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Agent skill

Cobbler Mode

by aigorahub in aigorahub/elves

Turn on Elves Cobbler Mode for the current Claude Code thread.

MITAuto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Cobbler Mode

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aigorahub/elves --skill cobbler-mode -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aigorahub/elves cobbler-mode --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/aigorahub/elves.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/aliases/claude/cobbler-mode .claude/skills/cobbler-mode && 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
cobbler-mode
GitHub stars
222
Token cost
~439 tokens
SKILL.md length
210 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
14
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Turn on Elves Cobbler Mode for the current Claude Code thread.

  • Works in 6 steps: Treat follow-up prompts as… → Answer directly when the task is simple. → For one-off Quick Cobbler answers, stay… → …
  • The user types /cobbler-mode
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Asks to keep chatting with the Cobbler by default

What it does

Cobbler Mode is an agent skill from aigorahub/elves. Turn on Elves Cobbler Mode for the current Claude Code thread. Use when the user types /cobbler-mode or asks to keep chatting with the Cobbler by default.

Its SKILL.md is about 440 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Agent Workflows. The repository describes itself as: Autonomous multi-batch development skill for Claude Code and Codex. They work while you sleep. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • The user types /cobbler-mode
  • Asks to keep chatting with the Cobbler by default

Example prompts

  • “/cobbler-mode”

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Treat follow-up prompts as Cobbler-mediated by default.
  2. Answer directly when the task is simple.
  3. For one-off Quick Cobbler answers, stay read-only and stateless.
  4. Use Claude Code subagents first when independent lenses help.
  5. For implementation or active-run requests, route work through Cobbler-first Elves coordination;
  6. Return one fitted answer with Recommendation, Why this fits, Strongest dissent, Risks,

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit fba17a3. 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

Cobbler Mode loads about 439 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 42 tokens; SKILL.md has 210 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~42
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~439

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 aigorahub/elves at commit fba17a3, republished under its MIT licence (© aigorahub). 210 words, ~439 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/cobbler-mode/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
cobbler-mode
description
Turn on Elves Cobbler Mode for the current Claude Code thread. Use when the user types /cobbler-mode or asks to keep chatting with the Cobbler by default.
disable-model-invocation
true
<!-- elves-managed-alias: claude-skill-alias v1 -->

Cobbler Mode

This is an Elves-managed Claude Code alias for /cobbler-mode.

Use the installed elves skill's ## Cobbler instructions as the source of truth. Cobbler is Elves' default orchestration model. Cobbler Mode is the lowest-friction current-thread way to keep follow-up prompts Cobbler-mediated after the user says "Cobbler Mode: on" and until the user says "Cobbler Mode: off" or "leave Cobbler Mode." For non-trivial tasks, use the main skill's harness loop: capability scan, route and medium selection, context packet, execute agents/tools/skills, collect evidence, fit answer, present/record, and reclassify when evidence changes the task. Use route and medium selection before dispatch.

Default behavior while Cobbler Mode is active:

  1. Treat follow-up prompts as Cobbler-mediated by default.
  2. Answer directly when the task is simple.
  3. For one-off Quick Cobbler answers, stay read-only and stateless.
  4. Use Claude Code subagents first when independent lenses help.
  5. For implementation or active-run requests, route work through Cobbler-first Elves coordination; worker agents may edit scoped files under the normal Elves rules.
  6. Return one fitted answer with Recommendation, Why this fits, Strongest dissent, Risks, Next move, and Confidence when synthesis is useful.

Cobbler Mode is current-thread conversation state, not durable run state. It is not a daemon and must not require OpenRouter or any external provider key.

© aigorahub, MIT. 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 aliases/claude/cobbler-mode of aigorahub/elves.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit fba17a3

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Categories

Questions about Cobbler Mode

What does Cobbler Mode do?

Turn on Elves Cobbler Mode for the current Claude Code thread. Cobbler Mode is an agent skill from aigorahub/elves. Turn on Elves Cobbler Mode for the current Claude Code thread.

When should I use Cobbler Mode?

Cobbler Mode fits situations like: the user types /cobbler-mode; asks to keep chatting with the Cobbler by default.

How do I install Cobbler Mode in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aigorahub/elves --skill cobbler-mode -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (aliases/claude/cobbler-mode in aigorahub/elves) into .claude/skills/cobbler-mode in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Cobbler Mode in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aigorahub/elves --skill cobbler-mode -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (aliases/claude/cobbler-mode in aigorahub/elves) into .agents/skills/cobbler-mode in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Cobbler Mode 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 aigorahub/elves --skill cobbler-mode -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/cobbler-mode, .gemini/skills/cobbler-mode, .github/skills/cobbler-mode and .opencode/skills/cobbler-mode in your project.

What does Cobbler Mode need to run?

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

Does Cobbler Mode 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 Cobbler Mode 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 Cobbler Mode use?

Cobbler Mode is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Cobbler Mode use?

About 439 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.8k 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 Cobbler Mode?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Cobbler Mode: MCP Server Builder (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), Hook Development for Claude Code Plugins (anthropics/claude-plugins-official, 38k stars), Using Superpowers (farm-fe/farm, 5.6k stars) and Executing Plans Inline (obra/superpowers, 297k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Cobbler Mode?

aigorahub (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aigorahub/elves, which has 222 GitHub stars. The repository holds 14 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

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