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Agent skill

Batch

by codewhale-hq in codewhale-hq/Codewhale

Break a large, parallelizable goal into bounded work units, coordinate existing agent/worktree machinery, integrate, and verify.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Batch

skills CLI
$ npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill batch -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install codewhale-hq/Codewhale batch --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/codewhale-hq/Codewhale.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/crates/tui/assets/skills/batch .claude/skills/batch && 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
batch
GitHub stars
41k
Token cost
~157 tokens
SKILL.md length
59 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
63
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Break a large, parallelizable goal into bounded work units, coordinate existing agent/worktree machinery, integrate, and verify.

  • Works in 3 steps: Partition into bounded units. → Run units with existing agent/worktree… → Integrate results and verify.
  • Tasks that involve Git worktrees
  • SKILL.md covers Invocation, When to use, Non-goals and Workflow
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Batch is an agent skill from codewhale-hq/Codewhale. Break a large, parallelizable goal into bounded work units, coordinate existing agent/worktree machinery, integrate, and verify. Explicit-only.

Its SKILL.md is about 160 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 Development, covering Git worktrees. The repository describes itself as: Open-source coding agent for your terminal, built in Rust and on a journey of continuous community improvement. Issues and PRs welcome. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Git worktrees

Example prompts

  • “/batch”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Partition into bounded units.
  2. Run units with existing agent/worktree tools.
  3. Integrate results and verify.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ad333fd. 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

Batch loads about 157 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 37 tokens; SKILL.md has 59 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
~157

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 codewhale-hq/Codewhale at commit ad333fd, republished under its MIT licence (© codewhale-hq). 59 words, ~157 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/batch/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
batch
description
Break a large, parallelizable goal into bounded work units, coordinate existing agent/worktree machinery, integrate, and verify. Explicit-only.
invocation
explicit-only

Batch

Invocation

Explicit-only. Do not start from ambient wording alone.

When to use

Use for large parallelizable goals that need coordinated sub-work.

Non-goals

  • Do not invent a second orchestration engine; reuse delegate/fleet.
  • Do not publish or deploy as part of batching.

Workflow

  1. Partition into bounded units.
  2. Run units with existing agent/worktree tools.
  3. Integrate results and verify.

© codewhale-hq, 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 crates/tui/assets/skills/batch of codewhale-hq/Codewhale.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ad333fd

Compare with similar skills

Batch next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Batch this skillcodewhale-hq/Codewhale41k—~157Automated safety check: PassMIT
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Finishing A Development Branchfarm-fe/farm5.6k33 repos~1.8kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Git Worktree Cleanuplobehub/lobehub83k—~2.8kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
Keep Codex Fastvibeforge1111/keep-codex-fast1.6k—~3.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Categories

Questions about Batch

What does Batch do?

Break a large, parallelizable goal into bounded work units, coordinate existing agent/worktree machinery, integrate, and verify. Batch is an agent skill from codewhale-hq/Codewhale. Break a large, parallelizable goal into bounded work units, coordinate existing agent/worktree machinery, integrate, and verify.

When should I use Batch?

Batch fits situations like: tasks that involve Git worktrees.

How do I install Batch in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill batch -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (crates/tui/assets/skills/batch in codewhale-hq/Codewhale) into .claude/skills/batch in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Batch in Codex?

Run `npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill batch -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (crates/tui/assets/skills/batch in codewhale-hq/Codewhale) into .agents/skills/batch in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Batch 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 codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill batch -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/batch, .gemini/skills/batch, .github/skills/batch and .opencode/skills/batch in your project.

What does Batch need to run?

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

Does Batch 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 Batch 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 Batch use?

Batch 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 Batch use?

About 157 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 628 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 Batch?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Batch: Finishing a Development Branch (obra/superpowers, 296k stars), Migrate Core Code to Submodules (tinyhumansai/openhuman, 41k stars), Finishing A Development Branch (farm-fe/farm, 5.6k stars) and Git Worktree Cleanup (lobehub/lobehub, 83k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Batch?

codewhale-hq (a GitHub organization) maintains it in codewhale-hq/Codewhale, which has 41,067 GitHub stars. The repository holds 63 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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