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Agent skill

Repository Orientation

by compozy in compozy/compozy

Map an unfamiliar repository before changing it. An agent skill from compozy/compozy.

MITAuto-check passed

Install Repository Orientation

skills CLI
$ npx skills add compozy/compozy --skill repository-orientation -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install compozy/compozy repository-orientation --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/compozy/compozy.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/catalog/packages/repository-orientation/skills/repository-orientation .claude/skills/repository-orientation && 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
repository-orientation
GitHub stars
2.8k
Token cost
~296 tokens
SKILL.md length
124 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
47
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Map an unfamiliar repository before changing it. An agent skill from compozy/compozy.

  • Works in 5 steps: Read the repository and surface-specific… → Trace the user-visible entry point… → Identify the invariant, owning layer,… → …
  • A task crosses packages
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Public contracts

What it does

Repository Orientation is an agent skill from compozy/compozy. Map an unfamiliar repository before changing it. Use when a task crosses packages, public contracts, persistence, runtime wiring, or verification lanes and the owning architecture is not yet clear.

Its SKILL.md is about 300 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: An operating system for AI agents. Plug in the agent CLIs you already use (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor) and they become a team: they split the work, hand tasks to each… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • A task crosses packages
  • Public contracts
  • Verification lanes and the owning architecture is not yet clear

Example prompts

  • “/repository-orientation”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Read the repository and surface-specific instruction files that govern the requested paths.
  2. Trace the user-visible entry point through contracts, runtime ownership, persistence, and downstream consumers.
  3. Identify the invariant, owning layer, canonical test suite, and narrowest relevant verification lane.
  4. Search for existing primitives and adjacent implementations before creating a new abstraction.
  5. Record uncertainty explicitly; distinguish confirmed code paths from assumptions.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c15729c. 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

Repository Orientation loads about 296 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 55 tokens; SKILL.md has 124 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~55
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~296

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 compozy/compozy at commit c15729c, republished under its MIT licence (© compozy). 124 words, ~296 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/repository-orientation/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
repository-orientation
description
Map an unfamiliar repository before changing it. Use when a task crosses packages, public contracts, persistence, runtime wiring, or verification lanes and the owning architecture is not yet clear.

Repository Orientation

Build a compact, evidence-backed map before proposing or editing code.

  1. Read the repository and surface-specific instruction files that govern the requested paths.
  2. Trace the user-visible entry point through contracts, runtime ownership, persistence, and downstream consumers.
  3. Identify the invariant, owning layer, canonical test suite, and narrowest relevant verification lane.
  4. Search for existing primitives and adjacent implementations before creating a new abstraction.
  5. Record uncertainty explicitly; distinguish confirmed code paths from assumptions.

Return a concise orientation with:

  • the goal and affected surfaces;
  • the authoritative call and data flow;
  • invariants and ownership boundaries;
  • the working set of files and commands;
  • unresolved questions that materially change implementation.

Do not begin a mutation until the map identifies the owner and a verification path.

© compozy, 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 catalog/packages/repository-orientation/skills/repository-orientation of compozy/compozy.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit c15729c

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Repository Orientation 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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Token Mapnexu-io/open-design100k—~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Context Mapgithub/awesome-copilot40k1 repos~287Automated safety check: PassMIT
Maps Geographyasgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks69k—~717Automated safety check: PassCC0-1.0

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Questions about Repository Orientation

What does Repository Orientation do?

Map an unfamiliar repository before changing it. An agent skill from compozy/compozy. Repository Orientation is an agent skill from compozy/compozy. Map an unfamiliar repository before changing it.

When should I use Repository Orientation?

Repository Orientation fits situations like: A task crosses packages; public contracts; verification lanes and the owning architecture is not yet clear.

How do I install Repository Orientation in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Repository Orientation in Codex?

Run `npx skills add compozy/compozy --skill repository-orientation -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (catalog/packages/repository-orientation/skills/repository-orientation in compozy/compozy) into .agents/skills/repository-orientation in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Repository Orientation 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 compozy/compozy --skill repository-orientation -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/repository-orientation, .gemini/skills/repository-orientation, .github/skills/repository-orientation and .opencode/skills/repository-orientation in your project.

What does Repository Orientation need to run?

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

Does Repository Orientation 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 Repository Orientation 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 Repository Orientation use?

Repository Orientation 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 Repository Orientation use?

About 296 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.2k 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 Repository Orientation?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Repository Orientation: Orientation (thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, 74k stars), Feature Map (onyx-dot-app/onyx, 32k stars), Token Map (nexu-io/open-design, 100k stars) and Context Map (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Repository Orientation?

compozy (a GitHub organization) maintains it in compozy/compozy, which has 2,791 GitHub stars. The repository holds 47 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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