18 Commands You Can Invoke
Every /ork:X command skill in OrchestKit -- grouped by category with descriptions and usage examples.
What Are Command Skills?
Command skills are the 18 skills with user-invocable: true in their frontmatter. You trigger them by typing /ork:skill-name in Claude Code. Each one is a structured workflow that guides Claude through a multi-step process, often spawning parallel agents and pulling in reference skills automatically.
Command skills differ from reference skills in three ways:
- You invoke them explicitly with the
/ork:prefix. - They define workflows, not just knowledge -- step-by-step processes with decision points.
- They compose other skills via the
skills:frontmatter field, pulling in reference skills as needed.
Implementation and Development
These commands handle the core development cycle: building features, fixing bugs, and managing code quality.
| Command | Description | Complexity | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
/ork:implement | Full-power feature implementation with parallel subagents. Asks for scope (full-stack, backend-only, frontend-only, quick prototype) and constraints before starting. | medium | /ork:implement user authentication |
/ork:fix-issue | Systematic GitHub issue resolution with hypothesis-based root cause analysis, similar issue detection, and prevention recommendations. | medium | /ork:fix-issue 123 |
/ork:verify | Comprehensive verification with parallel test agents. Validates implementations across unit tests, integration tests, security, and type safety. | low | /ork:verify |
/ork:explore | Deep codebase exploration with parallel agents. Maps architecture, discovers patterns, generates ASCII diagrams, and produces health assessments. | low | /ork:explore |
/ork:brainstorm | Design exploration with parallel agents. Generates ideas, compares alternatives, and produces structured recommendations. | medium | /ork:brainstorm real-time notifications |
/ork:assess | Rates quality 0-10 with structured pros/cons analysis. Works on code, designs, approaches, or any artifact. | low | /ork:assess this API design |
/ork:write-prd | Product Requirements Documents with structured 8-section templates, user stories, acceptance criteria, and value proposition validation. | medium | /ork:write-prd payments feature |
Git and GitHub
Commands for version control and pull request workflows.
| Command | Description | Complexity | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
/ork:commit | Creates commits with conventional format and validation. Analyzes staged changes, generates a message, and runs pre-commit checks. | low | /ork:commit |
/ork:create-pr | Creates GitHub pull requests with validation. Runs security scanning, code review, and type checking before opening the PR. | low | /ork:create-pr |
/ork:review-pr | PR review with parallel specialized agents. Checks security, test coverage, type safety, and code quality simultaneously. | medium | /ork:review-pr 456 |
Memory and Knowledge
Commands for storing and retrieving decisions, patterns, and context across sessions.
| Command | Description | Complexity | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
/ork:remember | Stores decisions and patterns in the knowledge graph. Supports --success, --failed, and --agent flags for categorization. | low | /ork:remember --success cursor pagination scales well |
/ork:memory | Read-side memory operations: search, load, sync, history, and visualization. Subcommands: search, load, sync, history, viz, status. | low | /ork:memory search "pagination" |
Plugin Management
Commands for managing OrchestKit itself -- health checks, configuration, and help.
| Command | Description | Complexity | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
/ork:doctor | OrchestKit health diagnostics. Validates permissions, hooks, skills, agents, and memory system status. | low | /ork:doctor |
/ork:configure | Configures OrchestKit settings. Interactive wizard for MCP servers, plugin options, and preferences. | low | /ork:configure |
/ork:help | OrchestKit skill directory. Lists available skills grouped by category with descriptions. | low | /ork:help |
/ork:setup | Personalized onboarding wizard. Detects your stack, configures MCPs, generates a readiness score and improvement plan. | low | /ork:setup |
Visualization
Commands for visualizing plans and architecture before implementation.
| Command | Description | Complexity | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
/ork:visualize-plan | Visualize planned changes before implementation. Compares before/after architecture, assesses risk, and analyzes execution order and impact. | low | /ork:visualize-plan |
How Command Skills Compose Reference Skills
Every command skill lists reference skills in its frontmatter skills: field. When you invoke the command, those reference skills are automatically loaded into context. For example, /ork:implement pulls in:
skills:
- api-design
- react-server-components-framework
- testing-unit
- testing-e2e
- testing-integration
- testing-llm
- testing-perf
- explore
- verify
- memoryThis means you do not need to remember which reference skills exist. The command skill knows what knowledge it needs and loads it automatically.
Invocation Patterns
Basic invocation
/ork:implement user authentication with OAuthWith GitHub issue reference
/ork:fix-issue 123With flags (memory commands)
/ork:remember --success --category database pgvector handles 10M vectors well
/ork:memory search "caching strategy"Chaining commands in a session
/ork:explore # Understand the codebase
/ork:implement search feature # Build the feature
/ork:verify # Validate the implementation
/ork:commit # Commit the changes
/ork:create-pr # Open a pull requestWhat's Next
- 61 Reference Skills -- The knowledge library that command skills pull from.
- Composing Skills Into Workflows -- How these commands orchestrate agents and skills together.
- How Skills Work -- The fundamentals of the skill system.
How Skills Work
Skills are reusable knowledge modules -- SKILL.md files with optional references -- that OrchestKit injects into agent context so Claude knows the right patterns for the task at hand.
61 Skills That Power Agents
Reference skills are the knowledge library behind OrchestKit agents -- auto-injected patterns for backend, frontend, databases, security, testing, LLM/RAG, and more.
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