Agent skill

Asymmetric Wins

by EpicenterHQ in EpicenterHQ/epicenter

Identify an asymmetric win by refusing a small promise that would eliminate disproportionate complexity.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedFrontend & Design

Install Asymmetric Wins

skills CLI
$ npx skills add EpicenterHQ/epicenter --skill asymmetric-wins -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install EpicenterHQ/epicenter asymmetric-wins --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/EpicenterHQ/epicenter.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/asymmetric-wins .claude/skills/asymmetric-wins && 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
asymmetric-wins
GitHub stars
4.8k
Token cost
~1.9k tokens
SKILL.md length
462 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
65
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Identify an asymmetric win by refusing a small promise that would eliminate disproportionate complexity.

  • The user asks about asymmetric wins
  • SKILL.md covers Compose With, Domain Manifestations, Procedure and Decision Template, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Pixel perfect fidelity

What it does

Asymmetric Wins is an agent skill from EpicenterHQ/epicenter. Identify an asymmetric win by refusing a small promise that would eliminate disproportionate complexity. Use when the user asks about asymmetric wins, pixel perfect fidelity, compatibility, fallbacks, modes, duplicate paths, or what would delete disproportionate complexity.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.9k 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 Frontend & Design, covering Design to code. The repository describes itself as: Open-source, local-first apps.

When your agent uses it

  • The user asks about asymmetric wins
  • Pixel perfect fidelity
  • Duplicate paths
  • What would delete disproportionate complexity

Example prompts

  • “/asymmetric-wins”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 5b4bb69. 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

Asymmetric Wins loads about 1.9k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 73 tokens; SKILL.md has 462 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~73
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.9k

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 462 words (~1,858 tokens).

“An asymmetric win is a refusal that gives back more complexity than it costs in product capability.”

— opening of SKILL.md by EpicenterHQ, Custom licence
name
asymmetric-wins

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/asymmetric-wins of EpicenterHQ/epicenter.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 5b4bb69

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Figma Code Connect Componentswarpdotdev/warp65k2 repos~4.2kAutomated safety check: PassAGPL-3.0

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Questions about Asymmetric Wins

What does Asymmetric Wins do?

Identify an asymmetric win by refusing a small promise that would eliminate disproportionate complexity. Asymmetric Wins is an agent skill from EpicenterHQ/epicenter. Identify an asymmetric win by refusing a small promise that would eliminate disproportionate complexity.

When should I use Asymmetric Wins?

Asymmetric Wins fits situations like: the user asks about asymmetric wins; pixel perfect fidelity; duplicate paths; what would delete disproportionate complexity.

How do I install Asymmetric Wins in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add EpicenterHQ/epicenter --skill asymmetric-wins -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/asymmetric-wins in EpicenterHQ/epicenter) into .claude/skills/asymmetric-wins in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Asymmetric Wins in Codex?

Run `npx skills add EpicenterHQ/epicenter --skill asymmetric-wins -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/asymmetric-wins in EpicenterHQ/epicenter) into .agents/skills/asymmetric-wins in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Asymmetric Wins 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 EpicenterHQ/epicenter --skill asymmetric-wins -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/asymmetric-wins, .gemini/skills/asymmetric-wins, .github/skills/asymmetric-wins and .opencode/skills/asymmetric-wins in your project.

What does Asymmetric Wins need to run?

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

Does Asymmetric Wins 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 Asymmetric Wins 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 Asymmetric Wins use?

Asymmetric Wins has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Asymmetric Wins use?

About 1.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.4k 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 Asymmetric Wins?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Asymmetric Wins: Figma use_figma Plugin API Rules (warpdotdev/warp, 65k stars), Figma Design to Code (warpdotdev/warp, 65k stars), Scalar Design System (scalar/scalar, 16k stars) and Figma Design System Rules Generator (warpdotdev/warp, 65k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Asymmetric Wins?

EpicenterHQ (a GitHub organization) maintains it in EpicenterHQ/epicenter, which has 4,822 GitHub stars. The repository holds 65 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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