Turn a rough, dictated, or ambiguous request into a clear, structured task, then carry it out.

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Install Prompt

skills CLI
$ npx skills add chrisblattman/claudeblattman --skill prompt -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install chrisblattman/claudeblattman prompt --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/chrisblattman/claudeblattman.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/codex-starter/skills/prompt .claude/skills/prompt && 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
prompt
GitHub stars
463
Token cost
~241 tokens
SKILL.md length
90 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
10
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Turn a rough, dictated, or ambiguous request into a clear, structured task, then carry it out.

  • Works in 5 steps: Identify the objective, the artifact to… → Ask only questions that change scope,… → Convert the vague ask into concrete task… → …
  • A request is conversational
  • SKILL.md covers Purpose, Workflow and Output Shape
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Prompt is an agent skill from chrisblattman/claudeblattman. Turn a rough, dictated, or ambiguous request into a clear, structured task, then carry it out. Use when a request is conversational, messy, underspecified, or high-stakes enough to deserve careful framing before work begins.

Its SKILL.md is about 240 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: Claude Code for academics — skills, agents, and setup guides. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • A request is conversational
  • High-stakes enough to deserve careful framing before work begins

Example prompts

  • “/prompt”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Identify the objective, the artifact to produce, the audience, sources, constraints, and success criteria.
  2. Ask only questions that change scope, risk, source access, or irreversible action. If none qualify, do not ask any.
  3. Convert the vague ask into concrete task instructions.
  4. Include guardrails about what not to touch, when relevant.
  5. Show the structured task briefly, then execute it, starting with the first bounded step.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 12e14d4. 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

Prompt loads about 241 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 58 tokens; SKILL.md has 90 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~58
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~241

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 chrisblattman/claudeblattman at commit 12e14d4, republished under its MIT licence (© chrisblattman). 90 words, ~241 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/prompt/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
prompt
description
Turn a rough, dictated, or ambiguous request into a clear, structured task, then carry it out. Use when a request is conversational, messy, underspecified, or high-stakes enough to deserve careful framing before work begins.

Prompt

Purpose

Turn rough intent into an instruction another session could execute without repeated clarification — then execute it.

Workflow

  1. Identify the objective, the artifact to produce, the audience, sources, constraints, and success criteria.
  2. Ask only questions that change scope, risk, source access, or irreversible action. If none qualify, do not ask any.
  3. Convert the vague ask into concrete task instructions.
  4. Include guardrails about what not to touch, when relevant.
  5. Show the structured task briefly, then execute it, starting with the first bounded step.

Output Shape

text
Refined task:
Inputs to provide:
Constraints:
Success criteria:
First step:

© chrisblattman, MIT. 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 codex-starter/skills/prompt of chrisblattman/claudeblattman.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 12e14d4

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Questions about Prompt

What does Prompt do?

Turn a rough, dictated, or ambiguous request into a clear, structured task, then carry it out. Prompt is an agent skill from chrisblattman/claudeblattman. Turn a rough, dictated, or ambiguous request into a clear, structured task, then carry it out.

When should I use Prompt?

Prompt fits situations like: A request is conversational; high-stakes enough to deserve careful framing before work begins.

How do I install Prompt in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add chrisblattman/claudeblattman --skill prompt -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (codex-starter/skills/prompt in chrisblattman/claudeblattman) into .claude/skills/prompt in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Prompt in Codex?

Run `npx skills add chrisblattman/claudeblattman --skill prompt -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (codex-starter/skills/prompt in chrisblattman/claudeblattman) into .agents/skills/prompt in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

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

What does Prompt need to run?

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

Does Prompt 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 Prompt 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 Prompt use?

Prompt is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Prompt use?

About 241 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 964 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 Prompt?

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Who maintains Prompt?

chrisblattman (a GitHub user) maintains it in chrisblattman/claudeblattman, which has 463 GitHub stars. The repository holds 10 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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