Daily Focus Board
github/awesome-copilot
Builds a warm, browser-based daily focus board the user updates by talking to their agent, with Eisenhower priorities, a brain-dump box and kind not-today carryover.
Gather external documentation context through focused, bounded research passes.
MITAuto-check passed
Install External Context
$ npx skills add jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot --skill external-context -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot external-context --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/jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/external-context .claude/skills/external-context && 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 "external-context" agent skill from https://github.com/jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot/tree/main/.github/skills/external-context into .claude/skills/external-context/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "external-context", 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/jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot/tree/main/.github/skills/external-contextType 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 jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot --skill external-context -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot external-context --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/external-context .agents/skills/external-context && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "external-context" agent skill from https://github.com/jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot/tree/main/.github/skills/external-context into .agents/skills/external-context/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "external-context", 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 jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot --skill external-context -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot external-context --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/external-context .cursor/skills/external-context && 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 "external-context" agent skill from https://github.com/jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot/tree/main/.github/skills/external-context into .cursor/skills/external-context/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "external-context", 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/jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot.git --path .github/skills/external-context--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 jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot --skill external-context -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot external-context --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/external-context .gemini/skills/external-context && 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 "external-context" agent skill from https://github.com/jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot/tree/main/.github/skills/external-context into .gemini/skills/external-context/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "external-context", 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 jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot external-contextInstalls 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 jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot --skill external-context -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/external-context .github/skills/external-context && 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 "external-context" agent skill from https://github.com/jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot/tree/main/.github/skills/external-context into .github/skills/external-context/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "external-context", 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 jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot --skill external-context -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot external-context --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/external-context .opencode/skills/external-context && 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 "external-context" agent skill from https://github.com/jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot/tree/main/.github/skills/external-context into .opencode/skills/external-context/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "external-context", 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
external-context- GitHub stars
- 158
- Token cost
- ~249 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 104 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 13
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Gather external documentation context through focused, bounded research passes.
- Works in 5 steps: Clarify the exact technology, API,… → Search local repository docs first. → Fetch official or primary external… → …
- SKILL.md covers Workflow and Rules
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
External Context is an agent skill from jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot. Gather external documentation context through focused, bounded research passes. Activate when: external context, docs research, external docs, look up docs.
Its SKILL.md is about 250 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: Ultimate Harness Automation for Github Copilot on VS Code. It provides 28+ specialized agents, 30+ reusable skills, hooks, guardrails, and etc. The licence is MIT.
Example prompts
- “/external-context”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Clarify the exact technology, API, version, and decision to support.
- Search local repository docs first.
- Fetch official or primary external documentation when URLs are provided or needed.
- Summarize only the details relevant to the current implementation decision.
- Cite source URLs and note version/date sensitivity.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 12b2c29. 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
External Context loads about 249 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 43 tokens; SKILL.md has 104 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 jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot at commit 12b2c29, republished under its MIT licence (© jmstar85). 104 words, ~249 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/external-context/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- external-context
- description
- Gather external documentation context through focused, bounded research passes. Activate when: external context, docs research, external docs, look up docs.
- argument-hint
- <technology or question>
External Context
OMG adapted scope: This port uses sequential or small batched research passes. It does not guarantee OMC-style parallel document-specialist execution.
Workflow
- Clarify the exact technology, API, version, and decision to support.
- Search local repository docs first.
- Fetch official or primary external documentation when URLs are provided or needed.
- Summarize only the details relevant to the current implementation decision.
- Cite source URLs and note version/date sensitivity.
Rules
- Use official docs before blog posts when possible.
- Do not overfetch unrelated links.
- Separate source facts from recommendations.
- If the user provides URLs, fetch and inspect them before relying on memory.
© jmstar85, 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 .github/skills/external-context of jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 12b2c29
Compare with similar skills
External Context 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| External Context this skilljmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot | 158 | — | ~249 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Daily Focus Boardgithub/awesome-copilot | 40k | — | ~3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Focus Stylesthedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist | 74k | — | ~639 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Focus Orderthedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist | 74k | — | ~519 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Focus Managementthedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist | 74k | — | ~465 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| External Linksthedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist | 74k | — | ~773 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
Similar skills
- Official
Focus Styles
thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist
A skill your agent uses when reviewing stylesheets, component styles, and responsive behavior related to Provide visible custom focus indicators.
Focus Order
thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist
A skill your agent uses when reviewing rendered HTML, interactive components, or design-system patterns related to Ensure logical focus order.
Focus Management
thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist
A skill your agent uses when reviewing rendered HTML, interactive components, or design-system patterns related to Manage focus during dynamic interactions.
External Links
thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist
A skill your agent uses when auditing content pages for citation quality, suggesting authoritative sources to link for factual claims, or reviewing whether a page's external link attributes…
Recipe Block Focus Time
googleworkspace/cli
Create recurring focus time blocks on Google Calendar to protect deep work hours.
More from jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot
All 13 skills in this repoAsk
jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot
Route multi-perspective questions through OMG's existing CCG-style analysis workflow.
Autoresearch
jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot
Stateful research improvement loop with evaluator gates and decision logs.
Configure Notifications
jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot
Guide configuration of notification integrations and status alerts.
Deepinit
jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot
Generate or refresh hierarchical repository guidance files for agents.
Hud
jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot
Guide use of OMG's VS Code StatusBar and TreeView workflow status surfaces.
Release
jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot
Analyze repository release rules and guide safe versioning, changelog, packaging, and publish steps.
Questions about External Context
What does External Context do?
Gather external documentation context through focused, bounded research passes. External Context is an agent skill from jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot. Gather external documentation context through focused, bounded research passes.
How do I install External Context in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot --skill external-context -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/external-context in jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot) into .claude/skills/external-context in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install External Context in Codex?
Run `npx skills add jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot --skill external-context -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/external-context in jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot) into .agents/skills/external-context in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use External Context 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 jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot --skill external-context -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/external-context, .gemini/skills/external-context, .github/skills/external-context and .opencode/skills/external-context in your project.
What does External Context need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: External Context is instructions for the agent only.
Does External Context 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 External Context 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 External Context use?
External Context 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 External Context use?
About 249 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 996 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 External Context?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with External Context: Daily Focus Board (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars), Focus Styles (thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, 74k stars), Focus Order (thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, 74k stars) and Focus Management (thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, 74k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains External Context?
jmstar85 (a GitHub user) maintains it in jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot, which has 158 GitHub stars. The repository holds 13 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 20, 2026.
Source: jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.