Agent skill

Discover

by ambient-code in ambient-code/platform

Discover domain-specific skills and context before starting any coding or spec work.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Discover

skills CLI

$ npx skills add ambient-code/platform --skill discover -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install ambient-code/platform discover --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/ambient-code/platform.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/discover .claude/skills/discover && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "discover" agent skill from https://github.com/ambient-code/platform/tree/main/skills/discover into .claude/skills/discover/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "discover", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/ambient-code/platform/tree/main/skills/discover

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add ambient-code/platform --skill discover -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install ambient-code/platform discover --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ambient-code/platform.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/discover .agents/skills/discover && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "discover" agent skill from https://github.com/ambient-code/platform/tree/main/skills/discover into .agents/skills/discover/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "discover", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add ambient-code/platform --skill discover -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install ambient-code/platform discover --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ambient-code/platform.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/discover .cursor/skills/discover && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "discover" agent skill from https://github.com/ambient-code/platform/tree/main/skills/discover into .cursor/skills/discover/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "discover", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/ambient-code/platform.git --path skills/discover

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add ambient-code/platform --skill discover -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install ambient-code/platform discover --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ambient-code/platform.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/discover .gemini/skills/discover && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "discover" agent skill from https://github.com/ambient-code/platform/tree/main/skills/discover into .gemini/skills/discover/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "discover", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install ambient-code/platform discover

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add ambient-code/platform --skill discover -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ambient-code/platform.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/discover .github/skills/discover && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "discover" agent skill from https://github.com/ambient-code/platform/tree/main/skills/discover into .github/skills/discover/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "discover", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add ambient-code/platform --skill discover -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install ambient-code/platform discover --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ambient-code/platform.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/discover .opencode/skills/discover && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "discover" agent skill from https://github.com/ambient-code/platform/tree/main/skills/discover into .opencode/skills/discover/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "discover", 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: discover
GitHub stars: 131
Token cost: ~747 tokens
SKILL.md length: 328 words
Files: 2
Skills in repo: 18
Repo updated: Oct 6, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Discover domain-specific skills and context before starting any coding or spec work.

Works in 6 steps: Identify Relevant Domains → Visit Each Domain → Load Domain Specs → …
: any code change
SKILL.md covers When to Use, User Input and Steps
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Discover is an agent skill from ambient-code/platform. Discover domain-specific skills and context before starting any coding or spec work. This is the mandatory first step for every task — no matter how trivial. Triggers on: any code change, spec change, implementation task, bug fix, refactor, feature work, or documentation update that touches component code or specs.

Its SKILL.md is about 750 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `evals/evals.json`).

It sits in Development, covering Debugging. The repository describes itself as: Vision/Mission https://ambient-code.ai : Virtual team management and collaboration platform. User guides: https://ambient-code.github.io/platform/. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

: any code change
Implementation task
Documentation update that touches component code

Example prompts

“/discover”

Requirements

Docker

Workflow steps

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

Identify Relevant Domains
Visit Each Domain
Load Domain Specs
Check Deployment Skills
Check Standards
Report and Proceed

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e15afd3. 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 bash).
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

Discover loads about 747 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 81 tokens; SKILL.md has 328 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~81
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~747

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 ambient-code/platform at commit e15afd3, republished under its MIT licence (© ambient-code). 328 words, ~747 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/discover/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: discover
description: Discover domain-specific skills and context before starting any coding or spec work. This is the mandatory first step for every task — no matter how trivial. Triggers on: any code change, spec change, implementation task, bug fix, refactor, feature work, or documentation update that touches component code or specs.

Discover Domain Skills

Before writing or changing anything, discover what skills and context are available for the domains you're about to work in.

When to Use

Every time. This skill is the entry point for all coding and spec work. Do not skip it, even for one-line fixes.

User Input

text

$ARGUMENTS

If provided, use the input to narrow which domains to check. Otherwise, infer from the task context.

Steps

1. Identify Relevant Domains

Map the work to one or more capability domains:

Domain	When working on
`sessions`	Session lifecycle, data model, API resources, messages, events
`control-plane`	Operator, reconciliation, scheduling, runner provisioning
`agents`	Agent model, runner, runtime registry, prompts
`integrations`	MCP server, Gerrit, external services, feature flags
`frontend`	UI components, pages, React Query hooks
`auth`	OAuth, credentials, RBAC, tokens
`projects`	Project management, settings, workspaces
`cli`	TUI, acpctl commands
`specs`	specs

If unsure, check which specs/ subdirectories exist:

bash

ls -d specs/*/

2. Visit Each Domain

For every relevant domain, cd into its spec directory and list available skills:

bash

cd specs/{domain}
ls .claude/skills/ 2>/dev/null
ls skills/ 2>/dev/null

Read the SKILL.md of any discovered skill that looks relevant to the task at hand.

3. Load Domain Specs

While in the domain directory, check for specs that describe the desired state of what you're about to change:

bash

ls *.spec.md 2>/dev/null

Read the relevant spec before implementing — code reconciles against specs, not the other way around.

4. Check Deployment Skills

If the work involves deployment, manifests, Docker builds, or cluster operations, check for deployment skills:

bash

ls skills/deployments/ 2>/dev/null

Read the relevant SKILL.md — these contain environment config, prerequisites, and troubleshooting for deploying each component.

5. Check Standards

Load the standards for the component you're modifying:

bash

ls specs/standards/*/

Pick the relevant domain (backend, frontend, control-plane, security, platform).

6. Report and Proceed

Summarize what you found:

Which domains are involved
Which domain skills were discovered (if any)
Which specs describe the area being changed
Which standards apply

Do not output irrelevant context. Be extremely brief, like:

I will use skills x and y for this task.

Then proceed with the task, using the discovered skills and context.

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/discover of ambient-code/platform.

SKILL.md
evals/evals.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e15afd3

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Questions about Discover

What does Discover do?

Discover domain-specific skills and context before starting any coding or spec work. Discover is an agent skill from ambient-code/platform. Discover domain-specific skills and context before starting any coding or spec work.

When should I use Discover?

Discover fits situations like: : any code change; implementation task; documentation update that touches component code.

How do I install Discover in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add ambient-code/platform --skill discover -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/discover in ambient-code/platform) into .claude/skills/discover in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Discover in Codex?

Run `npx skills add ambient-code/platform --skill discover -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/discover in ambient-code/platform) into .agents/skills/discover in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Discover 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 ambient-code/platform --skill discover -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/discover, .gemini/skills/discover, .github/skills/discover and .opencode/skills/discover in your project.

What does Discover need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Discover is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Docker.

Does Discover 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 Discover 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 Discover use?

Discover 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 Discover use?

About 747 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3k 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 Discover?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Discover: Trellis Session Insight (mindfold-ai/Trellis, 15k stars), Native Data Fetching (CherryHQ/cherry-studio-app, 4k stars), Aoti Debug (pytorch/pytorch, 104k stars) and Herdr Throwaway Reproduction (herdrdev/herdr, 43k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Discover?

ambient-code (a GitHub organization) maintains it in ambient-code/platform, which has 131 GitHub stars. The repository holds 18 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

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

Install Discover

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Discover Domain Skills

When to Use

User Input

Steps

1. Identify Relevant Domains

2. Visit Each Domain

3. Load Domain Specs

4. Check Deployment Skills

5. Check Standards

6. Report and Proceed

Files

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