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A skill your agent uses when completing development phases or branches to identify and update CLAUDE.md or AGENTS.md files that may have become stale - analyzes what changed, determines affected…
Install Maintaining Project Context
$ npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill maintaining-project-context -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install ed3dai/ed3d-plugins maintaining-project-context --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/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-project-context .claude/skills/maintaining-project-context && 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 "maintaining-project-context" agent skill from https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-project-context into .claude/skills/maintaining-project-context/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "maintaining-project-context", 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/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-project-contextType 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 ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill maintaining-project-context -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install ed3dai/ed3d-plugins maintaining-project-context --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-project-context .agents/skills/maintaining-project-context && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "maintaining-project-context" agent skill from https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-project-context into .agents/skills/maintaining-project-context/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "maintaining-project-context", 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 ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill maintaining-project-context -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install ed3dai/ed3d-plugins maintaining-project-context --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-project-context .cursor/skills/maintaining-project-context && 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 "maintaining-project-context" agent skill from https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-project-context into .cursor/skills/maintaining-project-context/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "maintaining-project-context", 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/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git --path plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-project-context--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 ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill maintaining-project-context -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install ed3dai/ed3d-plugins maintaining-project-context --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-project-context .gemini/skills/maintaining-project-context && 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 "maintaining-project-context" agent skill from https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-project-context into .gemini/skills/maintaining-project-context/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "maintaining-project-context", 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 ed3dai/ed3d-plugins maintaining-project-contextInstalls 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 ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill maintaining-project-context -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-project-context .github/skills/maintaining-project-context && 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 "maintaining-project-context" agent skill from https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-project-context into .github/skills/maintaining-project-context/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "maintaining-project-context", 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 ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill maintaining-project-context -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install ed3dai/ed3d-plugins maintaining-project-context --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-project-context .opencode/skills/maintaining-project-context && 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 "maintaining-project-context" agent skill from https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-project-context into .opencode/skills/maintaining-project-context/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "maintaining-project-context", 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
maintaining-project-context- GitHub stars
- 250
- Token cost
- ~1.7k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 606 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 34
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when completing development phases or branches to identify and update CLAUDE.md or AGENTS.md files that may have become stale - analyzes what changed, determines affected…
- Works in 5 steps: Identify What Changed → Map Changes to Context Files → Verify Contracts Still Hold → …
- Completing development phases
- SKILL.md covers Core Principle, Format Detection (MANDATORY…, When to Update Context Files and The Process, plus 4 more sections
- Calls git
What it does
Maintaining Project Context is an agent skill from ed3dai/ed3d-plugins. Use when completing development phases or branches to identify and update CLAUDE.md or AGENTS.md files that may have become stale - analyzes what changed, determines affected contracts and documentation, and coordinates updates
Its SKILL.md is about 1.7k 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 Agent instruction files. The repository describes itself as: Ed's repo of Claude Code plugins, centered around a research-plan-implement workflow. Only a tiny bit cursed. If you're lucky.
When your agent uses it
- Completing development phases
- Branches to identify and update CLAUDE.md
- AGENTS.md files that may have become stale - analyzes what changed
- Determines affected contracts and documentation
Example prompts
- “/maintaining-project-context”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Identify What Changed
- Map Changes to Context Files
- Verify Contracts Still Hold
- Update or Create Context Files
- Commit Documentation Updates
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0c90f4b. 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:
git
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git, 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
Maintaining Project Context loads about 1.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 64 tokens; SKILL.md has 606 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
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 606 words (~1,722 tokens).
“REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use ed3d-extending-claude:writing-claude-md-files for all context file creation and updates.”
- name
- maintaining-project-context
- user-invocable
- false
Files
Just SKILL.md in plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-project-context of ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0c90f4b
Compare with similar skills
Maintaining Project Context 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maintaining Project Context this skilled3dai/ed3d-plugins | 250 | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Using Agent Skillsaddyosmani/agent-skills | 103k | 4 repos | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Claude ReflectBayramAnnakov/claude-reflect | 1.7k | 2 repos | ~627 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Writing For Agentsbestofjs/bestofjs | 3.1k | 19 repos | ~2.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Neat-Freak Knowledge CloseoutKKKKhazix/khazix-skills | 21k | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Task Observerrebelytics/one-skill-to-rule-them-all | 3.2k | 1 repos | ~12k | Automated safety check: Pass | CC-BY-4.0 |
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Questions about Maintaining Project Context
What does Maintaining Project Context do?
A skill your agent uses when completing development phases or branches to identify and update CLAUDE.md or AGENTS.md files that may have become stale - analyzes what changed, determines affected…. Maintaining Project Context is an agent skill from ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.
When should I use Maintaining Project Context?
Maintaining Project Context fits situations like: completing development phases; branches to identify and update CLAUDE.md; AGENTS.md files that may have become stale - analyzes what changed; determines affected contracts and documentation.
How do I install Maintaining Project Context in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill maintaining-project-context -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-project-context in ed3dai/ed3d-plugins) into .claude/skills/maintaining-project-context in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Maintaining Project Context in Codex?
Run `npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill maintaining-project-context -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/ed3d-extending-claude/skills/maintaining-project-context in ed3dai/ed3d-plugins) into .agents/skills/maintaining-project-context in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Maintaining Project Context 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 ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill maintaining-project-context -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/maintaining-project-context, .gemini/skills/maintaining-project-context, .github/skills/maintaining-project-context and .opencode/skills/maintaining-project-context in your project.
What does Maintaining Project Context need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Maintaining Project Context needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git).
Does Maintaining Project Context access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Maintaining Project Context 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 Maintaining Project Context use?
No licence was found for Maintaining Project Context or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Maintaining Project Context use?
About 1.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.9k 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 Maintaining Project Context?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Maintaining Project Context: Using Agent Skills (addyosmani/agent-skills, 103k stars), Claude Reflect (BayramAnnakov/claude-reflect, 1.7k stars), Writing For Agents (bestofjs/bestofjs, 3.1k stars) and Neat-Freak Knowledge Closeout (KKKKhazix/khazix-skills, 21k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Maintaining Project Context?
ed3dai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in ed3dai/ed3d-plugins, which has 250 GitHub stars. The repository holds 34 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 6, 2026.
Source: ed3dai/ed3d-plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.