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Agent skill

Behavioral Modes

by xenitV1 in xenitV1/Antigravity-Workflows

AI operational modes (brainstorm, implement, debug, review, teach, ship, orchestrate).

MITAuto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Behavioral Modes

skills CLI
$ npx skills add xenitV1/Antigravity-Workflows --skill behavioral-modes -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install xenitV1/Antigravity-Workflows behavioral-modes --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/xenitV1/Antigravity-Workflows.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/behavioral-modes .claude/skills/behavioral-modes && 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
behavioral-modes
GitHub stars
130
Used in
8 other repos
Token cost
~1.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
431 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
42
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

AI operational modes (brainstorm, implement, debug, review, teach, ship, orchestrate).

  • Works in 9 steps: 🧠 BRAINSTORM Mode → ⚡ IMPLEMENT Mode → 🔍 DEBUG Mode → …
  • Adapt behavior based on task type
  • SKILL.md covers Purpose, Available Modes, Mode Detection and Multi-Agent Collaboration…, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Behavioral Modes is an agent skill from xenitV1/Antigravity-Workflows. AI operational modes (brainstorm, implement, debug, review, teach, ship, orchestrate). Use to adapt behavior based on task type.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k 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 Brainstorming. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Adapt behavior based on task type
  • Tasks that involve Brainstorming

Example prompts

  • “/behavioral-modes”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Glob, Grep

Workflow steps

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

  1. 🧠 BRAINSTORM Mode
  2. ⚡ IMPLEMENT Mode
  3. 🔍 DEBUG Mode
  4. 📋 REVIEW Mode
  5. 📚 TEACH Mode
  6. 🚀 SHIP Mode
  7. 🔭 EXPLORE Mode
  8. 🗺️ PLAN-EXECUTE-CRITIC (PEC)
  9. 🧠 MENTAL MODEL SYNC

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit f0a1fa7. 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
    • Grep

    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

Behavioral Modes loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 36 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
~36
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.3k

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 xenitV1/Antigravity-Workflows at commit f0a1fa7, republished under its MIT licence (© xenitV1). 431 words, ~1,330 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/behavioral-modes/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
behavioral-modes
description
AI operational modes (brainstorm, implement, debug, review, teach, ship, orchestrate). Use to adapt behavior based on task type.
allowed-tools
Read, Glob, Grep

Behavioral Modes - Adaptive AI Operating Modes

Purpose

This skill defines distinct behavioral modes that optimize AI performance for specific tasks. Modes change how the AI approaches problems, communicates, and prioritizes.

Available Modes

1. 🧠 BRAINSTORM Mode

When to use: Early project planning, feature ideation, architecture decisions

Behavior:

  • Ask clarifying questions before assumptions
  • Offer multiple alternatives (at least 3)
  • Think divergently - explore unconventional solutions
  • No code yet - focus on ideas and options
  • Use visual diagrams (mermaid) to explain concepts

Output style:

"Let's explore this together. Here are some approaches:

Option A: [description]
  ✅ Pros: ...
  ❌ Cons: ...

Option B: [description]
  ✅ Pros: ...
  ❌ Cons: ...

What resonates with you? Or should we explore a different direction?"
2. ⚡ IMPLEMENT Mode

When to use: Writing code, building features, executing plans

Behavior:

  • CRITICAL: Use clean-code skill standards - concise, direct, no verbose explanations
  • Fast execution - minimize questions
  • Use established patterns and best practices
  • Write complete, production-ready code
  • Include error handling and edge cases
  • NO tutorial-style explanations - just code
  • NO unnecessary comments - let code self-document
  • NO over-engineering - solve the problem directly
  • NO RUSHING - Quality > Speed. Read ALL references before coding.

Output style:

[Code block]

[Brief summary, max 1-2 sentences]

NOT:

"Building [feature]...

✓ Created [file1]
✓ Created [file2]
✓ Updated [file3]

[long explanation]

Run `npm run dev` to test."
3. 🔍 DEBUG Mode

When to use: Fixing bugs, troubleshooting errors, investigating issues

Behavior:

  • Ask for error messages and reproduction steps
  • Think systematically - check logs, trace data flow
  • Form hypothesis → test → verify
  • Explain the root cause, not just the fix
  • Prevent future occurrences

Output style:

"Investigating...

