Agent skill

Martinloop Govern

by Keesan12 in Keesan12/martin-loop

Govern coding-agent implementation with MartinLoop budgets, preflight checks, stop conditions, recovery, and verifier-backed evidence.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Martinloop Govern

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Keesan12/martin-loop --skill martinloop-govern -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Keesan12/martin-loop martinloop-govern --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/Keesan12/martin-loop.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/martinloop/skills/martinloop-govern .claude/skills/martinloop-govern && 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
martinloop-govern
GitHub stars
409
Token cost
~362 tokens
SKILL.md length
177 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
1
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Govern coding-agent implementation with MartinLoop budgets, preflight checks, stop conditions, recovery, and verifier-backed evidence.

  • Works in 6 steps: Call martin_doctor to confirm the… → Call martin_estimate to expose budget… → Call martin_plan to define the bounded… → …
  • DevOps & Cloud work in your project
  • SKILL.md covers Workflow, Outcome Rules and First Task
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Martinloop Govern is an agent skill from Keesan12/martin-loop. Govern coding-agent implementation with MartinLoop budgets, preflight checks, stop conditions, recovery, and verifier-backed evidence.

Its SKILL.md is about 360 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`).

It sits in DevOps & Cloud. It works with Model Context Protocol and GitHub Actions. The repository describes itself as: Run coding agents without babysitting them. Keep jobs focused, bounded, checked and accountable from start to finish. Finally run your agents swarms overnight and get your time… The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • DevOps & Cloud work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/martinloop-govern”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Call martin_doctor to confirm the environment is ready.
  2. Call martin_estimate to expose budget and cost posture before spend.
  3. Call martin_plan to define the bounded objective, files, and verification.
  4. Call martin_preflight and resolve blocking contract issues before execution.
  5. Call martin_run only after preflight accepts the contract.
  6. Call martin_dossier after the run and inspect its evidence.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit f19a1fc. 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

Martinloop Govern loads about 362 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 38 tokens; SKILL.md has 177 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
~362

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 Keesan12/martin-loop at commit f19a1fc, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© Keesan12). 177 words, ~362 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/martinloop-govern/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
martinloop-govern
description
Govern coding-agent implementation with MartinLoop budgets, preflight checks, stop conditions, recovery, and verifier-backed evidence.

Govern With MartinLoop

Use MartinLoop as the execution-control and evidence layer around the coding agent. Preserve the user's requested scope and never replace verifier evidence with an agent assertion.

Workflow

  1. Call martin_doctor to confirm the environment is ready.
  2. Call martin_estimate to expose budget and cost posture before spend.
  3. Call martin_plan to define the bounded objective, files, and verification.
  4. Call martin_preflight and resolve blocking contract issues before execution.
  5. Call martin_run only after preflight accepts the contract.
  6. Call martin_dossier after the run and inspect its evidence.

Outcome Rules

  • Report VERIFIED only with verifier-backed completion evidence.
  • Treat STOPPED as a real enforced boundary and report its recorded reason.
  • Treat NEEDS_REVIEW as unresolved evidence, never successful completion.
  • Preserve the dossier or Verified Handoff as the completion record.
  • Never weaken a gate, increase a budget, or approve protected work without authorization.
  • Let the coding agent or provider select its model unless the user explicitly overrides it.

First Task

For a low-risk trial, govern a small repository change with a real verifier and inspect the resulting dossier.

© Keesan12, Apache-2.0. 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 1 other file in plugins/martinloop/skills/martinloop-govern of Keesan12/martin-loop.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml

Open the folder on GitHubat commit f19a1fc

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Questions about Martinloop Govern

What does Martinloop Govern do?

Govern coding-agent implementation with MartinLoop budgets, preflight checks, stop conditions, recovery, and verifier-backed evidence. Martinloop Govern is an agent skill from Keesan12/martin-loop. Govern coding-agent implementation with MartinLoop budgets, preflight checks, stop conditions, recovery, and verifier-backed evidence.

When should I use Martinloop Govern?

Martinloop Govern fits situations like: devOps & Cloud work in your project.

How do I install Martinloop Govern in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Keesan12/martin-loop --skill martinloop-govern -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/martinloop/skills/martinloop-govern in Keesan12/martin-loop) into .claude/skills/martinloop-govern in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Martinloop Govern in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Keesan12/martin-loop --skill martinloop-govern -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/martinloop/skills/martinloop-govern in Keesan12/martin-loop) into .agents/skills/martinloop-govern in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Martinloop Govern 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 Keesan12/martin-loop --skill martinloop-govern -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/martinloop-govern, .gemini/skills/martinloop-govern, .github/skills/martinloop-govern and .opencode/skills/martinloop-govern in your project.

What does Martinloop Govern need to run?

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

Does Martinloop Govern 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 Martinloop Govern 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 Martinloop Govern use?

Martinloop Govern is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Martinloop Govern use?

About 362 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.4k 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 Martinloop Govern?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Martinloop Govern: Prepare Cloudflare Production Deployment (LubomirGeorgiev/cloudflare-workers-nextjs-saas-template, 786 stars), Release All (paperboytm/spool, 592 stars), Example Harness (ruvnet/metaharness, 690 stars) and Publishing (adeze/raindrop-mcp, 188 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Martinloop Govern?

Keesan12 (a GitHub user) maintains it in Keesan12/martin-loop, which has 409 GitHub stars. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: Keesan12/martin-loop on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.