Software Development Skills

Guides comprehensive application migration projects including legacy system modernization, cloud migration, technology stack upgrades, database migration, and architecture transformation. Covers assessment, planning, migration strategies (strangler fig, big bang, phased), risk management, data migration, testing, and cutover. Use when migrating applications, modernizing legacy systems, moving to cloud, changing technology stacks, or when users mention "migration", "modernization", "replatform", "lift and shift", "refactor", "strangler pattern", or "legacy transformation".

When the user needs to design or evaluate system architecture — service boundaries, data models, API contracts, infrastructure topology, database selection, or…

Conducts comprehensive architecture design reviews including system design validation, architecture pattern assessment, quality attributes evaluation, technology stack review, and scalability analysis. Produces detailed review reports with findings, recommendations, and risk assessments. Use when reviewing software architecture designs, validating architecture decisions, assessing system scalability, evaluating technology choices, or when users mention architecture review, design assessment, technical review, or architecture validation.

AWS-specific infrastructure and services expertise for cloud operations and…

Azure-specific infrastructure and services expertise for cloud operations and…

Conducts comprehensive backend code reviews including API design (REST/GraphQL/gRPC), database patterns, authentication/authorization, caching strategies, message queues, microservices architecture, security vulnerabilities, and performance optimization for Node.js, Python, Java, Go, and C. Produces detailed review reports with specific issues, severity ratings, and actionable recommendations. Use when reviewing server-side code, analyzing API implementations, checking database queries, validating authentication flows, assessing microservices architecture, or when users mention "review backend code", "check API design", "analyze server code", "validate database patterns", "security audit", "performance review", or "backend code quality".

Expert backend development guidance covering Node.js, Python, Java, Go, API design (REST/GraphQL/gRPC), database patterns, authentication, caching, message queues, microservices, and testing. Produces production-ready, scalable, and secure backend code with industry best practices. Use when building APIs, implementing business logic, designing data models, integrating services, or when users mention backend development, server-side code, APIs, databases, or microservices.

Unified backend development skill covering API design (REST/GraphQL/tRPC), TypeScript expertise, data analysis, and code optimization principles. Use for backend architecture, API patterns, type issues, data processing, and code quality.

Conducts comprehensive backend design reviews covering API design quality, database architecture validation, microservices patterns assessment, integration strategies evaluation, security design review, and scalability analysis. Evaluates API specifications (REST, GraphQL, gRPC), database schemas, service boundaries, authentication/authorization flows, caching strategies, message queues, and deployment architectures. Identifies design flaws, security vulnerabilities, performance bottlenecks, and scalability issues. Produces detailed design review reports with severity-rated findings, architecture diagrams, and implementation recommendations. Use when reviewing backend system designs, validating API specifications, assessing database schemas, evaluating microservices architectures, reviewing integration patterns, or when users mention backend design review, API design validation, database design review, microservices assessment, or backend architecture evaluation.

Analyzes software bugs including root cause identification, severity assessment, impact analysis, reproduction steps validation, and fix recommendations.

Analyzes legacy COBOL programs and JCL jobs to assist with migration to modern Java applications. Extracts business logic, identifies dependencies, generates migration reports, and creates Java implementation strategies. Use when working with mainframe migration, COBOL analysis, legacy system modernization, JCL workflows, or when users mention COBOL to Java conversion, analyzing .cbl/.CBL/.cob files, working with copybooks, or planning Java service implementations from COBOL programs.

Perform structured code reviews enforcing quality standards, naming conventions, architecture patterns, and team agreements. Use when the user says 'review this code', 'code review', 'check quality', 'review my PR', 'what's wrong with this', 'improve this code', 'review before merge', 'peer review', or 'audit this'. Also triggers on 'code quality', 'review standards', 'enforce conventions', 'tech debt check', 'lint review', or when user completes a significant code change.

Conducts comprehensive security code reviews including vulnerability detection (OWASP Top 10, CWE), authentication/authorization flaws, injection attacks, cryptography issues, sensitive data exposure, API security, dependency vulnerabilities, security misconfigurations, and compliance validation (PCI-DSS, GDPR, HIPAA). Produces detailed security assessment reports with CVE references, CVSS scores, exploit scenarios, and remediation guidance. Use when reviewing code security, performing security audits, checking for vulnerabilities, validating security controls, assessing security risks, or when users mention "security review", "vulnerability scan", "security audit", "penetration test", "OWASP", "security assessment", "secure coding", or "security compliance".

