Absolute Work
maddhruv/absolute
End-to-end, phase-gated SDLC for AI coding agents: relentless design interview → reviewed spec → dependency-graphed task board → safe-wave TDD execution → verification → converge.
Resume a handoff (a side-topic spun off mid-grill) and turn it into a test-driven task.
Install Ab Create Task From Handoff
$ npx skills add ayoubben18/ab-method --skill ab-create-task-from-handoff -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install ayoubben18/ab-method ab-create-task-from-handoff --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/ayoubben18/ab-method.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff .claude/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff && 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 "ab-create-task-from-handoff" agent skill from https://github.com/ayoubben18/ab-method/tree/main/.agents/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff into .claude/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ab-create-task-from-handoff", 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/ayoubben18/ab-method/tree/main/.agents/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoffType 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 ayoubben18/ab-method --skill ab-create-task-from-handoff -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install ayoubben18/ab-method ab-create-task-from-handoff --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ayoubben18/ab-method.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff .agents/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "ab-create-task-from-handoff" agent skill from https://github.com/ayoubben18/ab-method/tree/main/.agents/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff into .agents/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ab-create-task-from-handoff", 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 ayoubben18/ab-method --skill ab-create-task-from-handoff -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install ayoubben18/ab-method ab-create-task-from-handoff --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ayoubben18/ab-method.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff .cursor/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff && 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 "ab-create-task-from-handoff" agent skill from https://github.com/ayoubben18/ab-method/tree/main/.agents/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff into .cursor/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ab-create-task-from-handoff", 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/ayoubben18/ab-method.git --path .agents/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff--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 ayoubben18/ab-method --skill ab-create-task-from-handoff -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install ayoubben18/ab-method ab-create-task-from-handoff --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ayoubben18/ab-method.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff .gemini/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff && 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 "ab-create-task-from-handoff" agent skill from https://github.com/ayoubben18/ab-method/tree/main/.agents/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff into .gemini/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ab-create-task-from-handoff", 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 ayoubben18/ab-method ab-create-task-from-handoffInstalls 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 ayoubben18/ab-method --skill ab-create-task-from-handoff -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ayoubben18/ab-method.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff .github/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff && 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 "ab-create-task-from-handoff" agent skill from https://github.com/ayoubben18/ab-method/tree/main/.agents/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff into .github/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ab-create-task-from-handoff", 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 ayoubben18/ab-method --skill ab-create-task-from-handoff -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install ayoubben18/ab-method ab-create-task-from-handoff --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ayoubben18/ab-method.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff .opencode/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff && 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 "ab-create-task-from-handoff" agent skill from https://github.com/ayoubben18/ab-method/tree/main/.agents/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff into .opencode/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ab-create-task-from-handoff", 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
ab-create-task-from-handoff- GitHub stars
- 192
- Token cost
- ~400 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 185 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 26
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Resume a handoff (a side-topic spun off mid-grill) and turn it into a test-driven task.
- Works in 2 steps: The project root (the current working… → Only if the project has no such file (AB…
- The user wants to continue grilling on a deferred topic captured under docs/handoffs/
- Calls npx
- Tasks that involve Test-driven development
What it does
Ab Create Task From Handoff is an agent skill from ayoubben18/ab-method. Resume a handoff (a side-topic spun off mid-grill) and turn it into a test-driven task. Use when the user wants to continue grilling on a deferred topic captured under docs/handoffs/.
Its SKILL.md is about 400 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 Test-driven development and Requirements gathering. The repository describes itself as: A workflow system for Claude Code and Codex. It grills a problem into a domain-grounded plan, then either drives it through test-driven missions you review one at a time, or… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- The user wants to continue grilling on a deferred topic captured under docs/handoffs/
- Tasks that involve Test-driven development
- Tasks that involve Requirements gathering
Example prompts
- “/ab-create-task-from-handoff”
Requirements
- Node.js
Workflow steps
2 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- The project root (the current working directory) first. If /.ab-method/... exists, use it. A project's own .ab-method/structure/index.yaml…
- Only if the project has no such file (AB Method installed as a plugin rather than with npx ab-method), read the bundled copy…
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 85946e3. 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:
npx
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
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
Ab Create Task From Handoff loads about 400 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 53 tokens; SKILL.md has 185 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 ayoubben18/ab-method at commit 85946e3, republished under its MIT licence (© ayoubben18). 185 words, ~400 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- ab-create-task-from-handoff
- description
- Resume a handoff (a side-topic spun off mid-grill) and turn it into a test-driven task. Use when the user wants to continue grilling on a deferred topic captured under docs/handoffs/.
