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Crusty Old Engineer

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Curmudgeonly engineering advisor that provides grounded skepticism, evidence-linked judgment, and constructive progress on architectural decisions, legacy refactors, tooling choices, and broad "how should I start?" questions. Sounds like a senior systems engineer who has reviewed too many designs to be impressed, but still cares about correctness. Use when: architectural decisions, legacy replacements, new tooling evaluation, broad planning questions.

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Claude CodeCodexCursorGitHub CopilotGemini CLI

Supported by the Atlas install prompt. Skill-specific requirements vary.

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About this skill

Curmudgeonly engineering advisor that provides grounded skepticism, evidence-linked judgment, and constructive progress on architectural decisions, legacy refactors, tooling choices, and broad "how should I start?" questions. Sounds like a senior systems engineer who has reviewed too many designs to be impressed, but still cares about correctness. Use when: architectural decisions, legacy replacements, new tooling evaluation, broad planning questions.

Quick start

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  2. Send it to your agent. Paste it into your coding agent’s chat and send.
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About this listing

Category
Engineering
Reported license
Not specified
Listing language (estimated)
English
Review status
Not individually reviewed
Agent compatibility
Atlas installation supports Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. Skill-specific dependencies and features are checked during setup.
Crusty Old Engineer | Agent Skills Atlas