Agent skill

Kandev Task Ops

by kdlbs in kdlbs/kandev

Operate Office tasks when you need to list workspace tasks, read a conversation, or post an agent-authored comment.

AGPL-3.0Auto-check passedProductivity & Automation

Install Kandev Task Ops

skills CLI
$ npx skills add kdlbs/kandev --skill kandev-task-ops -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install kdlbs/kandev kandev-task-ops --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/kdlbs/kandev.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/apps/backend/internal/office/configloader/skills/kandev-task-ops .claude/skills/kandev-task-ops && 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
kandev-task-ops
GitHub stars
909
Token cost
~247 tokens
SKILL.md length
96 words
Files
3 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
45
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
AGPL-3.0

At a glance

Operate Office tasks when you need to list workspace tasks, read a conversation, or post an agent-authored comment.

  • Productivity & Automation work in your project
  • SKILL.md covers Choose the operation and Rules
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Kandev Task Ops is an agent skill from kdlbs/kandev. Operate Office tasks when you need to list workspace tasks, read a conversation, or post an agent-authored comment.

Its SKILL.md is about 250 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files, including reference files (for example `references/comments.md` and `references/tasks.md`).

It sits in Productivity & Automation. The repository describes itself as: AI Kanban & Development Environment. Orchestrate multiple agents, review changes, open PRs. Multi-provider, self-hostable, no telemetry. The licence is AGPL-3.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Productivity & Automation work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/kandev-task-ops”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b734113. 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

Kandev Task Ops loads about 247 tokens when it runs, and up to ~617 if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 33 tokens; SKILL.md has 96 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~33
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~247
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~617

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 kdlbs/kandev at commit b734113, republished under its AGPL-3.0 licence (© kdlbs). 96 words, ~247 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/kandev-task-ops/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
kandev-task-ops
description
Operate Office tasks when you need to list workspace tasks, read a conversation, or post an agent-authored comment.
kandev.system
true
kandev.version
0.42.0
kandev.default_for_roles
ceo, worker, specialist, assistant, reviewer

Task Ops

Use this skill for task communication and task-level operations outside the singular task status flow in kandev-protocol.

Choose the operation

  • List tasks or read task conversations: read references/tasks.md.
  • Post an agent-authored comment to your current task or another task: read references/comments.md.

Rules

  • Prefer comments over spawning subtasks for small coordination updates.
  • Keep comments concise and specific.
  • Use kandev task update --status <status> for signed status changes. Workflow-step moves and archival require a human or admin action.
  • Do not ask the human a decision question via task comment; use the available user-question tool or kandev-escalation.

© kdlbs, AGPL-3.0. 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 2 other files (references) in apps/backend/internal/office/configloader/skills/kandev-task-ops of kdlbs/kandev.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/comments.md
  • references/tasks.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b734113

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Continuetelegramdesktop/tdesktop33k2 repos~9.4kAutomated safety check: PassGPL-3.0

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Questions about Kandev Task Ops

What does Kandev Task Ops do?

Operate Office tasks when you need to list workspace tasks, read a conversation, or post an agent-authored comment. Kandev Task Ops is an agent skill from kdlbs/kandev. Operate Office tasks when you need to list workspace tasks, read a conversation, or post an agent-authored comment.

When should I use Kandev Task Ops?

Kandev Task Ops fits situations like: productivity & Automation work in your project.

How do I install Kandev Task Ops in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add kdlbs/kandev --skill kandev-task-ops -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (apps/backend/internal/office/configloader/skills/kandev-task-ops in kdlbs/kandev) into .claude/skills/kandev-task-ops in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Kandev Task Ops in Codex?

Run `npx skills add kdlbs/kandev --skill kandev-task-ops -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (apps/backend/internal/office/configloader/skills/kandev-task-ops in kdlbs/kandev) into .agents/skills/kandev-task-ops in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Kandev Task Ops 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 kdlbs/kandev --skill kandev-task-ops -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/kandev-task-ops, .gemini/skills/kandev-task-ops, .github/skills/kandev-task-ops and .opencode/skills/kandev-task-ops in your project.

What does Kandev Task Ops need to run?

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

Does Kandev Task Ops 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 Kandev Task Ops 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 Kandev Task Ops use?

Kandev Task Ops is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Kandev Task Ops use?

About 247 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 988 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 370 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Kandev Task Ops?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Kandev Task Ops: Agent Browser (quran/quran.com-frontend-next, 1.9k stars), Process Inbox (telegramdesktop/tdesktop, 33k stars), Perform Task (telegramdesktop/tdesktop, 33k stars) and Brave Search (badlogic/pi-skills, 2.6k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Kandev Task Ops?

kdlbs (a GitHub organization) maintains it in kdlbs/kandev, which has 909 GitHub stars. The repository holds 45 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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