Migrating Claude Agent SDK To Pydantic AI
pydantic/pydantic-ai
Migrate Python applications from the Claude Agent SDK to Pydantic AI and, only when needed, Pydantic AI Harness.
Runs a task for a fixed duration by dispatching subagents in a loop, with the clock, not the agent, deciding when to stop.
Install Timeboxed Iterating
$ npx skills add av/mi --skill timeboxed-iterating -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install av/mi timeboxed-iterating --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/av/mi.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/timeboxed-iterating .claude/skills/timeboxed-iterating && 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 "timeboxed-iterating" agent skill from https://github.com/av/mi/tree/master/.agents/skills/timeboxed-iterating into .claude/skills/timeboxed-iterating/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "timeboxed-iterating", 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/av/mi/tree/master/.agents/skills/timeboxed-iteratingType 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 av/mi --skill timeboxed-iterating -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install av/mi timeboxed-iterating --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/av/mi.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/timeboxed-iterating .agents/skills/timeboxed-iterating && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "timeboxed-iterating" agent skill from https://github.com/av/mi/tree/master/.agents/skills/timeboxed-iterating into .agents/skills/timeboxed-iterating/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "timeboxed-iterating", 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 av/mi --skill timeboxed-iterating -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install av/mi timeboxed-iterating --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/av/mi.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/timeboxed-iterating .cursor/skills/timeboxed-iterating && 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 "timeboxed-iterating" agent skill from https://github.com/av/mi/tree/master/.agents/skills/timeboxed-iterating into .cursor/skills/timeboxed-iterating/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "timeboxed-iterating", 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/av/mi.git --path .agents/skills/timeboxed-iterating--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 av/mi --skill timeboxed-iterating -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install av/mi timeboxed-iterating --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/av/mi.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/timeboxed-iterating .gemini/skills/timeboxed-iterating && 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 "timeboxed-iterating" agent skill from https://github.com/av/mi/tree/master/.agents/skills/timeboxed-iterating into .gemini/skills/timeboxed-iterating/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "timeboxed-iterating", 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 av/mi timeboxed-iteratingInstalls 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 av/mi --skill timeboxed-iterating -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/av/mi.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/timeboxed-iterating .github/skills/timeboxed-iterating && 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 "timeboxed-iterating" agent skill from https://github.com/av/mi/tree/master/.agents/skills/timeboxed-iterating into .github/skills/timeboxed-iterating/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "timeboxed-iterating", 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 av/mi --skill timeboxed-iterating -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install av/mi timeboxed-iterating --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/av/mi.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/timeboxed-iterating .opencode/skills/timeboxed-iterating && 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 "timeboxed-iterating" agent skill from https://github.com/av/mi/tree/master/.agents/skills/timeboxed-iterating into .opencode/skills/timeboxed-iterating/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "timeboxed-iterating", 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
timeboxed-iterating- GitHub stars
- 102
- Token cost
- ~2.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 1,103 words
- Files
- 2
- Skills in repo
- 20
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Runs a task for a fixed duration by dispatching subagents in a loop, with the clock, not the agent, deciding when to stop.
- Works in 2 steps: Manage the clock — check time before… → Dispatch subagents — give them the goal,…
- Working on a goal for a set number of hours, such as overnight
- SKILL.md covers Your Role, The Iron Law, Inputs and The Process, plus 6 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
You give the skill a goal and a duration, such as improving test coverage for 90 minutes or working overnight, which it reads as 8 hours. The main agent then acts only as an orchestrator: it records the start time with date +%s, computes the deadline, creates a progress file under /tmp, and from then on checks the clock before every dispatch.
Each subagent receives the goal and the progress file path, reads that file to learn what was already done, completes one meaningful unit of work, commits it and returns a structured summary of what was done and what high-impact work remains. The orchestrator makes no code changes, edits or analysis itself and has no authority to call the work finished early; it keeps dispatching until the deadline passes.
