Agent skill

Knowledge Reader

by doordash-oss in doordash-oss/agentic-orchestrator

Navigate the pre-built Knowledge Base graph to discover repo conventions, architecture, testing patterns, and verification strategies before coding.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedKnowledge Management

Install Knowledge Reader

skills CLI
$ npx skills add doordash-oss/agentic-orchestrator --skill knowledge-reader -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install doordash-oss/agentic-orchestrator knowledge-reader --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/doordash-oss/agentic-orchestrator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/knowledge-reader .claude/skills/knowledge-reader && 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
knowledge-reader
GitHub stars
111
Token cost
~787 tokens
SKILL.md length
366 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
2
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Navigate the pre-built Knowledge Base graph to discover repo conventions, architecture, testing patterns, and verification strategies before coding.

  • Works in 5 steps: Read the KB index from the path listed… → Identify which categories are relevant… → Read the category's index.md first… → …
  • Tasks that involve Knowledge bases
  • SKILL.md covers When to Read KB Leaf Files, How to Navigate, Category Overview and Important Notes
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Knowledge Reader is an agent skill from doordash-oss/agentic-orchestrator. Navigate the pre-built Knowledge Base graph to discover repo conventions, architecture, testing patterns, and verification strategies before coding.

Its SKILL.md is about 790 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 Knowledge Management, covering Knowledge bases and Test strategy. The repository describes itself as: Turn a goal into a supervised run. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Knowledge bases
  • Tasks that involve Test strategy

Example prompts

  • “/knowledge-reader”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Read the KB index from the path listed in Pre-flight — it shows the category map, build commands, key architecture decisions, and…
  2. Identify which categories are relevant to your current task using the table above
  3. Read the category's index.md first (e.g., /conventions/index.md) to discover the actual leaf filenames — these vary per repo
  4. Read the relevant leaf files based on what the category index lists
  5. Only read what you need — typically 2-4 leaf files per task

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit fa7b2d6. 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

Knowledge Reader loads about 787 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 41 tokens; SKILL.md has 366 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~41
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~787

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 doordash-oss/agentic-orchestrator at commit fa7b2d6, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© doordash-oss). 366 words, ~787 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/knowledge-reader/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
knowledge-reader
description
Navigate the pre-built Knowledge Base graph to discover repo conventions, architecture, testing patterns, and verification strategies before coding.
topics
knowledge base, KB, conventions, testing, architecture, patterns, verification, dependencies, code style, error handling
license
Apache-2.0
provenance
agentic-orchestrator-original

Knowledge Base Reader

You have access to a pre-built Knowledge Base (KB) for the target repository. The KB index path and KB directory are listed in the Pre-flight section of your prompt — read the KB index first to see what categories are available.

The KB is a structured graph of markdown documents organized into categories. Each category has an index file and detailed leaf files. Start by reading the KB index, then use the KB directory path to read specific leaf files relevant to your task.

When to Read KB Leaf Files

Consult the KB before you:

SituationRead from these KB categories
Write or modify codeconventions/ — read the index, then leaf files for error handling, naming, code style
Write or modify testsverification/ + conventions/ — test patterns, test infrastructure, testing conventions
Make architectural decisionsarchitecture/ — components, data flow, key abstractions
Use or extend APIsapi-surface/ — services, client libraries, config schemas
Add dependenciesdependencies/ — approved libraries, version constraints
Set up verification stepsverification/ — test suites, CI pipeline, verification order

How to Navigate

  1. Read the KB index from the path listed in Pre-flight — it shows the category map, build commands, key architecture decisions, and important file paths
  2. Identify which categories are relevant to your current task using the table above
  3. Read the category's index.md first (e.g., <KB Directory>/conventions/index.md) to discover the actual leaf filenames — these vary per repo
  4. Read the relevant leaf files based on what the category index lists
  5. Only read what you need — typically 2-4 leaf files per task
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Category Overview

CategoryWhat it covers
architecture/Component maps, data flow patterns, dependency injection modules, key abstractions, concurrency and persistence models
conventions/Error handling patterns (including error grading), naming conventions, testing patterns, code style, logging and context propagation
api-surface/gRPC services, CLI tools, client library API, configuration schemas, environment variables, Kafka event contracts
dependencies/Go library inventory, build tools (Task, Bazel, etc.), runtime services (Cassandra, CRDB, Kafka), version constraints
verification/Unit test patterns, integration test infrastructure, CI pipeline, linting rules, recommended verification order

Important Notes

  • The KB may be slightly behind the current codebase. If KB content conflicts with what you see in the actual source code, trust the source code.

© doordash-oss, Apache-2.0. 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/knowledge-reader of doordash-oss/agentic-orchestrator.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit fa7b2d6

Compare with similar skills

Knowledge Reader 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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Learn From Materialsdmoshehun-prog/learn-from-materials902—~7.9kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Onyx CLIonyx-dot-app/onyx32k1 repos~2.6kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence

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Questions about Knowledge Reader

What does Knowledge Reader do?

Navigate the pre-built Knowledge Base graph to discover repo conventions, architecture, testing patterns, and verification strategies before coding. Knowledge Reader is an agent skill from doordash-oss/agentic-orchestrator. Navigate the pre-built Knowledge Base graph to discover repo conventions, architecture, testing patterns, and verification strategies before coding.

When should I use Knowledge Reader?

Knowledge Reader fits situations like: tasks that involve Knowledge bases; tasks that involve Test strategy.

How do I install Knowledge Reader in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add doordash-oss/agentic-orchestrator --skill knowledge-reader -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/knowledge-reader in doordash-oss/agentic-orchestrator) into .claude/skills/knowledge-reader in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Knowledge Reader in Codex?

Run `npx skills add doordash-oss/agentic-orchestrator --skill knowledge-reader -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/knowledge-reader in doordash-oss/agentic-orchestrator) into .agents/skills/knowledge-reader in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Knowledge Reader 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 doordash-oss/agentic-orchestrator --skill knowledge-reader -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/knowledge-reader, .gemini/skills/knowledge-reader, .github/skills/knowledge-reader and .opencode/skills/knowledge-reader in your project.

What does Knowledge Reader need to run?

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

Does Knowledge Reader 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 Knowledge Reader 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 Knowledge Reader use?

Knowledge Reader is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Knowledge Reader use?

About 787 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.1k 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 Knowledge Reader?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Knowledge Reader: LLM Wiki Knowledge Graph (Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything, 85k stars), Xhs Virtual Product (chenjin-cmd/xhs-virtual-product, 726 stars), Openkb (VectifyAI/OpenKB, 4.7k stars) and Learn From Materials (dmoshehun-prog/learn-from-materials, 902 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Knowledge Reader?

doordash-oss (a GitHub organization) maintains it in doordash-oss/agentic-orchestrator, which has 111 GitHub stars. The repository holds 2 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 4, 2026.

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