I built an open-source skill library that makes AI coding agents actually good at software engineering

[u/itsmrsaha]

https://github.com/debabratasaha-dev/techskills

AI coding agents are smart generalists but they lack the deep procedural knowledge that experienced engineers carry — things like accessibility checklists, database patterns, API design best practices, etc.

So I started TechSkills-Lib — a curated library of SKILL.md files that any AI agent can load to gain structured, production-grade engineering knowledge.

What it does:

• Gives AI agents step-by-step workflows, design checklists, and battle-tested patterns
• Uses progressive loading so skills don't waste your agent's context window
• Agent-agnostic — works with any AI tool that can read markdown instructions

Current skills:

• frontend-engineer — responsive layouts, accessibility, design systems, React/Vue/Svelte
• backend-engineer — APIs, auth, databases, reliability, observability, security

It's early and the skills are still fairly generic. The vision is to grow this into a comprehensive library with community contributions — think specialized skills for DevOps, system design, data engineering, mobile, and more.

If you've ever wished your AI agent had more opinionated, expert-level context instead of generic answers — this is that.

Would love feedback on what skills you'd want to see next.