Agent skill

Evanflow Glossary

by evanklem in evanklem/evanflow

Extract canonical domain terms into CONTEXT.md. An agent skill from evanklem/evanflow.

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Install Evanflow Glossary

skills CLI
$ npx skills add evanklem/evanflow --skill evanflow-glossary -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install evanklem/evanflow evanflow-glossary --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/evanklem/evanflow.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/evanflow-glossary .claude/skills/evanflow-glossary && 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
evanflow-glossary
GitHub stars
418
Token cost
~829 tokens
SKILL.md length
328 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
14
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Extract canonical domain terms into CONTEXT.md. An agent skill from evanklem/evanflow.

  • Works in 5 steps: Read Current State → Extract Terms → Flag Conflicts → …
  • Updating CONTEXT.md
  • SKILL.md covers Vocabulary, When to Use, The Flow and Hard Rules, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Evanflow Glossary is an agent skill from evanklem/evanflow. Extract canonical domain terms into CONTEXT.md. Flag ambiguities (same word, different meanings) and synonyms (different words, same meaning). Re-invoking updates the file in place. Use when authoring or updating CONTEXT.md, or when a new domain term emerges in conversation.

Its SKILL.md is about 830 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

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

  • Updating CONTEXT.md
  • A new domain term emerges in conversation

Example prompts

  • “/evanflow-glossary”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Read Current State
  2. Extract Terms
  3. Flag Conflicts
  4. Write CONTEXT.md
  5. Re-invoke Behavior

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 (its code samples are markdown).

    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 Glossary loads about 829 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 73 tokens; SKILL.md has 328 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
~829

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 328 words (~829 tokens).

name
evanflow-glossary

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/evanflow-glossary of evanklem/evanflow.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit c9ae21f

Compare with similar skills

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Codebase Domain Flow ExtractorEgonex-AI/Understand-Anything86k—~2.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Brand Extractnexu-io/open-design100k—~3.1kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Questions about Evanflow Glossary

What does Evanflow Glossary do?

Extract canonical domain terms into CONTEXT.md. An agent skill from evanklem/evanflow. Evanflow Glossary is an agent skill from evanklem/evanflow.md.

When should I use Evanflow Glossary?

Evanflow Glossary fits situations like: updating CONTEXT.md; A new domain term emerges in conversation.

How do I install Evanflow Glossary in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Evanflow Glossary in Codex?

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

Can I use Evanflow Glossary 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-glossary -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-glossary, .gemini/skills/evanflow-glossary, .github/skills/evanflow-glossary and .opencode/skills/evanflow-glossary in your project.

What does Evanflow Glossary need to run?

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

Does Evanflow Glossary 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 Glossary 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 Glossary use?

Evanflow Glossary 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 Glossary use?

About 829 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.3k 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 Glossary?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Evanflow Glossary: Domain Modeling and Glossary (windmill-labs/windmill, 18k stars), Flags (vercel/next.js, 143k stars), Extract (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars) and Codebase Domain Flow Extractor (Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything, 86k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Evanflow Glossary?

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.