Agent skill

Subagents Discipline

by AvivK5498 in AvivK5498/beads-web

Core engineering principles for implementation tasks. An agent skill from AvivK5498/beads-web.

No licenceAuto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Subagents Discipline

skills CLI
$ npx skills add AvivK5498/beads-web --skill subagents-discipline -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install AvivK5498/beads-web subagents-discipline --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/AvivK5498/beads-web.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/subagents-discipline .claude/skills/subagents-discipline && 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/

Facts

Skill name
subagents-discipline
GitHub stars
103
Token cost
~695 tokens
SKILL.md length
331 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
4
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Core engineering principles for implementation tasks. An agent skill from AvivK5498/beads-web.

  • Works in 3 steps: Fetch/read the ACTUAL data - run the… → Note exact field names, types, formats -… → Code against what you observed - not…
  • Tasks that involve Subagents
  • SKILL.md covers Rule 0: Read the Bead First, Rule 1: Look Before You Code, Rule 2: Test Both Levels and Rule 3: Use Your Tools, plus 2 more sections
  • Calls jq

What it does

Subagents Discipline is an agent skill from AvivK5498/beads-web. Core engineering principles for implementation tasks

Its SKILL.md is about 700 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: A visual Kanban UI for Beads CLI — built with Next.js + Rust. Real-time sync, epic tracking, Git Ops and multi-project dashboard.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Subagents

Example prompts

  • “/subagents-discipline”

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Fetch/read the ACTUAL data - run the command, see the output
  2. Note exact field names, types, formats - not what docs say, what you SEE
  3. Code against what you observed - not what you assumed

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d76ada4. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • jq

    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

Subagents Discipline loads about 695 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 18 tokens; SKILL.md has 331 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~18
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~695

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 331 words (~695 tokens).

“Before implementing anything, read the bead comments for investigation context:”

— opening of SKILL.md by AvivK5498
name
subagents-discipline

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/subagents-discipline of AvivK5498/beads-web.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit d76ada4

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Categories

Questions about Subagents Discipline

What does Subagents Discipline do?

Core engineering principles for implementation tasks. An agent skill from AvivK5498/beads-web. Subagents Discipline is an agent skill from AvivK5498/beads-web.

When should I use Subagents Discipline?

Subagents Discipline fits situations like: tasks that involve Subagents.

How do I install Subagents Discipline in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add AvivK5498/beads-web --skill subagents-discipline -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/subagents-discipline in AvivK5498/beads-web) into .claude/skills/subagents-discipline in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Subagents Discipline in Codex?

Run `npx skills add AvivK5498/beads-web --skill subagents-discipline -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/subagents-discipline in AvivK5498/beads-web) into .agents/skills/subagents-discipline in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Subagents Discipline 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 AvivK5498/beads-web --skill subagents-discipline -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/subagents-discipline, .gemini/skills/subagents-discipline, .github/skills/subagents-discipline and .opencode/skills/subagents-discipline in your project.

What does Subagents Discipline need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Subagents Discipline needs the command-line tools its instructions call (jq).

Does Subagents Discipline 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 Subagents Discipline 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 Subagents Discipline use?

No licence was found for Subagents Discipline or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Subagents Discipline use?

About 695 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.8k 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 Subagents Discipline?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Subagents Discipline: Claude Code Agent Development (anthropics/claude-plugins-official, 38k stars), Subagent Driven Development (Asvarox/allkaraoke, 261 stars), Dispatching Parallel Agents (ultralisp/ultralisp, 258 stars) and Reflect on Session Learnings (cursor/plugins, 11k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Subagents Discipline?

AvivK5498 (a GitHub user) maintains it in AvivK5498/beads-web, which has 103 GitHub stars. The repository holds 4 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 19, 2026.

Source: AvivK5498/beads-web on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.