Agent skill

Reclaude

by brianlovin in brianlovin/agent-config

Refactor CLAUDE.md files to follow progressive disclosure principles.

No licenceAuto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Reclaude

skills CLI
$ npx skills add brianlovin/agent-config --skill reclaude -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install brianlovin/agent-config reclaude --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/brianlovin/agent-config.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/reclaude .claude/skills/reclaude && 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
reclaude
GitHub stars
377
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~981 tokens
SKILL.md length
449 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
12
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Refactor CLAUDE.md files to follow progressive disclosure principles.

  • Works in 8 steps: Check length → Integrate workflow orchestration → Ensure verification section exists → …
  • CLAUDE.md is too long
  • SKILL.md covers Prompt, Target Template and What to Keep vs Remove
  • Calls npm

What it does

Reclaude is an agent skill from brianlovin/agent-config. Refactor CLAUDE.md files to follow progressive disclosure principles. Use when CLAUDE.md is too long or disorganized.

Its SKILL.md is about 980 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Agent instruction files and Refactoring. It works with npm. The repository describes itself as: My coding agent config.

When your agent uses it

  • CLAUDE.md is too long
  • Tasks that involve Agent instruction files
  • Tasks that involve Refactoring

Example prompts

  • “/reclaude”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Check length
  2. Integrate workflow orchestration
  3. Ensure verification section exists
  4. Find contradictions
  5. Check for global skill extraction candidates
  6. Identify essentials for root CLAUDE.md
  7. Group remaining content
  8. Flag for deletion

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1a9819e. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • npm

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npm, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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

Reclaude loads about 981 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 32 tokens; SKILL.md has 449 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~32
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~981

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 449 words (~981 tokens).

“Refactor CLAUDE.md files to follow progressive disclosure principles.”

— opening of SKILL.md by brianlovin
name
reclaude

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/reclaude of brianlovin/agent-config.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1a9819e

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in brianlovin/agent-config, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Steadyagent WorkflowKhalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need172—~1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Harness Initk1ein-chen/Harness-Starter119—~995Automated safety check: NotesMIT

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Questions about Reclaude

What does Reclaude do?

Refactor CLAUDE.md files to follow progressive disclosure principles. Reclaude is an agent skill from brianlovin/agent-config.md files to follow progressive disclosure principles.

When should I use Reclaude?

Reclaude fits situations like: CLAUDE.md is too long; tasks that involve Agent instruction files; tasks that involve Refactoring.

How do I install Reclaude in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Reclaude in Codex?

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

Can I use Reclaude 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 brianlovin/agent-config --skill reclaude -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/reclaude, .gemini/skills/reclaude, .github/skills/reclaude and .opencode/skills/reclaude in your project.

What does Reclaude need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Reclaude needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npm).

Does Reclaude access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use npm, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Reclaude 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 Reclaude use?

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

How many tokens does Reclaude use?

About 981 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.9k 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 Reclaude?

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Who maintains Reclaude?

brianlovin (a GitHub user) maintains it in brianlovin/agent-config, which has 377 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on March 25, 2026.

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