Dev Implementation
Dev Implementation is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from codeaholicguy/ai-devkit. AI DevKit · Implementation phase guidance for executing feature plans and checking implementation against design. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode and has 1,641 GitHub stars across a repository of 2 listed skills.
github.com/codeaholicguy/ai-devkit/skills/dev-implementation (opens in a new tab)
- Multi-skill repo
- Coding
- Actively maintained
Add this skill
Claude
Claude Code loads skills from ~/.claude/skills/ (all projects) or .claude/skills/ (one project):
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/codeaholicguy/ai-devkit.git
cp -r ai-devkit/skills/dev-implementation ~/.claude/skills/dev-implementation # personal, or .claude/skills in a projectIn the Claude apps, zip the dev-implementation folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).
ChatGPT / Codex
Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/codeaholicguy/ai-devkit.git
cp -r ai-devkit/skills/dev-implementation .agents/skills/dev-implementation # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projectsStandalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.
Cursor
Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/codeaholicguy/ai-devkit.git
cp -r ai-devkit/skills/dev-implementation .cursor/skills/dev-implementation # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projectsSource (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)
What this skill does
AI DevKit · Implementation phase guidance for executing feature plans and checking implementation against design. Use when the user wants to implement planned tasks, update implementation docs, verify code matches design, or run dev-lifecycle phases 5 and 7. Run implementation work for configured AI docs features. Before changing docs or code, propose the concrete plan for this phase and wait for user approval unless the user already approved the exact phase plan.
When it triggers
- Use when the user wants to implement planned tasks, update implementation docs, verify code matches design, or run dev-lifecycle phases 5 and 7.
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What is the Dev Implementation skill?
Dev Implementation is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from codeaholicguy/ai-devkit. AI DevKit · Implementation phase guidance for executing feature plans and checking implementation against design. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode and has 1,641 GitHub stars across a repository of 2 listed skills. Its SKILL.md lives at github.com/codeaholicguy/ai-devkit/skills/dev-implementation.
How do I install the Dev Implementation skill?
Copy the dev-implementation folder (the one containing SKILL.md) into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, .agents/skills/ for Codex or .cursor/skills/ for Cursor. The agent picks it up automatically when a task matches its description.
Is the Dev Implementation skill free?
Yes. The repository is open source under the Apache-2.0 license.
Is Dev Implementation maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 6, 2026. Its latest release is cli@0.67.0. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.