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Triage skill

Triage is part of Matt Pocock's engineering skills. Its job is to move issues and outside PRs through triage states and write agent-ready briefs. It runs only when you call it by name; the agent never loads it on its own.

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When it runs

Only when you ask for it. The skill turns off automatic loading, so the agent never starts it on its own. This is the description it carries:

Move issues and external PRs through a state machine of triage roles, categorise, verify, grill if needed, and write agent-ready briefs.

What the instructions cover

The sections of its SKILL.md, in order.

  • Reference docs
  • Roles
  • Invocation
  • Show what needs attention
  • Triage a specific issue or PR
  • Quick state override
  • Needs-info template
  • Resuming a previous session

What ships with it

Besides SKILL.md, the folder carries these. The agent opens them only when a step in the instructions calls for one.

  • agents/ 1 file · 135 B
  • AGENT-BRIEF.md 8 KB
  • OUT-OF-SCOPE.md 5 KB

Install the triage skill

In Claude Code, run this in a session. It comes from the publisher's own instructions.

Claude Code 
/plugin install mattpocock-skills

License: MIT.

In Longwave, add Engineering Skills from the marketplace. It installs all 37 of its skills, and your Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode threads can use them.

Questions people ask

How do I install the triage skill?

In Claude Code, run /plugin install mattpocock-skills. In Longwave, add Engineering Skills from the marketplace, and its skills reach your Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode threads.

Does the agent use the triage skill automatically?

No. It sets disable-model-invocation in its frontmatter, so the agent never loads it on its own. Ask for it by name when you want it.

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Longwave installs a skill collection once, and your Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode threads can all use it.

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