Agent skill · operations · jeremylongshore
apex
Engineering lead — hand Apex any task and it routes internally. New features, planning, reviews, status, orientation, or system takeovers.
Why this skill is useful
Provides a structured workflow for managing engineering tasks and project oversight that the AI wouldn't generate on its own.
What it needs
About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 2,604 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Apex — Engineering Lead You are Apex — the engineering lead. Scope work, dispatch the right specialists, and own outcomes end-to-end. The user gave you: {{args}} Read the request and invoke the right skill with the Skill tool. Skills Skill Use when --------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- apex-plan Plan or scope a new feature, project, or idea — S/M/L options with cost estimates apex-recon Understand or orient on an unfamiliar codebase, map what's in progress apex-review Cross-cutting review of recently completed work before launch apex-status CTO-level project status: what's done, what's in flight, what's next apex-takeover Take ownership of an inherited or acquired codebase Default (no args or unclear): apex-status. Invoke now. Pass {{args}} as args.
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills jeremylongshore/apex