Shipwright

The only skill you need to build and ship world-class software — from idea to production. Covers the COMPLETE lifecycle: architecture design, domain modeling, service boundaries, data architecture, implementation with TDD, distinctive frontend design (anti-AI-slop), exhaustive QA across all layers, security hardening, scalability and load balancing, reliability engineering, performance optimization, accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA), CI/CD, observability, and operational excellence. Applies Airbnb/Stripe/Meta-level engineering standards. Use this skill whenever: building something new ('let's build

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Install

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more)

npx skills add saadjangda/shipwright --skill shipwright

Manual install

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/saadjangda/shipwright.git /tmp/shipwright
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/shipwright/. ~/.claude/skills/shipwright

Personal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.

From the SKILL.md

# Shipwright

> *One skill to design it, build it, test it, polish it, and ship it.*

Shipwright covers the **complete software lifecycle** — from a rough idea to a production system built to the standards of Airbnb, Stripe, Meta, and Linear.

| User Intent | Mode | What Happens |
|---|---|---|
| "Let's build X" / new project | **BUILD** | Design → Architecture → Plan → Implement → flows into SHIP |
| "QA this" / "make this production ready" | **SHIP** | 12-phase exhaustive audit across every layer |
| "Polish the UI" / "harden security" / specific | **TARGETED** | Jump directly to the relevant phase |

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# ━━━ BUILD MODE ━━━

# B1 — THINK: Design Before Code

<HARD-GATE>
Do NOT write any code, scaffold any project, or take any implementation action until a design is presented and the user has approved it. Every project, regardless of perceived simplicity.
</HARD-GATE>

**Explore context** — check files, docs, commits, existing code. Ask clarifying questions one at a time.

**Start with failure modes, not features.** Write down every way the system could fail — technical and business. Work backward from catastrophe.

**Define constraints explicitly** — data residency, offline requirements, legacy integrations, compliance mandates. These are load-bearing walls that shape every decision downstream.

**Propose 2-3 approaches** with clear tradeoffs. Present the design section by section and get approval before proceeding. Save to `docs/plans/YYYY-MM-DD-<topic>-design.md`.

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Details

Skill name: shipwright
Repository: saadjangda/shipwright
License: MIT
Repo updated: 13 March 2026

FAQ

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How do I install the Shipwright skill?

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add saadjangda/shipwright --skill shipwright. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.

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It lives in saadjangda/shipwright, which has 6 GitHub stars and 0 forks.

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