Agents, Skills & Memory

Skills are domain knowledge modules that Alex loads on demand. Some examples:

code-review: systematic review for correctness, security, and growth
testing-strategies: the right test at the right level
debugging-patterns: reproduce, isolate, hypothesize, fix
security-review: OWASP Top 10, STRIDE, dependency audit
api-design: APIs developers love to use
database-design: schema design, normalization, query optimization
infrastructure-as-code: Bicep, Terraform, ARM templates
creative-writing: fiction, narrative structure, character development
academic-research: thesis writing, literature reviews, scholarly work
career-development: resumes, interviews, professional growth
ui-ux-design: accessibility, design systems, user experience
image-handling: AI image generation via Replicate
gamma-presentations: slide decks from markdown via the Gamma API

There are over 120 skills spanning software engineering, research, writing, design, business, and more.

Agents. Specialized Modes

Agents are personas that Alex can switch into for specialized work:

Agent	Purpose
Builder	Implementation with optimistic problem-solving
Researcher	Deep domain research and knowledge discovery
Validator	Adversarial QA with skeptical analysis
Documentarian	Documentation accuracy and drift prevention
Azure	Azure development guidance with MCP tools
M365	Microsoft 365 and Teams development

You can invoke them directly: "@Alex /builder build the API endpoint" or Alex routes to the right agent automatically based on your request.

Muscles. Automation

Muscles are Node.js scripts that Alex can run from conversation. Examples:

md-to-word: convert markdown to professional Word documents
generate-banner: create project banners via AI image generation
build-pdf: compile markdown into print-ready PDFs
sync-to-heir: synchronize architecture files across repositories

Instead of "here's how to do it," Alex just does it.

Memory. Continuity

Alex remembers across sessions through three memory layers:

User memory: your preferences, patterns, and insights (persists everywhere)
Session memory: task-specific context for the current conversation
Repository memory: codebase conventions and verified practices

This means Alex knows your coding style, your project's architecture decisions, and what you worked on last time: without you re-explaining.