Checkmate — Development skill for Claude Code
Set checkmate mode.
How to install Checkmate
Installs to ~/.claude/skills/rover-001-checkmate-checkmate/SKILL.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/rover-001-checkmate-checkmate && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rover-001/checkmate/HEAD/commands/checkmate.md -o ~/.claude/skills/rover-001-checkmate-checkmate/SKILL.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What Checkmate does
description: "Set checkmate mode. Usage: /checkmate [lite|full|ultra|off]. Controls goal-driven behavior intensity." argument-hint: "[lite|full|ultra|off]" allowed-tools: ["Bash(node *checkmate-instructions.js*)"]
!`node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/checkmate-instructions.js" --set "$ARGUMENTS"`
If off, stop applying checkmate rules and reply 'checkmate: off'. Otherwise apply the printed rules for the rest of the session and reply 'checkmate: '.
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Full documentation available on GitHub
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