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latitude-dev/latitude-llm
Review the current conversation context and git changes, then persist durable repository knowledge into dev-docs/.md by domain and into AGENTS.md for cross-cutting repo rules.
Local-first Codex workflow for planning, debugging, reviewing, refactoring, improving AGENTS.md, building skills, publishing agent harness repositories, or running complex multi-step coding tasks…
Install Steadyagent Workflow
$ npx skills add Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need --skill steadyagent-workflow -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need steadyagent-workflow --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/Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/steadyagent-workflow .claude/skills/steadyagent-workflow && 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 "steadyagent-workflow" agent skill from https://github.com/Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need/tree/main/skills/steadyagent-workflow into .claude/skills/steadyagent-workflow/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "steadyagent-workflow", 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/Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need/tree/main/skills/steadyagent-workflowType 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 Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need --skill steadyagent-workflow -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need steadyagent-workflow --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/steadyagent-workflow .agents/skills/steadyagent-workflow && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "steadyagent-workflow" agent skill from https://github.com/Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need/tree/main/skills/steadyagent-workflow into .agents/skills/steadyagent-workflow/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "steadyagent-workflow", 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 Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need --skill steadyagent-workflow -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need steadyagent-workflow --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/steadyagent-workflow .cursor/skills/steadyagent-workflow && 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 "steadyagent-workflow" agent skill from https://github.com/Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need/tree/main/skills/steadyagent-workflow into .cursor/skills/steadyagent-workflow/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "steadyagent-workflow", 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/Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need.git --path skills/steadyagent-workflow--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 Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need --skill steadyagent-workflow -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need steadyagent-workflow --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/steadyagent-workflow .gemini/skills/steadyagent-workflow && 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 "steadyagent-workflow" agent skill from https://github.com/Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need/tree/main/skills/steadyagent-workflow into .gemini/skills/steadyagent-workflow/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "steadyagent-workflow", 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 Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need steadyagent-workflowInstalls 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 Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need --skill steadyagent-workflow -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/steadyagent-workflow .github/skills/steadyagent-workflow && 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 "steadyagent-workflow" agent skill from https://github.com/Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need/tree/main/skills/steadyagent-workflow into .github/skills/steadyagent-workflow/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "steadyagent-workflow", 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 Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need --skill steadyagent-workflow -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need steadyagent-workflow --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/steadyagent-workflow .opencode/skills/steadyagent-workflow && 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 "steadyagent-workflow" agent skill from https://github.com/Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need/tree/main/skills/steadyagent-workflow into .opencode/skills/steadyagent-workflow/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "steadyagent-workflow", 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
steadyagent-workflow- GitHub stars
- 173
- Token cost
- ~1k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 479 words
- Files
- 6 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 1
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Local-first Codex workflow for planning, debugging, reviewing, refactoring, improving AGENTS.md, building skills, publishing agent harness repositories, or running complex multi-step coding tasks…
- Works in 6 steps: Diagnose → Plan → Implement → …
- Tasks that involve Agent instruction files
- SKILL.md covers Decision Gate, Staged Workflow, Reference Loading and Output Shape, plus 2 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Steadyagent Workflow is an agent skill from Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need. Local-first Codex workflow for planning, debugging, reviewing, refactoring, improving AGENTS.md, building skills, publishing agent harness repositories, or running complex multi-step coding tasks that need staged diagnosis, context control, verification loops, review strategy, release evidence, and anti-overengineering guardrails.
Its SKILL.md is about 1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 7 other files, including reference files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`, `references/karpathy-guardrails.md` and `references/mnilax-extensions.md`).
It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Agent instruction files and Refactoring. It works with PowerShell. The repository describes itself as: Boring Is All You Need: a Codex Desktop workflow replacement with transactional migration, audit-only managed hooks, risk-based review, scoped checkpoint commits, and release… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Agent instruction files
- Tasks that involve Refactoring
Example prompts
- “/steadyagent-workflow”
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Diagnose
- Plan
- Implement
- Verify
- Review
- Checkpoint
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 583a0da. 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
Steadyagent Workflow loads about 1k tokens when it runs, and up to ~2.9k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 88 tokens; SKILL.md has 479 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 Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need at commit 583a0da, republished under its MIT licence (© Khalilzhang0825). 479 words, ~1,020 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/steadyagent-workflow/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 5 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- steadyagent-workflow
- description
- Local-first Codex workflow for planning, debugging, reviewing, refactoring, improving AGENTS.md, building skills, publishing agent harness repositories, or running complex multi-step coding tasks that need staged diagnosis, context control, verification loops, review strategy, release evidence, and anti-overengineering guardrails.
Boring Is All You Need Workflow
Use this skill to structure non-trivial AI coding agent work. Keep the main context lean: use this file for the workflow, and load references only when the task needs them.
Decision Gate
- Simple task: answer or edit directly, then verify with the smallest useful check.
- Ambiguous task: diagnose first; state missing information, assumptions, and likely paths.
- Bug task: reproduce or find observable evidence before proposing a fix.
- Multi-step task: use the staged workflow below.
- Rule, prompt, release, or skill design: keep permanent instructions short and move detailed knowledge to references.
Staged Workflow
Diagnose
- Read the current AGENTS.md, README, task docs, and directly relevant code.
- Identify the time scale: short-term stopgap, transitional workflow, or long-term system.
- Surface conflicts instead of blending incompatible requirements or conventions.
