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Prototype — Development skill for Claude Code

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Validate technical feasibility with minimum code before full implementation.

How to install Prototype

Installs to ~/.claude/skills/ryanthedev-code-foundations-prototype/SKILL.md

Terminal

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/ryanthedev-code-foundations-prototype && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ryanthedev/code-foundations/HEAD/commands/prototype.md -o ~/.claude/skills/ryanthedev-code-foundations-prototype/SKILL.md

Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.

What Prototype does

description: "Validate technical feasibility with minimum code before full implementation"

Skill: prototype

**Prove it works. Minimum code. Maximum learning.**

Master Checklist - Execute In Order

**YOU MUST complete each checkbox before proceeding to the next phase.**

Phase 1: SCOPE

1.1 Ask user: "What ONE thing are you trying to prove?"
1.2 Narrow until atomic (starts with "Can I...")
1.3 State the scope: "SCOPE: [single question]"

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