Agent skill

Evergreen Technical Book

by hashgraph-online in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins

Keep technical nonfiction durable by separating timeless concepts, decision frameworks, and reader outcomes from fast-changing tool walkthroughs, UI steps, versions, vendor details, and companion…

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Install Evergreen Technical Book

skills CLI
$ npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill evergreen-technical-book -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins evergreen-technical-book --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/hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/evergreen-technical-book .claude/skills/evergreen-technical-book && 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
evergreen-technical-book
GitHub stars
1.3k
Token cost
~883 tokens
SKILL.md length
367 words
Files
7 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
714
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Keep technical nonfiction durable by separating timeless concepts, decision frameworks, and reader outcomes from fast-changing tool walkthroughs, UI steps, versions, vendor details, and companion…

  • Works in 5 steps: Identify The Durable Promise → Classify Content By Half-Life → Split The Content → …
  • Updating technical books
  • SKILL.md covers Core Lens, Reference Routing, Workflow and Output Format, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Evergreen Technical Book is an agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins. Keep technical nonfiction durable by separating timeless concepts, decision frameworks, and reader outcomes from fast-changing tool walkthroughs, UI steps, versions, vendor details, and companion resources. Use when scoping, outlining, revising, or updating technical books, self-hosting guides, software manuals, DevOps books, or other technical manuscripts that risk becoming outdated.

Its SKILL.md is about 880 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 10 other files, including reference files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`, `references/core/checklist.md` and `references/core/examples.md`). Compatibility notes: Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.

The repository describes itself as: A curated list of awesome OpenAI Codex / ChatGPT plugins, skills, and resources. The 1 Codex Marketplace. See live plugins at: https://hol.org/plugins/best-codex-plugins. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Updating technical books
  • Self-hosting guides
  • Software manuals
  • Other technical manuscripts that risk becoming outdated

Example prompts

  • “/evergreen-technical-book”

Requirements

  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.

Workflow steps

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

  1. Identify The Durable Promise
  2. Classify Content By Half-Life
  3. Split The Content
  4. Design Companion Resources
  5. Add Update Hooks

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9e7b281. 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.

  • Compatibility

    Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Evergreen Technical Book loads about 883 tokens when it runs, and up to ~3.9k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 103 tokens; SKILL.md has 367 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~103
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~883
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~3.9k

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 hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins at commit 9e7b281, republished under its MIT licence (© hashgraph-online). 367 words, ~883 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/evergreen-technical-book/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 6 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
evergreen-technical-book
description
Keep technical nonfiction durable by separating timeless concepts, decision frameworks, and reader outcomes from fast-changing tool walkthroughs, UI steps, versions, vendor details, and companion resources. Use when scoping, outlining, revising, or updating technical books, self-hosting guides, software manuals, DevOps books, or other technical manuscripts that risk becoming outdated.
compatibility
Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients.
license
MIT
metadata.version
0.1.0
metadata.displayName
Evergreen Technical Book
metadata.category
Writing
metadata.tags
writing,books,nonfiction,technical-writing,evergreen

Evergreen Technical Book

Core Lens

Technical books become durable when the printed or stable manuscript teaches long-lived principles, decision frames, mental models, and workflows while volatile commands, UI walkthroughs, vendor details, and version-specific steps live in updateable companion resources.

Use this skill to:

  • Decide what belongs in a technical book versus a website, repo, worksheet, video, or checklist.
  • Reduce version drift without making the book abstract.
  • Design update policies for companion resources.
  • Keep self-hosting, DevOps, software, or infrastructure books useful for years.
  • Revise drafts that are overloaded with tool minutia.

Reference Routing

NeedRead
Evergreen concepts and terminologyreferences/core/knowledge.md
Durability and split rulesreferences/core/rules.md
Book vs companion examplesreferences/core/examples.md
Fast durability checklistreferences/core/checklist.md
Split book and companion resourcesworkflows/split-book-and-companion.md

Workflow

1. Identify The Durable Promise

State the reader outcome that should remain valuable for several years.

If the promise depends on one vendor, one UI, or one narrow tool version, decide whether the book is intentionally edition-based or should be reframed.

2. Classify Content By Half-Life

Tag each major section or artifact:

  • Durable: concepts, tradeoffs, failure modes, principles, mental models.
  • Semi-durable: workflows, architecture patterns, checklists, example configurations.
  • Volatile: UI clicks, prices, vendor policies, exact package versions, screenshots, short-lived tools.
3. Split The Content

Keep the book concrete, but move volatile detail to companion resources when it would quickly date the manuscript.

The book should still deliver the core promise without requiring an upsell, hidden resource, or fragile link.

Show full SKILL.md (129 more words)Show less
4. Design Companion Resources

For each companion item, define:

  • Purpose.
  • Owner.
  • Update trigger.
  • Stable URL or repository path.
  • Version or last-reviewed note.
  • How the book references it without breaking if it changes.
5. Add Update Hooks

Create a maintenance plan:

  • Versioned examples.
  • Changelog or last-reviewed dates.
  • Issue/report path for readers.
  • Periodic review cadence.
  • Replacement policy for stale tools.

Output Format

When helping with an evergreen technical book, return:

  1. Durability diagnosis.
  2. Book vs companion split table.
  3. Recommended scope cuts or moves.
  4. Companion resource plan.
  5. Update policy and review cadence.
  6. Manuscript wording for volatile references.

Quality Bar

Do not solve drift by making the book vague. Keep the reader's path concrete while making volatile details easy to update and easy to skip when they age.

© hashgraph-online, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 6 other files (references) in plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/evergreen-technical-book of hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml
  • references/core/checklist.md
  • references/core/examples.md
  • references/core/knowledge.md
  • references/core/rules.md
  • workflows/split-book-and-companion.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9e7b281

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Questions about Evergreen Technical Book

What does Evergreen Technical Book do?

Keep technical nonfiction durable by separating timeless concepts, decision frameworks, and reader outcomes from fast-changing tool walkthroughs, UI steps, versions, vendor details, and companion…. Evergreen Technical Book is an agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins. Keep technical nonfiction durable by separating timeless concepts, decision frameworks, and reader outcomes from fast-changing tool walkthroughs, UI steps, versions, vendor details, and companion resources.

When should I use Evergreen Technical Book?

Evergreen Technical Book fits situations like: updating technical books; self-hosting guides; software manuals; other technical manuscripts that risk becoming outdated.

How do I install Evergreen Technical Book in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill evergreen-technical-book -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/evergreen-technical-book in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) into .claude/skills/evergreen-technical-book in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Evergreen Technical Book in Codex?

Run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill evergreen-technical-book -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/LVTD-LLC/skills/skills/evergreen-technical-book in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) into .agents/skills/evergreen-technical-book in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Evergreen Technical Book 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 hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill evergreen-technical-book -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/evergreen-technical-book, .gemini/skills/evergreen-technical-book, .github/skills/evergreen-technical-book and .opencode/skills/evergreen-technical-book in your project.

What does Evergreen Technical Book need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Evergreen Technical Book is instructions for the agent only. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Codex, Claude Code, and other Agent Skills-compatible clients..

Does Evergreen Technical Book 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 Evergreen Technical Book 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 Evergreen Technical Book use?

Evergreen Technical Book is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Evergreen Technical Book use?

About 883 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.5k 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 3k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Evergreen Technical Book?

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Who maintains Evergreen Technical Book?

hashgraph-online (a GitHub organization) maintains it in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins, which has 1,255 GitHub stars. The repository holds 714 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.