Orchestrate
sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills
Coordinate focused subagents on substantial work, keep their ownership non-overlapping, and integrate verified results.
Coordinate work across Berd sessions while keeping one conversation available to the user.
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Install Berd Orchestrator
$ npx skills add block/berd --skill berd-orchestrator -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install block/berd berd-orchestrator --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/block/berd.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/distro/skills/berd-orchestrator .claude/skills/berd-orchestrator && 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 "berd-orchestrator" agent skill from https://github.com/block/berd/tree/main/distro/skills/berd-orchestrator into .claude/skills/berd-orchestrator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "berd-orchestrator", 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/block/berd/tree/main/distro/skills/berd-orchestratorType 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 block/berd --skill berd-orchestrator -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install block/berd berd-orchestrator --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/block/berd.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/distro/skills/berd-orchestrator .agents/skills/berd-orchestrator && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "berd-orchestrator" agent skill from https://github.com/block/berd/tree/main/distro/skills/berd-orchestrator into .agents/skills/berd-orchestrator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "berd-orchestrator", 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 block/berd --skill berd-orchestrator -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install block/berd berd-orchestrator --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/block/berd.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/distro/skills/berd-orchestrator .cursor/skills/berd-orchestrator && 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 "berd-orchestrator" agent skill from https://github.com/block/berd/tree/main/distro/skills/berd-orchestrator into .cursor/skills/berd-orchestrator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "berd-orchestrator", 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/block/berd.git --path distro/skills/berd-orchestrator--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 block/berd --skill berd-orchestrator -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install block/berd berd-orchestrator --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/block/berd.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/distro/skills/berd-orchestrator .gemini/skills/berd-orchestrator && 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 "berd-orchestrator" agent skill from https://github.com/block/berd/tree/main/distro/skills/berd-orchestrator into .gemini/skills/berd-orchestrator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "berd-orchestrator", 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 block/berd berd-orchestratorInstalls 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 block/berd --skill berd-orchestrator -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/block/berd.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/distro/skills/berd-orchestrator .github/skills/berd-orchestrator && 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 "berd-orchestrator" agent skill from https://github.com/block/berd/tree/main/distro/skills/berd-orchestrator into .github/skills/berd-orchestrator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "berd-orchestrator", 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 block/berd --skill berd-orchestrator -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install block/berd berd-orchestrator --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/block/berd.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/distro/skills/berd-orchestrator .opencode/skills/berd-orchestrator && 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 "berd-orchestrator" agent skill from https://github.com/block/berd/tree/main/distro/skills/berd-orchestrator into .opencode/skills/berd-orchestrator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "berd-orchestrator", 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
berd-orchestrator- GitHub stars
- 969
- Token cost
- ~277 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 136 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 11
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
At a glance
Coordinate work across Berd sessions while keeping one conversation available to the user.
- A long-lived orchestration session
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Berd Orchestrator is an agent skill from block/berd, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Coordinate work across Berd sessions while keeping one conversation available to the user. Use for a long-lived orchestration session.
Its SKILL.md is about 280 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: a desktop app for getting work done with any model. The licence is Apache-2.0.
When your agent uses it
- A long-lived orchestration session
Example prompts
- “/berd-orchestrator”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit bbdb311. 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
Berd Orchestrator loads about 277 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 38 tokens; SKILL.md has 136 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 block/berd at commit bbdb311, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© block). 136 words, ~277 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/berd-orchestrator/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- berd-orchestrator
- description
- Coordinate work across Berd sessions while keeping one conversation available to the user. Use for a long-lived orchestration session.
- metadata.berdBundled
- true
Berd Orchestrator
Keep this session available for conversation. Use berdctl session list,
get, create, and send to delegate substantial work to other sessions
instead of doing it here.
Prefer an existing session that owns the relevant context. Create one when work has no owner, and give it a complete task. Do not approve, merge, or archive work without the user's direction.
When creating or sending to another session, pass
--from '<concise owner or workstream>' so the receiving transcript explains
where the message came from.
Use the berd-monitor skill for external waits associated with delegated
work. End the turn after starting a monitor; do not poll in the foreground.
Stay quiet while work is progressing. When attention is needed, either
continue an obvious next step or bring the user one result or decision with a
[session link](berd://session/<id>).
© block, Apache-2.0. 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 distro/skills/berd-orchestrator of block/berd.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit bbdb311
Compare with similar skills
Berd Orchestrator 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berd Orchestrator this skillblock/berd | 969 | — | ~277 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Orchestratesickn33/agentic-awesome-skills | 47k | 1 repos | ~692 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Session Handoffsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills | 47k | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Team Agent Orchestrationaffaan-m/ECC | 274k | 1 repos | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Orca Orchestrationstablyai/orca | 87k | — | ~916 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Agent Orchestrator Taskruvnet/ruflo | 74k | 3 repos | ~1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Berd Orchestrator
What does Berd Orchestrator do?
Coordinate work across Berd sessions while keeping one conversation available to the user. Berd Orchestrator is an agent skill from block/berd, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Coordinate work across Berd sessions while keeping one conversation available to the user.
When should I use Berd Orchestrator?
Berd Orchestrator fits situations like: A long-lived orchestration session.
How do I install Berd Orchestrator in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add block/berd --skill berd-orchestrator -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (distro/skills/berd-orchestrator in block/berd) into .claude/skills/berd-orchestrator in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Berd Orchestrator in Codex?
Run `npx skills add block/berd --skill berd-orchestrator -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (distro/skills/berd-orchestrator in block/berd) into .agents/skills/berd-orchestrator in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Berd Orchestrator 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 block/berd --skill berd-orchestrator -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/berd-orchestrator, .gemini/skills/berd-orchestrator, .github/skills/berd-orchestrator and .opencode/skills/berd-orchestrator in your project.
What does Berd Orchestrator need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Berd Orchestrator is instructions for the agent only.
Does Berd Orchestrator 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 Berd Orchestrator 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 Berd Orchestrator use?
Berd Orchestrator is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Berd Orchestrator use?
About 277 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.1k 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 Berd Orchestrator?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Berd Orchestrator: Orchestrate (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars), Session Handoff (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars), Team Agent Orchestration (affaan-m/ECC, 274k stars) and Orca Orchestration (stablyai/orca, 87k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Berd Orchestrator?
block (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in block/berd, which has 969 GitHub stars. The repository holds 11 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.
Source: block/berd on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.