SKILLS & COMMANDS

Teach Your AI
How to Help You

Skills are instruction files you add to your AI assistant. These teach it to work with someone who doesn't code, in an order that takes a new project from idea to submission.

How to Install

Paste this prompt into Cursor's agent chat (Ctrl+I, or Cmd+I on a Mac) or into Claude Code. The AI runs the install command in the terminal, then lists the skills it added.

paste this into your AI chat
Install the non-coder skills from this GitHub repo: https://github.com/IdkwhatImD0ing/hackathonstarterkit

Run this command in the terminal:
npx skills add IdkwhatImD0ing/hackathonstarterkit

Then confirm the installation when prompted. After it finishes, tell me which skills were installed.

Installing one skill: open its page from the list below. Each page has a command that installs just that skill.

Recommended Run Order

For a new project, run them in this order. /non-coder-mode goes first so the AI talks to you in plain English from the start. Steps 3 and 4 won't run without the two files /domain-to-spec writes.

  1. FOUNDATIONBefore you write any code
    1
    /non-coder-mode

    The AI works in small steps and explains each in plain English. It asks before anything risky, like deleting files, and stays on for the rest of the session.

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  2. 2
    /domain-to-spec [your profession] [what you want to build]

    Interviews you about your field and your idea, then writes AGENTS.md (rules for the AI) and PRD.md (the plan for your app).

    Open →
  3. BUILDINGWhile you build
    3
    /scaffold-frontend

    Turns PRD.md into the first version of your app's frontend in a client/ folder: Next.js pages, navigation, types, and an optional client for your backend.

    Open →
  4. 4
    /scaffold-backend

    Builds a FastAPI backend in a server/ folder, with sample data for each route PRD.md lists and optional Supabase. Skips itself if PRD.md says no backend.

    Open →
  5. 5
    /feature-builder [describe the feature you want]

    Run it once for each feature. It shows you the plan first: the files and commands it will use, how to test the result, and how to undo it.

    Open →
  6. FIXINGWhen you hit an error
    6
    /bugfix-doctor [paste the error or describe the symptom]

    Translates the error into plain English, then finds what caused it. It makes the smallest fix it can and checks that the fix worked.

    Open →
  7. SHIPPINGBefore judging
    7
    /demo-prep [app name or description]

    A timed demo script from problem to result, with a backup plan if the app breaks and the questions judges will likely ask.

    Open →
  8. 8
    /readme-writer [your project name or repo]

    Writes your README (your repo's front page) with badges, a demo video, a how-it-works diagram, and team cards. It also fills in the repo's description, website, and topics so judges and recruiters can find it.

    Open →

Other Commands

/quickstartSHORTCUT

Runs /domain-to-spec, /scaffold-frontend, and /scaffold-backend (if needed) in one go, pausing once so you can approve the plan.

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/v0-prompt-crafter [paste your PRD or one-line product description]ALTERNATIVE

An alternative to /scaffold-frontend. It turns PRD.md or a one-line idea into a paste-ready Vercel v0 prompt, with a visual style researched for your industry.

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/explain [paste code, an error, or describe what you want to understand]COMMAND

Use it whenever something on screen doesn't make sense. The AI explains it in plain English and defines every technical term it uses.