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Claude Code's "prototype" skills: Pocock vs. Kowalski explained

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Two distinct "prototype" skills for Claude Code, developed by Matt Pocock and Emil Kowalski, share the same name but perform different functions. Pocock's skill is designed for rapid iteration on UI variants or logic testing, producing a standalone HTML file or multiple UI options on a single route. Kowalski's skill focuses solely on generating UI variants behind a persistent picker, with explicit limitations on its scope. The article details how to identify which version is installed and highlights the popularity of Pocock's skill, which has significantly more installs and GitHub stars. AI

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Claude Code's "prototype" skills: Pocock vs. Kowalski explained

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  1. dev.to — Claude Code tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Skillselion ·

    Two Claude Code skills are named prototype. Which one is in your project?

    <p>Two Claude Code skills share the name <code>prototype</code>, and they do different jobs. Matt Pocock's version picks between a one-file HTML demo for testing logic and UI variants on a real route. Emil Kowalski's version only builds UI variants behind a fixed picker, and it n…

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