name: using-personal-skills description: "Entry point for the personal development workflow. Guides you through the complete planning and execution cycle."

Using Personal Skills

This plugin provides a structured workflow for personal and MVP development, integrating with superpowers skills and PAL tools.

Quick Start

Starting a New Feature

1. Brainstorm the idea:

   superpowers:brainstorming
   

2. Define requirements (WHAT/WHY):

   personal:prd
   

3. Define architecture (HOW):

   personal:trd
   

4. For complex projects, validate design:

   mcp__pal__consensus
   

5. Break into tasks:

   superpowers:writing-plans
   

6. Execute with TDD:

   superpowers:test-driven-development
   superpowers:executing-plans
   mcp__pal__precommit
   git commit
   

7. Complete and merge:

   superpowers:verification-before-completion
   mcp__pal__codereview
   [Playwright E2E if frontend]
   User acceptance review
   Git PR
   

Available Skills

Complete Workflow

See WORKFLOW.md for the detailed workflow diagram.

Planning Phase

1. superpowers:brainstorming     → Explore the idea
2. personal:prd                  → Define WHAT and WHY
3. personal:trd                  → Define HOW
4. mcp__pal__consensus           → Validate design (complex only)
5. superpowers:writing-plans     → Break into tasks

Execution Loop (repeat for each task)

6a. superpowers:test-driven-development  → Write failing test
6b. superpowers:executing-plans          → Implement to pass
    [bug?] → superpowers:systematic-debugging
7.  mcp__pal__precommit                  → Validate changes
8.  Git commit                           → Save progress

Completion Phase

9.  superpowers:verification-before-completion → Confirm tests pass
10. mcp__pal__codereview                       → Final review
11. Playwright E2E                             → Frontend testing
12. User Acceptance Review                     → Human validation
13. superpowers:finishing-a-development-branch → Merge strategy
14. Git PR                                     → Merge to dev/main
15. Deploy                                     → Production

Complexity Modes

Simple Projects (< 1 day)

• Quick PRD (problem + stories + scope)
• Simple TRD (architecture + decisions + risks)
• Skip PAL consensus
• Direct to writing-plans

Complex Projects (> 1 day)

• Full PRD with journeys and detailed stories
• Full TRD with data models, APIs, and interactions
• PAL consensus for design validation
• Complete workflow

Integration Points

This workflow integrates with:

File Locations

Tips

1. Don't skip brainstorming - Even for "obvious" features, 10 minutes of Socratic questioning prevents scope creep

2. Be ruthless with MVP scope - If it can wait, put it in v2

3. TDD saves time - Writing tests first catches design issues early

4. Pre-commit every time - Small validated commits are easier to review and revert

5. Use complexity mode wisely - Simple mode for < 1 day tasks, complex mode for everything else

6. PAL consensus for architecture - Multi-model validation catches blind spots in technical design