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Agent skill

Checking Dashes

by agntcy in agntcy/coffeeAgntcy

Runs task dashes:check against the whole repo for an em dash or en dash and fixes any hit with task dashes:fix.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passed

Install Checking Dashes

skills CLI
$ npx skills add agntcy/coffeeAgntcy --skill checking-dashes -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install agntcy/coffeeAgntcy checking-dashes --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/agntcy/coffeeAgntcy.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/quality-checks/checking-dashes .claude/skills/checking-dashes && 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
checking-dashes
GitHub stars
112
Token cost
~393 tokens
SKILL.md length
127 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
16
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Runs task dashes:check against the whole repo for an em dash or en dash and fixes any hit with task dashes:fix.

  • SKILL.md covers What this skill does, Workflow and Notes
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Checking Dashes is an agent skill from agntcy/coffeeAgntcy. Runs task dashes:check against the whole repo for an em dash or en dash and fixes any hit with task dashes:fix. Use before finishing any change that includes prose or comments, or when asked to check for or remove em/en dashes.

Its SKILL.md is about 390 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: End-to-end reference application for AGNTCY Components. The licence is Apache-2.0.

Example prompts

  • “/checking-dashes”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 36f1923. 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

Checking Dashes loads about 393 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 61 tokens; SKILL.md has 127 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~61
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~393

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

The full file from agntcy/coffeeAgntcy at commit 36f1923, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© agntcy). 127 words, ~393 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/checking-dashes/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
checking-dashes
description
Runs task dashes:check against the whole repo for an em dash or en dash and fixes any hit with task dashes:fix. Use before finishing any change that includes prose or comments, or when asked to check for or remove em/en dashes.

Checking dashes

What this skill does

Runs task dashes:check (defined in Taskfile.yaml, wrapping scripts/checks/check_dashes.bash) to scan the whole repo for an em dash (U+2014) or en dash (U+2013), then fixes any hit with task dashes:fix. This is the same check task check:all runs as part of checks.yaml. See .agents/rules/always-apply/no-em-en-dashes.md for the underlying rule.

Workflow

- [ ] 1. Run: task dashes:check
- [ ] 2. If it reports hits, run: task dashes:fix (replaces every hit with
        a plain ASCII hyphen in place)
- [ ] 3. Re-run task dashes:check to confirm it's clean

Notes

  • task dashes:fix only replaces the character - re-read the surrounding text afterward, since a bare substitution can occasionally leave odd spacing when the character had no spaces around it to begin with.
  • Never write the literal em dash or en dash character in a rule/skill file that documents this check - name it by Unicode code point instead (see how .agents/rules/always-apply/no-em-en-dashes.md itself does this), or the file will trip the very check it describes.

© agntcy, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/quality-checks/checking-dashes of agntcy/coffeeAgntcy.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 36f1923

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Checking Dashes 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.

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Fact Check X Completesickn33/agentic-awesome-skills47k1 repos~2.3kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
CheckVibiumDev/vibium2.9k—~2kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Questions about Checking Dashes

What does Checking Dashes do?

Runs task dashes:check against the whole repo for an em dash or en dash and fixes any hit with task dashes:fix. Checking Dashes is an agent skill from agntcy/coffeeAgntcy. Runs task dashes:check against the whole repo for an em dash or en dash and fixes any hit with task dashes:fix.

How do I install Checking Dashes in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add agntcy/coffeeAgntcy --skill checking-dashes -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/quality-checks/checking-dashes in agntcy/coffeeAgntcy) into .claude/skills/checking-dashes in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Checking Dashes in Codex?

Run `npx skills add agntcy/coffeeAgntcy --skill checking-dashes -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/quality-checks/checking-dashes in agntcy/coffeeAgntcy) into .agents/skills/checking-dashes in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Checking Dashes 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 agntcy/coffeeAgntcy --skill checking-dashes -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/checking-dashes, .gemini/skills/checking-dashes, .github/skills/checking-dashes and .opencode/skills/checking-dashes in your project.

What does Checking Dashes need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Checking Dashes is instructions for the agent only.

Does Checking Dashes 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 Checking Dashes 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 Checking Dashes use?

Checking Dashes 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 Checking Dashes use?

About 393 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.6k 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 Checking Dashes?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Checking Dashes: Check PR (paperclipai/paperclip, 98k stars), Check (davepoon/buildwithclaude, 3.6k stars), Fact Check X Unified (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars) and Fact Check X Complete (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Checking Dashes?

agntcy (a GitHub organization) maintains it in agntcy/coffeeAgntcy, which has 112 GitHub stars. The repository holds 16 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

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