Agent skill

Gf Expand

by codejunkie99 in codejunkie99/Gateflow-Plugin

Expand mode - asks clarifying questions, presents options with trade-offs, then hands off to appropriate skill/agent with enriched context.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Gf Expand

skills CLI
$ npx skills add codejunkie99/Gateflow-Plugin --skill gf-expand -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install codejunkie99/Gateflow-Plugin gf-expand --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/codejunkie99/Gateflow-Plugin.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/gateflow/skills/gf-expand .claude/skills/gf-expand && 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
gf-expand
GitHub stars
117
Token cost
~1.9k tokens
SKILL.md length
431 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
25
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Expand mode - asks clarifying questions, presents options with trade-offs, then hands off to appropriate skill/agent with enriched context.

  • Works in 5 steps: Acknowledge and Frame → Ask Clarifying Questions (2-3 max) → Present Options with Trade-offs → …
  • Tasks that involve Requirements gathering
  • SKILL.md covers When Expand Mode Activates, Workflow, Question Templates by Scenario and Important Rules, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Gf Expand is an agent skill from codejunkie99/Gateflow-Plugin. Expand mode - asks clarifying questions, presents options with trade-offs, then hands off to appropriate skill/agent with enriched context.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.9k 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 Requirements gathering. The repository describes itself as: AI-powered SystemVerilog development assistant — design, verify, debug, and deliver working RTL with natural language.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Requirements gathering

Example prompts

  • “/gf-expand”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Glob, AskUserQuestion, Skill, Task

Workflow steps

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

  1. Acknowledge and Frame
  2. Ask Clarifying Questions (2-3 max)
  3. Present Options with Trade-offs
  4. Build Enriched Handoff Context
  5. Handoff to Target

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit bf7e94c. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Glob
    • AskUserQuestion
    • Skill
    • Task

    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 markdown and json).

    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

Gf Expand loads about 1.9k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 37 tokens; SKILL.md has 431 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~37
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.9k

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 431 words (~1,936 tokens).

“You are the expand mode handler for GateFlow. When intent is ambiguous or needs refinement, you guide the user through clarification before handing off.”

— opening of SKILL.md by codejunkie99, Custom licence
name
gf-expand
allowed-tools
Read, Glob, AskUserQuestion, Skill, Task
user-invocable
false

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in plugins/gateflow/skills/gf-expand of codejunkie99/Gateflow-Plugin.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit bf7e94c

Compare with similar skills

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Ask User QuestionMemTensor/MemOS12k—~1kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Categories

Questions about Gf Expand

What does Gf Expand do?

Expand mode - asks clarifying questions, presents options with trade-offs, then hands off to appropriate skill/agent with enriched context. Gf Expand is an agent skill from codejunkie99/Gateflow-Plugin. Expand mode - asks clarifying questions, presents options with trade-offs, then hands off to appropriate skill/agent with enriched context.

When should I use Gf Expand?

Gf Expand fits situations like: tasks that involve Requirements gathering.

How do I install Gf Expand in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add codejunkie99/Gateflow-Plugin --skill gf-expand -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/gateflow/skills/gf-expand in codejunkie99/Gateflow-Plugin) into .claude/skills/gf-expand in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Gf Expand in Codex?

Run `npx skills add codejunkie99/Gateflow-Plugin --skill gf-expand -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/gateflow/skills/gf-expand in codejunkie99/Gateflow-Plugin) into .agents/skills/gf-expand in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Gf Expand 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 codejunkie99/Gateflow-Plugin --skill gf-expand -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/gf-expand, .gemini/skills/gf-expand, .github/skills/gf-expand and .opencode/skills/gf-expand in your project.

What does Gf Expand need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Gf Expand is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Glob, AskUserQuestion, Skill, Task.

Does Gf Expand 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 Gf Expand 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 Gf Expand use?

Gf Expand has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Gf Expand use?

About 1.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.7k 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 Gf Expand?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Gf Expand: Using Superpowers (farm-fe/farm, 5.6k stars), Interview Me (addyosmani/agent-skills, 103k stars), Grilling (pietheinstrengholt/rssmonster, 564 stars) and Agentic Workflow Designer (dotnet/Open-XML-SDK, 4.6k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Gf Expand?

codejunkie99 (a GitHub user) maintains it in codejunkie99/Gateflow-Plugin, which has 117 GitHub stars. The repository holds 25 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 16, 2026.

Source: codejunkie99/Gateflow-Plugin on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.