News Aggregator Skill
cclank/news-aggregator-skill
Comprehensive news aggregator that fetches, filters, and deeply analyzes real-time content from 44+ sources including Hacker News, Lobsters, Dev.to, GitHub, arXiv, Hugging Face Papers, AIHOT, TLDR…
Manage long-session context to prevent drift and degradation.
Install Evanflow Compact
$ npx skills add evanklem/evanflow --skill evanflow-compact -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install evanklem/evanflow evanflow-compact --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/evanklem/evanflow.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/evanflow-compact .claude/skills/evanflow-compact && 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 "evanflow-compact" agent skill from https://github.com/evanklem/evanflow/tree/main/skills/evanflow-compact into .claude/skills/evanflow-compact/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "evanflow-compact", 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/evanklem/evanflow/tree/main/skills/evanflow-compactType 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 evanklem/evanflow --skill evanflow-compact -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install evanklem/evanflow evanflow-compact --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/evanklem/evanflow.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/evanflow-compact .agents/skills/evanflow-compact && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "evanflow-compact" agent skill from https://github.com/evanklem/evanflow/tree/main/skills/evanflow-compact into .agents/skills/evanflow-compact/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "evanflow-compact", 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 evanklem/evanflow --skill evanflow-compact -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install evanklem/evanflow evanflow-compact --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/evanklem/evanflow.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/evanflow-compact .cursor/skills/evanflow-compact && 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 "evanflow-compact" agent skill from https://github.com/evanklem/evanflow/tree/main/skills/evanflow-compact into .cursor/skills/evanflow-compact/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "evanflow-compact", 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/evanklem/evanflow.git --path skills/evanflow-compact--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 evanklem/evanflow --skill evanflow-compact -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install evanklem/evanflow evanflow-compact --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/evanklem/evanflow.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/evanflow-compact .gemini/skills/evanflow-compact && 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 "evanflow-compact" agent skill from https://github.com/evanklem/evanflow/tree/main/skills/evanflow-compact into .gemini/skills/evanflow-compact/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "evanflow-compact", 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 evanklem/evanflow evanflow-compactInstalls 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 evanklem/evanflow --skill evanflow-compact -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/evanklem/evanflow.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/evanflow-compact .github/skills/evanflow-compact && 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 "evanflow-compact" agent skill from https://github.com/evanklem/evanflow/tree/main/skills/evanflow-compact into .github/skills/evanflow-compact/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "evanflow-compact", 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 evanklem/evanflow --skill evanflow-compact -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install evanklem/evanflow evanflow-compact --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/evanklem/evanflow.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/evanflow-compact .opencode/skills/evanflow-compact && 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 "evanflow-compact" agent skill from https://github.com/evanklem/evanflow/tree/main/skills/evanflow-compact into .opencode/skills/evanflow-compact/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "evanflow-compact", 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
evanflow-compact- GitHub stars
- 418
- Token cost
- ~1.6k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 861 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 14
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Manage long-session context to prevent drift and degradation.
- Works in 4 steps: Identify anchors: what files, decisions,… → Author a compaction summary in the… → Tell the user: "I'm at a clean boundary.… → …
- Tasks that involve Summarization
- SKILL.md covers Vocabulary, When to Use, The Strategies (pick one based… and Drift Symptoms Checklist, plus 2 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Evanflow Compact is an agent skill from evanklem/evanflow. Manage long-session context to prevent drift and degradation. Strategies for proactive summarization, branch isolation, and /clear decisions. Invoke when context feels heavy, when accuracy starts slipping, or proactively after a major phase boundary. Addresses the
Its SKILL.md is about 1.6k 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 Writing & Content, covering Summarization. The repository describes itself as: A TDD-driven iterative feedback loop for software development. 16 cohesive Claude Code skills walk an idea from brainstorm → plan → execute → iterate, with checkpoints throughout.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Summarization
Example prompts
- “/evanflow-compact”
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Identify anchors: what files, decisions, and open questions must survive? List them explicitly.
- Author a compaction summary in the conversation as a markdown block titled ## Phase Summary (compaction anchor). Include
- Tell the user: "I'm at a clean boundary. Want me to compact context here? You can /clear and re-orient from this summary + the saved…
- If user says yes → they /clear, then start the next phase fresh with the summary in front of them.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c9ae21f. 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
Evanflow Compact loads about 1.6k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 70 tokens; SKILL.md has 861 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
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 861 words (~1,601 tokens).
“Why this exists: Context drift kills agents before context limits do. Industry research found ~65% of enterprise AI failures in 2025 traced to context drift or memory loss in multi-step reasoning, NOT raw token exhaustion. The agent's ability to reason…”
- name
- evanflow-compact
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/evanflow-compact of evanklem/evanflow.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit c9ae21f
Compare with similar skills
Evanflow Compact 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evanflow Compact this skillevanklem/evanflow | 418 | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| News Aggregator Skillcclank/news-aggregator-skill | 1.3k | — | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Vss Search ArchiveNVIDIA-AI-Blueprints/video-search-and-summarization | 1.9k | — | ~3.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| AI Daily Newsgeekjourneyx/ai-daily-skill | 235 | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| AnalyzeriBigQiang/feedgrab | 614 | — | ~1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Reportmicrosoft/data-formulator | 18k | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Evanflow Compact
What does Evanflow Compact do?
Manage long-session context to prevent drift and degradation. Evanflow Compact is an agent skill from evanklem/evanflow. Manage long-session context to prevent drift and degradation.
When should I use Evanflow Compact?
Evanflow Compact fits situations like: tasks that involve Summarization.
How do I install Evanflow Compact in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add evanklem/evanflow --skill evanflow-compact -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/evanflow-compact in evanklem/evanflow) into .claude/skills/evanflow-compact in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Evanflow Compact in Codex?
Run `npx skills add evanklem/evanflow --skill evanflow-compact -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/evanflow-compact in evanklem/evanflow) into .agents/skills/evanflow-compact in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Evanflow Compact 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 evanklem/evanflow --skill evanflow-compact -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/evanflow-compact, .gemini/skills/evanflow-compact, .github/skills/evanflow-compact and .opencode/skills/evanflow-compact in your project.
What does Evanflow Compact need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Evanflow Compact is instructions for the agent only.
Does Evanflow Compact 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 Evanflow Compact 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 Evanflow Compact use?
Evanflow Compact 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 Evanflow Compact use?
About 1.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.4k 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 Evanflow Compact?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Evanflow Compact: News Aggregator Skill (cclank/news-aggregator-skill, 1.3k stars), Vss Search Archive (NVIDIA-AI-Blueprints/video-search-and-summarization, 1.9k stars), AI Daily News (geekjourneyx/ai-daily-skill, 235 stars) and Analyzer (iBigQiang/feedgrab, 614 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Evanflow Compact?
evanklem (a GitHub user) maintains it in evanklem/evanflow, which has 418 GitHub stars. The repository holds 14 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 13, 2026.
Source: evanklem/evanflow on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.