Claude Code
Codex
Cursor
GitHub Copilot
Gemini CLIAbout this skill
Apply core engineering principles to design and review decisions — KISS (simple over complex), YAGNI (only what's needed now), DRY (single source of truth, never copy-paste), OOP and SOLID (single responsibility first), no magic (explicit over implicit), small commits, prefer libraries over reinvention, no backwards-compatibility shims, automate quality checks in CI, investigate root causes instead of masking symptoms, and fail fast (assertions, strict validation, early returns). Use when designing a new feature, reviewing a PR, choosing between alternative implementations, judging whether a design is overengineered or shortsighted, or evaluating tradeoffs in architecture decisions. Activates alongside designing-architecture and reviewing-changes.
Quick start
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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.