Hermes Agent Skill Authoring
NousResearch/hermes-agent
Author in-repo SKILL.md files: frontmatter and structure. An agent skill from NousResearch/hermes-agent.
Author UbD essential questions and entry questions from the six-facet question starter bank.
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Install Hax Ubd Essential Questions
$ npx skills add haxtheweb/haxcms-php --skill hax-ubd-essential-questions -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install haxtheweb/haxcms-php hax-ubd-essential-questions --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/haxtheweb/haxcms-php.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.well-known/agent-skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions .claude/skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions && 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 "hax-ubd-essential-questions" agent skill from https://github.com/haxtheweb/haxcms-php/tree/master/.well-known/agent-skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions into .claude/skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hax-ubd-essential-questions", 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/haxtheweb/haxcms-php/tree/master/.well-known/agent-skills/hax-ubd-essential-questionsType 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 haxtheweb/haxcms-php --skill hax-ubd-essential-questions -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install haxtheweb/haxcms-php hax-ubd-essential-questions --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/haxtheweb/haxcms-php.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.well-known/agent-skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions .agents/skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "hax-ubd-essential-questions" agent skill from https://github.com/haxtheweb/haxcms-php/tree/master/.well-known/agent-skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions into .agents/skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hax-ubd-essential-questions", 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 haxtheweb/haxcms-php --skill hax-ubd-essential-questions -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install haxtheweb/haxcms-php hax-ubd-essential-questions --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/haxtheweb/haxcms-php.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.well-known/agent-skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions .cursor/skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions && 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 "hax-ubd-essential-questions" agent skill from https://github.com/haxtheweb/haxcms-php/tree/master/.well-known/agent-skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions into .cursor/skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hax-ubd-essential-questions", 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/haxtheweb/haxcms-php.git --path .well-known/agent-skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions--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 haxtheweb/haxcms-php --skill hax-ubd-essential-questions -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install haxtheweb/haxcms-php hax-ubd-essential-questions --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/haxtheweb/haxcms-php.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.well-known/agent-skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions .gemini/skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions && 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 "hax-ubd-essential-questions" agent skill from https://github.com/haxtheweb/haxcms-php/tree/master/.well-known/agent-skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions into .gemini/skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hax-ubd-essential-questions", 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 haxtheweb/haxcms-php hax-ubd-essential-questionsInstalls 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 haxtheweb/haxcms-php --skill hax-ubd-essential-questions -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/haxtheweb/haxcms-php.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.well-known/agent-skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions .github/skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions && 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 "hax-ubd-essential-questions" agent skill from https://github.com/haxtheweb/haxcms-php/tree/master/.well-known/agent-skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions into .github/skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hax-ubd-essential-questions", 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 haxtheweb/haxcms-php --skill hax-ubd-essential-questions -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install haxtheweb/haxcms-php hax-ubd-essential-questions --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/haxtheweb/haxcms-php.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.well-known/agent-skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions .opencode/skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions && 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 "hax-ubd-essential-questions" agent skill from https://github.com/haxtheweb/haxcms-php/tree/master/.well-known/agent-skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions into .opencode/skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hax-ubd-essential-questions", 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
hax-ubd-essential-questions- GitHub stars
- 130
- Token cost
- ~1.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 610 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 18
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Author UbD essential questions and entry questions from the six-facet question starter bank.
