Agent skill

Subscribe

by AgentToolkit in AgentToolkit/altk-evolve

Add a shared guidelines repo (read-scope subscription or write-scope publish target) to the unified repos list.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Subscribe

skills CLI
$ npx skills add AgentToolkit/altk-evolve --skill subscribe -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install AgentToolkit/altk-evolve subscribe --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AgentToolkit/altk-evolve.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/platform-integrations/codex/plugins/evolve-lite/skills/evolve-lite/subscribe .claude/skills/subscribe && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
subscribe
GitHub stars
122
Token cost
~535 tokens
SKILL.md length
185 words
Files
2 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
21
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Add a shared guidelines repo (read-scope subscription or write-scope publish target) to the unified repos list.

  • Works in 4 steps: Bootstrap config if missing → Gather details → Run subscribe script → …
  • Agent Workflows work in your project
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, Workflow and Notes
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python3 and git

What it does

Subscribe is an agent skill from AgentToolkit/altk-evolve. Add a shared guidelines repo (read-scope subscription or write-scope publish target) to the unified repos list.

Its SKILL.md is about 540 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/subscribe.py`).

It sits in Agent Workflows. The repository describes itself as: Self improving agents through iterations. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Agent Workflows work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/subscribe”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Bootstrap config if missing
  2. Gather details
  3. Run subscribe script
  4. Confirm

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9e5bb56. 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

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python3
    • git

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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

Subscribe loads about 535 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 30 tokens; SKILL.md has 185 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~30
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~535

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from AgentToolkit/altk-evolve at commit 9e5bb56, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© AgentToolkit). 185 words, ~535 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/subscribe/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
subscribe
description
Add a shared guidelines repo (read-scope subscription or write-scope publish target) to the unified repos list.

Subscribe to a Shared Repo

Overview

Configured guidelines repos are multi-reader / multi-writer git databases, described in a single unified list in evolve.config.yaml:

yaml
repos:
  - name: memory
    scope: write
    remote: git@github.com:alice/evolve.git
    branch: main
    notes: public memory for foobar project
  - name: org-memory
    scope: read
    remote: git@github.com:acme/org-memory.git
    branch: main
    notes: private memory shared only within my org
  • scope: read — download-only. Synced on every run.
  • scope: write — publish target. Synced on every run too, so you see what you have already published and anything others have pushed.

Workflow

Step 1: Bootstrap config if missing

If evolve.config.yaml does not exist, ask the user for a username and create:

yaml
identity:
  user: {username}
repos: []
sync:
  on_session_start: true

Also ensure .evolve/ is gitignored:

bash
grep -qxF '.evolve/' .gitignore 2>/dev/null || echo '.evolve/' >> .gitignore
Step 2: Gather details

Ask the user for:

  • the remote URL for the guidelines repo
  • a short local name such as alice
  • the scope: read (default, subscribe-only) or write (also a publish target)
  • an optional note
Step 3: Run subscribe script
bash
python3 "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)/plugins/evolve-lite/skills/evolve-lite/subscribe/scripts/subscribe.py" --name "{name}" --remote "{remote}" --branch main --scope "{scope}" --notes "{notes}"
Step 4: Confirm

Tell the user the repo was added and they can run evolve-lite:sync immediately if they want to pull updates now.

Notes

  • The repo is cloned directly into .evolve/entities/subscribed/{name}/, which doubles as the recall mirror
  • Subscribed entities will appear in recall with [from: {name}] annotations
  • Read-scope repos use a shallow clone; write-scope repos use a full clone so publish commits can be rebased and pushed cleanly

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Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (scripts) in platform-integrations/codex/plugins/evolve-lite/skills/evolve-lite/subscribe of AgentToolkit/altk-evolve.

  • SKILL.md
  • scripts/subscribe.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9e5bb56

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Categories

Questions about Subscribe

What does Subscribe do?

Add a shared guidelines repo (read-scope subscription or write-scope publish target) to the unified repos list. Subscribe is an agent skill from AgentToolkit/altk-evolve. Add a shared guidelines repo (read-scope subscription or write-scope publish target) to the unified repos list.

When should I use Subscribe?

Subscribe fits situations like: agent Workflows work in your project.

How do I install Subscribe in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add AgentToolkit/altk-evolve --skill subscribe -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (platform-integrations/codex/plugins/evolve-lite/skills/evolve-lite/subscribe in AgentToolkit/altk-evolve) into .claude/skills/subscribe in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Subscribe in Codex?

Run `npx skills add AgentToolkit/altk-evolve --skill subscribe -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (platform-integrations/codex/plugins/evolve-lite/skills/evolve-lite/subscribe in AgentToolkit/altk-evolve) into .agents/skills/subscribe in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Subscribe 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 AgentToolkit/altk-evolve --skill subscribe -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/subscribe, .gemini/skills/subscribe, .github/skills/subscribe and .opencode/skills/subscribe in your project.

What does Subscribe need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Subscribe needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python3 and git). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Subscribe access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Subscribe 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Subscribe use?

Subscribe is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Subscribe use?

About 535 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.1k 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 Subscribe?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Subscribe: MCP Server Builder (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), Hook Development for Claude Code Plugins (anthropics/claude-plugins-official, 37k stars), Using Superpowers (farm-fe/farm, 5.6k stars) and Executing Plans Inline (obra/superpowers, 296k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Subscribe?

AgentToolkit (a GitHub organization) maintains it in AgentToolkit/altk-evolve, which has 122 GitHub stars. The repository holds 21 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: AgentToolkit/altk-evolve on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.