This skill runs the AB Method create-task-from-handoff workflow.
Follow the workflow defined in .ab-method/core/create-task-from-handoff.md exactly — it loads the handoff, continues the grill where it left off, then hands off to the standard create-task flow (project analysis → missions → TDD).
Before doing anything, check .ab-method/structure/index.yaml. It defines where handoffs are read from (docs/handoffs/) and where task documents are written. Paths are user-configurable; never hardcode them.
Locating .ab-method/. Every .ab-method/... path — here and inside the workflow files — is resolved in this order:
- The project root (the current working directory) first. If
<project>/.ab-method/...exists, use it. A project's own.ab-method/structure/index.yamlis how it customises its paths, so it always wins — check for it even when the bundled copy is right there. - Only if the project has no such file (AB Method installed as a plugin rather than with
npx ab-method), read the bundled copy:../../../.ab-method/relative to thisSKILL.md.
The bundled copy is read-only reference material. Every path the index or a workflow names (docs/..., CONTEXT.md, UBIQUITOUS_LANGUAGE.md, ...) is relative to the project root — never to the folder the bundled files live in. Never write inside that folder.
© ayoubben18, 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 .agents/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff of ayoubben18/ab-method.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 85946e3
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| Ab Create Task From Handoff this skillayoubben18/ab-method | 192 | — | ~400 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Absolute Workmaddhruv/absolute | 218 | — | ~5.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| RalphTheCraigHewitt/skills | 157 | — | ~1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Grillingpietheinstrengholt/rssmonster | 564 | 31 repos | ~510 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Deep Planpiercelamb/deep-plan | 101 | — | ~4.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Plan Py4vaspvasp-dev/py4vasp | 101 | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Ab Create Task From Handoff
What does Ab Create Task From Handoff do?
Resume a handoff (a side-topic spun off mid-grill) and turn it into a test-driven task. Ab Create Task From Handoff is an agent skill from ayoubben18/ab-method. Resume a handoff (a side-topic spun off mid-grill) and turn it into a test-driven task.
When should I use Ab Create Task From Handoff?
Ab Create Task From Handoff fits situations like: the user wants to continue grilling on a deferred topic captured under docs/handoffs/; tasks that involve Test-driven development; tasks that involve Requirements gathering.
How do I install Ab Create Task From Handoff in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add ayoubben18/ab-method --skill ab-create-task-from-handoff -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff in ayoubben18/ab-method) into .claude/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Ab Create Task From Handoff in Codex?
Run `npx skills add ayoubben18/ab-method --skill ab-create-task-from-handoff -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff in ayoubben18/ab-method) into .agents/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Ab Create Task From Handoff 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 ayoubben18/ab-method --skill ab-create-task-from-handoff -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff, .gemini/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff, .github/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff and .opencode/skills/ab-create-task-from-handoff in your project.
What does Ab Create Task From Handoff need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Ab Create Task From Handoff needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npx). Our summary lists: Node.js.
Does Ab Create Task From Handoff access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Ab Create Task From Handoff 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 Ab Create Task From Handoff use?
Ab Create Task From Handoff 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 Ab Create Task From Handoff use?
About 400 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.6k 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 Ab Create Task From Handoff?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Ab Create Task From Handoff: Absolute Work (maddhruv/absolute, 218 stars), Ralph (TheCraigHewitt/skills, 157 stars), Grilling (pietheinstrengholt/rssmonster, 564 stars) and Deep Plan (piercelamb/deep-plan, 101 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Ab Create Task From Handoff?
ayoubben18 (a GitHub user) maintains it in ayoubben18/ab-method, which has 192 GitHub stars. The repository holds 26 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 1, 2026.
Source: ayoubben18/ab-method on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.