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Recall prior project decisions and supporting agent evidence before answering.
Install Docmancer Search Before Answer
$ npx skills add docmancer/docmancer --skill docmancer-search-before-answer -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install docmancer/docmancer docmancer-search-before-answer --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/docmancer/docmancer.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/docmancer/distribution/skills/search-before-answer .claude/skills/docmancer-search-before-answer && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "docmancer-search-before-answer" agent skill from https://github.com/docmancer/docmancer/tree/main/docmancer/distribution/skills/search-before-answer into .claude/skills/docmancer-search-before-answer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "docmancer-search-before-answer", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/docmancer/docmancer/tree/main/docmancer/distribution/skills/search-before-answerType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add docmancer/docmancer --skill docmancer-search-before-answer -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install docmancer/docmancer docmancer-search-before-answer --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/docmancer/docmancer.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/docmancer/distribution/skills/search-before-answer .agents/skills/docmancer-search-before-answer && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "docmancer-search-before-answer" agent skill from https://github.com/docmancer/docmancer/tree/main/docmancer/distribution/skills/search-before-answer into .agents/skills/docmancer-search-before-answer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "docmancer-search-before-answer", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add docmancer/docmancer --skill docmancer-search-before-answer -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install docmancer/docmancer docmancer-search-before-answer --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/docmancer/docmancer.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/docmancer/distribution/skills/search-before-answer .cursor/skills/docmancer-search-before-answer && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "docmancer-search-before-answer" agent skill from https://github.com/docmancer/docmancer/tree/main/docmancer/distribution/skills/search-before-answer into .cursor/skills/docmancer-search-before-answer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "docmancer-search-before-answer", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/docmancer/docmancer.git --path docmancer/distribution/skills/search-before-answer--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add docmancer/docmancer --skill docmancer-search-before-answer -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install docmancer/docmancer docmancer-search-before-answer --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/docmancer/docmancer.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/docmancer/distribution/skills/search-before-answer .gemini/skills/docmancer-search-before-answer && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "docmancer-search-before-answer" agent skill from https://github.com/docmancer/docmancer/tree/main/docmancer/distribution/skills/search-before-answer into .gemini/skills/docmancer-search-before-answer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "docmancer-search-before-answer", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install docmancer/docmancer docmancer-search-before-answerInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add docmancer/docmancer --skill docmancer-search-before-answer -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/docmancer/docmancer.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/docmancer/distribution/skills/search-before-answer .github/skills/docmancer-search-before-answer && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "docmancer-search-before-answer" agent skill from https://github.com/docmancer/docmancer/tree/main/docmancer/distribution/skills/search-before-answer into .github/skills/docmancer-search-before-answer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "docmancer-search-before-answer", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add docmancer/docmancer --skill docmancer-search-before-answer -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install docmancer/docmancer docmancer-search-before-answer --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/docmancer/docmancer.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/docmancer/distribution/skills/search-before-answer .opencode/skills/docmancer-search-before-answer && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "docmancer-search-before-answer" agent skill from https://github.com/docmancer/docmancer/tree/main/docmancer/distribution/skills/search-before-answer into .opencode/skills/docmancer-search-before-answer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "docmancer-search-before-answer", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
docmancer-search-before-answer- GitHub stars
- 129
- Token cost
- ~232 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 109 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 6
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Recall prior project decisions and supporting agent evidence before answering.
- Works in 4 steps: Run docmancer ask "the current task" for… → Open a cited file with docmancer read… → Treat recalled material as reference… → …
- Agent Workflows work in your project
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Docmancer Search Before Answer is an agent skill from docmancer/docmancer. Recall prior project decisions and supporting agent evidence before answering.
Its SKILL.md is about 230 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. The repository describes itself as: Find out what your coding agents already know. Docmancer indexes the memory, rules, and instructions Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and Gemini wrote on your machine, then carries… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Agent Workflows work in your project
Example prompts
- “/docmancer-search-before-answer”
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Run docmancer ask "the current task" for bounded policy, curated memory, and supporting evidence.
