shape-up
Installation
SKILL.md
Shape Up — Top-Down Design Spec
Shape a vague idea into a clear design spec by working top-down: start from the big picture, confirm alignment at each layer, then go deeper. This is NOT an interview — it's collaborative writing where the agent drafts and the user shapes.
When to Use
- User says "shape up", "design spec", "let's design", "plan a system", "I need to think through this"
- User has a large or ambiguous project and needs to see the big picture first
- Before
/grill-design— when the scope isn't clear enough to grill on details yet
Core Principle
One layer at a time. Confirm before going deeper. Never jump ahead.
If the user can't answer something at the current layer, mark it [TBD] and move on. Don't drill down into unknowns — that's how people lose focus.