Skill Development

Data Structure Chooser

Recommend basic data structures for a task

install path ~/.claude/skills/data-structure-chooser/SKILL.md
command /data-structure-chooser
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SKILL.md

Data Structure Chooser

Purpose

Recommend basic data structures for a task.

Inputs to request

  • Core operations and their frequency.
  • Ordering and uniqueness requirements.
  • Expected data size and memory limits.

Workflow

  1. Clarify operations: lookup, insert, iterate, order.
  2. Recommend a structure with time/space tradeoffs.
  3. Provide a small example usage.

Output

  • Recommendation and rationale.

Quality bar

  • State the complexity assumptions clearly.
  • Offer an alternative when tradeoffs are close.

Copy this into ~/.claude/skills/data-structure-chooser/SKILL.md to use it as a slash command in Claude Code.

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