theo-mode

A Claude Code plugin that packages Theo's (t3dotgg) "here's how to actually push the new model" list into six slash commands.

Astra is rolling out now! It's unbelievably powerful, but you have to push it a bit to really see the difference.

The point of each mode is the same: stop asking the model questions, give it a job with a verification loop and a finish line, and let it run.

command	what it does
/theo-mode	Menu. /theo-mode slop, perf, dx, prs, merge, takeover.
/theo-mode:slop-audit	Hunt useless tests, pass-through wrappers, dead code. Delete it.
/theo-mode:perf-hunt	Build a benchmark first, then make hard cuts and prove them.
/theo-mode:agent-dx	Ask the agent what it needs to verify its own work. Build that.
/theo-mode:pr-audit	Triage open PRs and issues. Merge easy wins, close the dead ones.
/theo-mode:let-it-merge	Verify to a written bar, then merge without a human in the loop.
/theo-mode:takeover	Take over stuck work. Allowed to throw it away and start fresh.

Install

Clone into your Claude Code skills directory. It auto-loads as a plugin on the next session, or run /reload-plugins now.

git clone https://github.com/al3rez/theo-mode ~/.claude/skills/theo-mode

Per-project instead of global: clone to <repo>/.claude/skills/theo-mode.

Uninstall: delete the directory.

Usage

/theo-mode              # looks at the repo, recommends one mode, runs it
/theo-mode slop         # or jump straight in
/theo-mode:slop-audit   # same thing, direct
/theo-mode:takeover #412   # arguments pass through to the mode

Cost warning

Theo's note, verbatim: "I cannot be held responsible for surprise bills and limit usage." Same here. These modes are built to run long and touch a lot. Every skill carries guardrails (scope statement up front, batching over ~30 items, no subagents unless you ask, no re-running expensive commands), but the guardrails are prompts, not a billing cap. Set a usage limit on your account before you turn /theo-mode:pr-audit loose on a repo with 300 open issues.

/theo-mode:let-it-merge and /theo-mode:pr-audit close and merge things on GitHub. They print the plan and give you a veto before acting, and they refuse repos where main deploys straight to production. Read the skill files before trusting them with a repo you care about.

Credit

The six workflows are Theo's. This repo just turns the post into files Claude Code can load. Not affiliated with Theo, t3.gg, or Ping Labs.

License

MIT