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43Audience · developerComplexity · 1/5Setup · easy

TLDR

Bundle of four SKILL.md files extracted from a Micky Shimeles podcast on agentic engineering: workflow, source-as-context, code cleanup, grep-loop review.

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    Inputs
      Agent setup
      Source code
      Pull requests
    Outputs
      Agentic workflow
      Cleanup refactors
      PR review loop
    Use Cases
      Drop into Claude Code
      Train teams on agentic workflow
      Replace prompt copy-paste
    Tech Stack
      Markdown
      Agent Skills
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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Drop the four skills into a Claude Code or similar skill folder

USE CASE 2

Use the Agentic Engineering Workflow as a team onboarding checklist

USE CASE 3

Apply the Grep Loop Review pattern to your own small-PR habit

USE CASE 4

Force an agent to read source instead of guessing from docs

What is it built with?

MarkdownAgent Skills

How does it compare?

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Stars434343
LanguagePythonHTML
Setup difficultyeasyeasyeasy
Complexity1/52/52/5
Audiencedevelopergeneraldeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

No install steps or license listed, just copy the SKILL.md files into your agent tool.

In plain English

micky-podcast-agentic-engineering collects four packaged skills drawn from David Ondrej's interview with Micky, also known as Michael Shimeles, about building serious AI systems and what the author calls agentic engineering. The repo bundles these as proper SKILL.md files rather than loose prompts pasted into a chat. With 43 stars and no listed language, it sits in the category of agent-instruction kits rather than runnable code. The first skill is the Agentic Engineering Workflow. The README describes it as the full loop covering the agent setup, the context an agent needs, how to structure the work, a review cycle, launching, and security. This is the central skill, and the other three feed into it. The second skill, Source Code as Agent Context, addresses a specific failure mode: the agent guessing from documentation rather than reading the actual package or repository source. The skill is meant to push the model toward referencing real code when it answers questions or makes changes. The third skill is Code Structure Cleanup. It is a refactoring routine that takes mechanics which have been repeated across a feature and pulls them out into reusable service-layer modules. The README is explicit that this runs after a feature already works, not before. The fourth skill is the Grep Loop Review Workflow. This is the small-PR review pattern: open a small pull request, get AI and human review on it, apply the feedback, run the tests, and repeat the cycle until the change is ready to merge. The README also points to Michael Shimeles' own public skills repository on GitHub as an external resource, so anyone who finds this bundle useful can trace the material back to its source. Beyond these four files and the link, the README does not describe install steps, licence, or any usage tooling.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Install the micky-podcast-agentic-engineering skills into my Claude Code skills folder and list which ones are now active.
Prompt 2
Walk me through the Agentic Engineering Workflow skill step by step on a sample feature branch.
Prompt 3
Apply the Code Structure Cleanup skill to my services/ directory after the feature already works.
Prompt 4
Run the Grep Loop Review Workflow on PR #42 and report what to change before merge.
Prompt 5
Use the Source Code as Agent Context skill to answer a question about the requests library by reading its source.

Frequently asked questions

What is micky-podcast-agentic-engineering?

Bundle of four SKILL.md files extracted from a Micky Shimeles podcast on agentic engineering: workflow, source-as-context, code cleanup, grep-loop review.

How hard is micky-podcast-agentic-engineering to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is micky-podcast-agentic-engineering for?

Mainly developer.

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