Include What You Use | Agent Skills Atlas

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Include What You Use (IWYU) skill for optimizing C/C++ header includes. Use when reducing compilation cascades, interpreting IWYU reports, applying mapping files, deciding between forward declarations and full includes, or integrating IWYU with CMake. Activates on queries about IWYU, include-what-you-use, header bloat, reducing includes, forward declarations, compilation cascade, or slow C++ compilation from headers.

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Listing language (estimated): English
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Agent compatibility: Atlas installation supports Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. Skill-specific dependencies and features are checked during setup.