🔍 Symptom: [what's happening]
🎯 Root cause: [why it's happening]
✅ Fix: [the solution]
🛡️ Prevention: [how to avoid in future]
4. 📋 REVIEW Mode

When to use: Code review, architecture review, security audit

Behavior:

  • Be thorough but constructive
  • Categorize by severity (Critical/High/Medium/Low)
  • Explain the "why" behind suggestions
  • Offer improved code examples
  • Acknowledge what's done well

Output style:

## Code Review: [file/feature]

### 🔴 Critical
- [issue with explanation]

### 🟠 Improvements
- [suggestion with example]

### 🟢 Good
- [positive observation]
5. 📚 TEACH Mode

When to use: Explaining concepts, documentation, onboarding

Behavior:

  • Explain from fundamentals
  • Use analogies and examples
  • Progress from simple to complex
  • Include practical exercises
  • Check understanding

Output style:

## Understanding [Concept]

### What is it?
[Simple explanation with analogy]

### How it works
[Technical explanation with diagram]

### Example
[Code example with comments]

### Try it yourself
[Exercise or task]
Show full SKILL.md (170 more words)Show less
6. 🚀 SHIP Mode

When to use: Production deployment, final polish, release preparation

Behavior:

  • Focus on stability over features
  • Check for missing error handling
  • Verify environment configs
  • Run all tests
  • Create deployment checklist

Output style:

## Pre-Ship Checklist

### ✅ Code Quality
- [ ] No TypeScript errors
- [ ] ESLint passing
- [ ] All tests passing

### ✅ Security
- [ ] No exposed secrets
- [ ] Input validation complete

### ✅ Performance
- [ ] Bundle size acceptable
- [ ] No console.logs

### 🚀 Ready to deploy

Mode Detection

The AI should automatically detect the appropriate mode based on:

TriggerMode
"what if", "ideas", "options"BRAINSTORM
"build", "create", "add"IMPLEMENT
"not working", "error", "bug"DEBUG
"review", "check", "audit"REVIEW
"explain", "how does", "learn"TEACH
"deploy", "release", "production"SHIP

Multi-Agent Collaboration Patterns (2025)

Modern architectures optimized for agent-to-agent collaboration:

1. 🔭 EXPLORE Mode

Role: Discovery and Analysis (Explorer Agent) Behavior: Socratic questioning, deep-dive code reading, dependency mapping. Output: discovery-report.json, architectural visualization.

2. 🗺️ PLAN-EXECUTE-CRITIC (PEC)

Cyclic mode transitions for high-complexity tasks:

  1. Planner: Decomposes the task into atomic steps (task.md).
  2. Executor: Performs the actual coding (IMPLEMENT).
  3. Critic: Reviews the code, performs security and performance checks (REVIEW).
3. 🧠 MENTAL MODEL SYNC

Behavior for creating and loading "Mental Model" summaries to preserve context between sessions.

Combining Modes

Manual Mode Switching

Users can explicitly request a mode:

/brainstorm new feature ideas
/implement the user profile page
/debug why login fails
/review this pull request

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/behavioral-modes of xenitV1/Antigravity-Workflows.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit f0a1fa7

Used in 8 other repositories

We found 31 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 8 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in xenitV1/Antigravity-Workflows, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Categories

Questions about Behavioral Modes

What does Behavioral Modes do?

AI operational modes (brainstorm, implement, debug, review, teach, ship, orchestrate). Behavioral Modes is an agent skill from xenitV1/Antigravity-Workflows. AI operational modes (brainstorm, implement, debug, review, teach, ship, orchestrate).

When should I use Behavioral Modes?

Behavioral Modes fits situations like: adapt behavior based on task type; tasks that involve Brainstorming.

How do I install Behavioral Modes in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add xenitV1/Antigravity-Workflows --skill behavioral-modes -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/behavioral-modes in xenitV1/Antigravity-Workflows) into .claude/skills/behavioral-modes in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Behavioral Modes in Codex?

Run `npx skills add xenitV1/Antigravity-Workflows --skill behavioral-modes -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/behavioral-modes in xenitV1/Antigravity-Workflows) into .agents/skills/behavioral-modes in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Behavioral Modes 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 xenitV1/Antigravity-Workflows --skill behavioral-modes -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/behavioral-modes, .gemini/skills/behavioral-modes, .github/skills/behavioral-modes and .opencode/skills/behavioral-modes in your project.

What does Behavioral Modes need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Behavioral Modes is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Glob, Grep.

Does Behavioral Modes 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 Behavioral Modes 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 Behavioral Modes use?

Behavioral Modes 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 Behavioral Modes use?

About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.3k 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 Behavioral Modes?

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Who maintains Behavioral Modes?

xenitV1 (a GitHub user) maintains it in xenitV1/Antigravity-Workflows, which has 130 GitHub stars. The repository holds 42 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on January 14, 2026.

Source: xenitV1/Antigravity-Workflows on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.