Jeff Allan's Claude skills
Jeffallan/claude-skills
Jeff Allan's Claude skills is a free, MIT-licensed Claude Code plugin with 67 specialist skills across 12 categories: languages, backend and frontend frameworks, infrastructure, APIs, testing, DevOps, security, data and ML, and platform specialists. Skills activate from the request and load deeper reference files as needed. It also ships 9 project workflow commands and a /common-ground command.
Facts checked on against the sources listed at the end of this page.
- GitHub stars
- 11,862
- Skills in the pack
- 67
- Agents supported
- 1named in the README
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- 1 week ago3 October 2026
- Instruction size
- 49.5k wordsacross all SKILL.md files
How to install Jeff Allan's Claude skills
| Agent | Command | Copy |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | |
Commands as given in the README on 14 October 2026.
What Jeff Allan's Claude skills runs on your machine
- Hooks
- None found. The only files with hook in the name are reference notes on React, React Native and WordPress hooks.
- Bundled scripts
- None that run in your agent. The Python and shell scripts in the repo build and validate the plugin.
- Network calls
- The 9 workflow commands talk to Jira and Confluence through an Atlassian MCP server. The skills themselves are Markdown.
- API keys needed
- The workflow commands need an Atlassian MCP server set up with your own account. The skills need no keys.
These are facts read from the repo, not a security rating. Read the files before you install any skill.
What is inside Jeff Allan's Claude skills
| Skill | What it makes the agent do |
|---|---|
| Language and framework experts | Skills such as NestJS Expert and React Expert that load matching reference files, for example authentication or Server Components. |
| Feature Forge | Starts a feature, then hands off to Architecture Designer and Fullstack Guardian in the README's feature workflow. |
| Debugging Wizard | Leads the bug investigation flow, followed by a framework expert, Test Master and Code Reviewer. |
| Secure Code Guardian and Security Reviewer | The security hardening flow, paired with Test Master. |
| Workflow commands | 9 commands that manage epics from discovery through retrospectives and integrate with Jira and Confluence. |
| /common-ground | Surfaces and checks the assumptions Claude is making about your project. |
The full list of 67 skills and its decision trees are in the repo's Skills Guide.
A good fit for
- Full-stack developers who want one plugin that covers many languages and frameworks
- Teams that run feature, bug and security work as named multi-skill flows
- Claude Code users who already work in Jira and Confluence and want epic workflows
- Developers who want reference files loaded only when a topic comes up
Skip it if
- Codex, Cursor or Copilot users, since the README presents it as a Claude Code plugin
- Projects that want a small skill set, since 67 skills is a lot to read and tune
- The Jira and Confluence commands without an Atlassian MCP server
How Jeff Allan's Claude skills works
Skills activate from context. Ask for JWT authentication in a NestJS API and the NestJS Expert skill loads, then pulls its authentication reference file. Complex work chains several skills, for example a feature moves through Feature Forge, Architecture Designer, Fullstack Guardian, Test Master and DevOps Engineer.
The maker is a Principal Consultant at Synergetic Solutions. Documentation lives on a separate GitHub Pages site.
- Made by
- Jeff Allan
- Topic
- Coding workflow
- Works with
- Claude Code
- Website
- jeffallan.github.io
How much context Jeff Allan's Claude skills uses
| All 67 skills | 49,484 words across every SKILL.md file |
|---|---|
| Largest skill | kubernetes-specialist, 926 words |
| Loaded at start | Only each skill's name and description. The full text loads when a task needs that skill. |
Word counts are measured from the repo every day. Reference files a skill loads on demand are not counted.
Is Jeff Allan's Claude skills still maintained?
| Last commit | , 1 week ago |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v0.4.18, 3 October 2026 |
| Stars gained in 7 days | Shown after 7 days of tracking |
| Stars gained in 30 days | Shown after 30 days of tracking |
| Open issues and pull requests | 33 |
| Forks | 1,143 |
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Questions about Jeff Allan's Claude skills
Does it work in Codex or Cursor?
The README only documents Claude Code. The skills are Markdown, so they may be copied elsewhere, but that is not covered by the install steps.
Do I need an Atlassian account?
Only for the 9 workflow commands, which need an Atlassian MCP server. The 67 skills work without one.
Is it free?
Yes. It is MIT licensed.
What does /common-ground do?
It surfaces and validates the hidden assumptions Claude holds about your project. The repo has a guide for it.
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