ai-coding-checklist
by Julian
A 5-gate pre-flight audit to ensure your AI agent has the context, scope, and safety boundaries needed to code successfully.
- Audit task clarity before the AI begins generating code
- Identify missing codebase context and files the agent must read first
- Define explicit scope boundaries to prevent AI feature creep
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One-time purchase
Included in download
- Downloadable skill package
- Works with Works with VS Code, GitHub Copilot
- 2 permissions declared
Sample Output
A real example of what this skill produces.
AI CODING PRE-TASK CHECKLIST ════════════════════════════════════════ Task: Add a login feature to the app Verdict: NOT READY ✗ ════════════════════════════════════════
GATE RESULTS ──────────────────────────────────────── G1 Requirements Clarity VAGUE G2 Scope Boundary MISSING G3 Context Loaded MISSING G4 Test Strategy MISSING G5 Blast Radius VAGUE
BLOCKERS — resolve before coding starts ────────────────────────────────────────
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G1 Requirements Clarity — no acceptance criteria → Answer: What does a successful login look like? What happens on failure (wrong password, account locked, unverified email)?
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G2 Scope Boundary — "login feature" is undefined scope → Answer: Does this include: sign-up, password reset, OAuth (Google/GitHub), session management, "remember me"? List what is IN and OUT.
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G3 Context Loaded — agent has not read relevant files [... abbreviated ...]
ai-coding-checklist
by Julian
A 5-gate pre-flight audit to ensure your AI agent has the context, scope, and safety boundaries needed to code successfully.
Free
One-time purchase
Included in download
- Downloadable skill package
- Works with Works with VS Code, GitHub Copilot
- 2 permissions declared
- Instant install
Sample Output
A real example of what this skill produces.
AI CODING PRE-TASK CHECKLIST ════════════════════════════════════════ Task: Add a login feature to the app Verdict: NOT READY ✗ ════════════════════════════════════════
GATE RESULTS ──────────────────────────────────────── G1 Requirements Clarity VAGUE G2 Scope Boundary MISSING G3 Context Loaded MISSING G4 Test Strategy MISSING G5 Blast Radius VAGUE
BLOCKERS — resolve before coding starts ────────────────────────────────────────
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G1 Requirements Clarity — no acceptance criteria → Answer: What does a successful login look like? What happens on failure (wrong password, account locked, unverified email)?
-
G2 Scope Boundary — "login feature" is undefined scope → Answer: Does this include: sign-up, password reset, OAuth (Google/GitHub), session management, "remember me"? List what is IN and OUT.
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G3 Context Loaded — agent has not read relevant files [... abbreviated ...]
About This Skill
What it does
The AI Coding Checklist is a precision pre-task coordinator designed to prevent the most common cause of AI agent failure: insufficient context. Before your agent writes a single line of code, this skill runs a rigorous 5-gate audit to verify that requirements, scope, context, testing strategy, and blast radius are clearly defined.
Why use this skill
Productivity drops when AI agents hallucinate solutions or go "off-rails" due to vague instructions. This skill acts as a gatekeeper, forcing a "GO" or "NOT READY" verdict. It ensures you don't waste tokens or time on code that fails to meet acceptance criteria or breaks existing systems. It is significantly more effective than manual prompting because it systematically evaluates task boundaries and dependencies that developers often overlook.
Supported tools
- IDE Agents: Cursor, VS Code, GitHub Copilot.
- CLI Agents: Claude Code, Aider.
- Research & Dev: ChatGPT, Google Antigravity.
The Output
The skill produces a structured report with a clear visual verdict. If the task is blocked, it provides a BLOCKERS list with the exact questions you need to answer or the specific files the agent must read before it is cleared to start coding.
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Use Cases
- Audit task clarity before the AI begins generating code
- Identify missing codebase context and files the agent must read first
- Define explicit scope boundaries to prevent AI feature creep
- Map the "blast radius" to protect critical systems from unintended changes
- Enforce a testing strategy before any implementation begins
- Are we ready to start coding?
- What do I need to give my AI agent before coding?
- Context check before we begin
Known Limitations
Task is a bug fix:: **Greenfield feature with no existing code to read:** G3 (Context Loaded) should still check for: schema/data model, API contracts or OpenAPI spec, any relevant ADRs (Architecture Decision Records), and the tech stack conventions. "No existing code" is not an automatic CLEAR for G3.
How to Install
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && curl -sL https://www.agensi.io/api/install/ai-coding-checklist | tar xz -C ~/.claude/skills/Free skills install directly. Paid skills require purchase - use the download button above after buying.
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Works with VS Code/GitHub Copilot, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Google Antigravity, Claude Code, and any agent supporting the AgentSkills open standard. Install at .agents/skills/ai-coding-checklist/SKILL.md.
Creator
Building AI skills that encode proven frameworks. Each skill distills industry standards into triggerable workflows for developers and founders. I package battle-tested mental models into AI skills. Hope you like my skills. Much love from Germany Julian <3
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