Claude Code Agent Development
anthropics/claude-plugins-official
Explains how to write agents for Claude Code plugins: the markdown file with YAML frontmatter, trigger descriptions, model and color settings, and system prompt design.
Extract distilled actions and facts from today's conversations.
$ npx skills add ascorbic/macrodata --skill macrodata-distill -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install ascorbic/macrodata macrodata-distill --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/ascorbic/macrodata.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/macrodata/opencode/skills/macrodata-distill .claude/skills/macrodata-distill && 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 "macrodata-distill" agent skill from https://github.com/ascorbic/macrodata/tree/main/plugins/macrodata/opencode/skills/macrodata-distill into .claude/skills/macrodata-distill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "macrodata-distill", 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/ascorbic/macrodata/tree/main/plugins/macrodata/opencode/skills/macrodata-distillType 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 ascorbic/macrodata --skill macrodata-distill -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install ascorbic/macrodata macrodata-distill --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ascorbic/macrodata.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/macrodata/opencode/skills/macrodata-distill .agents/skills/macrodata-distill && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "macrodata-distill" agent skill from https://github.com/ascorbic/macrodata/tree/main/plugins/macrodata/opencode/skills/macrodata-distill into .agents/skills/macrodata-distill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "macrodata-distill", 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 ascorbic/macrodata --skill macrodata-distill -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install ascorbic/macrodata macrodata-distill --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ascorbic/macrodata.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/macrodata/opencode/skills/macrodata-distill .cursor/skills/macrodata-distill && 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 "macrodata-distill" agent skill from https://github.com/ascorbic/macrodata/tree/main/plugins/macrodata/opencode/skills/macrodata-distill into .cursor/skills/macrodata-distill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "macrodata-distill", 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/ascorbic/macrodata.git --path plugins/macrodata/opencode/skills/macrodata-distill--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 ascorbic/macrodata --skill macrodata-distill -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install ascorbic/macrodata macrodata-distill --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ascorbic/macrodata.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/macrodata/opencode/skills/macrodata-distill .gemini/skills/macrodata-distill && 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 "macrodata-distill" agent skill from https://github.com/ascorbic/macrodata/tree/main/plugins/macrodata/opencode/skills/macrodata-distill into .gemini/skills/macrodata-distill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "macrodata-distill", 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 ascorbic/macrodata macrodata-distillInstalls 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 ascorbic/macrodata --skill macrodata-distill -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ascorbic/macrodata.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/macrodata/opencode/skills/macrodata-distill .github/skills/macrodata-distill && 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 "macrodata-distill" agent skill from https://github.com/ascorbic/macrodata/tree/main/plugins/macrodata/opencode/skills/macrodata-distill into .github/skills/macrodata-distill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "macrodata-distill", 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 ascorbic/macrodata --skill macrodata-distill -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install ascorbic/macrodata macrodata-distill --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ascorbic/macrodata.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/macrodata/opencode/skills/macrodata-distill .opencode/skills/macrodata-distill && 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 "macrodata-distill" agent skill from https://github.com/ascorbic/macrodata/tree/main/plugins/macrodata/opencode/skills/macrodata-distill into .opencode/skills/macrodata-distill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "macrodata-distill", 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.
macrodata-distillExtract distilled actions and facts from today's conversations.
Macrodata Distill is an agent skill from ascorbic/macrodata. Extract distilled actions and facts from today's conversations. Spawns sub-agents per conversation to avoid context blowup.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k 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, covering Subagents. The repository describes itself as: Give Claude Code and OpenCode persistent, self-refining memory and autonomous scheduling.
4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit f07def3. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
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.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
sqlite3From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Macrodata Distill loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 35 tokens; SKILL.md has 221 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.
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.
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 221 words (~1,239 tokens).
“Process today's conversations to extract actionable knowledge. This is the core of memory consolidation.”
Just SKILL.md in plugins/macrodata/opencode/skills/macrodata-distill of ascorbic/macrodata.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit f07def3
Macrodata Distill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macrodata Distill this skillascorbic/macrodata | 120 | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Claude Code Agent Developmentanthropics/claude-plugins-official | 37k | 8 repos | ~2.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Subagent Driven DevelopmentAsvarox/allkaraoke | 261 | 37 repos | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Dispatching Parallel Agentsultralisp/ultralisp | 258 | 40 repos | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Paseo Advisor Second Opiniongetpaseo/paseo | 20k | 1 repos | ~756 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Task Observerrebelytics/one-skill-to-rule-them-all | 3.2k | 1 repos | ~12k | Automated safety check: Pass | CC-BY-4.0 |
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Extract distilled actions and facts from today's conversations. Macrodata Distill is an agent skill from ascorbic/macrodata. Extract distilled actions and facts from today's conversations.
Macrodata Distill fits situations like: tasks that involve Subagents.
Run `npx skills add ascorbic/macrodata --skill macrodata-distill -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/macrodata/opencode/skills/macrodata-distill in ascorbic/macrodata) into .claude/skills/macrodata-distill in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add ascorbic/macrodata --skill macrodata-distill -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/macrodata/opencode/skills/macrodata-distill in ascorbic/macrodata) into .agents/skills/macrodata-distill in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add ascorbic/macrodata --skill macrodata-distill -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/macrodata-distill, .gemini/skills/macrodata-distill, .github/skills/macrodata-distill and .opencode/skills/macrodata-distill in your project.
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Macrodata Distill needs the command-line tools its instructions call (sqlite3).
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.
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.
No licence was found for Macrodata Distill or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Macrodata Distill: Claude Code Agent Development (anthropics/claude-plugins-official, 37k stars), Subagent Driven Development (Asvarox/allkaraoke, 261 stars), Dispatching Parallel Agents (ultralisp/ultralisp, 258 stars) and Paseo Advisor Second Opinion (getpaseo/paseo, 20k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
ascorbic (a GitHub user) maintains it in ascorbic/macrodata, which has 120 GitHub stars. The repository holds 8 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.
Source: ascorbic/macrodata on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.