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slice is agent-read markdown (skill) from stevepolitodesign/skills: Cut a feature or idea down to one full-stack slice..

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What the file says

# Full-stack slice SPEC

A full-stack slice cuts vertically through every layer a feature needs: storage, logic, interface, integration. It ships on its own, and a user gets something they couldn't get before. The opposite is a horizontal slice ("add the schema", "build the API", "design the UI"), which ships nothing anyone can use and hides the integration pain until the end.

Full stack means whatever this project's fullest stack is. For a web app, storage through to screen. For a CLI, argument parsing through to printed output. Let the repo tell you its layers instead of assuming.

The job is finding the version that costs a fraction of the work and is still worth shipping. The SPEC goes to a session that has none of this conversation, so it has to stand alone.

## Workflow

1. Capture the raw idea in the user's words.
2. Recon the codebase with subagents. Wait for them; the interview depends on what they find.
3. Run the interview to cut scope.
4. Fill in the SPEC template and paste the whole thing in a message for review. This is the skill's only approval gate.
5. Write the approved draft to `docs/specs/<slug>.md` and tell the user the path.
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How to install

Latest version
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git:20260915.6a51426 latest2026-09-15 6a51426 13,531 BA view · diff
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Audit of the latest version

A  17 of 17 checks passed. Deterministic, no model, same answer every run.
  • pass: Frontmatter block present
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a name
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a description
  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (13531 bytes)
  • pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
  • pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
  • pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
  • pass: No credential-shaped string
  • pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
  • pass: No text hidden with inline styles
  • pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
  • pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
  • pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
  • pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
  • pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
  • pass: No link to a raw IP address
  • pass: No script tag

Source

GitHub

stevepolitodesign/skills · 3 stars · license none · pushed 2026-09-24 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_s5znw5vjev2qzqdf
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=stevepolitodesign/skills/slice
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/0cbc301b10c956879138042ce2d25ca8994d0cf6b42d384930e6e6d5737395d3

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