Agent skill

Wanman CLI

by chekusu in chekusu/wanman

wanman CLI command reference — inter-agent communication, task management, artifact storage

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedProductivity & Automation

Install Wanman CLI

skills CLI
$ npx skills add chekusu/wanman --skill wanman-cli -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install chekusu/wanman wanman-cli --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/chekusu/wanman.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/core/skills/wanman-cli .claude/skills/wanman-cli && 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
wanman-cli
GitHub stars
688
Token cost
~891 tokens
SKILL.md length
277 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
6
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

wanman CLI command reference — inter-agent communication, task management, artifact storage

  • Works in 3 steps: cat ./CLAUDE.md — Read your role guide → wanman recv — Check for pending messages → wanman task list --assignee…
  • Tasks that involve Task management
  • SKILL.md covers Startup Protocol, Messages, Tasks and Artifacts (Structured Outputs), plus 5 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Wanman CLI is an agent skill from chekusu/wanman. wanman CLI command reference — inter-agent communication, task management, artifact storage

Its SKILL.md is about 890 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 Productivity & Automation, covering Task management. The repository describes itself as: wanman is an open-source agent matrix runtime inspired by Japanese one-man trains. It lets human users step back into an observer role while local agent runtimes coordinate… The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Task management

Example prompts

  • “/wanman-cli”

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. cat ./CLAUDE.md — Read your role guide
  2. wanman recv — Check for pending messages
  3. wanman task list --assignee $WANMAN_AGENT_NAME — View tasks assigned to you

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d3a8138. 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 (its code samples are bash).

    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

Wanman CLI loads about 891 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 26 tokens; SKILL.md has 277 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~26
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~891

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 chekusu/wanman at commit d3a8138, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© chekusu). 277 words, ~891 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/wanman-cli/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
wanman-cli
description
wanman CLI command reference — inter-agent communication, task management, artifact storage

wanman CLI

You are running inside the wanman Agent Matrix. Use the following CLI commands to collaborate with other agents.

Startup Protocol

On every startup, execute in order:

  1. cat ./CLAUDE.md — Read your role guide
  2. wanman recv — Check for pending messages
  3. wanman task list --assignee $WANMAN_AGENT_NAME — View tasks assigned to you

Messages

CommandDescription
wanman send <agent> "<message>"Send a normal message
wanman send <agent> "<message>" --steerUrgent message (interrupts the target agent's current work)
wanman send human --type decision "<message>"Ask the human to make a decision
wanman send human --type blocker "<message>"Tell the human what is blocking progress
wanman recvReceive pending messages
wanman escalate "<message>"Escalate to the CEO agent

Note: --steer forcefully interrupts the target agent's process and restarts it. Use only in urgent situations. Prefer explicit --type decision|blocker when sending to human, so the product can render the right card.

Tasks

bash
wanman task create "<title>" --assign <agent> [--priority 1-10] [--after id1,id2] [--desc "<description>"]
wanman task list [--status <pending|in_progress|done|blocked>] [--assignee <agent>]
wanman task get <id>
wanman task update <id> --status <in_progress|blocked|done> [--result "<text>"]
wanman task done <id> "<result>"
  • --after: Declare dependencies (comma-separated task IDs); the task will not execute until dependencies are complete
  • --priority: 1 = highest, 10 = lowest
  • task done is a shortcut for task update --status done --result

Artifacts (Structured Outputs)

bash
wanman artifact put --kind <kind> --path "<domain>/<category>/<item>" \
  --source "<source>" --confidence <0-1> [--task <id>] [--file <path>] '<metadata json>'
wanman artifact list [--agent <a>] [--kind <k>]
wanman artifact get <id>
  • --file: Store file contents in the database (version-controlled storage)
  • --source: Information source, e.g., web_search:site.com, estimate, official_data
  • --confidence: 0.3-0.5 (estimate) | 0.6-0.8 (data-backed) | 0.9+ (authoritative source)

Context (Cross-Agent Shared Key-Value Store)

bash
wanman context set <key> "<value>"
wanman context get <key>

Used to share blueprints, summaries, and other information needed across agents.

Hypothesis Tracking

bash
wanman hypothesis create "<title>" [--rationale "<text>"]
wanman hypothesis list [--status <proposed|active|validated|rejected>]
wanman hypothesis update <id> --status <validated|rejected> [--outcome "<text>"] [--evidence <artifact-ids>]

Agent Management

bash
wanman agents                              # List all agents and states
wanman agents spawn <template> [name]      # Spawn a clone (e.g. feedback-2)
wanman agents destroy <name>               # Destroy a dynamic clone

Standard Workflow

  1. wanman task update <id> --status in_progress
  2. Do the work, write outputs to the ./output/ directory
  3. wanman task done <id> "completion description"
  4. wanman send ceo "Task complete: <title>, output: output/<filename>"

Environment Variables

VariableDescription
WANMAN_AGENT_NAMEYour agent name (set automatically)
WANMAN_URLSupervisor address (default http://localhost:3120)

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Files

Just SKILL.md in packages/core/skills/wanman-cli of chekusu/wanman.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit d3a8138

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Questions about Wanman CLI

What does Wanman CLI do?

wanman CLI command reference — inter-agent communication, task management, artifact storage. Wanman CLI is an agent skill from chekusu/wanman.

When should I use Wanman CLI?

Wanman CLI fits situations like: tasks that involve Task management.

How do I install Wanman CLI in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add chekusu/wanman --skill wanman-cli -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (packages/core/skills/wanman-cli in chekusu/wanman) into .claude/skills/wanman-cli in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Wanman CLI in Codex?

Run `npx skills add chekusu/wanman --skill wanman-cli -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (packages/core/skills/wanman-cli in chekusu/wanman) into .agents/skills/wanman-cli in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Wanman CLI 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 chekusu/wanman --skill wanman-cli -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/wanman-cli, .gemini/skills/wanman-cli, .github/skills/wanman-cli and .opencode/skills/wanman-cli in your project.

What does Wanman CLI need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Wanman CLI is instructions for the agent only.

Does Wanman CLI 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 Wanman CLI 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 Wanman CLI use?

Wanman CLI 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 Wanman CLI use?

About 891 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.6k 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 Wanman CLI?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Wanman CLI: Superset Agent Standup (superset-sh/superset, 15k stars), AgentRQ Workspace Agent (agentrq/agentrq, 1.1k stars), Markdown Task Manager (ioniks/MarkdownTaskManager, 535 stars) and Dingtalk Todo (DingTalk-Real-AI/dingtalk-workspace-cli, 3.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Wanman CLI?

chekusu (a GitHub organization) maintains it in chekusu/wanman, which has 688 GitHub stars. The repository holds 6 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 14, 2026.

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