Comprehensive DevOps engineering practices for Kubernetes, CI/CD, Bash scripting, Ansible, and cloud infrastructure.

Expert frontend development guidance covering React, Vue, Angular, TypeScript, state management, component architecture, performance optimization, accessibility, testing, and modern web APIs. Produces production-ready, maintainable, and performant frontend code with best practices. Use when building web applications, implementing UI components, managing application state, optimizing performance, or when users mention React, Vue, Angular, TypeScript, hooks, state management, components, or frontend development.

Creates comprehensive frontend UI/UX designs including user interfaces, design systems, component libraries, responsive layouts, and accessibility implementations. Produces wireframes, mockups, design specifications, and implementation guidelines. Use when designing user interfaces, creating design systems, building component libraries, implementing responsive designs, ensuring accessibility compliance, or when users mention UI design, UX design, interface design, design systems, user experience, or frontend design patterns.

Analyzes and assists with Fujitsu mainframe systems including FACOM, PRIMERGY, BS2000/OSD, OSIV/MSP, OSIV/XSP, NetCOBOL, PowerCOBOL, and Fujitsu JCL. Extracts business logic from Fujitsu COBOL programs, analyzes Fujitsu JCL jobs, migrates Fujitsu mainframe applications to modern platforms (Java, cloud, containers), and creates migration strategies. Use when working with Fujitsu mainframe migration, FACOM systems, BS2000, OSIV platforms, NetCOBOL, PowerCOBOL, Fujitsu-specific COBOL extensions, Fujitsu JCL, or when users mention Fujitsu mainframe modernization, analyzing Fujitsu COBOL/JCL, SYMFOWARE database, or planning migration from Fujitsu legacy systems.

Query BigQuery datasets and manage Google Cloud Storage buckets. Use when the user asks about BigQuery, SQL queries on cloud data, GCS buckets, or Google Cloud Platform resources.

Provides comprehensive IBM Cloud platform guidance including compute services (VPC, Virtual Servers, IKS, OpenShift, Code Engine, Cloud Functions), storage (Object Storage, Block Storage, File Storage), databases (Db2, Cloudant, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis), IAM security (access groups, service IDs, Key Protect, Secrets Manager), networking (VPC, load balancers, Direct Link), CLI automation, Terraform/Schematics infrastructure as code, monitoring, and cost optimization. Covers infrastructure provisioning, application deployment, security configuration, multi-zone high availability, and operational best practices. Use when working with IBM Cloud services, deploying cloud infrastructure, managing cloud resources, configuring security and networking, or when users mention "IBM Cloud", "IKS", "Code Engine", "Db2", "Cloudant", "VPC", "cloud provisioning", "IBM Kubernetes", "OpenShift", "Terraform IBM", "Schematics", or "IBM cloud platform".

Provides comprehensive IBM Mainframe administration, development, and modernization guidance including z/OS operations, JCL scripting, COBOL/PL/I programming, CICS/IMS configuration, DB2 administration, TSO/ISPF usage, system programming, batch processing, and mainframe-to-cloud migration strategies. Covers mainframe security (RACF, ACF2), performance tuning, capacity planning, disaster recovery, and DevOps integration. Use when working with mainframe systems, z/OS, JES2/JES3, VTAM, USS, or when users mention "mainframe", "z/OS", "MVS", "TSO", "ISPF", "JCL", "CICS", "IMS", "DB2 mainframe", "VSAM", "RACF", "mainframe modernization", "legacy mainframe", or "IBM z Systems".

Analyzes legacy JCL (Job Control Language) scripts to assist with migration to modern workflow orchestration and batch processing systems. Extracts job flows, step sequences, data dependencies, conditional logic, and program invocations. Generates migration reports and creates implementation strategies for Spring Batch, Apache Airflow, or shell scripts. Use when working with mainframe job migration, JCL analysis, batch workflow modernization, or when users mention JCL conversion, analyzing .jcl/.JCL files, working with job steps, procedures, or planning workflow orchestration from JCL jobs.