About chisle-help
A quick-reference skill for a development mode that favors concise prose and minimal, YAGNI-first code. It provides activation, audit, review, and deactivation commands, plus statusline configuration guidance.
Key features
- 01Activate concise development mode
- 02Audit code and prose verbosity
- 03Review diffs for over-engineering
- 04Configure an active-mode statusline
Use cases
- 01Reducing unnecessary code in a change
- 02Auditing a file or repository
- 03Reviewing a diff for over-engineering
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
npx skills add https:/After installing, type/chisle-helpin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMEChisle quick reference
What it is: maximum-efficiency dev mode. Zero-fluff prose + YAGNI-first code, always on together.
Commands
| Command | Effect |
|---|---|
/chisle | Activate |
/chisle-audit [path] | Audit a diff/file/repo for both code bloat AND prose verbosity |
/chisle-review | Review the current diff for over-engineering |
stop chisle / normal mode | Deactivate |
Natural language works: "activate chisle", "chisle mode", "chislify this".
The code ladder
YAGNI → reuse → stdlib → native → installed dep → one line → minimum code.
Statusline
[CHISLE] is shown while active. Configure via
hooks/chisle-statusline.sh (or .ps1 on Windows).
Never minimal about
Input validation, error handling that prevents data loss, security, accessibility, anything you explicitly asked for.