Claude-Code-Game-Studios/.claude/docs/skills-reference.md

Available Skills (Slash Commands)

66 slash commands organized by phase. Type / in Claude Code to access any of them.

Onboarding & Navigation

Command	Purpose
/start	First-time onboarding — asks where you are, then guides you to the right workflow
/help	Context-aware "what do I do next?" — reads current stage and surfaces the required next step
/project-stage-detect	Full project audit — detect phase, identify existence gaps, recommend next steps
/setup-engine	Configure engine + version, detect knowledge gaps, populate version-aware reference docs
/adopt	Brownfield format audit — checks internal structure of existing GDDs/ADRs/stories, produces migration plan

Game Design

Command	Purpose
/brainstorm	Guided ideation using professional studio methods (MDA, SDT, Bartle, verb-first)
/map-systems	Decompose game concept into systems, map dependencies, prioritize design order
/design-system	Guided, section-by-section GDD authoring for a single game system
/quick-design	Lightweight design spec for small changes — tuning, tweaks, minor additions
/review-all-gdds	Cross-GDD consistency and game design holism review across all design docs
/propagate-design-change	When a GDD is revised, find affected ADRs and produce an impact report

UX & Interface Design

Command	Purpose
/ux-design	Guided section-by-section UX spec authoring (screen/flow, HUD, or pattern library)
/ux-review	Validate UX specs for GDD alignment, accessibility, and pattern compliance

Architecture

Command	Purpose
/create-architecture	Guided authoring of the master architecture document
/architecture-decision	Create an Architecture Decision Record (ADR)
/architecture-review	Validate all ADRs for completeness, dependency ordering, and GDD coverage
/create-control-manifest	Generate flat programmer rules sheet from accepted ADRs

Stories & Sprints

Command	Purpose
/create-epics	Translate GDDs + ADRs into epics — one per architectural module
/create-stories	Break a single epic into implementable story files
/dev-story	Read a story and implement it — routes to the correct programmer agent
/sprint-plan	Generate or update a sprint plan; initializes sprint-status.yaml
/sprint-status	Fast 30-line sprint snapshot (reads sprint-status.yaml)
/story-readiness	Validate a story is implementation-ready before pickup (READY/NEEDS WORK/BLOCKED)
/story-done	8-phase completion review after implementation; updates story file, surfaces next story
/estimate	Structured effort estimate with complexity, dependencies, and risk breakdown

Reviews & Analysis

Command	Purpose
/design-review	Review a game design document for completeness and consistency
/code-review	Architectural code review for a file or changeset
/balance-check	Analyze game balance data, formulas, and config — flag outliers
/asset-audit	Audit assets for naming conventions, file size budgets, and pipeline compliance
/content-audit	Audit GDD-specified content counts against implemented content
/scope-check	Analyze feature or sprint scope against original plan, flag scope creep
/perf-profile	Structured performance profiling with bottleneck identification
/tech-debt	Scan, track, prioritize, and report on technical debt
/gate-check	Validate readiness to advance between development phases (PASS/CONCERNS/FAIL)

QA & Testing

Command	Purpose
/qa-plan	Generate a QA test plan for a sprint or feature
/smoke-check	Run critical path smoke test gate before QA hand-off
/soak-test	Generate a soak test protocol for extended play sessions
/regression-suite	Map test coverage to GDD critical paths, identify fixed bugs without regression tests
/test-setup	Scaffold the test framework and CI/CD pipeline for the project's engine
/test-helpers	Generate engine-specific test helper libraries for the test suite
/test-evidence-review	Quality review of test files and manual evidence documents
/test-flakiness	Detect non-deterministic (flaky) tests from CI run logs
/skill-test	Validate skill files for structural compliance and behavioral correctness

Production

Command	Purpose
/milestone-review	Review milestone progress and generate status report
/retrospective	Run a structured sprint or milestone retrospective
/bug-report	Create a structured bug report
/bug-triage	Read all open bugs, re-evaluate priority vs. severity, assign owner and label
/reverse-document	Generate design or architecture docs from existing implementation
/playtest-report	Generate a structured playtest report or analyze existing playtest notes

Release

Command	Purpose
/release-checklist	Generate and validate a pre-release checklist for the current build
/launch-checklist	Complete launch readiness validation across all departments
/changelog	Auto-generate changelog from git commits and sprint data
/patch-notes	Generate player-facing patch notes from git history and internal data
/hotfix	Emergency fix workflow with audit trail, bypassing normal sprint process

Creative & Content

Command	Purpose
/prototype	Rapid throwaway prototype to validate a mechanic (relaxed standards, isolated worktree)
/onboard	Generate contextual onboarding document for a new contributor or agent
/localize	Localization workflow: string extraction, validation, translation readiness

Team Orchestration

Coordinate multiple agents on a single feature area:

Command	Coordinates
/team-combat	game-designer + gameplay-programmer + ai-programmer + technical-artist + sound-designer + qa-tester
/team-narrative	narrative-director + writer + world-builder + level-designer
/team-ui	ux-designer + ui-programmer + art-director + accessibility-specialist
/team-release	release-manager + qa-lead + devops-engineer + producer
/team-polish	performance-analyst + technical-artist + sound-designer + qa-tester
/team-audio	audio-director + sound-designer + technical-artist + gameplay-programmer
/team-level	level-designer + narrative-director + world-builder + art-director + systems-designer + qa-tester
/team-live-ops	live-ops-designer + economy-designer + community-manager + analytics-engineer
/team-qa	qa-lead + qa-tester + gameplay-programmer + producer