Brief
alirezarezvani/claude-skills
/cs:brief <topic — Generate a one-page strategy brief from an office-hours intake.
A skill your agent uses when a problem, idea, or change of intent is worth capturing as a long-form page, or the person asks to write it up.
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Install Brief
$ npx skills add greenfield-inc/Pane --skill brief -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install greenfield-inc/Pane brief --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/greenfield-inc/Pane.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/brief .claude/skills/brief && 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 "brief" agent skill from https://github.com/greenfield-inc/Pane/tree/main/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/brief into .claude/skills/brief/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "brief", 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/greenfield-inc/Pane/tree/main/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/briefType 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 greenfield-inc/Pane --skill brief -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install greenfield-inc/Pane brief --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/greenfield-inc/Pane.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/brief .agents/skills/brief && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "brief" agent skill from https://github.com/greenfield-inc/Pane/tree/main/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/brief into .agents/skills/brief/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "brief", 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 greenfield-inc/Pane --skill brief -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install greenfield-inc/Pane brief --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/greenfield-inc/Pane.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/brief .cursor/skills/brief && 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 "brief" agent skill from https://github.com/greenfield-inc/Pane/tree/main/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/brief into .cursor/skills/brief/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "brief", 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/greenfield-inc/Pane.git --path main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/brief--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 greenfield-inc/Pane --skill brief -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install greenfield-inc/Pane brief --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/greenfield-inc/Pane.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/brief .gemini/skills/brief && 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 "brief" agent skill from https://github.com/greenfield-inc/Pane/tree/main/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/brief into .gemini/skills/brief/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "brief", 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 greenfield-inc/Pane briefInstalls 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 greenfield-inc/Pane --skill brief -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/greenfield-inc/Pane.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/brief .github/skills/brief && 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 "brief" agent skill from https://github.com/greenfield-inc/Pane/tree/main/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/brief into .github/skills/brief/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "brief", 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 greenfield-inc/Pane --skill brief -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install greenfield-inc/Pane brief --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/greenfield-inc/Pane.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/brief .opencode/skills/brief && 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 "brief" agent skill from https://github.com/greenfield-inc/Pane/tree/main/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/brief into .opencode/skills/brief/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "brief", 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
brief- GitHub stars
- 527
- Token cost
- ~821 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 473 words
- Files
- 3 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 35
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when a problem, idea, or change of intent is worth capturing as a long-form page, or the person asks to write it up.
- Change of intent is worth capturing as a long-form page
- SKILL.md covers Capture the intent, When intent changes, One brief or several and Layout, plus 3 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- The person asks to write it up
What it does
Brief is an agent skill from greenfield-inc/Pane. Use when a problem, idea, or change of intent is worth capturing as a long-form page, or the person asks to write it up. Never chooses a solution; the tracker issue belongs to create-ticket.
Its SKILL.md is about 820 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files, including reference files (for example `references/brief-layout.md` and `references/saving.md`).
The repository describes itself as: Terminal-first, open-source AI agent manager for any CLI agent (agent agnostic), any OS (mac, windows, linux). The Open-Source Agentic Development Environment for running…
When your agent uses it
- Change of intent is worth capturing as a long-form page
- The person asks to write it up
Example prompts
- “/brief”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0c471a3. 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
Brief loads about 821 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.6k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 49 tokens; SKILL.md has 473 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
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 473 words (~821 tokens).
“A brief says what is wrong or wanted, for whom, and how a user would know it is solved. It survives a change of approach, because it contains no approach. Alternatives belong in the options document. Steps belong in the…”
- name
- brief
Files
SKILL.md and 2 other files (references) in main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/brief of greenfield-inc/Pane.
- SKILL.md
- references/brief-layout.md
- references/saving.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0c471a3
Compare with similar skills
Brief 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brief this skillgreenfield-inc/Pane | 527 | — | ~821 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Briefalirezarezvani/claude-skills | 28k | — | ~967 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Intent Requirements IntakeYeachan-Heo/oh-my-claudecode | 40k | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| News to Research Idea BriefingOpenLAIR/dr-claw | 1.2k | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Notes | Custom licence | |
| Idea Evaluatorsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills | 47k | 1 repos | ~930 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Is This A Problemanthropics/claude-for-legal | 9.6k | 2 repos | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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- Official
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Questions about Brief
What does Brief do?
A skill your agent uses when a problem, idea, or change of intent is worth capturing as a long-form page, or the person asks to write it up. Brief is an agent skill from greenfield-inc/Pane. Use when a problem, idea, or change of intent is worth capturing as a long-form page, or the person asks to write it up.
When should I use Brief?
Brief fits situations like: change of intent is worth capturing as a long-form page; the person asks to write it up.
How do I install Brief in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add greenfield-inc/Pane --skill brief -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/brief in greenfield-inc/Pane) into .claude/skills/brief in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Brief in Codex?
Run `npx skills add greenfield-inc/Pane --skill brief -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/brief in greenfield-inc/Pane) into .agents/skills/brief in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Brief 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 greenfield-inc/Pane --skill brief -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/brief, .gemini/skills/brief, .github/skills/brief and .opencode/skills/brief in your project.
What does Brief need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Brief is instructions for the agent only.
Does Brief 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 Brief 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 Brief use?
Brief 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 Brief use?
About 821 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.3k 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 759 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Brief?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Brief: Brief (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars), Intent Requirements Intake (Yeachan-Heo/oh-my-claudecode, 40k stars), News to Research Idea Briefing (OpenLAIR/dr-claw, 1.2k stars) and Idea Evaluator (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Brief?
greenfield-inc (a GitHub organization) maintains it in greenfield-inc/Pane, which has 527 GitHub stars. The repository holds 35 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.
Source: greenfield-inc/Pane on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.