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TLDR

Three orc-themed Claude Code custom skills that make AI responses more direct, add structured code review with a ship-or-hold verdict, and split large plans into agent-executable phases.

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  root((orc skills))
    What it does
      Direct answers
      Code review verdict
      Plan phase splitting
    Skills
      orc-me communication
      war-boss-review review
      cut-it plan splitter
    Installation
      shadcn CLI
      Slash commands
    Audience
      Claude Code users
      Developers
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USE CASE 1

Configure Claude Code to answer directly without hedging or filler language.

USE CASE 2

Run a structured code review on your changes that ends with a clear ship or hold decision.

USE CASE 3

Break a large feature plan into ordered, self-contained phases an AI agent can complete one at a time.

Tech stack

Claude Code

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Requires the shadcn CLI and an active Claude Code installation.

In plain English

Orc Skills is a small collection of three custom skills for Claude Code, the AI coding assistant. Each skill is themed around a fantasy orc warrior persona and installed into a project with a single command. The first skill, orc-me, changes how Claude communicates. When activated, the AI gives direct answers without hedging, leads with conclusions rather than caveats, and skips filler language. The README notes that only the communication style changes, not the technical accuracy of responses. The second skill, war-boss-review, runs a code review on your current changes. It rates each finding using one of three labels: a blocker that must be fixed before shipping, a minor issue, or something done well. It ends with a clear ship or hold verdict rather than a list of suggestions with no conclusion. The third skill, cut-it, takes an existing plan and breaks it into ordered phases sized for an AI agent to work through one at a time. Each phase is meant to be self-contained and verifiable before moving to the next. All three skills are installed via the shadcn CLI tool. After installation they live in the project's .claude/skills/ directory and are triggered by specific slash commands or natural language phrases.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Install the orc-me skill in my Claude Code project so it answers directly and skips hedging language.
Prompt 2
Run war-boss-review on my current changes and label each finding as a blocker, minor issue, or good, then give a final ship or hold verdict.
Prompt 3
Use cut-it to take this project plan and break it into ordered phases each small enough for an AI agent to finish and verify independently.
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