api-shape-explorer SKILL.md skillA
api-shape-explorer from zebbern/claude-code-guide is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add zebbern/claude-code-guide/api-shape-explorer@git:20260531.164971dPins git:20260531.164971d in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- zebbern/claude-code-guide
- Path
skills/api-shape-explorer/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 1
- Latest version
- git:20260531.164971d, committed May 31, 2026
- Size
- 3,365 bytes
- Repository stars
- 4,666
- License
- MIT
Generate multiple radically different interface designs for a module using parallel sub-agents. Use when user wants to design an API, explore interface options, compare module shapes, or mentions "design it twice".
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Design an Interface Based on "Design It Twice" from "A Philosophy of Software Design": your first idea is unlikely to be the best. Generate multiple radically different designs, then compare. ## Workflow ### 1. Gather Requirements Before designing, understand: - [ ] What problem does this module solve? - [ ] Who are the callers? (other modules, external users, tests) - [ ] What are the key operations? - [ ] Any constraints? (performance, compatibility, existing patterns) - [ ] What should be hidden inside vs exposed? Ask: "What does this module need to do? Who will use it?" ### 2. Generate Designs (Parallel Sub-Agents) Spawn 3+ sub-agents simultaneously using Task tool. Each must produce a **radically different** approach. ``` Prompt template for each sub-agent: Design an interface for: [module description] Requirements: [gathered requirements] Constraints for this design: [assign a different constraint to each agent] - Agent 1: "Minimize method count - aim for 1-3 methods max" - Agent 2: "Maximize flexibility - support many use cases" - Agent 3: "Optimize for the most common case" - Agent 4: "Take inspiration from [specific paradigm/library]" Output format: …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add zebbern/claude-code-guide/api-shape-explorer@sha256:e4c35d909cc5e9bdThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260531.164971d, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on May 31, 2026.
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Source
zebbern/claude-code-guide · 4,666 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-19 · branch main
API
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