Agent skill

Gentle AI Comment Writer

by Gentleman-Programming in Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell

Write warm, direct collaboration comments. An agent skill from Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedDevelopment

Install Gentle AI Comment Writer

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell --skill gentle-ai-comment-writer -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell gentle-ai-comment-writer --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/Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/comment-writer .claude/skills/gentle-ai-comment-writer && 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
gentle-ai-comment-writer
GitHub stars
1.2k
Token cost
~623 tokens
SKILL.md length
198 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
12
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Write warm, direct collaboration comments. An agent skill from Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell.

  • Development work in your project
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, Voice Rules, Comment Formula and Examples, plus 1 more section
  • Calls gh

What it does

Gentle AI Comment Writer is an agent skill from Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell. Write warm, direct collaboration comments. Trigger: PR feedback, issue replies, reviews, Slack messages, or GitHub comments.

Its SKILL.md is about 620 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 Development. It works with GitHub and Slack. The repository describes itself as: Gentle Shell is a Pi-native coding-agent harness for controlled development with Organic Driven Development, optional SDD/OpenSpec, subagents, TDD evidence, review guardrails… The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Development work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/gentle-ai-comment-writer”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit aa2c038. 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

Gentle AI Comment Writer loads about 623 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 37 tokens; SKILL.md has 198 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~37
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~623

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 Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell at commit aa2c038, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© Gentleman-Programming). 198 words, ~623 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/gentle-ai-comment-writer/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
gentle-ai-comment-writer
description
Write warm, direct collaboration comments. Trigger: PR feedback, issue replies, reviews, Slack messages, or GitHub comments.
license
Apache-2.0
metadata.author
gentleman-programming
metadata.version
1.0

When to Use

Load this skill whenever you write a comment that another human will read.

Use it for:

  • GitHub PR or issue comments.
  • Review feedback and requested changes.
  • Maintainer replies.
  • Slack, Discord, or async project updates.

Voice Rules

RuleRequirement
Be useful fastStart with the actionable point. Do not recap the whole PR before feedback.
Be warm and directSound like a thoughtful teammate, not a corporate bot.
Keep it shortPrefer 1 to 3 short paragraphs or a tight bullet list.
Explain whyGive the technical reason when asking for a change.
Avoid pile-onsComment on the highest-value issue, not every tiny preference.
Match target context languageWrite in the target context language by default: Spanish issue/thread -> Spanish comment, English issue/thread -> English comment, mixed context -> target message language. If the user explicitly requests a language or tone, follow that request. Do not use the active persona as the source of truth for public comments. For Spanish comments, use neutral/professional Spanish by default unless the user or target context clearly calls for regional tone.
No em dashesUse commas, periods, or parentheses instead.

Comment Formula

text
<Direct observation or request>

<Why it matters, only if needed>

<Concrete next action>

Examples

Request change
markdown
Good approach overall. I'd split this into a separate commit because it mixes validation logic with UI wiring.

That keeps the reviewer's focus narrower and makes rollback cleaner if the integration fails.
Approve with a note
markdown
Approved. The scope is clear and the change is well-contained.

For the next PR, add links to the previous and following PRs so the chain stays navigable.
Ask for split
markdown
This PR exceeds the 400-line budget, so we need to split it or justify `size:exception`.

Suggested order: foundation + tests first, then integration, then docs. That gives each review a clear start and end.

Commands

bash
# Inspect a PR before writing review feedback
gh pr view <PR_NUMBER> --json title,body,additions,deletions,changedFiles

© Gentleman-Programming, Apache-2.0. 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 skills/comment-writer of Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit aa2c038

Used in 1 other repository

We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders. This page covers the copy in Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Gentle AI Comment Writer

What does Gentle AI Comment Writer do?

Write warm, direct collaboration comments. An agent skill from Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell. Gentle AI Comment Writer is an agent skill from Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell. Write warm, direct collaboration comments.

When should I use Gentle AI Comment Writer?

Gentle AI Comment Writer fits situations like: development work in your project.

How do I install Gentle AI Comment Writer in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell --skill gentle-ai-comment-writer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/comment-writer in Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell) into .claude/skills/gentle-ai-comment-writer in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Gentle AI Comment Writer in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell --skill gentle-ai-comment-writer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/comment-writer in Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell) into .agents/skills/gentle-ai-comment-writer in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Gentle AI Comment Writer 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 Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell --skill gentle-ai-comment-writer -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/gentle-ai-comment-writer, .gemini/skills/gentle-ai-comment-writer, .github/skills/gentle-ai-comment-writer and .opencode/skills/gentle-ai-comment-writer in your project.

What does Gentle AI Comment Writer need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Gentle AI Comment Writer needs the command-line tools its instructions call (gh).

Does Gentle AI Comment Writer access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use gh, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Gentle AI Comment Writer 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 Gentle AI Comment Writer use?

Gentle AI Comment Writer is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Gentle AI Comment Writer use?

About 623 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Gentle AI Comment Writer?

Gentleman-Programming (a GitHub organization) maintains it in Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell, which has 1,215 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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