12 steps: Domain Analysis → Stakeholder Impact → Temporal Analysis → …
- Evaluating new technology
- SKILL.md covers Purpose, Core Framework: The Tetrad, Core Tetrad Questions and Analysis Dimensions, plus 4 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Technology Impact is an agent skill from jwynia/agent-skills. Systematically analyze societal impacts of technologies using McLuhan's Tetrad of Media Effects. Use when evaluating new technology, planning technology adoption, or analyzing technology policy.
Its SKILL.md is about 2.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Evaluating new technology
- Planning technology adoption
- Analyzing technology policy
Example prompts
- “/technology-impact”
Workflow steps
12 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e02ec7e. 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
Technology Impact loads about 2.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 53 tokens; SKILL.md has 891 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
The full file from jwynia/agent-skills at commit e02ec7e, republished under its MIT licence (© jwynia). 891 words, ~2,175 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/technology-impact/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- technology-impact
- description
- Systematically analyze societal impacts of technologies using McLuhan's Tetrad of Media Effects. Use when evaluating new technology, planning technology adoption, or analyzing technology policy.
- license
- MIT
- metadata.author
- jwynia
- metadata.version
- 1.0
- metadata.type
- utility
- metadata.mode
- evaluative
- metadata.domain
- worldbuilding
Technology Impact Analysis (McLuhan Tetrad)
Purpose
Systematically analyze the societal impacts of technologies using McLuhan's Tetrad of Media Effects. Examines what technology enhances, obsoletes, retrieves, and reverses to reveal non-obvious consequences.
Core Framework: The Tetrad
Every technology simultaneously has four effects:
| Effect | Question | What It Reveals |
|---|---|---|
| Enhancement | What does it amplify? | Primary capabilities increased |
| Obsolescence | What does it displace? | What becomes less relevant |
| Retrieval | What does it bring back? | Historical patterns revived |
| Reversal | What does it become when pushed to extreme? | Paradoxical consequences |
Core Tetrad Questions
Enhancement
- What capabilities, processes, or tendencies does this technology amplify?
- How does enhancement manifest across different contexts?
- What are primary and secondary enhancement effects?
Obsolescence
- What existing systems, skills, or practices does it displace?
- Which displaced elements might persist in modified forms?
- What are the implications of these obsolescences?
Retrieval
- What historical practices or patterns does it revive in new forms?
- How do these retrievals manifest differently from originals?
- What historical understanding informs our analysis?
Reversal
- What happens when enhancement effects are pushed to extremes?
- What paradoxical effects emerge from widespread adoption?
- How might current trends reverse themselves?
Analysis Dimensions
1. Domain Analysis
Examine each societal domain:
Economic
- Production systems
- Labor markets
- Financial systems
- Business models
- Consumer behavior
Social
- Interpersonal relationships
- Community structures
- Social mobility
- Cultural expression
- Identity formation
Political
- Governance systems
- Democratic processes
- Power distribution
- Policy formation
- Civic engagement
Educational
- Learning systems
- Knowledge transfer
- Skill development
- Educational access
Healthcare
- Care delivery
- Medical research
- Health management
- Healthcare access
Environmental
- Resource usage
- Sustainability practices
- Climate impact
- Ecosystem management
2. Stakeholder Impact
For each effect, examine impact on:
Demographics
- Age groups
- Socioeconomic classes
- Geographic locations
- Educational backgrounds
Power Structures
- Existing authorities
- Emerging players
- Resource controllers
- Knowledge holders
Vulnerable Populations
- Economic vulnerability
- Digital divide impacts
- Accessibility concerns
- Cultural marginalization
3. Temporal Analysis
Time Horizons
- Immediate (0-2 years)
- Short-term (2-5 years)
- Medium-term (5-10 years)
- Long-term (10+ years)
Development Patterns
- Adoption curves
- Resistance patterns
- Acceleration points
- Stabilization periods
Historical Parallels
- Similar technological transitions
- Pattern repetitions
- Lessons from history
4. Systemic Interactions
Cross-Domain Effects
- How changes in one domain affect others
- Cascading impacts
- Feedback loops
- Emergent properties
Equilibrium Shifts
- New balances forming
- Destabilized systems
- Adaptation patterns
Power Dynamics
- Authority shifts
- Control mechanisms
- Resource allocation
Application Process
1. Initial Scoping
- Define specific technology/application
- Identify primary domains of impact
- Establish analysis timeframe
- Define stakeholder scope
2. Systematic Examination
- Apply core tetrad questions to each domain
- Document direct and indirect effects
- Identify cross-domain interactions
- Map stakeholder impacts
3. Pattern Analysis
- Identify recurring themes
- Note unusual effects
- Document contradictions
- Map interaction patterns
4. Impact Assessment
- Evaluate significance of effects
- Assess probability of outcomes
- Identify critical uncertainties
- Define key indicators
5. Documentation
- Record findings systematically
- Map relationships
- Document assumptions
- Note areas for further study
Analysis Template
Technology: [Name]
Enhancement: What it amplifies:
Obsolescence: What it displaces:
Retrieval: What it brings back:
Reversal: What it becomes at extreme:
Domain Impacts
| Domain | Enhancement | Obsolescence | Retrieval | Reversal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic | ||||
| Social | ||||
| Political | ||||
| Educational | ||||
| Healthcare | ||||
| Environmental |
Stakeholder Analysis
| Group | Positive Effects | Negative Effects | Net Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
Temporal Projections
| Timeframe | Most Likely Effects |
|---|---|
| Immediate | |
| Short-term | |
| Medium-term | |
| Long-term |
