Agent skill · product strategy · jwynia
competency-builder
Guide competency framework development and operation. Use when building training that produces capability, when existing training doesn't produce competence, when structuring knowledge for multiple audiences, or when setting up feedback loops to surface gaps.
Why this skill is useful
Provides a structured methodology for developing competency frameworks that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 9k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-02-24. 136 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Competency Builder Skill Build and operate competency frameworks that produce capability—not just completion. Diagnose where competency development is stuck and guide the next step. Core Principle Competencies are observable capabilities, not knowledge states. If you can't watch someone demonstrate it, it's not a competency. --- Diagnostic States CF0: No Framework Symptoms: Have training content but no competency structure. People complete training but can't apply it. Same questions keep getting asked. Test: What decisions do people need to make with this knowledge? What mistakes indicate someone lacks competency? Can you describe what a competent person can DO? Intervention: Start with failure modes. List mistakes you've seen, questions that shouldn't need asking, things that take too long. Each failure mode suggests a competency that would prevent it. --- CF1: Content-First Trap Symptoms: Started by listing all the information people need to know. Training is comprehensive but competence is low. "We trained on that" but mistakes continue. Test: Can you describe what someone with this competency can DO? What would you watch them do to verify competency? Does each content piece connect to a specific competency? Intervention: Reframe each content chunk as "what decision/action does this enable?" Kill orphan content that doesn't support a competency. Work backward from actions to required knowledge. --- CF2: Vague Competencies Symptoms: Competencies are knowledge states ("understands X") not capabilities ("can evaluate X against Y"). Can't tell if someone has the competency or not. Test: Could two people disagree about whether someone has this competency? Can you observe it? Does it start with "Can" + action verb? Intervention: Rewrite each competency as observable behavior. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills jwynia/competency