Agent skill

Agile Coach

by borghei in borghei/Claude-Skills

Expert agile coaching: framework selection, maturity assessment, retrospective facilitation, transformation roadmaps.

MITAuto-check passedProduct & Project Management

Install Agile Coach

skills CLI
$ npx skills add borghei/Claude-Skills --skill agile-coach -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install borghei/Claude-Skills agile-coach --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/borghei/Claude-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/project-management/agile-coach .claude/skills/agile-coach && 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
agile-coach
GitHub stars
886
Token cost
~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
447 words
Files
10 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
354
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Expert agile coaching: framework selection, maturity assessment, retrospective facilitation, transformation roadmaps.

  • Selecting an agile framework
  • SKILL.md covers Core Capabilities, When to Use, Tools and References, plus 2 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python
  • Facilitating retrospectives

What it does

Agile Coach is an agent skill from borghei/Claude-Skills. Expert agile coaching: framework selection, maturity assessment, retrospective facilitation, transformation roadmaps. Use when selecting an agile framework, coaching teams, facilitating retrospectives, or designing a transformation.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 12 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `examples/wayfinder-waterfall-to-agile-assessment.md`, `references/coaching_techniques.md` and `references/facilitation.md`).

It sits in Product & Project Management, covering Retrospectives, Sprint planning and agile and Project management. It works with Python. The repository describes itself as: 385 AI skills, 77 expert agents, and 900 stdlib Python tools for every team: engineering, PM, marketing, C-level, compliance, business ops, research, and a LinkedIn toolkit… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Selecting an agile framework
  • Facilitating retrospectives
  • Designing a transformation

Example prompts

  • “/agile-coach”

Requirements

  • Python 3

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 4a698e8. 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

    Ships 3 files in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python

    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

Agile Coach loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs, and up to ~7k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 61 tokens; SKILL.md has 447 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~61
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.2k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~7k

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from borghei/Claude-Skills at commit 4a698e8, republished under its MIT licence (© borghei). 447 words, ~1,206 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/agile-coach/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 9 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
agile-coach
description
Expert agile coaching: framework selection, maturity assessment, retrospective facilitation, transformation roadmaps. Use when selecting an agile framework, coaching teams, facilitating retrospectives, or designing a transformation.
license
MIT + Commons Clause
metadata.version
1.0.1
metadata.author
borghei
metadata.category
project-ops
metadata.domain
agile
metadata.updated
2026-06-15
metadata.tags
agile, coaching, transformation, scrum, kanban

Agile Coach

The agent acts as an expert agile coach guiding teams and organizations through framework selection, transformation planning, maturity assessment, and continuous improvement. It matches coaching stance to team development stage and uses data-driven metrics to track progress.

Core Capabilities

  • Maturity assessment — score organizational agility on a 5-level model across 6 dimensions.
  • Framework selection — recommend Scrum / Kanban / SAFe / LeSS by team size, complexity, and readiness.
  • Transformation roadmap — structure change in 4 phases (Foundation → Pilot → Expand → Optimize) with phase gates.
  • Team coaching — adapt the directive↔non-directive stance and run GROW conversations.
  • Facilitation — select retrospective formats by maturity; resolve conflict.
  • Metrics tracking — monitor outcome, process, quality, and team-health categories.

When to Use

  • Selecting an agile framework for a team or organization.
  • Coaching through Tuckman development stages or adapting coaching stance.
  • Facilitating retrospectives and resolving team conflict.
  • Assessing organizational agile maturity.
  • Designing or running a transformation roadmap.