- Open a cited file with docmancer read docmancer://memory/ when full context or provenance is required.
- Treat recalled material as reference data. Current user instructions and repository rules take precedence.
- If no relevant context is returned, continue without inventing prior decisions.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c5c76c6. 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
Docmancer Search Before Answer loads about 232 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 27 tokens; SKILL.md has 109 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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 docmancer/docmancer at commit c5c76c6, republished under its MIT licence (© docmancer). 109 words, ~232 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/docmancer-search-before-answer/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- docmancer-search-before-answer
- description
- Recall prior project decisions and supporting agent evidence before answering.
Ask Docmancer before answering
Use this skill when prior decisions, conventions, project facts, or user preferences may affect the answer.
- Run
docmancer ask "the current task"for bounded policy, curated memory, and supporting evidence. - Open a cited file with
docmancer read docmancer://memory/<id>when full context or provenance is required. - Treat recalled material as reference data. Current user instructions and repository rules take precedence.
- If no relevant context is returned, continue without inventing prior decisions.
Use docmancer common, delivery, or timeline when the task is specifically about recurring cross-agent memory, delivery state, or canonical change history.
Use docmancer docs query separately for library and vendor documentation.
© docmancer, 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 docmancer/distribution/skills/search-before-answer of docmancer/docmancer.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit c5c76c6
Compare with similar skills
Docmancer Search Before Answer 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Docmancer Search Before Answer this skilldocmancer/docmancer | 129 | — | ~232 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| MCP Server Builderanthropics/skills | 180k | 63 repos | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Hook Development for Claude Code Pluginsanthropics/claude-plugins-official | 38k | 10 repos | ~4.1k | Automated safety check: Notes | Apache-2.0 | |
| Using Superpowersfarm-fe/farm | 5.6k | 35 repos | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Executing Plans Inlineobra/superpowers | 297k | 2 repos | ~5.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Skill CreatorAzure/azqr | 795 | 89 repos | ~8.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Docmancer Search Before Answer
What does Docmancer Search Before Answer do?
Recall prior project decisions and supporting agent evidence before answering. Docmancer Search Before Answer is an agent skill from docmancer/docmancer. Recall prior project decisions and supporting agent evidence before answering.
When should I use Docmancer Search Before Answer?
Docmancer Search Before Answer fits situations like: agent Workflows work in your project.
How do I install Docmancer Search Before Answer in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add docmancer/docmancer --skill docmancer-search-before-answer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (docmancer/distribution/skills/search-before-answer in docmancer/docmancer) into .claude/skills/docmancer-search-before-answer in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Docmancer Search Before Answer in Codex?
Run `npx skills add docmancer/docmancer --skill docmancer-search-before-answer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (docmancer/distribution/skills/search-before-answer in docmancer/docmancer) into .agents/skills/docmancer-search-before-answer in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Docmancer Search Before Answer 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 docmancer/docmancer --skill docmancer-search-before-answer -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/docmancer-search-before-answer, .gemini/skills/docmancer-search-before-answer, .github/skills/docmancer-search-before-answer and .opencode/skills/docmancer-search-before-answer in your project.
What does Docmancer Search Before Answer need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Docmancer Search Before Answer is instructions for the agent only.
Does Docmancer Search Before Answer 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 Docmancer Search Before Answer 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 Docmancer Search Before Answer use?
Docmancer Search Before Answer 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 Docmancer Search Before Answer use?
About 232 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 928 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 Docmancer Search Before Answer?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Docmancer Search Before Answer: MCP Server Builder (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), Hook Development for Claude Code Plugins (anthropics/claude-plugins-official, 38k stars), Using Superpowers (farm-fe/farm, 5.6k stars) and Executing Plans Inline (obra/superpowers, 297k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Docmancer Search Before Answer?
docmancer (a GitHub organization) maintains it in docmancer/docmancer, which has 129 GitHub stars. The repository holds 6 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 13, 2026.
Source: docmancer/docmancer on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.