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Wayfinder skill for Claude

Shares rank 22 of 23 agent skills by recommenders

A Claude skill that clears the path through unclear work before coding starts, switching to questioning mode when needed and suggesting direct work for light tasks. Some find it most useful for big projects.

A Claude skill that clears the path through unclear work before coding starts, switching to questioning mode when needed and suggesting direct work for light tasks. Some find it most useful for big projects.

5 people gave an opinion

recommend it
5
criticize it
0
approval share
100%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 4 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: recommended
  10. August 2026: recommended
  11. September 2026: recommended
  12. October 2026: recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Plans big projects before building

    “to make sure the path through the fog is clear enough to proceed before starting”

    Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Is Vibecoding Viable for Business?”

    “Nothing is too big to plan anymore”

    Comment from 15 Aug 2026 in “Working with AI Feels More Like Leadership Than Coding”
  • Adapts planning depth to task size

    “It automatically goes into grill mode when appropriate, and it'll suggest just doing the work if it's light enough.”

    Comment from 26 Sep 2026 in “Plan mode is dead”

    “For a project that needs that, it's already pretty great.”

    Comment from 21 Aug 2026 in “Stop Anthropomorphizing Intermediate Tokens as Reasoning/Thinking Traces”

Other agent skills people recommend

The four most recommended other agent skills, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

Wayfinder skill for Claude compared with 4 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
Superpowers1387266%124 mo7 owners—
Claude Skills592669%11—Approved
grill-me skill by Matt Pocock39295%8—Approved
Get Shit Done313249%7——
Wayfinder skill for ClaudeThis page50100%4——
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What people said

5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“It automatically goes into grill mode when appropriate, and it'll suggest just doing the work if it's light enough.”

RecommendsComment from 26 Sep 2026 in “Plan mode is dead”

“UC San Diego has deployed our Wayfinder and Waystation web apps for their 35,000+ students”

RecommendsComment from 14 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2026)”

“For a project that needs that, it's already pretty great.”

MixedComment from 21 Aug 2026 in “Stop Anthropomorphizing Intermediate Tokens as Reasoning/Thinking Traces”

“Nothing is too big to plan anymore”

RecommendsComment from 15 Aug 2026 in “Working with AI Feels More Like Leadership Than Coding”

“to make sure the path through the fog is clear enough to proceed before starting”

RecommendsComment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Is Vibecoding Viable for Business?”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.