Plan
- State goal, scope, likely files, verification, and risks.
- Prefer the smallest viable path.
- For multiple viable approaches, list tradeoffs and recommend one.
Implement
- Make surgical changes only.
- Reuse existing patterns, scripts, tools, skills, and APIs.
- Avoid new dependencies unless existing capabilities are insufficient.
Verify
- Verify behavior, not just test status.
- Use the smallest relevant tests, static checks, render checks, or manual acceptance steps.
- If verification fails, analyze why before changing direction.
Review
- For risky work, run an independent review or subagent pass.
- Check edge cases, permissions, concurrency, caching, migration, rollback, and test gaps.
- Record only durable decisions and validation results.
Checkpoint
- Re-run the relevant gate.
- Review Git status and diff.
- Create a scoped checkpoint commit when validation passes.
Show full SKILL.md (224 more words)Show less
Reference Loading
Load only what the task needs:
references/operating-principles.md: when designing workflows, AGENTS.md, stage gates, or long-running collaboration rules.references/karpathy-guardrails.md: when writing, reviewing, refactoring, or debugging code and overengineering/scope creep is a risk.references/mnilax-extensions.md: when tasks involve conflicting conventions, flaky tests, long loops, partial failures, or deterministic runtime decisions.references/prompt-recipes.md: when the user asks for reusable prompts or when a task would benefit from a precise prompt template.
Output Shape
- Use Markdown for short answers, checklists, and simple command guidance.
- Use HTML artifacts for dense comparisons, specs, PR/diff explainers, technical reports, design prototypes, diagrams, or temporary editors with export/copy output.
- For long tasks, include checkpoints and stop to realign after budget exhaustion, repeated failure, or changed assumptions.
Subagent Strategy
Use subagents when work benefits from isolation, parallelism, or a fresh perspective:
- read-only codebase research across many files
- independent review before finalizing
- parallel work on independent files or modules
- staged pipelines such as research -> plan -> implement -> test
Do not use subagents for small tasks, strong sequential dependencies, same-file parallel edits, or work that requires agents to coordinate directly.
Completion Criteria
Before claiming completion:
- The task goal is met.
- Verification evidence is available.
- Partial failures, skipped steps, and residual risks are explicit.
- Any durable rule or workflow learning is recorded in the right layer: AGENTS.md for always-on rules, this skill for workflow, references for detailed knowledge.
© Khalilzhang0825, MIT. 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 5 other files (references) in skills/steadyagent-workflow of Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need.
- SKILL.md
- agents/openai.yaml
- references/karpathy-guardrails.md
- references/mnilax-extensions.md
- references/operating-principles.md
- references/prompt-recipes.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 583a0da
Compare with similar skills
Steadyagent Workflow 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steadyagent Workflow this skillKhalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need | 173 | — | ~1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Docslatitude-dev/latitude-llm | 4.7k | — | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Update Docspeterkrueck/Claude-Code-Development-Kit | 1.4k | — | ~2.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Claude Md Writerserejaris/personal-corp-os | 229 | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Refresh AgentsUniClipboard/UniClipboard | 1.9k | — | ~837 | Automated safety check: Pass | AGPL-3.0 | |
| Refactor Memoryvinta/hal-9000 | 138 | — | ~887 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Steadyagent Workflow
What does Steadyagent Workflow do?
Local-first Codex workflow for planning, debugging, reviewing, refactoring, improving AGENTS.md, building skills, publishing agent harness repositories, or running complex multi-step coding tasks…. Steadyagent Workflow is an agent skill from Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need.md, building skills, publishing agent harness repositories, or running complex multi-step coding tasks that need staged diagnosis, context control, verification loops, review strategy, release evidence, and anti-overengineering guardrails.
When should I use Steadyagent Workflow?
Steadyagent Workflow fits situations like: tasks that involve Agent instruction files; tasks that involve Refactoring.
How do I install Steadyagent Workflow in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need --skill steadyagent-workflow -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/steadyagent-workflow in Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need) into .claude/skills/steadyagent-workflow in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Steadyagent Workflow in Codex?
Run `npx skills add Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need --skill steadyagent-workflow -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/steadyagent-workflow in Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need) into .agents/skills/steadyagent-workflow in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Steadyagent Workflow 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 Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need --skill steadyagent-workflow -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/steadyagent-workflow, .gemini/skills/steadyagent-workflow, .github/skills/steadyagent-workflow and .opencode/skills/steadyagent-workflow in your project.
What does Steadyagent Workflow need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Steadyagent Workflow is instructions for the agent only.
Does Steadyagent Workflow 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 Steadyagent Workflow 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 Steadyagent Workflow use?
Steadyagent Workflow 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 Steadyagent Workflow use?
About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.1k 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 1.8k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Steadyagent Workflow?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Steadyagent Workflow: Docs (latitude-dev/latitude-llm, 4.7k stars), Update Docs (peterkrueck/Claude-Code-Development-Kit, 1.4k stars), Claude Md Writer (serejaris/personal-corp-os, 229 stars) and Refresh Agents (UniClipboard/UniClipboard, 1.9k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Steadyagent Workflow?
Khalilzhang0825 (a GitHub user) maintains it in Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need, which has 173 GitHub stars. The repository was last updated on August 10, 2026.
Source: Khalilzhang0825/boring-is-all-you-need on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.