Os Step By Step
kharmanskyi/open-steps
ALWAYS invoke this skill when you need the user to act - run a command, paste a secret, click, approve - and whenever they ask how to do something or say they do not know what to do: "step by step"…
Incremental development workflow that makes the smallest meaningful change per step and pauses for feedback, so the direction gets validated early before continuing.
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Install Tiny Stepping
$ npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill tiny-stepping -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install github/awesome-copilot tiny-stepping --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/tiny-stepping .claude/skills/tiny-stepping && 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 "tiny-stepping" agent skill from https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/main/skills/tiny-stepping into .claude/skills/tiny-stepping/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tiny-stepping", 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/tiny-steppingType 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 tiny-stepping -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install github/awesome-copilot tiny-stepping --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/tiny-stepping .agents/skills/tiny-stepping && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "tiny-stepping" agent skill from https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/main/skills/tiny-stepping into .agents/skills/tiny-stepping/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tiny-stepping", 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 tiny-stepping -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install github/awesome-copilot tiny-stepping --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/tiny-stepping .cursor/skills/tiny-stepping && 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 "tiny-stepping" agent skill from https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/main/skills/tiny-stepping into .cursor/skills/tiny-stepping/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tiny-stepping", 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/tiny-stepping--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 tiny-stepping -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install github/awesome-copilot tiny-stepping --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/tiny-stepping .gemini/skills/tiny-stepping && 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 "tiny-stepping" agent skill from https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/main/skills/tiny-stepping into .gemini/skills/tiny-stepping/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tiny-stepping", 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 tiny-steppingInstalls 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 tiny-stepping -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/tiny-stepping .github/skills/tiny-stepping && 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 "tiny-stepping" agent skill from https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/main/skills/tiny-stepping into .github/skills/tiny-stepping/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tiny-stepping", 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 tiny-stepping -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 tiny-stepping --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/tiny-stepping .opencode/skills/tiny-stepping && 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 "tiny-stepping" agent skill from https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/tree/main/skills/tiny-stepping into .opencode/skills/tiny-stepping/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tiny-stepping", 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
tiny-stepping- GitHub stars
- 40k
- Token cost
- ~307 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 145 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 417
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Incremental development workflow that makes the smallest meaningful change per step and pauses for feedback, so the direction gets validated early before continuing.
- Works in 7 steps: Agree on the next tiny step → Implement only that step — nothing more → Review uncommitted changes together to… → …
- Iterative implementation with continuous validation
- SKILL.md covers Purpose, Workflow and Principles
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Tiny Stepping is an agent skill from github/awesome-copilot, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Incremental development workflow that makes the smallest meaningful change per step and pauses for feedback, so the direction gets validated early before continuing. Use for careful, iterative implementation with continuous validation.
Its SKILL.md is about 310 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
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
- Iterative implementation with continuous validation
Example prompts
- “/tiny-stepping”
Workflow steps
7 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Agree on the next tiny step
- Implement only that step — nothing more
- Review uncommitted changes together to verify the step looks right
- Short check-in: is this the right direction?
- Commit the step before moving on
- Agree on the next step
- Repeat
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
Tiny Stepping loads about 307 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 62 tokens; SKILL.md has 145 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). 145 words, ~307 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/tiny-stepping/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- tiny-stepping
- description
- Incremental development workflow that makes the smallest meaningful change per step and pauses for feedback, so the direction gets validated early before continuing. Use for careful, iterative implementation with continuous validation.
Tiny Stepping
Drive implementation in the smallest possible meaningful increments, pausing for feedback after each step so the work stays reviewable and easy to course-correct.
Purpose
- Make the smallest possible meaningful change at each step
- Get user feedback after every step before proceeding
- Reduce risk of going in the wrong direction
- Keep changes reviewable and easy to understand
Workflow
- Agree on the next tiny step
- Implement only that step — nothing more
- Review uncommitted changes together to verify the step looks right
- Short check-in: is this the right direction?
- Commit the step before moving on
- Agree on the next step
- Repeat
Principles
- One concern per step — don't mix unrelated changes
- Each step should be independently understandable
- Prefer compiling/working state after each step
- Don't anticipate future steps — wait for feedback first
- If a step feels too big, split it further
© github, 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 skills/tiny-stepping of github/awesome-copilot.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 727ff2e
Compare with similar skills
Tiny Stepping next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiny Stepping this skillgithub/awesome-copilot | 40k | — | ~307 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Os Step By Stepkharmanskyi/open-steps | 1.2k | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Structured Step By Step Reasoningaiming-lab/MetaClaw | 3.5k | — | ~212 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Incremental Audio WorkflowHKUDS/OpenSpace | 7.7k | — | ~6.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Incremental Implementationaddyosmani/agent-skills | 102k | 1 repos | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Step Partsearthtojake/text-to-cad | 18k | 1 repos | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Tiny Stepping
What does Tiny Stepping do?
Incremental development workflow that makes the smallest meaningful change per step and pauses for feedback, so the direction gets validated early before continuing. Tiny Stepping is an agent skill from github/awesome-copilot, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Incremental development workflow that makes the smallest meaningful change per step and pauses for feedback, so the direction gets validated early before continuing.
When should I use Tiny Stepping?
Tiny Stepping fits situations like: iterative implementation with continuous validation.
How do I install Tiny Stepping in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill tiny-stepping -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/tiny-stepping in github/awesome-copilot) into .claude/skills/tiny-stepping in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Tiny Stepping in Codex?
Run `npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill tiny-stepping -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/tiny-stepping in github/awesome-copilot) into .agents/skills/tiny-stepping in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Tiny Stepping 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 tiny-stepping -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/tiny-stepping, .gemini/skills/tiny-stepping, .github/skills/tiny-stepping and .opencode/skills/tiny-stepping in your project.
What does Tiny Stepping need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Tiny Stepping is instructions for the agent only.
Does Tiny Stepping 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 Tiny Stepping 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 Tiny Stepping use?
Tiny Stepping 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 Tiny Stepping use?
About 307 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.2k 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 Tiny Stepping?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Tiny Stepping: Os Step By Step (kharmanskyi/open-steps, 1.2k stars), Structured Step By Step Reasoning (aiming-lab/MetaClaw, 3.5k stars), Incremental Audio Workflow (HKUDS/OpenSpace, 7.7k stars) and Incremental Implementation (addyosmani/agent-skills, 102k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Tiny Stepping?
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.