MAGA

MAGA 0.16.0 capability map

One goal. 19 registered Skills.

Why fuse them

A product designer without an engineering background describes the goal; MAGA chooses the research, design, implementation, review, simplification, and text-production capabilities.

What changed

MAGA preserves upstream names, behavior boundaries, and licenses. Project Lead selects the manual methods, while Humanization and Ponytail have adaptations for MAGA's text and coding work.

Authoritative snapshot: MAGA 0.16.0 · b8b1181

Checked against upstream on 15 September 2026.

Where each capability lives now

Upstream projects keep their own names, ownership, and licenses. Inclusion does not imply sponsorship or endorsement.

Registered
19
Internal method
13
Absorbed
3
Total
35

Registered

A Skill you can invoke directly. MAGA can also select it when your request matches.

Internal method

A method Project Lead selects when needed, without a separate command to remember.

Absorbed

The capability now lives in Project Lead or an existing Skill and is no longer shown as a duplicate entry.

01 MAGA native MAGA 0.16.0 · b8b1181 MAGA coordinates product work. Project Lead directs it, Bar Tester chooses proportionate checks, and orchestrate-tickets coordinates approved tasks. 3 Registered
Version MAGA 0.16.0 Snapshot b8b1181 Open GitHub MIT License

Registered

Visible entry; MAGA can trigger it when the goal matches.

  • project-lead
  • bar-tester
  • orchestrate-tickets
02 Humanization 4.0.0 · d2562d5 Humanization makes text clear and natural. MAGA runs it automatically when writing human-readable text to local files. 1 Registered
Version 4.0.0 Commit d2562d50bc61e4479aaacf4a8515b6cdc2ead536 Open GitHub MIT License

Runs automatically only when MAGA writes or edits human-readable text in a local file, including documents, saved drafts, and visible website or app copy. Chat-only output never triggers it automatically. Automatic runs are silent; you can still invoke it explicitly.

Registered

You can also invoke humanization directly.

  • humanization
03 Matt Pocock Skills 5b15a47 Research, prototyping, implementation, diagnosis, and review methods. MAGA keeps 11 callable Skills and lets Project Lead choose 13 internal methods. 25 items
Version 1.2.2 Commit 5b15a47f2d7150f545fbcacbfe381787fc0230dc Open GitHub MIT License

Registered 11

Visible entry; MAGA can trigger it when the goal matches.

  • code-review
  • codebase-design
  • diagnosing-bugs
  • domain-modeling
  • grilling
  • prototype
  • research
  • resolving-merge-conflicts
  • tdd
  • writing-for-agents
  • wait-what

Internal method 13

Project Lead selects it behind the main entry.

  • ask-matt
  • grill-me
  • grill-with-docs
  • handoff
  • implement
  • improve-codebase-architecture
  • setup-matt-pocock-skills
  • teach
  • to-questionnaire
  • to-spec
  • to-tickets
  • triage
  • wayfinder

Absorbed 1

The function remains, but the duplicate entry does not.

  • wizardProject Lead manual-operation and permission gates
04 Ponytail Fixed snapshot · 2ed6c52 Ponytail keeps code as simple as the task allows. MAGA applies its review and simplification steps during coding. 6 items
Snapshot Commit 2ed6c52c9d7e5e56942508591085fd45dea277d3 Open GitHub MIT License

Registered 4

MAGA can use these Skills during implementation and review.

  • ponytail
  • ponytail-review
  • ponytail-audit
  • ponytail-debt

Absorbed 2

The function remains, but the duplicate entry does not.

  • ponytail-helpReference from the ponytail main entry
  • ponytail-gainReference from the ponytail main entry