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Common mistake — doing unrequested work (refactoring, adding extra features, cleaning up style) when the user asked for a specific, targeted change.
Install Avoid Scope Creep
$ npx skills add aiming-lab/MetaClaw --skill avoid-scope-creep -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install aiming-lab/MetaClaw avoid-scope-creep --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/aiming-lab/MetaClaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/memory_data/skills/avoid-scope-creep .claude/skills/avoid-scope-creep && 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 "avoid-scope-creep" agent skill from https://github.com/aiming-lab/MetaClaw/tree/main/memory_data/skills/avoid-scope-creep into .claude/skills/avoid-scope-creep/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "avoid-scope-creep", 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/aiming-lab/MetaClaw/tree/main/memory_data/skills/avoid-scope-creepType 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 aiming-lab/MetaClaw --skill avoid-scope-creep -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install aiming-lab/MetaClaw avoid-scope-creep --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiming-lab/MetaClaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/memory_data/skills/avoid-scope-creep .agents/skills/avoid-scope-creep && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "avoid-scope-creep" agent skill from https://github.com/aiming-lab/MetaClaw/tree/main/memory_data/skills/avoid-scope-creep into .agents/skills/avoid-scope-creep/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "avoid-scope-creep", 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 aiming-lab/MetaClaw --skill avoid-scope-creep -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install aiming-lab/MetaClaw avoid-scope-creep --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiming-lab/MetaClaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/memory_data/skills/avoid-scope-creep .cursor/skills/avoid-scope-creep && 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 "avoid-scope-creep" agent skill from https://github.com/aiming-lab/MetaClaw/tree/main/memory_data/skills/avoid-scope-creep into .cursor/skills/avoid-scope-creep/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "avoid-scope-creep", 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/aiming-lab/MetaClaw.git --path memory_data/skills/avoid-scope-creep--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 aiming-lab/MetaClaw --skill avoid-scope-creep -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install aiming-lab/MetaClaw avoid-scope-creep --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiming-lab/MetaClaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/memory_data/skills/avoid-scope-creep .gemini/skills/avoid-scope-creep && 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 "avoid-scope-creep" agent skill from https://github.com/aiming-lab/MetaClaw/tree/main/memory_data/skills/avoid-scope-creep into .gemini/skills/avoid-scope-creep/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "avoid-scope-creep", 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 aiming-lab/MetaClaw avoid-scope-creepInstalls 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 aiming-lab/MetaClaw --skill avoid-scope-creep -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiming-lab/MetaClaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/memory_data/skills/avoid-scope-creep .github/skills/avoid-scope-creep && 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 "avoid-scope-creep" agent skill from https://github.com/aiming-lab/MetaClaw/tree/main/memory_data/skills/avoid-scope-creep into .github/skills/avoid-scope-creep/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "avoid-scope-creep", 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 aiming-lab/MetaClaw --skill avoid-scope-creep -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install aiming-lab/MetaClaw avoid-scope-creep --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiming-lab/MetaClaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/memory_data/skills/avoid-scope-creep .opencode/skills/avoid-scope-creep && 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 "avoid-scope-creep" agent skill from https://github.com/aiming-lab/MetaClaw/tree/main/memory_data/skills/avoid-scope-creep into .opencode/skills/avoid-scope-creep/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "avoid-scope-creep", 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
avoid-scope-creep- GitHub stars
- 3.5k
- Token cost
- ~209 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 85 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 36
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Common mistake — doing unrequested work (refactoring, adding extra features, cleaning up style) when the user asked for a specific, targeted change.
- Asked for a specific
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Targeted change
What it does
Avoid Scope Creep is an agent skill from aiming-lab/MetaClaw. Common mistake — doing unrequested work (refactoring, adding extra features, cleaning up style) when the user asked for a specific, targeted change. Only change what was explicitly asked.
Its SKILL.md is about 210 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 Development, covering Refactoring. The repository describes itself as: 🦞 Just talk to your agent — it learns and EVOLVES 🧬. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Asked for a specific
- Targeted change
Example prompts
- “/avoid-scope-creep”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 922caf3. 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
Avoid Scope Creep loads about 209 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 51 tokens; SKILL.md has 85 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
The full file from aiming-lab/MetaClaw at commit 922caf3, republished under its MIT licence (© aiming-lab). 85 words, ~209 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/avoid-scope-creep/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- avoid-scope-creep
- description
- Common mistake — doing unrequested work (refactoring, adding extra features, cleaning up style) when the user asked for a specific, targeted change. Only change what was explicitly asked.
- category
- common_mistakes
Avoid Scope Creep
Mistake pattern: User asks to fix a specific bug → you also refactor the function, rename variables, add docstrings, and restructure the file → harder to review, introduces new risk.
Rule: Only change what was asked. If you notice other issues while working, mention them as a note rather than silently fixing them.
Exception: If a requested change is impossible without fixing a directly blocking dependency, fix the minimum required dependency and explain why.
Anti-pattern: while I'm here, I also improved... without being asked.
© aiming-lab, 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 memory_data/skills/avoid-scope-creep of aiming-lab/MetaClaw.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 922caf3
Compare with similar skills
Avoid Scope Creep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avoid Scope Creep this skillaiming-lab/MetaClaw | 3.5k | — | ~209 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Refactor React Effectslangfuse/langfuse | 36k | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Karpathy Guidelinesalirezarezvani/ClaudeForge | 429 | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Concern Patternsdilolabs/nosia | 213 | 1 repos | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Elixirstreamband/hydra-srt | 146 | — | ~804 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Change CleanupSimon-Initiative/oli-torus | 119 | — | ~3.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Avoid Scope Creep
What does Avoid Scope Creep do?
Common mistake — doing unrequested work (refactoring, adding extra features, cleaning up style) when the user asked for a specific, targeted change. Avoid Scope Creep is an agent skill from aiming-lab/MetaClaw. Common mistake — doing unrequested work (refactoring, adding extra features, cleaning up style) when the user asked for a specific, targeted change.
When should I use Avoid Scope Creep?
Avoid Scope Creep fits situations like: asked for a specific; targeted change.
How do I install Avoid Scope Creep in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add aiming-lab/MetaClaw --skill avoid-scope-creep -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (memory_data/skills/avoid-scope-creep in aiming-lab/MetaClaw) into .claude/skills/avoid-scope-creep in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Avoid Scope Creep in Codex?
Run `npx skills add aiming-lab/MetaClaw --skill avoid-scope-creep -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (memory_data/skills/avoid-scope-creep in aiming-lab/MetaClaw) into .agents/skills/avoid-scope-creep in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Avoid Scope Creep 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 aiming-lab/MetaClaw --skill avoid-scope-creep -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/avoid-scope-creep, .gemini/skills/avoid-scope-creep, .github/skills/avoid-scope-creep and .opencode/skills/avoid-scope-creep in your project.
What does Avoid Scope Creep need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Avoid Scope Creep is instructions for the agent only.
Does Avoid Scope Creep 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 Avoid Scope Creep 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 Avoid Scope Creep use?
Avoid Scope Creep 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 Avoid Scope Creep use?
About 209 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 836 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 Avoid Scope Creep?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Avoid Scope Creep: Refactor React Effects (langfuse/langfuse, 36k stars), Karpathy Guidelines (alirezarezvani/ClaudeForge, 429 stars), Concern Patterns (dilolabs/nosia, 213 stars) and Elixir (streamband/hydra-srt, 146 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Avoid Scope Creep?
aiming-lab (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiming-lab/MetaClaw, which has 3,458 GitHub stars. The repository holds 36 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 7, 2026.
Source: aiming-lab/MetaClaw on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.