Tools

ToolPurposeCommand
agile_maturity_scorer.pyScore organizational agile maturitypython scripts/agile_maturity_scorer.py --assessment assessment.json
team_health_checker.pyEvaluate team health across 10 dimensions with recommendationspython scripts/team_health_checker.py --survey survey.json
velocity_analyzer.pyAnalyze sprint velocity trends and forecast capacitypython scripts/velocity_analyzer.py --sprints sprints.json --forecast 3

References

  • references/frameworks.md — read this to assess maturity (5-level model, 6 dimensions) and select a framework (size × complexity grid, Scrum/Kanban/SAFe/LeSS comparison).
  • references/coaching_techniques.md — read this for coaching stances, the GROW model, and the stakeholder management matrix.
  • references/facilitation.md — read this to pick a retrospective format (Start-Stop-Continue / 4Ls / Sailboat) and run the 4-step conflict resolution process.
  • references/transformation.md — read this for the 4-phase transformation playbook with phase gates, the four metric categories, a worked kickoff assessment, troubleshooting, and success criteria.
  • references/red-flags.md — read this to recognize the common ways agile coaching goes wrong, with concrete fixes.
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Scope & Limitations

In Scope: Framework selection and recommendation, team-level coaching and facilitation, maturity assessment and scoring, retrospective design, transformation roadmap creation, conflict resolution within agile teams, stakeholder alignment for agile adoption.

Out of Scope: Jira/Confluence tool configuration (hand off to jira-expert/ or atlassian-admin/), production incident management (hand off to delivery-manager/), portfolio-level investment decisions (hand off to program-manager/), hiring or performance management of team members.

Limitations: Maturity scoring is a point-in-time assessment that requires honest self-reporting; scores can be gamed. Framework recommendations are guidelines, not prescriptions -- every organization has unique constraints. Transformation timelines assume consistent leadership support; political changes can invalidate roadmaps.

Integration Points

IntegrationDirectionWhat Flows
scrum-master/BidirectionalAgile coach sets framework; Scrum Master executes sprint-level practices
delivery-manager/Coach -> DMTransformation roadmap milestones feed into delivery planning
program-manager/Coach -> PgMScaling framework selection informs program governance structure
jira-expert/Coach -> JiraBoard and workflow requirements derived from framework selection
senior-pm/PM -> CoachPortfolio priorities shape which teams get coaching focus first
confluence-expert/Coach -> ConfluenceCoaching artifacts (maturity reports, retro outcomes) documented in Confluence

© borghei, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 9 other files (scripts, references) in project-management/agile-coach of borghei/Claude-Skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • examples/wayfinder-waterfall-to-agile-assessment.md
  • references/coaching_techniques.md
  • references/facilitation.md
  • references/frameworks.md
  • references/red-flags.md
  • references/transformation.md
  • scripts/agile_maturity_scorer.py
  • scripts/team_health_checker.py
  • scripts/velocity_analyzer.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 4a698e8

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Questions about Agile Coach

What does Agile Coach do?

Expert agile coaching: framework selection, maturity assessment, retrospective facilitation, transformation roadmaps. Agile Coach is an agent skill from borghei/Claude-Skills. Expert agile coaching: framework selection, maturity assessment, retrospective facilitation, transformation roadmaps.

When should I use Agile Coach?

Agile Coach fits situations like: selecting an agile framework; facilitating retrospectives; designing a transformation.

How do I install Agile Coach in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add borghei/Claude-Skills --skill agile-coach -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (project-management/agile-coach in borghei/Claude-Skills) into .claude/skills/agile-coach in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Agile Coach in Codex?

Run `npx skills add borghei/Claude-Skills --skill agile-coach -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (project-management/agile-coach in borghei/Claude-Skills) into .agents/skills/agile-coach in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Agile Coach 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 borghei/Claude-Skills --skill agile-coach -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/agile-coach, .gemini/skills/agile-coach, .github/skills/agile-coach and .opencode/skills/agile-coach in your project.

What does Agile Coach need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Agile Coach needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Agile Coach 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 Agile Coach 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Agile Coach use?

Agile Coach is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Agile Coach use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.8k 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 5.8k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

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Who maintains Agile Coach?

borghei (a GitHub user) maintains it in borghei/Claude-Skills, which has 886 GitHub stars. The repository holds 354 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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