Official agent skill

Navigating The Initiative Funnel

by bitwarden in bitwarden/ai-plugins

Phase-by-phase guidance for participating in Bitwarden's Software Initiative Funnel.

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Install Navigating The Initiative Funnel

skills CLI
$ npx skills add bitwarden/ai-plugins --skill navigating-the-initiative-funnel -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install bitwarden/ai-plugins navigating-the-initiative-funnel --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/bitwarden/ai-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/bitwarden-delivery-tools/skills/navigating-the-initiative-funnel .claude/skills/navigating-the-initiative-funnel && 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
navigating-the-initiative-funnel
GitHub stars
155
Token cost
~3k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,540 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
35
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Phase-by-phase guidance for participating in Bitwarden's Software Initiative Funnel.

  • Works in 5 steps: Identification → Research → Proof of Concept → …
  • Receiving an initiative epic
  • SKILL.md covers The Rule of Ownership, Phase-by-Phase: Who Does What, The Two Lists to Hold in Mind and Escalation Paths, plus 2 more sections
  • Calls git; reaches github.com

What it does

Navigating The Initiative Funnel is an agent skill from bitwarden/ai-plugins, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Phase-by-phase guidance for participating in Bitwarden's Software Initiative Funnel. Covers shepherd vs tech-lead ownership, running an epic breakdown after Scoping & Commitment handoff, sizing, cross-team dependency tracking, and escalation paths that protect team autonomy. Use when receiving an initiative epic, participating in an Architectural Assessment or PoC, preparing the Scoping & Commitment breakdown, or surfacing concerns to the shepherd or engineering leadership.

Its SKILL.md is about 3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: AI plugin marketplace.

When your agent uses it

  • Receiving an initiative epic
  • Participating in an Architectural Assessment
  • Preparing the Scoping & Commitment breakdown
  • Surfacing concerns to the shepherd

Example prompts

  • “/navigating-the-initiative-funnel”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Skill, Bash(git clone https://github.com/bitwarden/tech-breakdowns*), Bash(git clone git@github.com:bitwarden/tech-breakdowns*), mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__get_issue, mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__get_issue_comments, mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__get_issue_remote_links, mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__search_issues, mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__get_confluence_page, mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__get_confluence_page_comments, mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__search_confluence, mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__search_confluence_cql

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Identification
  2. Research
  3. Proof of Concept
  4. Scoping & Commitment
  5. Implementation

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0e684b9. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Skill
    • Bash(git clone https://github.com/bitwarden/tech-breakdowns*)
    • Bash(git clone git@github.com:bitwarden/tech-breakdowns*)
    • mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__get_issue
    • mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__get_issue_comments
    • mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__get_issue_remote_links
    • mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__search_issues
    • mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__get_confluence_page
    • mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__get_confluence_page_comments

    …and 2 more on the same allowed-tools line.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • git

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • github.com

    Also links to:

    • bitwarden.atlassian.net

    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

Navigating The Initiative Funnel loads about 3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 128 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,540 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~128
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3k

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 1,540 words (~3,002 tokens).

“Bitwarden runs cross-cutting technical work through the Software Initiative Funnel. A senior engineer — typically Staff+ for cross-team initiatives, sometimes a tech lead for smaller-scope work that lives largely inside one team's domain — shepherds each initiative through five phases…”

— opening of SKILL.md by bitwarden, Custom licence
name
navigating-the-initiative-funnel
allowed-tools
Read, Skill, Bash(git clone https://github.com/bitwarden/tech-breakdowns*), Bash(git clone git@github.com:bitwarden/tech-breakdowns*), mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__get_issue, mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__get_issue_comments, mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__get_issue_remote_links, mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__search_issues, mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__get_confluence_page, mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__get_confluence_page_comments, mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__search_confluence, mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__search_confluence_cql

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in plugins/bitwarden-delivery-tools/skills/navigating-the-initiative-funnel of bitwarden/ai-plugins.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0e684b9

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Questions about Navigating The Initiative Funnel

What does Navigating The Initiative Funnel do?

Phase-by-phase guidance for participating in Bitwarden's Software Initiative Funnel. Navigating The Initiative Funnel is an agent skill from bitwarden/ai-plugins, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Phase-by-phase guidance for participating in Bitwarden's Software Initiative Funnel.

When should I use Navigating The Initiative Funnel?

Navigating The Initiative Funnel fits situations like: receiving an initiative epic; participating in an Architectural Assessment; preparing the Scoping & Commitment breakdown; surfacing concerns to the shepherd.

How do I install Navigating The Initiative Funnel in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add bitwarden/ai-plugins --skill navigating-the-initiative-funnel -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/bitwarden-delivery-tools/skills/navigating-the-initiative-funnel in bitwarden/ai-plugins) into .claude/skills/navigating-the-initiative-funnel in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Navigating The Initiative Funnel in Codex?

Run `npx skills add bitwarden/ai-plugins --skill navigating-the-initiative-funnel -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/bitwarden-delivery-tools/skills/navigating-the-initiative-funnel in bitwarden/ai-plugins) into .agents/skills/navigating-the-initiative-funnel in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Navigating The Initiative Funnel 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 bitwarden/ai-plugins --skill navigating-the-initiative-funnel -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/navigating-the-initiative-funnel, .gemini/skills/navigating-the-initiative-funnel, .github/skills/navigating-the-initiative-funnel and .opencode/skills/navigating-the-initiative-funnel in your project.

What does Navigating The Initiative Funnel need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Navigating The Initiative Funnel needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git). Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Skill, Bash(git clone https://github.com/bitwarden/tech-breakdowns*), Bash(git clone git@github.com:bitwarden/tech-breakdowns*), mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__get_issue, mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__get_issue_comments, mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__get_issue_remote_links, mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__search_issues, mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__get_confluence_page, mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__get_confluence_page_comments, mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__search_confluence, mcp__plugin_bitwarden-atlassian-tools_bitwarden-atlassian__search_confluence_cql.

Does Navigating The Initiative Funnel access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. In commands or code: github.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: bitwarden.atlassian.net. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Navigating The Initiative Funnel 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 Navigating The Initiative Funnel use?

Navigating The Initiative Funnel 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 Navigating The Initiative Funnel use?

About 3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 12k 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 Navigating The Initiative Funnel?

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Who maintains Navigating The Initiative Funnel?

bitwarden (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in bitwarden/ai-plugins, which has 155 GitHub stars. The repository holds 35 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

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