# design-patterns-implementation

Guides the agent toward the right pattern for an architectural problem: Singleton, Factory, Observer, Strategy and more. Useful during refactoring or code review.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 595 installs · ★ 371
- Author: aj-geddes
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts/tree/HEAD/skills/design-patterns-implementation/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-03-04
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/design-patterns-implementation

## What it does

The skill plugs into your agent and points it at a fitting pattern for the code in front of it. It ships a short TypeScript Singleton example plus a set of reference files under `references/`: Singleton, Factory, Observer, Strategy, Decorator, Repository and Dependency Injection. Each pattern gets its own file with the implementation.

Reach for it when tests are painful to write, components are tangled together, or you need an extensible plugin layer. The skill lists its own triggers: architectural problems surfacing in review, following SOLID, decoupling components.

The best-practices section also warns against the usual failure mode. Don't apply a pattern you don't understand, don't over-engineer a simple fix, don't force a pattern where it doesn't fit. Worth checking whether your team already knows the pattern before it lands in the codebase.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill design-patterns-implementation -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/design-patterns-implementation/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/design-patterns-implementation/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill design-patterns-implementation -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/design-patterns-implementation/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill design-patterns-implementation -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/design-patterns-implementation/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts design-patterns-implementation
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/design-patterns-implementation/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill design-patterns-implementation -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --path skills/design-patterns-implementation
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/design-patterns-implementation/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill design-patterns-implementation -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts/tree/HEAD/skills/design-patterns-implementation/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- pick a pattern for a specific architectural problem
- decouple tangled components before refactoring
- make code testable without a rewrite
- design an extensible plugin system
- work through architecture comments in code review

## Example prompts
- suggest a pattern for this module and show the implementation
- refactor this class toward SOLID and explain the pattern choice
- how do I decouple these two components with Observer?

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: design-patterns-implementation
description: >
  Apply appropriate design patterns (Singleton, Factory, Observer, Strategy,
  etc.) to solve architectural problems. Use when refactoring code architecture,
  implementing extensible systems, or following SOLID principles.
---

# Design Patterns Implementation

## Table of Contents

- [Overview](#overview)
- [When to Use](#when-to-use)
- [Quick Start](#quick-start)
- [Reference Guides](#reference-guides)
- [Best Practices](#best-practices)

## Overview

Apply proven design patterns to create maintainable, extensible, and testable code architectures.

## When to Use

- Solving common architectural problems
- Making code more maintainable and testable
- Implementing extensible plugin systems
- Decoupling components
- Following SOLID principles
- Code reviews identifying architectural issues

## Quick Start

Minimal working example:

```typescript
class DatabaseConnection {
  private static instance: DatabaseConnection;
  private connection: any;

  private constructor() {
    this.connection = this.createConnection();
  }

  public static getInstance(): DatabaseConnection {
    if (!DatabaseConnection.instance) {
      DatabaseConnection.instance = new DatabaseConnection();
    }
    return DatabaseConnection.instance;
  }

  private createConnection() {
    return {
      /* connection logic */
    };
  }
}

// Usage
const db1 = DatabaseConnection.getInstance();
const db2 = DatabaseConnection.getInstance();
// ... (see reference guides for full implementation)
```

## Reference Guides

Detailed implementations in the `references/` directory:

| Guide | Contents |
|---|---|
| [Singleton Pattern](references/singleton-pattern.md) | Singleton Pattern |
| [Factory Pattern](references/factory-pattern.md) | Factory Pattern |
| [Observer Pattern](references/observer-pattern.md) | Observer Pattern |
| [Strategy Pattern](references/strategy-pattern.md) | Strategy Pattern |
| [Decorator Pattern](references/decorator-pattern.md) | Decorator Pattern |
| [Repository Pattern](references/repository-pattern.md) | Repository Pattern |
| [Dependency Injection](references/dependency-injection.md) | Dependency Injection |

## Best Practices

### ✅ DO

- Choose patterns that solve actual problems
- Keep patterns simple and understandable
- Document why patterns were chosen
- Consider testability
- Follow SOLID principles
- Use dependency injection
- Prefer composition over inheritance

### ❌ DON'T

- Apply patterns without understanding them
- Over-engineer simple solutions
- Force patterns where they don't fit
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