Harness Book Best Practice
wquguru/harness-books
Best practices for working on the Harness books repo. An agent skill from wquguru/harness-books.
Activate this skill when a student provides study material (PDF or pasted notes) and a syllabus, and wants to prepare for an exam.
Install Exam Ready
$ npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill exam-ready -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install github/awesome-copilot exam-ready --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/exam-ready .claude/skills/exam-ready && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "exam-ready" agent skill from https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/main/skills/exam-ready into .claude/skills/exam-ready/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "exam-ready", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/main/skills/exam-readyType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill exam-ready -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install github/awesome-copilot exam-ready --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/exam-ready .agents/skills/exam-ready && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "exam-ready" agent skill from https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/main/skills/exam-ready into .agents/skills/exam-ready/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "exam-ready", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill exam-ready -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install github/awesome-copilot exam-ready --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/exam-ready .cursor/skills/exam-ready && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "exam-ready" agent skill from https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/main/skills/exam-ready into .cursor/skills/exam-ready/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "exam-ready", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot.git --path skills/exam-ready--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill exam-ready -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install github/awesome-copilot exam-ready --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/exam-ready .gemini/skills/exam-ready && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "exam-ready" agent skill from https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/main/skills/exam-ready into .gemini/skills/exam-ready/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "exam-ready", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install github/awesome-copilot exam-readyInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill exam-ready -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/exam-ready .github/skills/exam-ready && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "exam-ready" agent skill from https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/main/skills/exam-ready into .github/skills/exam-ready/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "exam-ready", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill exam-ready -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install github/awesome-copilot exam-ready --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/exam-ready .opencode/skills/exam-ready && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "exam-ready" agent skill from https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/main/skills/exam-ready into .opencode/skills/exam-ready/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "exam-ready", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
exam-ready- GitHub stars
- 40k
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~983 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 581 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 417
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Activate this skill when a student provides study material (PDF or pasted notes) and a syllabus, and wants to prepare for an exam.
- Works in 3 steps: A PDF file or pasted notes (their study… → A syllabus — either pasted as text or… → Optionally: exam type (MCQ /…
- Tasks that involve Curriculum and course design
- SKILL.md covers What this skill does, Input format, Handling missing inputs and Triage mode (when student…, plus 3 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Exam Ready is an agent skill from github/awesome-copilot, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Activate this skill when a student provides study material (PDF or pasted notes) and a syllabus, and wants to prepare for an exam. Extracts key definitions, points, keywords, diagrams, exam-ready sentences, and practice questions strictly from the provided material.
Its SKILL.md is about 980 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 Education, covering Curriculum and course design, Diagrams and PDF. The repository describes itself as: Community-contributed instructions, agents, skills, and configurations to help you make the most of GitHub Copilot. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Curriculum and course design
- Tasks that involve Diagrams
- Tasks that involve PDF
Example prompts
- “/exam-ready”
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- A PDF file or pasted notes (their study material)
- A syllabus — either pasted as text or listed as topics
- Optionally: exam type (MCQ / short-answer / long-answer) and time available
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 727ff2e. 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
Exam Ready loads about 983 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 69 tokens; SKILL.md has 581 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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 github/awesome-copilot at commit 727ff2e, republished under its MIT licence (© github). 581 words, ~983 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/exam-ready/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- exam-ready
- description
- Activate this skill when a student provides study material (PDF or pasted notes) and a syllabus, and wants to prepare for an exam. Extracts key definitions, points, keywords, diagrams, exam-ready sentences, and practice questions strictly from the provided material.
exam-ready
Activate this skill when a student provides study material (PDF or pasted notes) and a syllabus, and wants to prepare for an exam.
What this skill does
For each syllabus topic, extract from the provided material:
- What it is (1 line definition — exam-ready)
- 3–5 key points an examiner expects
- Important keywords to use in the answer (bold them)
- Any important diagram or figure — describe what it shows in 2 lines
- 1–2 sentences the student can directly write in their exam answer (or MCQ trick if exam type is MCQ)
- 1 examiner-style practice question to test recall
Do NOT explain the full topic. Do NOT add context outside the provided material. Do NOT explain things the syllabus didn't ask for. Never tell the student to "read more" or "refer to chapter X". Give them what they need right here.
