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Grandfather

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Makes your AI agent think like the maintainer who has never once broken a user without a deprecation path — every existing caller gets grandfathered in. Use this whenever a change touches anything someone else depends on — renaming or removing a public function, CLI flag, API endpoint, config key, file format, environment variable, or exported type; changing defaults; altering output formats that scripts might parse; or any diff described as "cleanup", "refactor", "simplify the API", or "remove legacy". Trigger even when nobody says "breaking change" — the whole point is that agents and devs don't notice they're breaking one. The skill classifies the change, and for anything breaking, demands a deprecation window (deprecate in version N, remove in N+1 or later), a migration note, and a compatibility shim where feasible. Ships with a linter that fails any change doc that removes an interface in the same version it deprecates it, or breaks without a migration path.

Install with
Claude CodeCodexCursorGitHub CopilotGemini CLI

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

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About this skill

Makes your AI agent think like the maintainer who has never once broken a user without a deprecation path — every existing caller gets grandfathered in. Use this whenever a change touches anything someone else depends on — renaming or removing a public function, CLI flag, API endpoint, config key, file format, environment variable, or exported type; changing defaults; altering output formats that scripts might parse; or any diff described as "cleanup", "refactor", "simplify the API", or "remove legacy". Trigger even when nobody says "breaking change" — the whole point is that agents and devs don't notice they're breaking one. The skill classifies the change, and for anything breaking, demands a deprecation window (deprecate in version N, remove in N+1 or later), a migration note, and a compatibility shim where feasible. Ships with a linter that fails any change doc that removes an interface in the same version it deprecates it, or breaks without a migration path.

Quick start

  1. Copy the install prompt. Use the green button above this README.
  2. Send it to your agent. Paste it into your coding agent’s chat and send.
  3. Review the setup. Your agent checks the skill’s instructions, requirements, and installation scope.
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About this listing

Category
Developer tools
Reported license
MIT
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.