Key Uncertainties
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Example: Smartphone
Enhancement:
- Communication immediacy
- Information access
- Personal documentation (photos, notes)
- Navigation capability
Obsolescence:
- Paper maps
- Point-and-shoot cameras
- Landline phones
- Physical newspapers
Retrieval:
- Oral culture (voice messages, podcasts)
- Visual culture (image-based communication)
- Constant connectivity (pre-modern village awareness)
Reversal:
- Communication enhancement → isolation through screens
- Information access → attention fragmentation
- Connection → addiction and dependency
- Personal documentation → surveillance infrastructure
Anti-Patterns
1. The Techno-Utopian
Pattern: Only analyzing enhancement effects. Focusing on what technology enables while ignoring what it destroys, retrieves, or reverses. Why it fails: Creates incomplete analysis that misses critical consequences. Every enhancement has a shadow—ignoring it leads to surprised stakeholders. Fix: Force yourself through all four quadrants. The reversal quadrant is especially important for identifying unintended consequences.
2. The Surface Analysis
Pattern: Identifying immediate effects without tracing systemic implications. "Social media enhances connection" without examining what connection means at scale. Why it fails: First-order effects are obvious; value comes from second and third-order analysis. Surface analysis tells stakeholders nothing they don't already know. Fix: For each effect, ask "and then what?" at least twice. Map cross-domain cascades. Identify feedback loops.
3. The Historical Blindness
Pattern: Analyzing technology in isolation without examining historical parallels. Missing that we've seen similar patterns before. Why it fails: History reveals patterns that inform projections. The printing press, telegraph, and telephone all have lessons for digital technology. Fix: Explicitly identify 2-3 historical analogs. What was enhanced, obsolesced, retrieved, reversed then? What patterns persist?
4. The Stakeholder Collapse
Pattern: Treating all stakeholders as homogeneous. "Users will experience..." without differentiating who wins and who loses. Why it fails: Technology redistributes power unevenly. Analysis that ignores differential impact misses the most important political dimensions. Fix: Segment stakeholders by power position, access, and capability. Analyze each quadrant for each stakeholder class.
5. The Timeframe Conflation
Pattern: Mixing immediate and long-term effects without distinguishing timelines. "This will obsolete X" without specifying when or under what conditions. Why it fails: Timelines matter for planning. Something that becomes obsolete in 20 years requires different strategy than something obsolete next year. Fix: Separate effects by timeframe: immediate (0-2 years), short-term (2-5), medium-term (5-10), long-term (10+).
Integration Points
Inbound:
- When evaluating new technology
- When planning technology adoption
- When analyzing technology policy
Outbound:
- To decision-making processes
- To policy recommendations
Complementary:
media-meta-analysis: For analyzing discourse about technology- Research frameworks: For gathering evidence
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Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/general/analysis/technology-impact of jwynia/agent-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit e02ec7e
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Questions about Technology Impact
What does Technology Impact do?
Systematically analyze societal impacts of technologies using McLuhan's Tetrad of Media Effects. Technology Impact is an agent skill from jwynia/agent-skills. Systematically analyze societal impacts of technologies using McLuhan's Tetrad of Media Effects.
When should I use Technology Impact?
Technology Impact fits situations like: evaluating new technology; planning technology adoption; analyzing technology policy.
How do I install Technology Impact in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add jwynia/agent-skills --skill technology-impact -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/general/analysis/technology-impact in jwynia/agent-skills) into .claude/skills/technology-impact in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Technology Impact in Codex?
Run `npx skills add jwynia/agent-skills --skill technology-impact -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/general/analysis/technology-impact in jwynia/agent-skills) into .agents/skills/technology-impact in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Technology Impact 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 jwynia/agent-skills --skill technology-impact -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/technology-impact, .gemini/skills/technology-impact, .github/skills/technology-impact and .opencode/skills/technology-impact in your project.
What does Technology Impact need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Technology Impact is instructions for the agent only.
Does Technology Impact 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 Technology Impact 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 Technology Impact use?
Technology Impact is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Technology Impact use?
About 2.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.7k 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 Technology Impact?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Technology Impact: Technology Stack Blueprint Generator (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars), Performing Deception Technology Deployment (mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills, 34k stars), Performing Privacy Impact Assessment (mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills, 34k stars) and Technology Selection (dotnet/skills, 5.6k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Technology Impact?
jwynia (a GitHub user) maintains it in jwynia/agent-skills, which has 170 GitHub stars. The repository holds 111 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on February 24, 2026.
Source: jwynia/agent-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.