Skills Reference
Skills Reference
Every Gangsta Agents skill is a self-contained markdown file that your AI agent reads at runtime. No plugins, no compilation — just structured instructions that the model follows.
Installing Skills
Skills are installed into your AI agent platform — see the Installation guide for platform-specific instructions (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor).
Alternative: install all skills at once via the skills utility:
npx skills add https://github.com/kucherenko/gangsta
This is especially useful for Cursor and any platform where a native integration is not yet available. Once installed, just tell your agent:
Use gangsta and build new feature
The agent will automatically invoke the right skills for the task.
Available Skills
Skills are sourced from the Gangsta Agents GitHub repository.
Skill Categories
Hierarchy Roles
Core roles in the Gangsta Agents Family chain of command.
| Skill | Purpose |
|---|---|
gangsta:the-consigliere | Architectural advisor, security auditor |
gangsta:the-underboss | Task decomposition, resource management |
gangsta:the-capo | Domain crew orchestration |
gangsta:the-ledger | Read/write institutional memory |
gangsta:omerta | Governance guardrails (always active) |
Heist Phases
The 6-phase pipeline for building anything.
| Skill | Phase |
|---|---|
gangsta:reconnaissance | Phase 1 — Intel gathering |
gangsta:the-grilling | Phase 2 — Adversarial brainstorming |
gangsta:the-sit-down | Phase 3 — Spec drafting |
gangsta:resource-development | Phase 4 — Task planning |
gangsta:the-hit | Phase 5 — Execution |
gangsta:laundering | Phase 6 — The Delivery |
Software Development
Tactical skills for the daily grind.
| Skill | Purpose |
|---|---|
gangsta:interrogation-debugging | Systematic root-cause debugging |
gangsta:drill-tdd | Test-Driven Development (Red-Green-Refactor) |
gangsta:safehouse-worktrees | Isolated git worktrees |
gangsta:audit-review | Code review via the Inspector |
gangsta:receiving-orders | Process review feedback with rigor |
gangsta:sweep-verification | Evidence-before-assertions gate |
gangsta:exit-strategy | Branch integration and cleanup |
gangsta:using-gangsta | Framework orientation and intent routing |
gangsta:find-skills | Discover and install new skills |