santiago-vargas-de-kruijf/claude-overkill

# GitHub Repository: santiago-vargas-de-kruijf/claude-overkill

**URL:** https://github.com/santiago-vargas-de-kruijf/claude-overkill
**Author:** santiago-vargas-de-kruijf
**Description:** A thoughtful "Root of all evil" for engineers and explorers of the software arts. Take any problem a step past the pragmatic answer. A Claude Code skill that surfaces advanced data structures, distributed-systems algorithms, niche frameworks, and frontier tooling — each scored on a calibrated complexity scale.
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## Stats
- Stars: 8
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
- Commits: 8
- Created: 2026-05-20T08:04:42Z
- Updated: 2026-06-14T10:32:50Z
- Pushed: 2026-05-27T07:54:48Z

## README
# claude-overkill

A Claude skill that takes the current problem a step beyond its pragmatic answer. Invoke it with `/overkill` (or just say "overkill this") and Claude will surface advanced alternatives — data structures, distributed-systems algorithms, niche frameworks, design patterns, and frontier tooling — each rated on a calibrated complexity scale, with the concrete future-scale scenario in which it becomes the correct choice.

This skill is for explorers and engineers who already know the simple answer and want to map what lies past it: the techniques, trade-offs, and frontier ideas they would otherwise never encounter. It is **not** a default recommendation engine — the suggestions are deliberately maximalist, and the complexity score is the honest signal of cost.

## Install

### Option 1 — As a plugin via the marketplace (recommended)

Inside any Claude Code session:

```
/plugin marketplace add santiago-vargas-de-kruijf/claude-overkill
/plugin install overkill@overkill-marketplace
```

### Option 2 — Manual install (no marketplace)

Personal (available in every project):

```bash
git clone <this-repo> /tmp/claude-overkill
cp -r /tmp/claude-overkill/plugins/overkill/skills/overkill ~/.claude/skills/
```

Project-local (shared with collaborators via git):

```bash
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r path/to/this-repo/plugins/overkill/skills/overkill .claude/skills/
```

## Usage

In any Claude Code conversation about a concrete problem:

- `overkill` — propose advanced alternatives for the current discussion
- `overkill this` / `/overkill` — same thing
- `overkill --max` — restrict output to the highest-complexity options (🔥 7+)
- `overkill --advanced` — switch the comparison table to operator-focused columns (ops burden, hiring difficulty, time to first commit)
- `overkill --current` — use web search to verify references and check project health (adds latency)

Flags can be combined freely: `overkill --max --advanced --current`.

Claude will return ranked alternatives with complexity scores, a comparison table, and the concrete scale or condition under which each option starts to earn its cost.

## Repository layout

```
claude-overkill/
├── .claude-plugin/
│   └── marketplace.json
├── plugins/
│   └── overkill/
│       ├── .claude-plugin/
│       │   └── plugin.json
│       └── skills/
│           └── overkill/
│               └── SKILL.md
└── README.md
```