---
id: "entity-matt-pocock-skills"
type: "entity"
entityType: "product"
canonicalName: "Matt Pocock Skills"
aliases: ["mattpocock/skills"]
source_timestamps: ["00:16:30", "00:17:04"]
tags: ["repository", "prompts", "open-source"]
related: ["concept-procedural-vs-ability-skills", "entity-matt-pocock", "entity-claude-code", "concept-stateful-learning-skills"]
canonicalUrl: "https://github.com/mattpocock/skills"
---
# Matt Pocock Skills (GitHub)

## What it is

An open-source GitHub repository maintained by [[entity-matt-pocock|Matt Pocock]] containing a collection of highly optimized, **procedural** skills (slash commands) for AI coding agents such as [[entity-claude-code]].

## Notable skills

- `teach` — stateful pedagogical tutor; see [[concept-stateful-learning-skills]].
- `grill-me` — adversarial interviewer that stress-tests product plans before any code is written.
- `setup-matt-pocock-skills` — installer for the skill suite.
- `improve-codebase-architecture` — architectural refactor workflow.
- Red-green-refactor and other test-driven feedback-loop skills.

## Design philosophy

All skills are designed as **procedural slash commands** that the human invokes — see [[concept-procedural-vs-ability-skills]]. Model auto-invocation is typically disabled, embodying [[contrarian-disable-model-skills]] and [[claim-procedural-over-abilities]].

## Companion tooling

The skills repository is the prompt/procedure layer; [[entity-sandcastle]] is the execution/isolation layer. Together they form Pocock's full agentic harness.