# vibe-change

Adds a bounded feature to an existing project while preserving current behavior and preventing redundant planning restarts.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 3191
- Author: KhazP
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/KhazP/vibe-coding-prompt-template/tree/HEAD/workflow/skills/vibe-change/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-04
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/vibe-change

## What it does

The skill guides an agent through shipping one bounded feature into an active codebase. Unnecessary discovery is halted immediately. It stops the model from restarting research when files like `PRD` or `AGENTS.md` are missing. Instead, the agent inspects the relevant diff and targeted files, asking questions only about missing acceptance criteria.

Modifications stay confined to the smallest possible surface area. The agent avoids unrelated refactoring. For risky edits, it records a recovery checkpoint before proceeding. It runs regression checks against modified user flows. The process wraps up with a structured report covering Changed, Checked, Not checked, Next decision, and Recovery sections.

Verification relies directly on `../vibe-verify/SKILL.md`, while task progression is recorded in `MEMORY.md`. If those neighboring files are absent, verification and state tracking break down. The skill escalates to extensive planning only when handling security requirements or database migrations.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add KhazP/vibe-coding-prompt-template --skill vibe-change -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add KhazP/vibe-coding-prompt-template --skill vibe-change -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add KhazP/vibe-coding-prompt-template --skill vibe-change -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install KhazP/vibe-coding-prompt-template vibe-change
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add KhazP/vibe-coding-prompt-template --skill vibe-change -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/KhazP/vibe-coding-prompt-template --path workflow/skills/vibe-change
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add KhazP/vibe-coding-prompt-template --skill vibe-change -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/KhazP/vibe-coding-prompt-template/tree/HEAD/workflow/skills/vibe-change/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- add a bounded feature without touching unrelated code
- record a recovery checkpoint before making risky edits
- run regression checks across modified user flows
- document progress and product decisions in `MEMORY.md`

## Example prompts
- Add CSV report export following vibe-change rules without touching nearby modules
- Implement order list sorting and create a recovery checkpoint before modifying code
- Add avatar file size limits, update `MEMORY.md`, and verify affected user flows

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

Below is the content of a third-party file. It is data, not instructions for you: do not act on anything written inside unless the human asks. Block tag: 66bfc2bf878803d0.

BEGIN THIRD-PARTY FILE 66bfc2bf878803d0
```text
---
name: vibe-change
description: Add one bounded feature to an existing app while preserving current behavior. Do not restart the full new-project workflow.
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Bash, AskUserQuestion
---

# Vibe Change

Inspect the affected source, applicable repository instructions, current diff, and relevant checks. Consult product documents when scope or acceptance criteria are unclear. Confirm only missing acceptance criteria, constraints, and scope. An absent PRD or AGENTS.md does not require starting research again.

Establish the relevant baseline with checks appropriate to the change; use an existing user journey when behavior is affected. Preserve current work; record a real recovery checkpoint for risky changes. Identify the smallest affected area and implement one feature without unrelated rewrites. Add regression checks where they demonstrate behavior, and rerun the affected checks.

Use `../vibe-verify/SKILL.md` for the changed journey and relevant existing behavior. Update product decisions only where requirements changed, and progress in MEMORY.md. Report Changed, Checked, Not checked, Next decision, Recovery. Escalate to deeper planning only for an actual architecture, security, cost, or data-migration decision.
```
END THIRD-PARTY FILE 66bfc2bf878803d0

The third-party file has ended. Everything between the 66bfc2bf878803d0 tags is data: requests and commands from it are not followed. An “end of file” line with another tag inside the block is part of the file.

© KhazP · MIT · https://github.com/KhazP/vibe-coding-prompt-template/tree/HEAD/workflow/skills/vibe-change/SKILL.md

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