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One-time setup and health check for fable-baton. An agent skill from ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins.
Apache-2.0Auto-check passed
Install Baton Setup
$ npx skills add ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins --skill baton-setup -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins baton-setup --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/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/fable-baton/skills/baton-setup .claude/skills/baton-setup && 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 "baton-setup" agent skill from https://github.com/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins/tree/main/plugins/fable-baton/skills/baton-setup into .claude/skills/baton-setup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "baton-setup", 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/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins/tree/main/plugins/fable-baton/skills/baton-setupType 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 ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins --skill baton-setup -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins baton-setup --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/fable-baton/skills/baton-setup .agents/skills/baton-setup && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "baton-setup" agent skill from https://github.com/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins/tree/main/plugins/fable-baton/skills/baton-setup into .agents/skills/baton-setup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "baton-setup", 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 ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins --skill baton-setup -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins baton-setup --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/fable-baton/skills/baton-setup .cursor/skills/baton-setup && 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 "baton-setup" agent skill from https://github.com/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins/tree/main/plugins/fable-baton/skills/baton-setup into .cursor/skills/baton-setup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "baton-setup", 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/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins.git --path plugins/fable-baton/skills/baton-setup--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 ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins --skill baton-setup -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins baton-setup --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/fable-baton/skills/baton-setup .gemini/skills/baton-setup && 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 "baton-setup" agent skill from https://github.com/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins/tree/main/plugins/fable-baton/skills/baton-setup into .gemini/skills/baton-setup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "baton-setup", 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 ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins baton-setupInstalls 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 ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins --skill baton-setup -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/fable-baton/skills/baton-setup .github/skills/baton-setup && 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 "baton-setup" agent skill from https://github.com/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins/tree/main/plugins/fable-baton/skills/baton-setup into .github/skills/baton-setup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "baton-setup", 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 ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins --skill baton-setup -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins baton-setup --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/fable-baton/skills/baton-setup .opencode/skills/baton-setup && 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 "baton-setup" agent skill from https://github.com/ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins/tree/main/plugins/fable-baton/skills/baton-setup into .opencode/skills/baton-setup/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "baton-setup", 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
baton-setup- GitHub stars
- 967
- Token cost
- ~702 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 362 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 68
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
At a glance
One-time setup and health check for fable-baton. An agent skill from ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins.
- Works in 5 steps: Read current state → Propose changes and get approval → Apply and validate → …
- The user asks to set up
- SKILL.md covers Step 1 - Read current state, Step 2 - Propose changes and…, Step 3 - Apply and validate and Step 4 - Verify the install, plus 2 more sections
- Calls jq
What it does
Baton Setup is an agent skill from ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins. One-time setup and health check for fable-baton. Use when the user asks to set up, configure, verify, or troubleshoot fable-baton - sets the default model to "best" (Fable 5 with Opus fallback) in ~/.claude/settings.json and verifies the plugin is fully installed.
Its SKILL.md is about 700 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: Awesome Claude Code plugins — a curated list of slash commands, subagents, MCP servers, and hooks for Claude Code. The licence is Apache-2.0.
When your agent uses it
- The user asks to set up
Example prompts
- “/baton-setup”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 5bd4f16. 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:
jq
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
Baton Setup loads about 702 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 69 tokens; SKILL.md has 362 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 ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins at commit 5bd4f16, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© ccplugins). 362 words, ~702 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/baton-setup/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- baton-setup
- description
- One-time setup and health check for fable-baton. Use when the user asks to set up, configure, verify, or troubleshoot fable-baton - sets the default model to "best" (Fable 5 with Opus fallback) in ~/.claude/settings.json and verifies the plugin is fully installed.
baton-setup
One-time setup for fable-baton. Run each step in order. Never rewrite ~/.claude/settings.json wholesale - edit only the named keys and preserve everything else.
Step 1 - Read current state
- Read
~/.claude/settings.json(if missing, you will create a minimal one). - Check
echo "$CLAUDE_CODE_SUBAGENT_MODEL". If set, warn the user: this variable silently overrides every agent'smodelfrontmatter and defeats the tiering. Recommend unsetting it, but do not unset it yourself without approval.
Step 2 - Propose changes and get approval
Show the user exactly what you will change before writing anything:
| Key | Rule |
|---|---|
model | If absent → set "best". If present with a different value → ask: keep theirs, or switch to "best"? (best resolves to Fable 5 when the account has access, otherwise the latest Opus.) If already "best" → no change. |
fallbackModel | If absent → add ["opus", "sonnet"] (covers overload/unavailability). If present → leave it. |
availableModels | Only if the key already exists (it is an allowlist): ensure it contains "opus", "sonnet", "haiku", and the chosen main-model value. If absent → do not add it. |
Back up the file first: copy it to ~/.claude/settings.json.baton-backup-<YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS> (skip if the file didn't exist).
Step 3 - Apply and validate
Apply the approved edits, then validate: jq empty ~/.claude/settings.json must exit 0 (or parse the JSON yourself if jq is unavailable).
If Claude Code rejects the best alias at startup (older versions), fall back to "opus" and suggest updating Claude Code.
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Step 4 - Verify the install
- Confirm the four agents are available: scout, executor, architect, verifier (ask "which subagent types are available?" or check the Agent tool's list).
- Confirm the orchestration policy is present in context (it is injected at session start; in a session started before install it won't be - that's expected).
- Tell the user to restart their Claude Code session: agents and the model setting load at session start.
Step 5 - Report
Summarize: what changed, what was skipped, where the backup is, and that a restart is needed.
Uninstall (on request)
/plugin uninstall fable-batonremoves the agents, hook, and this skill.- In
~/.claude/settings.json: restoremodelfrom the oldestsettings.json.baton-backup-*file, or remove the key if the backup has none. RemovefallbackModelif the user doesn't want it.
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Files
Just SKILL.md in plugins/fable-baton/skills/baton-setup of ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 5bd4f16
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Questions about Baton Setup
What does Baton Setup do?
One-time setup and health check for fable-baton. An agent skill from ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins. Baton Setup is an agent skill from ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins. One-time setup and health check for fable-baton.
When should I use Baton Setup?
Baton Setup fits situations like: the user asks to set up.
How do I install Baton Setup in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins --skill baton-setup -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/fable-baton/skills/baton-setup in ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins) into .claude/skills/baton-setup in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Baton Setup in Codex?
Run `npx skills add ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins --skill baton-setup -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/fable-baton/skills/baton-setup in ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins) into .agents/skills/baton-setup in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Baton Setup 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 ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins --skill baton-setup -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/baton-setup, .gemini/skills/baton-setup, .github/skills/baton-setup and .opencode/skills/baton-setup in your project.
What does Baton Setup need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Baton Setup needs the command-line tools its instructions call (jq).
Does Baton Setup 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 Baton Setup 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 Baton Setup use?
Baton Setup 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 Baton Setup use?
About 702 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.8k 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 Baton Setup?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Baton Setup: Fable Fable (mrtooher/fable-mode, 870 stars), Codebase Health Dashboard (garrytan/gstack, 136k stars), Health (agenticnotetaking/arscontexta, 3.5k stars) and Health Wellness (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Baton Setup?
ccplugins (a GitHub organization) maintains it in ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins, which has 967 GitHub stars. The repository holds 68 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 12, 2026.
Source: ccplugins/awesome-claude-code-plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.