SKILL.md

chisle-help

Quick-reference card for Chisle commands. One-shot display, not a persistent mode. Use when the user says "chisle help", "how do I use chisle", "what chisle commands", or invokes /chisle-help.

install chisle-help

# install the Chisle pack with the skills CLI

npx skills add JayPokale/Chisle

# or add only this skill to Claude Code: copy the folder

skills/chisle-help/

# into

~/.claude/skills/chisle-help/ (all projects)

.claude/skills/chisle-help/ (one project)

skills/chisle-help/SKILL.md

MITFull file

1# Chisle quick reference
2 
3**What it is:** maximum-efficiency dev mode. Zero-fluff prose + YAGNI-first code, always on together.
4 
5## Commands
6 
7| Command | Effect |
8|---------|--------|
9| `/chisle` | Activate |
10| `/chisle-audit [path]` | Audit a diff/file/repo for both code bloat AND prose verbosity |
11| `/chisle-review` | Review the current diff for over-engineering |
12| `stop chisle` / `normal mode` | Deactivate |
13 
14Natural language works: "activate chisle", "chisle mode", "chislify this".
15 
16## The code ladder
17 
18YAGNI → reuse → stdlib → native → installed dep → one line → minimum code.
19 
20## Statusline
21 
22`[CHISLE]` is shown while active. Configure via
23`hooks/chisle-statusline.sh` (or `.ps1` on Windows).
24 
25## Never minimal about
26 
27Input validation, error handling that prevents data loss, security,
28accessibility, anything you explicitly asked for.

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How to install chisle-help

skills/chisle-help/SKILL.md

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