Cross Squad

What it does

Example prompts

• “/cross-squad”

Workflow steps

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

1. 1Well-known paths: Check .squad/manifest.json in known org repos
2. 2Upstream config: Squads already listed in .squad/upstream.json are checked for manifests
3. 3Explicit registry: A central squad-registry.json can list all squads in an org

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c35e5e0. 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:

  • gh

  From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

• Network

  No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use gh, 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

Cross Squad loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 15 tokens; SKILL.md has 397 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~15

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~1.2k

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

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 FritzAndFriends/SharpSite at commit c35e5e0, republished under its MIT licence (© FritzAndFriends). 397 words, ~1,164 tokens.

name

cross-squad

description

Coordinating work across multiple Squad instances

domain

orchestration

confidence

medium

source

manual

{
  "name": "platform-squad",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "Platform infrastructure team",
  "capabilities": ["kubernetes", "helm", "monitoring", "ci-cd"],
  "contact": {
    "repo": "org/platform",
    "labels": ["squad:platform"]
  },
  "accepts": ["issues", "prs"],
  "skills": ["helm-developer", "operator-developer", "pipeline-engineer"]
}

# List all squads discoverable from upstreams and known repos
squad discover

# Output:
#   platform-squad  →  org/platform  (kubernetes, helm, monitoring)
#   frontend-squad  →  org/frontend  (react, nextjs, storybook)
#   data-squad      →  org/data      (spark, airflow, dbt)

# Delegate a task to the platform squad
squad delegate platform-squad "Add Prometheus metrics endpoint for the auth service"

# Creates issue in org/platform with cross-squad label and context

export default defineSquad({
  manifest: {
    name: 'platform-squad',
    capabilities: ['kubernetes', 'helm'],
    contact: { repo: 'org/platform', labels: ['squad:platform'] },
    accepts: ['issues', 'prs'],
    skills: ['helm-developer', 'operator-developer'],
  },
});

© FritzAndFriends, MIT. 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 .copilot/skills/cross-squad of FritzAndFriends/SharpSite.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit c35e5e0

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in FritzAndFriends/SharpSite, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

• olivomarco/github-copilot-token-optimization.copilot/skills/cross-squad