Utility Pm Changelog Curator
product-on-purpose/pm-skills
Draft CHANGELOG entries from git log via the pm-changelog-curator sub-agent, applying the repo hygiene rules (describe what changed, public paths only, no attribution trailers).
A skill your agent uses when implementation or review depends on external documentation, standards, protocols, APIs, SDKs, changelogs, or version-specific behavior.
Install External Source Research
$ npx skills add bbartling/open-fdd --skill external-source-research -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install bbartling/open-fdd external-source-research --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/bbartling/open-fdd.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/external-source-research .claude/skills/external-source-research && 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 "external-source-research" agent skill from https://github.com/bbartling/open-fdd/tree/master/.agents/skills/external-source-research into .claude/skills/external-source-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "external-source-research", 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/bbartling/open-fdd/tree/master/.agents/skills/external-source-researchType 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 bbartling/open-fdd --skill external-source-research -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install bbartling/open-fdd external-source-research --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bbartling/open-fdd.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/external-source-research .agents/skills/external-source-research && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "external-source-research" agent skill from https://github.com/bbartling/open-fdd/tree/master/.agents/skills/external-source-research into .agents/skills/external-source-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "external-source-research", 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 bbartling/open-fdd --skill external-source-research -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install bbartling/open-fdd external-source-research --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bbartling/open-fdd.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/external-source-research .cursor/skills/external-source-research && 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 "external-source-research" agent skill from https://github.com/bbartling/open-fdd/tree/master/.agents/skills/external-source-research into .cursor/skills/external-source-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "external-source-research", 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/bbartling/open-fdd.git --path .agents/skills/external-source-research--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 bbartling/open-fdd --skill external-source-research -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install bbartling/open-fdd external-source-research --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bbartling/open-fdd.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/external-source-research .gemini/skills/external-source-research && 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 "external-source-research" agent skill from https://github.com/bbartling/open-fdd/tree/master/.agents/skills/external-source-research into .gemini/skills/external-source-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "external-source-research", 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 bbartling/open-fdd external-source-researchInstalls 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 bbartling/open-fdd --skill external-source-research -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bbartling/open-fdd.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/external-source-research .github/skills/external-source-research && 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 "external-source-research" agent skill from https://github.com/bbartling/open-fdd/tree/master/.agents/skills/external-source-research into .github/skills/external-source-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "external-source-research", 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 bbartling/open-fdd --skill external-source-research -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install bbartling/open-fdd external-source-research --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bbartling/open-fdd.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/external-source-research .opencode/skills/external-source-research && 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 "external-source-research" agent skill from https://github.com/bbartling/open-fdd/tree/master/.agents/skills/external-source-research into .opencode/skills/external-source-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "external-source-research", 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
external-source-research- GitHub stars
- 172
- Token cost
- ~1.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 567 words
- Files
- 3 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 23
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when implementation or review depends on external documentation, standards, protocols, APIs, SDKs, changelogs, or version-specific behavior.
- Works in 5 steps: Objective: one sentence describing the… → Scope: files, folders, PR diff,… → Constraints: read-only vs write,… → …
- Review depends on external documentation
- SKILL.md covers Trigger, Non-goals, Operating principles and Subagent orchestration rules, plus 5 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
External Source Research is an agent skill from bbartling/open-fdd. Use when implementation or review depends on external documentation, standards, protocols, APIs, SDKs, changelogs, or version-specific behavior. Produces a concise source dossier and implementation implications.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files, including reference files (for example `references/output-contracts.md` and `references/severity-rubric.md`).
It sits in Development, covering Changelog and release notes and Subagents. The repository describes itself as: Fault Detection Diagnostics (FDD) for HVAC datasets.
When your agent uses it
- Review depends on external documentation
- Version-specific behavior
Example prompts
- “/external-source-research”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Objective: one sentence describing the question to answer.
- Scope: files, folders, PR diff, services, packages, or docs to inspect.
- Constraints: read-only vs write, commands allowed, network/doc lookup allowed, and timeout.
- Required evidence: exact files/symbols/commands/sources to cite.
- Output schema: use the schema requested by the skill.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b5c4e9c. 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).
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
External Source Research loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.8k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 59 tokens; SKILL.md has 567 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
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 567 words (~1,339 tokens).
“When the task mentions current docs, specifications, protocol behavior, framework/library APIs, cloud provider behavior, compliance text, or anything that may have changed recently.”
- name
- external-source-research
Files
SKILL.md and 2 other files (references) in .agents/skills/external-source-research of bbartling/open-fdd.
- SKILL.md
- references/output-contracts.md
- references/severity-rubric.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit b5c4e9c
Compare with similar skills
External Source Research 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| External Source Research this skillbbartling/open-fdd | 172 | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Utility Pm Changelog Curatorproduct-on-purpose/pm-skills | 715 | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Rigor Queue Releaserigortype/rigor | 106 | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MPL-2.0 | |
| Utility Pm Release Conductorproduct-on-purpose/pm-skills | 715 | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Simple Englishmoeru-ai/airi | 50k | 2 repos | ~4.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| StarRocks Release NotesStarRocks/starrocks | 12k | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about External Source Research
What does External Source Research do?
A skill your agent uses when implementation or review depends on external documentation, standards, protocols, APIs, SDKs, changelogs, or version-specific behavior. External Source Research is an agent skill from bbartling/open-fdd. Use when implementation or review depends on external documentation, standards, protocols, APIs, SDKs, changelogs, or version-specific behavior.
When should I use External Source Research?
External Source Research fits situations like: review depends on external documentation; version-specific behavior.
How do I install External Source Research in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add bbartling/open-fdd --skill external-source-research -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/external-source-research in bbartling/open-fdd) into .claude/skills/external-source-research in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install External Source Research in Codex?
Run `npx skills add bbartling/open-fdd --skill external-source-research -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/external-source-research in bbartling/open-fdd) into .agents/skills/external-source-research in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use External Source Research 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 bbartling/open-fdd --skill external-source-research -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/external-source-research, .gemini/skills/external-source-research, .github/skills/external-source-research and .opencode/skills/external-source-research in your project.
What does External Source Research need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: External Source Research is instructions for the agent only.
Does External Source Research 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 External Source Research 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 External Source Research use?
External Source Research has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does External Source Research use?
About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 473 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to External Source Research?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with External Source Research: Utility Pm Changelog Curator (product-on-purpose/pm-skills, 715 stars), Rigor Queue Release (rigortype/rigor, 106 stars), Utility Pm Release Conductor (product-on-purpose/pm-skills, 715 stars) and Simple English (moeru-ai/airi, 50k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains External Source Research?
bbartling (a GitHub user) maintains it in bbartling/open-fdd, which has 172 GitHub stars. The repository holds 23 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: bbartling/open-fdd on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.