---
name: tech-debt
slug: tech-debt
score: 55
rubric: 1.0
provenance: anthropic
publisher: Anthropic
license: MIT
capability: read-only
canonical: https://top-agent-skills.com/skill/tech-debt
---

# tech-debt

Honest tech-debt audit with a prioritized cleanup backlog.

## Install

### Claude Code

```bash
claude plugin install engineering
```

### Cursor

Copy the tech-debt folder from the engineering plugin into .cursor/skills/

### Codex CLI

Copy the tech-debt folder into ~/.codex/skills/

### Gemini CLI

Copy the tech-debt folder into ~/.gemini/skills/

### Antigravity IDE

Pre-installed in the Antigravity awesome-skills bundle.

### Claude.ai (web app)

Settings → Features → Upload skill (download from anthropics/skills).

### Claude API

POST /v1/skills with the skill folder zipped.

## Best for

Quarterly planning, post-incident review, or any moment the team agrees something has to give.


## About

Identify, categorize, and prioritize technical debt — code quality, refactoring priorities, maintenance backlog.

## Compatibility

claude-code, cursor, codex, antigravity

## Metadata

- Categories: code-quality-review
- Tags: Tech Debt, Refactor, Audit
- Setup time: 1 min
- Complexity: Low
- Last update: 2026-05-15
- Verified: 2026-05-31
- Source: https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/plugins/engineering


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_Indexed by Top Agent Skills. Score breakdown: https://top-agent-skills.com/about/methodology_