Translate plans into working, tested code through implementation, debugging, and refactoring — a user-invoked Builder workflow.

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Install Builder

skills CLI
$ npx skills add dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework --skill builder -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework builder --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/dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/builder .claude/skills/builder && 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
builder
GitHub stars
124
Token cost
~794 tokens
SKILL.md length
387 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
20
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Translate plans into working, tested code through implementation, debugging, and refactoring — a user-invoked Builder workflow.

  • Works in 5 steps: Understand — Use Grep and Glob to… → Check — Use GitHub MCP to verify… → Implement — Write code following… → …
  • Tasks that involve Refactoring
  • SKILL.md covers Method, MCP Tools, Implementation Workflow and Hallucination Defense, plus 4 more sections
  • Calls npm and pip

What it does

Builder is an agent skill from dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework. Translate plans into working, tested code through implementation, debugging, and refactoring — a user-invoked Builder workflow.

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 Development, covering Refactoring. The repository describes itself as: A More Effective Agent Harness for Claude.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Refactoring

Example prompts

  • “/builder”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Understand — Use Grep and Glob to explore existing code patterns
  2. Check — Use GitHub MCP to verify blocking issues/PRs
  3. Implement — Write code following existing patterns
  4. Integrate — Use Grep to verify integration points
  5. Test — Run tests to verify functionality

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6436a20. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • npm
    • pip

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npm and pip, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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

Builder loads about 794 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 34 tokens; SKILL.md has 387 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~34
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~794

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 387 words (~794 tokens).

“Translate plans into working, tested, production-ready code.”

— opening of SKILL.md by dralgorhythm
name
builder
argument-hint
[task-description]
disable-model-invocation
true

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/builder of dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6436a20

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Migrate Core Code to Submodulestinyhumansai/openhuman41k—~2.6kAutomated safety check: PassGPL-3.0
ast-grep Structural Searchcode-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent70k—~3.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Systematic Code Refactoringluongnv89/claude-howto42k—~3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Builder

What does Builder do?

Translate plans into working, tested code through implementation, debugging, and refactoring — a user-invoked Builder workflow. Builder is an agent skill from dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework. Translate plans into working, tested code through implementation, debugging, and refactoring — a user-invoked Builder workflow.

When should I use Builder?

Builder fits situations like: tasks that involve Refactoring.

How do I install Builder in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Builder in Codex?

Run `npx skills add dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework --skill builder -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/builder in dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework) into .agents/skills/builder in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Builder 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 dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework --skill builder -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/builder, .gemini/skills/builder, .github/skills/builder and .opencode/skills/builder in your project.

What does Builder need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Builder needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npm and pip).

Does Builder access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use npm and pip, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Builder 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 Builder use?

No licence was found for Builder or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Builder use?

About 794 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.2k 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 Builder?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Builder: Guidelines (akash-network/node, 1.1k stars), Component Refactoring (langflow-ai/langflow, 156k stars), Migrate Core Code to Submodules (tinyhumansai/openhuman, 41k stars) and ast-grep Structural Search (code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent, 70k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Builder?

dralgorhythm (a GitHub user) maintains it in dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework, which has 124 GitHub stars. The repository holds 20 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 24, 2026.

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