- Works in 5 steps: Start from the big idea / enduring… → Pick a facet lens to seed the question… → Draft the question. Test it against the… → …
- The user says write essential questions
- SKILL.md covers The core distinction, When to Use, Methodology and Six-facet question starter…, plus 5 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Hax Ubd Essential Questions is an agent skill from haxtheweb/haxcms-php. Author UbD essential questions and entry questions from the six-facet question starter bank. Use when the user says "write essential questions", "good questions for X", "craft an essential question", or "what entry question opens this unit". Distinguishes overarching vs. topical and essential vs. leading. Companion to hax-ubd-stage1; sibling to grad-blooms.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k 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: HAX + CMS to manage your microsite universe with PHP backend. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- The user says write essential questions
- Good questions for X
- Craft an essential question
- What entry question opens this unit
Example prompts
- “write essential questions”
- “good questions for X”
- “craft an essential question”
- “/hax-ubd-essential-questions”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Start from the big idea / enduring understanding. An EQ must point at a
- Pick a facet lens to seed the question (six-facet starter bank below).
- Draft the question. Test it against the four EQ criteria (open, provocative,
- Classify as overarching or topical. Add a student-friendly entry question
- Render as stop-note blocks (keep EQs open/visible, not collapsed) at the
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3542096. 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
Hax Ubd Essential Questions loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 97 tokens; SKILL.md has 610 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 haxtheweb/haxcms-php at commit 3542096, republished under its MIT licence (© haxtheweb). 610 words, ~1,304 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- hax-ubd-essential-questions
- description
- Author UbD essential questions and entry questions from the six-facet question starter bank. Use when the user says "write essential questions", "good questions for X", "craft an essential question", or "what entry question opens this unit". Distinguishes overarching vs. topical and essential vs. leading. Companion to hax-ubd-stage1; sibling to grad-blooms.
- version
- 1.0.0
- license
- MIT
- metadata.author
- PRAW
- metadata.tags
- instructional-design, understanding-by-design, ubd, essential-questions, inquiry, hax
- metadata.requirements
- A topic, big idea, or enduring understanding to build questions for. Emits stop-note blocks for page placement.
HAX UbD Essential Questions
Author essential questions (overarching + topical) and entry questions
using the UbD six-facet question-starter bank (UbD Ch. 5, Fig 5.3). This is the
focused companion to hax-ubd-stage1 (which owns the full Stage 1 workflow) —
use it when the user specifically needs questions authored or sharpened.
The core distinction
An essential question lies at the heart of a subject, promotes inquiry and uncoverage, and yields different plausible responses about which thoughtful people may disagree. A leading question has a correct, straightforward answer — useful for teaching and checking knowledge, but NOT an EQ. If your question has one right answer, it is leading; reclassify it and move it to K/S.
- Overarching EQs recur across the course/program (e.g., "Is history a story or a set of competing accounts?"). They are the program-level threads.
- Topical EQs are unit-specific (e.g., "Why did the pioneers leave their homes to head west?"). They frame a single unit.
- Entry questions are student-friendly, provocative lesson openers that point toward the EQs. Maximal simplicity, provocation value, student-friendly language.
When to Use
- "Write essential questions for X" / "good questions for X" / "craft an EQ"
- "What entry question opens this unit" / "sharpen this question"
- You are
hax-ubd-stage1and have reached the EQ step (step 4)
When NOT: the full Stage 1 (big ideas + understandings + K/S + misconceptions)
→ hax-ubd-stage1. Cognitive level of a question → grad-blooms.
Methodology
- Start from the big idea / enduring understanding. An EQ must point at a named big idea — it is not a free-floating provocation.
- Pick a facet lens to seed the question (six-facet starter bank below).
- Draft the question. Test it against the four EQ criteria (open, provocative, points at a big idea, arguable by thoughtful people).
- Classify as overarching or topical. Add a student-friendly entry question that opens toward it.
- Render as
stop-noteblocks (keep EQs open/visible, not collapsed) at the top of the relevant page(s).
