Agent skill

Status

by backnotprop in backnotprop/bro

Render the state of the work in flight as an ASCII status board in the terminal, instead of a status paragraph.

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Install Status

skills CLI
$ npx skills add backnotprop/bro --skill status -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install backnotprop/bro status --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/backnotprop/bro.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/status .claude/skills/status && 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
status
GitHub stars
120
Token cost
~584 tokens
SKILL.md length
188 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
4
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Render the state of the work in flight as an ASCII status board in the terminal, instead of a status paragraph.

  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Status is an agent skill from backnotprop/bro. Render the state of the work in flight as an ASCII status board in the terminal, instead of a status paragraph.

Its SKILL.md is about 580 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`).

Example prompts

  • “/status”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 523ed36. 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

Status loads about 584 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 30 tokens; SKILL.md has 188 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~30
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~584

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 188 words (~584 tokens).

“Show me where everything stands as a board in the terminal. The board replaces the status paragraph. Do not write both.”

— opening of SKILL.md by backnotprop
name
status
disable-model-invocation
true

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/status of backnotprop/bro.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 523ed36

Compare with similar skills

Status 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.

Status compared with similar skills
SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Status this skillbacknotprop/bro120—~584Automated safety check: PassNone
Flightsasgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks69k—~2.1kAutomated safety check: PassCC0-1.0
Flightscodewhale-hq/Codewhale41k—~258Automated safety check: PassMIT
Render Blockingthedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist74k—~430Automated safety check: PassMIT
RenderLeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills2.2k—~4.8kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Markdown Renderingsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills47k1 repos~751Automated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Status

What does Status do?

Render the state of the work in flight as an ASCII status board in the terminal, instead of a status paragraph. Status is an agent skill from backnotprop/bro. Render the state of the work in flight as an ASCII status board in the terminal, instead of a status paragraph.

How do I install Status in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add backnotprop/bro --skill status -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/status in backnotprop/bro) into .claude/skills/status in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Status in Codex?

Run `npx skills add backnotprop/bro --skill status -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/status in backnotprop/bro) into .agents/skills/status in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Status 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 backnotprop/bro --skill status -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/status, .gemini/skills/status, .github/skills/status and .opencode/skills/status in your project.

What does Status need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Status is instructions for the agent only.

Does Status 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 Status 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 Status use?

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

How many tokens does Status use?

About 584 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.3k 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 Status?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Status: Flights (asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks, 69k stars), Flights (codewhale-hq/Codewhale, 41k stars), Render Blocking (thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, 74k stars) and Render (LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills, 2.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Status?

backnotprop (a GitHub user) maintains it in backnotprop/bro, which has 120 GitHub stars. The repository holds 4 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 24, 2026.

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