Markdown Article Formatter
JimLiu/baoyu-skills
Reformats plain text or Markdown articles with frontmatter, a title, a summary, headings, bold, lists and code blocks, and saves a separate formatted copy.
Index a document or folder and answer questions about it with quotes from the source.
Install Document Brief
$ npx skills add amd/gaia --skill document-brief -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install amd/gaia document-brief --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/amd/gaia.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/hub/skills/document-brief .claude/skills/document-brief && 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 "document-brief" agent skill from https://github.com/amd/gaia/tree/main/hub/skills/document-brief into .claude/skills/document-brief/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "document-brief", 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/amd/gaia/tree/main/hub/skills/document-briefType 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 amd/gaia --skill document-brief -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install amd/gaia document-brief --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/amd/gaia.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/hub/skills/document-brief .agents/skills/document-brief && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "document-brief" agent skill from https://github.com/amd/gaia/tree/main/hub/skills/document-brief into .agents/skills/document-brief/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "document-brief", 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 amd/gaia --skill document-brief -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install amd/gaia document-brief --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/amd/gaia.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/hub/skills/document-brief .cursor/skills/document-brief && 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 "document-brief" agent skill from https://github.com/amd/gaia/tree/main/hub/skills/document-brief into .cursor/skills/document-brief/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "document-brief", 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/amd/gaia.git --path hub/skills/document-brief--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 amd/gaia --skill document-brief -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install amd/gaia document-brief --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/amd/gaia.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/hub/skills/document-brief .gemini/skills/document-brief && 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 "document-brief" agent skill from https://github.com/amd/gaia/tree/main/hub/skills/document-brief into .gemini/skills/document-brief/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "document-brief", 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 amd/gaia document-briefInstalls 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 amd/gaia --skill document-brief -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/amd/gaia.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/hub/skills/document-brief .github/skills/document-brief && 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 "document-brief" agent skill from https://github.com/amd/gaia/tree/main/hub/skills/document-brief into .github/skills/document-brief/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "document-brief", 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 amd/gaia --skill document-brief -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install amd/gaia document-brief --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/amd/gaia.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/hub/skills/document-brief .opencode/skills/document-brief && 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 "document-brief" agent skill from https://github.com/amd/gaia/tree/main/hub/skills/document-brief into .opencode/skills/document-brief/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "document-brief", 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
document-brief- GitHub stars
- 1.6k
- Token cost
- ~555 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 244 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 44
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Index a document or folder and answer questions about it with quotes from the source.
- Works in 5 steps: Check what is already indexed with… → Index it. index_document(file_path) for… → Answer with query_documents(query). Ask… → …
- The user points at a PDF
- SKILL.md covers Procedure, Standing brief format and Fork this
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Document Brief is an agent skill from amd/gaia. Index a document or folder and answer questions about it with quotes from the source. Use when the user points at a PDF, contract, spec, report, or folder of files and asks what it says, what changed, or what they should worry about.
Its SKILL.md is about 560 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 Documents & Office. The repository describes itself as: Build AI agents for your PC. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- The user points at a PDF
- Folder of files and asks what it says
- What they should worry about
Example prompts
- “/document-brief”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Check what is already indexed with list_indexed_documents(). If the
- Index it. index_document(file_path) for one file, or
- Answer with query_documents(query). Ask one focused question at a time;
- Quote the source. Every claim in your answer carries the sentence or
- Offer the brief. For a document the user has not read at all, lead with
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6c3bb5c. 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
Document Brief loads about 555 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 62 tokens; SKILL.md has 244 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 amd/gaia at commit 6c3bb5c, republished under its MIT licence (© amd). 244 words, ~555 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/document-brief/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- document-brief
- description
- Index a document or folder and answer questions about it with quotes from the source. Use when the user points at a PDF, contract, spec, report, or folder of files and asks what it says, what changed, or what they should worry about.
- license
- MIT
- version
- 1.0.0
Document Brief
Reading a long document for someone is not summarization — it is answering the question they actually have, with the sentence that proves it.
Procedure
- Check what is already indexed with
list_indexed_documents(). If the file the user named is already there, skip straight to step 3 — re-indexing is slow and buys nothing. - Index it.
index_document(file_path)for one file, orindex_directory(directory_path, recursive=True)for a folder. If indexing fails, runrag_status()and report what it says — do not answer from the filename. - Answer with
query_documents(query). Ask one focused question at a time; a compound question retrieves worse than two simple ones. - Quote the source. Every claim in your answer carries the sentence or figure it came from. If retrieval returns nothing relevant, say "the document does not appear to cover that" — never fill the gap from general knowledge.
- Offer the brief. For a document the user has not read at all, lead with
summarize_document(file_path)and then invite specific questions.
Standing brief format
When the user asks for "a brief" rather than a specific question:
- What it is — one line.
- What matters — the 3–5 points that would change a decision.
- What to watch — obligations, deadlines, numbers that move.
- Open questions — what the document leaves unresolved.
Fork this
Replace the brief format with your domain's checklist and it becomes a reviewer: for a contract, ask for termination, liability, auto-renewal, and payment terms by name in step 3 so they are never skipped.
© amd, 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 hub/skills/document-brief of amd/gaia.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6c3bb5c
Compare with similar skills
Document Brief 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document Brief this skillamd/gaia | 1.6k | — | ~555 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Markdown Article FormatterJimLiu/baoyu-skills | 26k | 6 repos | ~3.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| MarkitdownImCa0/just-laws | 781 | 14 repos | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Obsidian MarkdownAtmosphere/atmosphere | 3.8k | 20 repos | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| DOCXrvdbreemen/OTGW-firmware | 207 | 33 repos | ~4.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Proprietary | |
| Gzh Designisjiamu/gzh-design-skill | 3.9k | 1 repos | ~2.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | AGPL-3.0 |
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Questions about Document Brief
What does Document Brief do?
Index a document or folder and answer questions about it with quotes from the source. Document Brief is an agent skill from amd/gaia. Index a document or folder and answer questions about it with quotes from the source.
When should I use Document Brief?
Document Brief fits situations like: the user points at a PDF; folder of files and asks what it says; what they should worry about.
How do I install Document Brief in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add amd/gaia --skill document-brief -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (hub/skills/document-brief in amd/gaia) into .claude/skills/document-brief in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Document Brief in Codex?
Run `npx skills add amd/gaia --skill document-brief -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (hub/skills/document-brief in amd/gaia) into .agents/skills/document-brief in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Document Brief 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 amd/gaia --skill document-brief -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/document-brief, .gemini/skills/document-brief, .github/skills/document-brief and .opencode/skills/document-brief in your project.
What does Document Brief need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Document Brief is instructions for the agent only.
Does Document Brief 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 Document Brief 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 Document Brief use?
Document Brief is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Document Brief use?
About 555 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.2k 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 Document Brief?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Document Brief: Markdown Article Formatter (JimLiu/baoyu-skills, 26k stars), Markitdown (ImCa0/just-laws, 781 stars), Obsidian Markdown (Atmosphere/atmosphere, 3.8k stars) and DOCX (rvdbreemen/OTGW-firmware, 207 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Document Brief?
amd (a GitHub organization) maintains it in amd/gaia, which has 1,580 GitHub stars. The repository holds 44 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.
Source: amd/gaia on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.