When your agent uses it
- Working on a goal for a set number of hours, such as overnight
- Letting subagents make repeated improvements with a hard stop at the deadline
- Spreading a large cleanup or coverage task over many small commits
Example prompts
- “Spend 90 minutes improving test coverage in the api package, using subagents.”
- “Work on refactoring the legacy parser overnight, in timeboxed iterations.”
- “Build out the spec for the export feature over the next three hours.”
Requirements
- An agent that can dispatch subagents
- A shell that can run the date command
- A git repository for the subagents' commits
Workflow steps
2 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Manage the clock — check time before every dispatch, stop when the deadline passes
- Dispatch subagents — give them the goal, the progress file path, and get out of the way
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 2bf50c9. 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 and dot).
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
Timeboxed Iterating loads about 2.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 36 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,103 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
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,103 words (~2,278 tokens).
“Run a task iteratively via subagents for a user-specified duration. The clock is the only authority on when to stop. You are not.”
- name
- timeboxed-iterating
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file in .agents/skills/timeboxed-iterating of av/mi.
- SKILL.md
- README.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 2bf50c9
Used in 1 other repository
We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders. This page covers the copy in av/mi, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Compare with similar skills
Timeboxed Iterating 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timeboxed Iterating this skillav/mi | 102 | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Migrating Claude Agent SDK To Pydantic AIpydantic/pydantic-ai | 20k | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Cursor Orchestratecursor/plugins | 10k | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Agent-Foreman Feature Runmylukin/agent-foreman | 250 | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Notes | None | |
| Spec-Driven Development v2LichAmnesia/lich-skills | 234 | — | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Optimizeevo-hq/evo | 1.5k | — | ~13k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Timeboxed Iterating
What does Timeboxed Iterating do?
Runs a task for a fixed duration by dispatching subagents in a loop, with the clock, not the agent, deciding when to stop. You give the skill a goal and a duration, such as improving test coverage for 90 minutes or working overnight, which it reads as 8 hours. The main agent then acts only as an orchestrator: it records the start time with date +%s, computes the deadline, creates a progress file under /tmp, and from then on checks the clock before every dispatch.
When should I use Timeboxed Iterating?
Timeboxed Iterating fits situations like: working on a goal for a set number of hours, such as overnight; letting subagents make repeated improvements with a hard stop at the deadline; spreading a large cleanup or coverage task over many small commits.
How do I install Timeboxed Iterating in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add av/mi --skill timeboxed-iterating -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/timeboxed-iterating in av/mi) into .claude/skills/timeboxed-iterating in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Timeboxed Iterating in Codex?
Run `npx skills add av/mi --skill timeboxed-iterating -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/timeboxed-iterating in av/mi) into .agents/skills/timeboxed-iterating in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Timeboxed Iterating 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 av/mi --skill timeboxed-iterating -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/timeboxed-iterating, .gemini/skills/timeboxed-iterating, .github/skills/timeboxed-iterating and .opencode/skills/timeboxed-iterating in your project.
What does Timeboxed Iterating need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Timeboxed Iterating is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: An agent that can dispatch subagents; A shell that can run the date command; A git repository for the subagents' commits.
Does Timeboxed Iterating 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 Timeboxed Iterating 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 Timeboxed Iterating use?
No licence was found for Timeboxed Iterating or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Timeboxed Iterating use?
About 2.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.1k 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 Timeboxed Iterating?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Timeboxed Iterating: Migrating Claude Agent SDK To Pydantic AI (pydantic/pydantic-ai, 20k stars), Cursor Orchestrate (cursor/plugins, 10k stars), Agent-Foreman Feature Run (mylukin/agent-foreman, 250 stars) and Spec-Driven Development v2 (LichAmnesia/lich-skills, 234 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Timeboxed Iterating?
av (a GitHub user) maintains it in av/mi, which has 102 GitHub stars. The repository holds 20 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 26, 2026.
Source: av/mi on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.