Show full SKILL.md (295 more words)Show less
Six-facet question starter bank (after UbD Fig 5.3)
| Facet | Question stems |
|---|---|
| Explanation | Why is that so? What explains such events? How can we prove it? To what is this connected? How does this work? What is implied? |
| Interpretation | What does it mean? Why does it matter? What of it? How does it relate to me? What makes sense? |
| Application | How and where can we use this knowledge/skill? How should my thinking change to meet this situation? |
| Perspective | From whose point of view? What is assumed that needs to be made explicit? Is there adequate evidence? What are the limits? So what? |
| Empathy | What do they see that I don't? What would it feel like to be…? What was the writer/artist feeling, thinking, seeing? |
| Self-Knowledge | How does who I am shape my views? What are the limits of my understanding? What are my blind spots? |
Output Format
# Essential Questions: {unit / topic}
## Big idea targeted
{the big idea the EQs point at}
## Overarching EQs (recur across course)
- {question} [facet: ...]
## Topical EQs (unit-specific)
- {question} [facet: ...]
## Entry questions (student-friendly openers)
- {question}
## HAX handoff
- stop-note (open) per EQ at page topAcceptance criteria
- Every EQ is genuinely open (no single right answer) — if it has one, reclassify as leading → K/S.
- Every EQ points at a named big idea.
- Both overarching AND topical EQs present (unless the user explicitly scoped to one).
- ≥1 entry question per unit, in student-friendly language.
Gotchas
- Leading ≠ essential. "What are the three branches of government?" is leading (one right answer). "How should power be divided among branches to prevent tyranny?" is essential.
- Provocation is not enough. A catchy question that doesn't point at a big idea is a hook, not an EQ.
- Overarching EQs must recur. If an EQ only matters for this unit, it's topical — don't inflate it to overarching.
Dependencies
- Reads: the big idea / understanding (from
hax-ubd-stage1) - Sibling:
grad-blooms(cognitive level — EQs are open/arguable, not single-answer) - Used by:
hax-ubd-stage1
References
../hax-ubd-backward-design/references/ubd-element-map.md— Stage 1 component map- Source: Wiggins & McTighe (2005), UbD Ch. 5, Fig 5.2–5.3.
© haxtheweb, 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 .well-known/agent-skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions of haxtheweb/haxcms-php.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3542096
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Questions about Hax Ubd Essential Questions
What does Hax Ubd Essential Questions do?
Author UbD essential questions and entry questions from the six-facet question starter bank. Hax Ubd Essential Questions is an agent skill from haxtheweb/haxcms-php. Author UbD essential questions and entry questions from the six-facet question starter bank.
When should I use Hax Ubd Essential Questions?
Hax Ubd Essential Questions fits situations like: the user says write essential questions; good questions for X; craft an essential question; what entry question opens this unit.
How do I install Hax Ubd Essential Questions in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add haxtheweb/haxcms-php --skill hax-ubd-essential-questions -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.well-known/agent-skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions in haxtheweb/haxcms-php) into .claude/skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Hax Ubd Essential Questions in Codex?
Run `npx skills add haxtheweb/haxcms-php --skill hax-ubd-essential-questions -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.well-known/agent-skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions in haxtheweb/haxcms-php) into .agents/skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Hax Ubd Essential Questions 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 haxtheweb/haxcms-php --skill hax-ubd-essential-questions -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions, .gemini/skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions, .github/skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions and .opencode/skills/hax-ubd-essential-questions in your project.
What does Hax Ubd Essential Questions need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Hax Ubd Essential Questions is instructions for the agent only.
Does Hax Ubd Essential Questions 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 Hax Ubd Essential Questions 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 Hax Ubd Essential Questions use?
Hax Ubd Essential Questions 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 Hax Ubd Essential Questions use?
About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.2k 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 Hax Ubd Essential Questions?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Hax Ubd Essential Questions: Hermes Agent Skill Authoring (NousResearch/hermes-agent, 252k stars), Configuring Oauth2 Authorization Flow (mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills, 34k stars), Authoring Skills (vercel/next.js, 143k stars) and Abp Authorization (abpframework/abp, 14k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Hax Ubd Essential Questions?
haxtheweb (a GitHub organization) maintains it in haxtheweb/haxcms-php, which has 130 GitHub stars. The repository holds 18 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.
Source: haxtheweb/haxcms-php on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.