Dead End Pages
thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist
A skill your agent uses when auditing a site's internal link graph for dead-end pages, suggesting related-content links to add to thin or standalone pages, or reviewing CMS templates that produce…
Strategies for avoiding dead ends and premature conclusions.
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Install Systematic Exploration
$ npx skills add A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve --skill systematic-exploration -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve systematic-exploration --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/artifacts/tb2_clawcode_opus46/skills/systematic-exploration .claude/skills/systematic-exploration && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "systematic-exploration" agent skill from https://github.com/A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve/tree/main/artifacts/tb2_clawcode_opus46/skills/systematic-exploration into .claude/skills/systematic-exploration/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "systematic-exploration", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve/tree/main/artifacts/tb2_clawcode_opus46/skills/systematic-explorationType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve --skill systematic-exploration -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve systematic-exploration --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/artifacts/tb2_clawcode_opus46/skills/systematic-exploration .agents/skills/systematic-exploration && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "systematic-exploration" agent skill from https://github.com/A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve/tree/main/artifacts/tb2_clawcode_opus46/skills/systematic-exploration into .agents/skills/systematic-exploration/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "systematic-exploration", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve --skill systematic-exploration -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve systematic-exploration --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/artifacts/tb2_clawcode_opus46/skills/systematic-exploration .cursor/skills/systematic-exploration && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "systematic-exploration" agent skill from https://github.com/A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve/tree/main/artifacts/tb2_clawcode_opus46/skills/systematic-exploration into .cursor/skills/systematic-exploration/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "systematic-exploration", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve.git --path artifacts/tb2_clawcode_opus46/skills/systematic-exploration--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve --skill systematic-exploration -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve systematic-exploration --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/artifacts/tb2_clawcode_opus46/skills/systematic-exploration .gemini/skills/systematic-exploration && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "systematic-exploration" agent skill from https://github.com/A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve/tree/main/artifacts/tb2_clawcode_opus46/skills/systematic-exploration into .gemini/skills/systematic-exploration/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "systematic-exploration", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve systematic-explorationInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve --skill systematic-exploration -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/artifacts/tb2_clawcode_opus46/skills/systematic-exploration .github/skills/systematic-exploration && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "systematic-exploration" agent skill from https://github.com/A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve/tree/main/artifacts/tb2_clawcode_opus46/skills/systematic-exploration into .github/skills/systematic-exploration/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "systematic-exploration", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve --skill systematic-exploration -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve systematic-exploration --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/artifacts/tb2_clawcode_opus46/skills/systematic-exploration .opencode/skills/systematic-exploration && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "systematic-exploration" agent skill from https://github.com/A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve/tree/main/artifacts/tb2_clawcode_opus46/skills/systematic-exploration into .opencode/skills/systematic-exploration/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "systematic-exploration", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
systematic-exploration- GitHub stars
- 806
- Token cost
- ~383 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 195 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 17
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Strategies for avoiding dead ends and premature conclusions.
- Works in 3 steps: List all approaches you've tried AND… → For each rejected approach, ask: "Did I… → Re-test the most promising rejected…
- SKILL.md covers Don't reject approaches based…, Stuck for 5+ turns? Backtrack., Verify your interpretation… and Independent requirements
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Systematic Exploration is an agent skill from A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve. Strategies for avoiding dead ends and premature conclusions. Read this when stuck or when an approach seems to not work.
Its SKILL.md is about 380 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
The repository describes itself as: The official repository of "Position: Agentic Evolution is the Path to Evolving LLMs".
Example prompts
- “Use the systematic-exploration skill to strategy for avoiding dead ends and premature conclusions”
- “/systematic-exploration”
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- List all approaches you've tried AND rejected
- For each rejected approach, ask: "Did I test it thoroughly, or did I dismiss it after one attempt?"
- Re-test the most promising rejected approach with different configurations
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 18ba996. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Systematic Exploration loads about 383 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 36 tokens; SKILL.md has 195 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 195 words (~383 tokens).
“When a promising approach (solver, algorithm, transformation) gives bad results:”
- name
- systematic-exploration
Files
Just SKILL.md in artifacts/tb2_clawcode_opus46/skills/systematic-exploration of A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 18ba996
Compare with similar skills
Systematic Exploration next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systematic Exploration this skillA-EVO-Lab/a-evolve | 806 | — | ~383 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Dead End Pagesthedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist | 74k | — | ~683 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| End-to-End Product Strategy Sessiondeanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills | 7.2k | 1 repos | ~4.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Explorersupabase/supabase | 111k | — | ~845 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Implementing End To End Encryption For Messagingmukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills | 34k | — | ~843 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Good Strategy Bad Strategywondelai/skills | 2.4k | — | ~4.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Systematic Exploration
What does Systematic Exploration do?
Strategies for avoiding dead ends and premature conclusions. Systematic Exploration is an agent skill from A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve. Strategies for avoiding dead ends and premature conclusions.
How do I install Systematic Exploration in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve --skill systematic-exploration -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (artifacts/tb2_clawcode_opus46/skills/systematic-exploration in A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve) into .claude/skills/systematic-exploration in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Systematic Exploration in Codex?
Run `npx skills add A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve --skill systematic-exploration -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (artifacts/tb2_clawcode_opus46/skills/systematic-exploration in A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve) into .agents/skills/systematic-exploration in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Systematic Exploration in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve --skill systematic-exploration -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/systematic-exploration, .gemini/skills/systematic-exploration, .github/skills/systematic-exploration and .opencode/skills/systematic-exploration in your project.
What does Systematic Exploration need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Systematic Exploration is instructions for the agent only.
Does Systematic Exploration access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Systematic Exploration safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Systematic Exploration use?
No licence was found for Systematic Exploration or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Systematic Exploration use?
About 383 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Systematic Exploration?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Systematic Exploration: Dead End Pages (thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, 74k stars), End-to-End Product Strategy Session (deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills, 7.2k stars), Explorer (supabase/supabase, 111k stars) and Implementing End To End Encryption For Messaging (mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills, 34k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Systematic Exploration?
A-EVO-Lab (a GitHub organization) maintains it in A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve, which has 806 GitHub stars. The repository holds 17 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 22, 2026.
Source: A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.