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Agent skill

Adr Verbatim

by davidondrej in davidondrej/skills

Record concise ADRs that preserve the user's decisions without conversational noise.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Adr Verbatim

skills CLI
$ npx skills add davidondrej/skills --skill adr-verbatim -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install davidondrej/skills adr-verbatim --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/davidondrej/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/thinking-and-docs/adr-verbatim .claude/skills/adr-verbatim && 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
adr-verbatim
GitHub stars
4.1k
Token cost
~439 tokens
SKILL.md length
206 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
51
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Record concise ADRs that preserve the user's decisions without conversational noise.

  • Works in 5 steps: Extract the decision the user stated or… → Use the project's established ADR… → Write a short, clear ADR. Remove filler,… → …
  • Document that as an ADR
  • SKILL.md covers Steps, Format and Rules
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Adr Verbatim is an agent skill from davidondrej/skills. Record concise ADRs that preserve the user's decisions without conversational noise. Use for "adr-verbatim", "new ADR", "document that as an ADR", "record this decision", or supplied ADR wording.

Its SKILL.md is about 440 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 Architecture decision records. The repository describes itself as: access to david ondrej's personal agent skills. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Document that as an ADR
  • Record this decision
  • Supplied ADR wording

Example prompts

  • “s decisions without conversational noise. Use for”
  • “new ADR”
  • “document that as an ADR”
  • “/adr-verbatim”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Extract the decision the user stated or approved in the conversation. Ask only if the decision is unclear; do not require the user to…
  2. Use the project's established ADR location, including a previously specified repository. Do not assume the current checkout owns the ADRs…
  3. Write a short, clear ADR. Remove filler, emotional reactions, repetition, rhetorical questions, and instructions to the agent. Fix grammar…
  4. Check every statement against the user's decision. Remove invented requirements and unapproved agent suggestions.
  5. Show the saved path and full ADR in a code block.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 7874889. 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 markdown).

    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

Adr Verbatim loads about 439 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 52 tokens; SKILL.md has 206 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~52
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~439

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 davidondrej/skills at commit 7874889, republished under its MIT licence (© davidondrej). 206 words, ~439 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/adr-verbatim/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
adr-verbatim
description
Record concise ADRs that preserve the user's decisions without conversational noise. Use for "adr-verbatim", "new ADR", "document that as an ADR", "record this decision", or supplied ADR wording.

ADR Verbatim

Preserve the user's meaning, not the conversation transcript. Record only the decision and context needed to understand it.

Steps

  1. Extract the decision the user stated or approved in the conversation. Ask only if the decision is unclear; do not require the user to dictate polished wording.
  2. Use the project's established ADR location, including a previously specified repository. Do not assume the current checkout owns the ADRs. Read that directory and take the next number.
  3. Write a short, clear ADR. Remove filler, emotional reactions, repetition, rhetorical questions, and instructions to the agent. Fix grammar and clarify references without changing the meaning, scope, conditions, or priorities.
  4. Check every statement against the user's decision. Remove invented requirements and unapproved agent suggestions.
  5. Show the saved path and full ADR in a code block.

Format

Follow existing numbering and filenames, such as docs/adr/0042-short-slug.md.

markdown
# 0042 — short title

Status: accepted (user, YYYY-MM-DD)

<The decision in plain English.>

Rules

  • Prefer a short paragraph or list. Add sections only when they improve clarity.
  • Do not add speculative rationale, alternatives, consequences, or implementation details.
  • Use exact wording only when the user explicitly asks for an exact quote or verbatim passage.
  • A changed decision needs a new ADR. Correct an existing ADR when the user explicitly requests it, without changing unrelated history.

© davidondrej, 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 skills/thinking-and-docs/adr-verbatim of davidondrej/skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7874889

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Questions about Adr Verbatim

What does Adr Verbatim do?

Record concise ADRs that preserve the user's decisions without conversational noise. Adr Verbatim is an agent skill from davidondrej/skills. Record concise ADRs that preserve the user's decisions without conversational noise.

When should I use Adr Verbatim?

Adr Verbatim fits situations like: document that as an ADR; record this decision; supplied ADR wording.

How do I install Adr Verbatim in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add davidondrej/skills --skill adr-verbatim -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/thinking-and-docs/adr-verbatim in davidondrej/skills) into .claude/skills/adr-verbatim in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Adr Verbatim in Codex?

Run `npx skills add davidondrej/skills --skill adr-verbatim -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/thinking-and-docs/adr-verbatim in davidondrej/skills) into .agents/skills/adr-verbatim in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Adr Verbatim 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 davidondrej/skills --skill adr-verbatim -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/adr-verbatim, .gemini/skills/adr-verbatim, .github/skills/adr-verbatim and .opencode/skills/adr-verbatim in your project.

What does Adr Verbatim need to run?

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

Does Adr Verbatim 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 Adr Verbatim 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 Adr Verbatim use?

Adr Verbatim 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 Adr Verbatim use?

About 439 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.8k 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 Adr Verbatim?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Adr Verbatim: PR Design Doc (OpenHands/OpenHands, 90k stars), Cto Advisor (Ibrahim-3d/orchestrator-supaconductor, 381 stars), Architecture Decision (Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios, 26k stars) and Improve Codebase Architecture (ywwynm/EverythingDone, 144 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Adr Verbatim?

davidondrej (a GitHub user) maintains it in davidondrej/skills, which has 4,112 GitHub stars. The repository holds 51 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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