Input format
Student will provide:
- A PDF file or pasted notes (their study material)
- A syllabus — either pasted as text or listed as topics
- Optionally: exam type (MCQ / short-answer / long-answer) and time available
Handling missing inputs
- If no study material is provided: say "Please share your notes or PDF first. I won't use outside knowledge."
- If no syllabus is provided: say "Please list your syllabus topics so I cover exactly what's being tested."
- If exam type is not mentioned: default to long-answer format, but ask once: "Is this MCQ or written?"
- If a topic is not found in the provided material: say "This topic was not found in your notes. Check your material."
Triage mode (when student gives a time constraint)
If the student says "I have X hours":
- First, output a priority list — number all syllabus topics in order of:
- Explicit weightage (if syllabus mentions marks)
- Frequency of appearance in the PDF (more coverage = higher priority)
- Breadth of subtopics under it
- Then expand each topic in that priority order, not syllabus order.
- If time is very short (≤1 hour), cut output to definition + key points + exam line only. Skip diagrams.
Output format per topic
Show full SKILL.md (241 more words)Show less
[Topic Name]
Definition: [1 sentence]
Key Points:
- [point 1]
- [point 2]
- [point 3]
Keywords to use: keyword1, keyword2, keyword3
Diagram (if any): [What the diagram shows and what to label]
Write this in your exam: (skip if MCQ — show MCQ trick instead) [1–2 ready-to-write sentences the student can use directly]
MCQ trick: (only if exam type is MCQ) [How to identify the correct option or eliminate wrong ones for this topic]
Cross-references: (only if this topic's keywords appeared in another topic) [e.g., "The term 'X' used here also appears in [Topic Y] — examiners may link them"]
Practice question: [1 examiner-style question to test recall on this topic]
Rules
- Stay strictly within the provided material. Do not add outside knowledge under any circumstance.
- If exam type is MCQ, replace "Write this in your exam" with "MCQ trick".
- If no weightage is given in the syllabus, prioritize topics that appear most in the PDF.
- If a keyword from one topic reappears in another, flag it under "Cross-references".
- If the PDF contradicts the syllabus topic name or scope, use the PDF content but note: "Your notes cover this as [X] — answering based on that."
- Keep everything short. The student is cramming, not researching.
Trigger phrases
- "I have an exam tomorrow on [subject]"
- "explain [topic] from my notes"
- "what do I need to know about [topic] for my exam"
- "go through my syllabus"
- "I only have [X] hours, help me prepare"
- "quiz me on [topic]"
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Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/exam-ready of github/awesome-copilot.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 727ff2e
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 github/awesome-copilot, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
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Questions about Exam Ready
What does Exam Ready do?
Activate this skill when a student provides study material (PDF or pasted notes) and a syllabus, and wants to prepare for an exam. Exam Ready is an agent skill from github/awesome-copilot, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Activate this skill when a student provides study material (PDF or pasted notes) and a syllabus, and wants to prepare for an exam.
When should I use Exam Ready?
Exam Ready fits situations like: tasks that involve Curriculum and course design; tasks that involve Diagrams; tasks that involve PDF.
How do I install Exam Ready in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill exam-ready -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/exam-ready in github/awesome-copilot) into .claude/skills/exam-ready in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Exam Ready in Codex?
Run `npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill exam-ready -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/exam-ready in github/awesome-copilot) into .agents/skills/exam-ready in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Exam Ready 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 github/awesome-copilot --skill exam-ready -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/exam-ready, .gemini/skills/exam-ready, .github/skills/exam-ready and .opencode/skills/exam-ready in your project.
What does Exam Ready need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Exam Ready is instructions for the agent only.
Does Exam Ready 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 Exam Ready 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 Exam Ready use?
Exam Ready is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Exam Ready use?
About 983 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.9k 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 Exam Ready?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Exam Ready: Harness Book Best Practice (wquguru/harness-books, 3.2k stars), Research To Diagram (wshuyi/research-to-diagram, 156 stars), Lecture Slides Summarizer (Li-Baichuan-James/summarize-slides-skill, 312 stars) and Ky Markdown Rebuilder (KyrieCheungYep/ky-markdown-rebuilder, 117 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Exam Ready?
github (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in github/awesome-copilot, which has 39,748 GitHub stars. The repository holds 417 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: github/awesome-copilot on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.