Guide use of OMG's VS Code StatusBar and TreeView workflow status surfaces.

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Install Hud

skills CLI
$ npx skills add jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot --skill hud -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot hud --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/jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/hud .claude/skills/hud && 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
hud
GitHub stars
158
Token cost
~239 tokens
SKILL.md length
106 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
13
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Guide use of OMG's VS Code StatusBar and TreeView workflow status surfaces.

  • Works in 5 steps: Identify which status the user needs:… → Use the OMG status bar and tree views… → If MCP tools are available, inspect… → …
  • SKILL.md covers Workflow and Rules
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Hud is an agent skill from jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot. Guide use of OMG's VS Code StatusBar and TreeView workflow status surfaces. Activate when: hud, status display, workflow dashboard, show OMG status.

Its SKILL.md is about 240 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It works with Visual Studio Code. 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

  • “/hud”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Identify which status the user needs: active modes, agents, PRD, checkpoint, or workflow progress.
  2. Use the OMG status bar and tree views where available.
  3. If MCP tools are available, inspect active modes or checkpoints for evidence.
  4. Explain stale, missing, or conflicting status indicators.
  5. Recommend the smallest refresh or health-check action.

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

Hud loads about 239 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 38 tokens; SKILL.md has 106 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~38
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~239

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). 106 words, ~239 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/hud/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
hud
description
Guide use of OMG's VS Code StatusBar and TreeView workflow status surfaces. Activate when: hud, status display, workflow dashboard, show OMG status.
argument-hint
<status surface or workflow>

HUD

OMG adapted scope: This skill documents existing VS Code StatusBar and TreeView status surfaces. Terminal HUD parity with OMC is out of scope.

Workflow

  1. Identify which status the user needs: active modes, agents, PRD, checkpoint, or workflow progress.
  2. Use the OMG status bar and tree views where available.
  3. If MCP tools are available, inspect active modes or checkpoints for evidence.
  4. Explain stale, missing, or conflicting status indicators.
  5. Recommend the smallest refresh or health-check action.

Rules

  • Do not imply real-time terminal HUD metrics unless implemented.
  • Prefer VS Code-native views over terminal dashboards.
  • Report uncertainty when state files are missing or stale.

© 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/hud of jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 12b2c29

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Questions about Hud

What does Hud do?

Guide use of OMG's VS Code StatusBar and TreeView workflow status surfaces. Hud is an agent skill from jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot. Guide use of OMG's VS Code StatusBar and TreeView workflow status surfaces.

How do I install Hud in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot --skill hud -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/hud in jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot) into .claude/skills/hud in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Hud in Codex?

Run `npx skills add jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot --skill hud -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/hud in jmstar85/oh-my-githubcopilot) into .agents/skills/hud in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Hud 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 hud -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/hud, .gemini/skills/hud, .github/skills/hud and .opencode/skills/hud in your project.

What does Hud need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Hud is instructions for the agent only.

Does Hud 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 Hud 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 Hud use?

Hud 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 Hud use?

About 239 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 956 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 Hud?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Hud: Agent Browser CLI (vercel-labs/agent-browser, 44k stars), Electron App Automation (vercel-labs/agent-browser, 44k stars), Microsoft Skill Creator (MicrosoftDocs/mcp, 1.9k stars) and Evals Context (zgsm-ai/costrict, 4.4k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Hud?

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.