# solid-principles

A skill that nudges the agent toward the five SOLID principles while it designs modules, functions and components. Most useful during implementation.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 554 installs · ★ 198
- Author: TheBushidoCollective
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/TheBushidoCollective/han/tree/HEAD/plugins/core/skills/solid-principles/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/solid-principles

## What it does

The skill walks through the five SOLID principles one at a time: single responsibility, open/closed, Liskov substitution, interface segregation and dependency inversion. Each one ships with bad and good code samples in Elixir and TypeScript, so the agent can map the reasoning onto your stack.

The examples are concrete. Single responsibility shows a `UserManager` split into `User`, `UserNotifier` and `UserAnalytics`. Open/closed swaps an if/else chain in `renderItem` for a renderers dictionary you extend without touching the function. Every principle ends with a question to ask yourself, like whether a module does one thing or several.

You do not invoke this one by hand. The frontmatter sets `user-invocable: false`, so the agent picks it up on its own. Its tools are limited to `Read`, `Edit`, `Grep` and `Glob` — no shell, no network. The sample code stops partway through the dependency inversion section, so lean on the Elixir half there.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TheBushidoCollective/han --skill solid-principles -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TheBushidoCollective/han --skill solid-principles -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TheBushidoCollective/han --skill solid-principles -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install TheBushidoCollective/han solid-principles
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/solid-principles/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TheBushidoCollective/han --skill solid-principles -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/TheBushidoCollective/han --path plugins/core/skills/solid-principles
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TheBushidoCollective/han --skill solid-principles -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/TheBushidoCollective/han/tree/HEAD/plugins/core/skills/solid-principles/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- split user creation, welcome email and analytics into separate modules
- add a new card type without editing the render function
- replace the Bird/Penguin inheritance with a move interface
- break a fat User interface into Workable, TimeTrackable and BenefitsEligible
- inject a repo or payment API through the constructor instead of hardcoding it

## Example prompts
- Design the orders module along SOLID lines and flag where single responsibility breaks
- Check this class against the Liskov substitution principle and suggest a cleaner abstraction
- Split the User interface so a contract user doesn't have to implement methods it never calls

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: solid-principles
user-invocable: false
description: Use during implementation when designing modules, functions, and components requiring SOLID principles for maintainable, flexible architecture.
allowed-tools:
  - Read
  - Edit
  - Grep
  - Glob
---

# SOLID Principles

Apply SOLID design principles for maintainable, flexible code architecture.

## The Five Principles

### 1. Single Responsibility Principle (SRP)

### A module should have one, and only one, reason to change

### Elixir Pattern

```elixir
# BAD - Multiple responsibilities
defmodule UserManager do
  def create_user(attrs) do
    # Creates user
    # Sends welcome email
    # Logs to analytics
    # Updates cache
  end
end

# GOOD - Single responsibility
defmodule User do
  def create(attrs), do: Repo.insert(changeset(attrs))
end

defmodule UserNotifier do
  def send_welcome_email(user), do: # email logic
end

defmodule UserAnalytics do
  def track_signup(user), do: # analytics logic
end
```

### TypeScript Pattern

```typescript
// BAD - Multiple responsibilities
class UserComponent {
  render() { /* UI */ }
  fetchData() { /* API */ }
  formatDate() { /* Formatting */ }
  validateInput() { /* Validation */ }
}

// GOOD - Single responsibility
function UserProfile({ user }: Props) {
  return <View>{/* UI only */}</View>;
}

function useUserData(id: string) {
  // Data fetching only
}

function formatUserDate(date: Date): string {
  // Formatting only
}
```

**Ask yourself:** "What is the ONE thing this module does?"

### 2. Open/Closed Principle (OCP)

**Software entities should be open for extension, closed for modification.**

### Elixir Pattern (Behaviours)

```elixir
# Define interface
defmodule PaymentProvider do
  @callback process_payment(amount :: Money.t(), token :: String.t()) ::
    {:ok, transaction :: map()} | {:error, reason :: String.t()}
end

# Implementations extend without modifying
defmodule StripeProvider do
  @behaviour PaymentProvider
  def process_payment(amount, token), do: # Stripe logic
end

defmodule PayPalProvider do
  @behaviour PaymentProvider
  def process_payment(amount, token), do: # PayPal logic
end

# Usage - add new providers without changing this code
def charge(provider_module, amount, token) do
  provider_module.process_payment(amount, token)
end
```

### TypeScript Pattern (Composition)

```typescript
// BAD - Requires modification for new types
function renderItem(item: Item) {
  if (item.type === 'gig') {
    return <TaskCard />;
````
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