Agent skill

Variable Rewards

by gustavscirulis in gustavscirulis/snapgrid

Generates a variable reward system with randomized rewards, daily bonuses, mystery box mechanics, and ethical engagement caps.

Custom licenceAuto-check: notes

Install Variable Rewards

skills CLI
$ npx skills add gustavscirulis/snapgrid --skill variable-rewards -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install gustavscirulis/snapgrid variable-rewards --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/gustavscirulis/snapgrid.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/skills/generators/variable-rewards .claude/skills/variable-rewards && 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
variable-rewards
GitHub stars
117
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~3.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
850 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
118
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Generates a variable reward system with randomized rewards, daily bonuses, mystery box mechanics, and ethical engagement caps.

  • Works in 7 steps: Project Context Detection → Conflict Detection → Platform Detection → …
  • User wants daily spins
  • SKILL.md covers When This Skill Activates, Pre-Generation Checks, Configuration Questions and Generation Process, plus 4 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Variable Rewards is an agent skill from gustavscirulis/snapgrid. Generates a variable reward system with randomized rewards, daily bonuses, mystery box mechanics, and ethical engagement caps. Use when user wants daily spins, mystery boxes, random rewards, or gamification reward systems.

Its SKILL.md is about 3.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `templates.md`).

The repository describes itself as: SnapGrid is an open-source Mac app for collecting, organizing, and analyzing UI screenshots. It uses AI to automatically detect UI components and patterns, making it a powerful…

When your agent uses it

  • User wants daily spins
  • Gamification reward systems

Example prompts

  • “Use the variable-rewards skill to generate a variable reward system with randomized rewards, daily bonuses, mystery box mechanics, and ethical…”
  • “/variable-rewards”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Bash, AskUserQuestion

Workflow steps

7 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Project Context Detection
  2. Conflict Detection
  3. Platform Detection
  4. Read Templates
  5. Create Core Files
  6. Create UI Files
  7. Determine File Location

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit eb7eaf4. 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
    • Write
    • Edit
    • Glob
    • Grep
    • Bash
    • AskUserQuestion

    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 swift).

    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

Variable Rewards loads about 3.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 60 tokens; SKILL.md has 850 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~60
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3.4k

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Bash, AskUserQuestion

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 850 words (~3,399 tokens).

“Generate a variable reward system — randomized rewards (daily spins, mystery boxes, bonus points) that leverage variable-ratio reinforcement to increase engagement. Implements ethical engagement patterns with daily/weekly caps, transparent probability disclosure, and no pay-to-play mechanics.”

— opening of SKILL.md by gustavscirulis, Custom licence
name
variable-rewards
allowed-tools
Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Bash, AskUserQuestion

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in .claude/skills/skills/generators/variable-rewards of gustavscirulis/snapgrid.

  • SKILL.md
  • templates.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit eb7eaf4

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 gustavscirulis/snapgrid, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Variable Rewards

What does Variable Rewards do?

Generates a variable reward system with randomized rewards, daily bonuses, mystery box mechanics, and ethical engagement caps. Variable Rewards is an agent skill from gustavscirulis/snapgrid. Generates a variable reward system with randomized rewards, daily bonuses, mystery box mechanics, and ethical engagement caps.

When should I use Variable Rewards?

Variable Rewards fits situations like: user wants daily spins; gamification reward systems.

How do I install Variable Rewards in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add gustavscirulis/snapgrid --skill variable-rewards -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/skills/generators/variable-rewards in gustavscirulis/snapgrid) into .claude/skills/variable-rewards in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Variable Rewards in Codex?

Run `npx skills add gustavscirulis/snapgrid --skill variable-rewards -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/skills/generators/variable-rewards in gustavscirulis/snapgrid) into .agents/skills/variable-rewards in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Variable Rewards 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 gustavscirulis/snapgrid --skill variable-rewards -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/variable-rewards, .gemini/skills/variable-rewards, .github/skills/variable-rewards and .opencode/skills/variable-rewards in your project.

What does Variable Rewards need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Variable Rewards is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Bash, AskUserQuestion.

Does Variable Rewards 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 Variable Rewards safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Variable Rewards use?

Variable Rewards 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 Variable Rewards use?

About 3.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 14k 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 Variable Rewards?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Variable Rewards: Generate (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars), Fal Generate (nexu-io/open-design, 100k stars), Video Generation (bytedance/deer-flow, 83k stars) and Image Generation (onyx-dot-app/onyx, 32k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Variable Rewards?

gustavscirulis (a GitHub user) maintains it in gustavscirulis/snapgrid, which has 117 GitHub stars. The repository holds 118 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on April 30, 2026.

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