Freeze Edit Boundary
garrytan/gstack
Locks file edits for the session to one directory by blocking Edit and Write calls anywhere else, useful when debugging or scoping a change.
/cs:freeze <decision <days — Lock a strategic decision for a cooldown period to prevent impulse reversal.
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Install Freeze
$ npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill freeze -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install alirezarezvani/claude-skills freeze --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/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/c-level-agents/skills/freeze .claude/skills/freeze && 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 "freeze" agent skill from https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/c-level-agents/skills/freeze into .claude/skills/freeze/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "freeze", 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/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/c-level-agents/skills/freezeType 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 alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill freeze -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install alirezarezvani/claude-skills freeze --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/c-level-agents/skills/freeze .agents/skills/freeze && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "freeze" agent skill from https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/c-level-agents/skills/freeze into .agents/skills/freeze/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "freeze", 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 alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill freeze -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install alirezarezvani/claude-skills freeze --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/c-level-agents/skills/freeze .cursor/skills/freeze && 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 "freeze" agent skill from https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/c-level-agents/skills/freeze into .cursor/skills/freeze/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "freeze", 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/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git --path c-level-agents/skills/freeze--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 alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill freeze -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install alirezarezvani/claude-skills freeze --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/c-level-agents/skills/freeze .gemini/skills/freeze && 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 "freeze" agent skill from https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/c-level-agents/skills/freeze into .gemini/skills/freeze/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "freeze", 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 alirezarezvani/claude-skills freezeInstalls 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 alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill freeze -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/c-level-agents/skills/freeze .github/skills/freeze && 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 "freeze" agent skill from https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/c-level-agents/skills/freeze into .github/skills/freeze/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "freeze", 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 alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill freeze -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install alirezarezvani/claude-skills freeze --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/c-level-agents/skills/freeze .opencode/skills/freeze && 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 "freeze" agent skill from https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/c-level-agents/skills/freeze into .opencode/skills/freeze/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "freeze", 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
freeze- GitHub stars
- 28k
- Token cost
- ~931 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 370 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 342
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
/cs:freeze <decision <days — Lock a strategic decision for a cooldown period to prevent impulse reversal.
- Works in 5 steps: Read the decision record → Validate it has APPROVED status → Apply freeze: write freeze_until:… → …
- An irreversible decision was made under pressure — e.g
- SKILL.md covers When to Use, Default Freeze Periods, Workflow and Output, plus 5 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Freeze is an agent skill from alirezarezvani/claude-skills. /cs:freeze <decision <days — Lock a strategic decision for a cooldown period to prevent impulse reversal. Mirrors gstack's safety primitives for the business layer. Use when an irreversible decision was made under pressure — e.g. a layoff plan or multi-year contract — and deserves a cooling-off lock before execution.
Its SKILL.md is about 930 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: 380 Claude Code skills & agent skills & plugins (30+ Agents, 70+ custom commands, 380+ skills, customizable references, scripts)for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, and 8… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- An irreversible decision was made under pressure — e.g
Example prompts
- “/freeze”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Read the decision record
- Validate it has APPROVED status
- Apply freeze: write freeze_until: YYYY-MM-DD to the decision record
- Add to active-freezes index at ~/.claude/freezes/active.md
- cs-chief-of-staff router now refuses to re-route this topic to the boardroom until
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 19392f7. 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 (its code samples are markdown).
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
Freeze loads about 931 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 82 tokens; SKILL.md has 370 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 alirezarezvani/claude-skills at commit 19392f7, republished under its MIT licence (© alirezarezvani). 370 words, ~931 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/freeze/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- freeze
- description
- /cs:freeze <decision> <days> — Lock a strategic decision for a cooldown period to prevent impulse reversal. Mirrors gstack's safety primitives for the business layer. Use when an irreversible decision was made under pressure — e.g. a layoff plan or multi-year contract — and deserves a cooling-off lock before execution.
/cs:freeze — Cooldown Lock on a Decision
Command: /cs:freeze <decision-path> <days>
Locks a decision for a defined cooldown period. During the freeze, the chief-of-staff router refuses to re-litigate the decision unless a kill criterion explicitly triggers.
Inspired by gstack's /freeze and /guard safety primitives — adapted from code-scoping to strategic-scoping.
