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stevyhacker/dictator-skill — explained in plain English

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tl;dr

Dictator is an installable Agent Skill that gives blunt, ownership-level feedback on a project: a verdict, what to kill, what to keep, and priority order, without editing any files.

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    What it does
      Blunt project feedback
      Kill and keep lists
      Read only advisory
    Tech stack
      Python
      Agent Skills format
      npx CLI
    Use cases
      Product audits
      Roadmap challenge
      Cross agent install
    Audience
      AI agent users
      Product builders

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Get a blunt, no-punches-pulled audit of your product plan before committing more time to it.

VIBE 2

Install a shared feedback skill across multiple AI coding agents using one command.

VIBE 3

Ask your AI agent to challenge assumptions in your roadmap instead of just accepting them.

VIBE 4

Package and validate the skill locally before publishing your own fork.

what's the stack?

PythonNode.jsAgent Skills format

how it stacks up fr

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Stars111
LanguagePythonPythonPython
Setup difficultyeasyhardhard
Complexity1/54/54/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperresearcher

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · easy time til it works · 5min

Requires an AI coding agent that supports the Agent Skills format and Node's npx to run the installer.

Permissive MIT license, free to use, modify, and distribute, including commercially.

in plain english

Dictator is a shareable Agent Skill that gives blunt, ownership-level feedback on a product or project. Instead of politely working within the assumptions you already made, it questions the direction itself and pushes back on the plan as a whole. Running it produces a verdict on the project, a list of things to kill, a suggested strategic bet, a list of things worth keeping, and a priority order for what to tackle next. It is read-only and advisory: it does not change any files in your project, it only gives an opinion. The project is built around the Agent Skills format, a shared open layout that multiple AI coding agents can read, rather than a plugin format tied to one specific provider. This means the same skill file works across different agents instead of being locked to just one tool. Installing it is done through a command line tool called the Skills CLI, using an npx command that detects which AI agents you have installed and asks you to confirm where to install the skill. It can be installed globally so it is available in every project, or locally so it only applies to the current project and can be shared with teammates through the repository itself. If the CLI tool is not available, the skill files can also be copied by hand into the folder your agent expects. Once installed, you can trigger it by asking your agent to use dictator mode, or with more casual phrases like asking it to be brutal or to challenge your direction. Some agents may also expose it as a slash command. The repository itself is written in Python for its small helper scripts that validate and package the skill, though using the skill day to day does not require Python. It is released under the MIT license and is an independent community project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic.

prompts (copy fr)

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Use dictator mode on this project: tell me what you would kill, keep, and rebuild.
prompt 2
Install the dictator-skill globally using the Skills CLI and show me the exact command.
prompt 3
Explain how the Agent Skills format lets this same SKILL.md work across different AI agents.
prompt 4
Walk me through what scripts/validate.py checks before packaging this skill.

Frequently asked questions

what is dictator-skill fr?

Dictator is an installable Agent Skill that gives blunt, ownership-level feedback on a project: a verdict, what to kill, what to keep, and priority order, without editing any files.

What language is dictator-skill written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python, Node.js, Agent Skills format.

What license does dictator-skill use?

Permissive MIT license, free to use, modify, and distribute, including commercially.

How hard is dictator-skill to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is dictator-skill for?

Mainly developer.

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