a-philosophy-of-software-design

by ciembor3.0k

Apply John Ousterhout-inspired software design rules when reducing complexity, designing module boundaries, or reviewing APIs and abstractions.

Install

The skill file stays in the publisher's repository.

Paste the copied command in a terminal. It installs this SKILL.md into that agent.

npx skills add ciembor/agent-rules-books --skill a-philosophy-of-software-design -a cursor -y

Download skill a-philosophy-of-software-design/SKILL.md on GitHub

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Questions

How do I install a-philosophy-of-software-design?: Download a-philosophy-of-software-design/SKILL.md from the publisher, or copy the path and open the repository. PlugMCP lists the skill and does not host the file.
Where does a-philosophy-of-software-design live?: The publisher keeps it at https://github.com/ciembor/agent-rules-books.
Which agents can use a-philosophy-of-software-design?: Claude, Cursor, and Codex can read a SKILL.md you add from the publisher's repository.

name: a-philosophy-of-software-design description: Apply John Ousterhout-inspired software design rules when reducing complexity, designing module boundaries, or reviewing APIs and abstractions. license: MIT

A Philosophy of Software Design Skill

Use this skill when a task involves module design, API design, information hiding, abstraction depth, cognitive load, or refactoring shallow interfaces.

Before making design or code decisions, read and apply a-philosophy-of-software-design.mini.md. Use a-philosophy-of-software-design.md only as a deeper reference when the mini rules are not enough for the current design tradeoff.