When to Use
Founders are pattern-matchers; pattern-matching after a tough decision often produces a reversal that's actually just decision fatigue. The freeze enforces a discipline:
- After any irreversible or high-cost-to-reverse decision (fundraise, layoff, market entry)
- After a split-vote boardroom (preserve the call against second-guessing)
- After a founder gut-feel override of unanimous advisor consensus (let it run)
- During a personnel transition (lock the strategy so the new exec can execute, not redebate)
Default Freeze Periods
| Decision type | Default freeze |
|---|---|
| Fundraise round size / lead choice | 30 days |
| Pricing change | 60 days |
| Market entry / exit | 90 days |
| Layoff / RIF | 30 days |
| Strategic pivot | 90 days |
| Personnel (exec hire / fire) | 60 days |
| M&A LOI | 30 days |
| Custom | specify in command |
Workflow
- Read the decision record
- Validate it has APPROVED status
- Apply freeze: write
freeze_until: YYYY-MM-DDto the decision record - Add to active-freezes index at
~/.claude/freezes/active.md - cs-chief-of-staff router now refuses to re-route this topic to the boardroom until:
- The freeze period expires, OR
- A kill criterion explicitly triggers
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Output
The decision record is updated in place:
# Decision: <title>
...
**Status:** FROZEN
**Frozen until:** YYYY-MM-DD
**Reason for freeze:** <text>
**Override condition:** Kill criterion <name> triggers OR founder issues `/cs:unfreeze` with stated reasonThe active-freezes index is updated:
# Active Freezes
**Updated:** YYYY-MM-DD
| Decision | Frozen until | Override condition |
|---|---|---|
| <decision title> | YYYY-MM-DD | <kill criterion or /cs:unfreeze> |Override
To unfreeze before the period ends, the founder runs:
/cs:unfreeze <decision> <reason>The unfreeze is logged in the decision history (preserved permanently). Forced overrides create a paper trail that surfaces at post-mortem.
Auto-Override
If a kill criterion in the decision triggers, the freeze auto-releases and the chief-of-staff routes immediately to /cs:post-mortem. The freeze does not protect against reality; it protects against impulse.
Why This Beats "Just Don't Re-Decide"
Founders have authority. Without an explicit lock + log, every wobble produces a "let's discuss this again" — which is exhausting for advisors and erodes the value of the boardroom. The freeze is a process, not a rule; it logs every override so the post-mortem can audit founder discipline.
Routing
/cs:unfreeze— explicit early release/cs:post-mortem— auto-triggered if kill criterion fires/cs:boardroom— blocked until unfreeze or expiry
Related
- Skill:
decision-logger - Agent:
cs-chief-of-staff— enforces freezes in routing
Version: 1.0.0
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Files
Just SKILL.md in c-level-agents/skills/freeze of alirezarezvani/claude-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 19392f7
Compare with similar skills
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeze this skillalirezarezvani/claude-skills | 28k | — | ~931 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Freeze Edit Boundarygarrytan/gstack | 136k | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Strategic Compactaffaan-m/ECC | 276k | 2 repos | ~434 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Strategic Compactaffaan-m/ECC | 276k | 2 repos | ~724 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Strategic Compactaffaan-m/ECC | 276k | 1 repos | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Strategic Compactaffaan-m/ECC | 276k | 3 repos | ~943 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Freeze
What does Freeze do?
/cs:freeze <decision <days — Lock a strategic decision for a cooldown period to prevent impulse reversal. Freeze is an agent skill from alirezarezvani/claude-skills. /cs:freeze <decision <days — Lock a strategic decision for a cooldown period to prevent impulse reversal.
When should I use Freeze?
Freeze fits situations like: an irreversible decision was made under pressure — e.g.
How do I install Freeze in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill freeze -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (c-level-agents/skills/freeze in alirezarezvani/claude-skills) into .claude/skills/freeze in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Freeze in Codex?
Run `npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill freeze -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (c-level-agents/skills/freeze in alirezarezvani/claude-skills) into .agents/skills/freeze in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Freeze 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 alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill freeze -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/freeze, .gemini/skills/freeze, .github/skills/freeze and .opencode/skills/freeze in your project.
What does Freeze need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Freeze is instructions for the agent only.
Does Freeze 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 Freeze 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 Freeze use?
Freeze 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 Freeze use?
About 931 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.7k 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 Freeze?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Freeze: Freeze Edit Boundary (garrytan/gstack, 136k stars), Strategic Compact (affaan-m/ECC, 276k stars), Strategic Compact (affaan-m/ECC, 276k stars) and Strategic Compact (affaan-m/ECC, 276k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Freeze?
alirezarezvani (a GitHub user) maintains it in alirezarezvani/claude-skills, which has 27,938 GitHub stars. The repository holds 342 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 30, 2026.
Source: alirezarezvani/claude-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.