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Agent skill

Load Repo Context

by flutter in flutter/flutter-intellij

Primes understanding of repository architecture by navigating hierarchical ABOUT.md manifests.

BSD-3-ClauseAuto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Load Repo Context

skills CLI
$ npx skills add flutter/flutter-intellij --skill load-repo-context -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install flutter/flutter-intellij load-repo-context --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/flutter/flutter-intellij.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/load-repo-context .claude/skills/load-repo-context && 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
load-repo-context
GitHub stars
2k
Token cost
~170 tokens
SKILL.md length
75 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
14
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
BSD-3-Clause

At a glance

Primes understanding of repository architecture by navigating hierarchical ABOUT.md manifests.

  • Works in 4 steps: Read the root ./ABOUT.md to map… → Identify which subsystem subdirectories… → Traverse and read only the targeted… → …
  • Tasks that involve Codebase knowledge for agents
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Load Repo Context is an agent skill from flutter/flutter-intellij. Primes understanding of repository architecture by navigating hierarchical ABOUT.md manifests.

Its SKILL.md is about 170 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 Codebase knowledge for agents. It works with Flutter. The repository describes itself as: Flutter Plugin for IntelliJ. The licence is BSD-3-Clause.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Codebase knowledge for agents

Example prompts

  • “Use the load-repo-context skill to prime understanding of repository architecture by navigating hierarchical ABOUT.md manifests”
  • “/load-repo-context”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Read the root ./ABOUT.md to map top-level subsystems.
  2. Identify which subsystem subdirectories are relevant to the active user prompt.
  3. Traverse and read only the targeted child ABOUT.md files. Do not load raw source code yet.
  4. Present a 3-5 bullet point architectural summary of the targeted components to establish the "Elephant" context.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6d5ab33. 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

Load Repo Context loads about 170 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 28 tokens; SKILL.md has 75 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~28
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~170

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

The full file from flutter/flutter-intellij at commit 6d5ab33, republished under its BSD-3-Clause licence (© flutter). 75 words, ~170 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/load-repo-context/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
load-repo-context
description
Primes understanding of repository architecture by navigating hierarchical ABOUT.md manifests.

Load Repository Context

Primes understanding of repository architecture by navigating hierarchical ABOUT.md manifests before inspecting or modifying source code.

Instructions

  1. Read the root ./ABOUT.md to map top-level subsystems.
  2. Identify which subsystem subdirectories are relevant to the active user prompt.
  3. Traverse and read only the targeted child ABOUT.md files. Do not load raw source code yet.
  4. Present a 3-5 bullet point architectural summary of the targeted components to establish the "Elephant" context.

© flutter, BSD-3-Clause. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/load-repo-context of flutter/flutter-intellij.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6d5ab33

Compare with similar skills

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Skill CreatorChevey339/kelivo4.2k—~1.3kAutomated safety check: PassAGPL-3.0
Context Engineeringabashev/vfs-s31069 repos~2.6kAutomated safety check: NotesApache-2.0

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Questions about Load Repo Context

What does Load Repo Context do?

Primes understanding of repository architecture by navigating hierarchical ABOUT.md manifests. Load Repo Context is an agent skill from flutter/flutter-intellij.md manifests.

When should I use Load Repo Context?

Load Repo Context fits situations like: tasks that involve Codebase knowledge for agents.

How do I install Load Repo Context in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add flutter/flutter-intellij --skill load-repo-context -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/load-repo-context in flutter/flutter-intellij) into .claude/skills/load-repo-context in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Load Repo Context in Codex?

Run `npx skills add flutter/flutter-intellij --skill load-repo-context -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/load-repo-context in flutter/flutter-intellij) into .agents/skills/load-repo-context in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Load Repo 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 flutter/flutter-intellij --skill load-repo-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/load-repo-context, .gemini/skills/load-repo-context, .github/skills/load-repo-context and .opencode/skills/load-repo-context in your project.

What does Load Repo Context need to run?

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

Does Load Repo Context 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 Load Repo 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 Load Repo Context use?

Load Repo Context is published under the BSD-3-Clause licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Load Repo Context use?

About 170 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 680 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 Load Repo Context?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Load Repo Context: Docs Gardening (mhmzdev/the-holy-quran-app, 889 stars), Plan (mhmzdev/the-holy-quran-app, 889 stars), ccc Semantic Code Search (cocoindex-io/cocoindex-code, 2.7k stars) and Skill Creator (Chevey339/kelivo, 4.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Load Repo Context?

flutter (a GitHub organization) maintains it in flutter/flutter-intellij, which has 2,016 GitHub stars. The repository holds 14 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

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