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octopus-architecture
Agent skill fromnyldn/claude-octopus
Review system architecture, simplify boundaries, or compare interface designs from repository evidence
How to install octopus-architecture
npx skills add nyldn/claude-octopus# or add only this skill to Claude Code: copy the folder
skills/octopus-architecture/
# into
~/.claude/skills/octopus-architecture/ (all projects)
.claude/skills/octopus-architecture/ (one project)
1> **Host: Codex CLI** — This skill was designed for Claude Code and adapted for Codex.2> Cross-reference commands use installed skill names in Codex rather than `/octo:*` slash commands.3> Use the active Codex shell and subagent tools. Do not claim a provider, model, or host subagent is available until the current session exposes it.4> For host tool equivalents, see `skills/blocks/codex-host-adapter.md`.567# Architecture review89Load `skills/blocks/engineering-method-selection.md` from the installed plugin10and apply only the methods relevant to this task. Preserve this entry point's11execution contract and output format. Read referenced skills as instructions;12do not invoke the current command recursively or add provider calls from a seat.1314Run this method on the current host. A routine architecture review makes zero additional provider dispatches.15`--peer-review`, an explicit independent-review16request, or an existing risk policy may add one bounded external reviewer through17Octopus routing. Report incomplete independent coverage if that reviewer cannot18read the source or does not return a grounded contribution.1920## Method2122Read and apply `skills/blocks/architecture-simplification.md` from the installed23plugin root. Pin the source revision and inspect implementation, callers, tests,24recent churn, and failure behavior before recommending a boundary.2526For a single simplification, produce one evidence-backed interface. For a design27…
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