Official agent skill

Agent Prompt

by getsentry in getsentry/warden

Reference guide for writing effective agent prompts and skills.

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Install Agent Prompt

skills CLI
$ npx skills add getsentry/warden --skill agent-prompt -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install getsentry/warden agent-prompt --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/getsentry/warden.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/agent-prompt .claude/skills/agent-prompt && 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
agent-prompt
GitHub stars
414
Token cost
~430 tokens
SKILL.md length
126 words
Files
9 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
8
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Reference guide for writing effective agent prompts and skills.

  • Works in 4 steps: Read relevant reference documents before… → Provide specific, actionable guidance → Show examples from existing Warden… → …
  • Creating new skills
  • SKILL.md covers Reference Documents, Quick Reference and Your Task
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Agent Prompt is an agent skill from getsentry/warden, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Reference guide for writing effective agent prompts and skills. Use when creating new skills, reviewing prompt quality, or understanding Warden's prompt architecture.

Its SKILL.md is about 430 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 9 other files, including reference files (for example `references/agentic-patterns.md`, `references/anti-patterns.md` and `references/context-design.md`).

The repository describes itself as: Your code is under new management. Agents that review your code.

When your agent uses it

  • Creating new skills
  • Reviewing prompt quality
  • Understanding Wardens prompt architecture

Example prompts

  • “/agent-prompt”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Grep, Glob

Workflow steps

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

  1. Read relevant reference documents before answering
  2. Provide specific, actionable guidance
  3. Show examples from existing Warden skills when helpful
  4. Cite sources (Anthropic docs, etc.) for best practices

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1ee135e. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Grep
    • Glob

    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

Agent Prompt loads about 430 tokens when it runs, and up to ~6.3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 45 tokens; SKILL.md has 126 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~45
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~430
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~6.3k

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 126 words (~430 tokens).

“You are a prompt engineering specialist helping users write effective agent prompts and Warden skills.”

— opening of SKILL.md by getsentry, Custom licence
name
agent-prompt
allowed-tools
Read, Grep, Glob

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 8 other files (references) in .agents/skills/agent-prompt of getsentry/warden.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/agentic-patterns.md
  • references/anti-patterns.md
  • references/context-design.md
  • references/core-principles.md
  • references/model-guidance.md
  • references/output-formats.md
  • references/skill-structure.md
  • references/system-prompts.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1ee135e

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Questions about Agent Prompt

What does Agent Prompt do?

Reference guide for writing effective agent prompts and skills. Agent Prompt is an agent skill from getsentry/warden, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Reference guide for writing effective agent prompts and skills.

When should I use Agent Prompt?

Agent Prompt fits situations like: creating new skills; reviewing prompt quality; understanding Wardens prompt architecture.

How do I install Agent Prompt in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add getsentry/warden --skill agent-prompt -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/agent-prompt in getsentry/warden) into .claude/skills/agent-prompt in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Agent Prompt in Codex?

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

Can I use Agent Prompt 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 getsentry/warden --skill agent-prompt -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/agent-prompt, .gemini/skills/agent-prompt, .github/skills/agent-prompt and .opencode/skills/agent-prompt in your project.

What does Agent Prompt need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Agent Prompt is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Grep, Glob.

Does Agent Prompt 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 Agent Prompt 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 Agent Prompt use?

Agent Prompt 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 Agent Prompt use?

About 430 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 5.9k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Agent Prompt?

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Who maintains Agent Prompt?

getsentry (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in getsentry/warden, which has 414 GitHub stars. The repository holds 8 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 30, 2026.

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