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Claude Skills

Getting Started

Get up and running with the Fullstack Dev Skills Plugin.

Installation (Choose One)

Section titled “Installation (Choose One)”
Section titled “Marketplace (Recommended)”
Terminal window
# Add the marketplace
/plugin marketplace add jeffallan/claude-skills


# Install the plugin
/plugin install fullstack-dev-skills@jeffallan


# Restart Claude Code when prompted

Install from GitHub

Section titled “Install from GitHub”
Terminal window
claude plugin install https://github.com/jeffallan/claude-skills

Install via skills.sh

Section titled “Install via skills.sh”
Terminal window
npx skills add jeffallan/claude-skills

Note: This method installs skills only. Slash commands (/common-ground, /project:*) are not included.

Local Development

Section titled “Local Development”
Terminal window
cp -r ./skills/* ~/.claude/skills/

Restart Claude Code after copying.

Test Your Installation

Section titled “Test Your Installation”

Verify skills are working:

Terminal window
# Test NestJS Expert
"Help me implement JWT authentication in NestJS"


# Test React Expert
"Create a custom React hook for form validation"


# Test Debugging Wizard
"Debug this memory leak in my Node.js application"


# Test Security Reviewer
"Review this code for security vulnerabilities"

First Steps

Section titled “First Steps”

1. What’s Included

Section titled “1. What’s Included”

65 skills covering:

  • 12 Language Experts (Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust, C++, Swift, Kotlin, C#, PHP, Java, SQL, JavaScript)
  • 7 Backend Framework Experts (NestJS, Django, FastAPI, Spring Boot, Laravel, Rails, .NET Core)
  • 7 Frontend & Mobile Experts (React, Next.js, Vue, Angular, React Native, Flutter)
  • 9 Project Workflow Commands (discovery, planning, execution, retrospectives)
  • Plus: Infrastructure, DevOps, Security, Architecture, Testing, and more

2. First Prompt

Section titled “2. First Prompt”

Specify the tech stack and Claude activates the appropriate skills:

"I need to implement a user profile feature in my NestJS API with authentication"
→ Activates NestJS Expert + Secure Code Guardian
"My React app has a memory leak, help me debug it"
→ Activates Debugging Wizard + React Expert

3. Learn More

Section titled “3. Learn More”

See Skills Guide for decision trees, skill combinations, and detailed examples for every category.

Effective Usage

Section titled “Effective Usage”

1. Provide Context

Section titled “1. Provide Context”

Include relevant information:

  • Framework/language you’re using
  • What you’re trying to accomplish
  • Any constraints or requirements
  • Error messages (if debugging)

2. Ask for Multiple Perspectives

Section titled “2. Ask for Multiple Perspectives”
"Review this authentication code for both security and performance issues"
[Activates: Security Reviewer + Code Reviewer]

3. Reference the Guides

Section titled “3. Reference the Guides”

Troubleshooting

Section titled “Troubleshooting”

Skills Not Activating

Section titled “Skills Not Activating”
  1. Restart Claude Code after installation
  2. Check skill files exist: ls ~/.claude/skills/
  3. Be more specific with framework/technology names
  4. Try explicitly mentioning the skill name: “Use the NestJS Expert to help me…”

Skills Not Loading After Install

Section titled “Skills Not Loading After Install”
  1. Verify the plugin is installed: /plugin list
  2. Check for conflicting skill names in ~/.claude/skills/
  3. Try reinstalling: /plugin uninstall fullstack-dev-skills@jeffallan then reinstall

How to Update

Section titled “How to Update”
Terminal window
# Marketplace installs update automatically
# For manual installs, pull latest and re-copy:
cd claude-skills && git pull
cp -r ./skills/* ~/.claude/skills/

Need Help

Section titled “Need Help”

Next Steps

Section titled “Next Steps”

Explore Skills

Section titled “Explore Skills”

Browse the skills/ directory for available skills.

Customize

Section titled “Customize”

Edit any SKILL.md to match team conventions.

Contribute

Section titled “Contribute”

Add new skills. See CONTRIBUTING.md.

Support

Section titled “Support”