Agent skill

Block

by kv0906 in kv0906/pm-kit

Flag a blocker with severity, owner, and due date. An agent skill from kv0906/pm-kit.

MITAuto-check: notes

Install Block

skills CLI
$ npx skills add kv0906/pm-kit --skill block -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install kv0906/pm-kit block --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/kv0906/pm-kit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/block .claude/skills/block && 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
block
GitHub stars
138
Token cost
~466 tokens
SKILL.md length
159 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
26
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Flag a blocker with severity, owner, and due date. An agent skill from kv0906/pm-kit.

  • Works in 6 steps: Parse Input → Severity Mapping → Duplicate Check → …
  • /block project: description --severity high --due friday
  • SKILL.md covers Context, Input, Processing Steps and Output, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Block is an agent skill from kv0906/pm-kit. Flag a blocker with severity, owner, and due date. Checks for duplicates before creating. Use for "/block project: description --severity high --due friday".

Its SKILL.md is about 470 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: AI-augmented PM workspace for Coding Agents — daily standups, decisions, blockers, docs, and sprint reviews as markdown skills. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • /block project: description --severity high --due friday

Example prompts

  • “/block project: description --severity high --due friday”
  • “/block”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, TaskCreate, TaskUpdate, TaskList, TaskGet

Workflow steps

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

  1. Parse Input
  2. Severity Mapping
  3. Duplicate Check
  4. Create Blocker Note
  5. Update References
  6. Append to Vault Log

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 2cb5d9f. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Write
    • Edit
    • Bash
    • Glob
    • Grep
    • TaskCreate
    • TaskUpdate
    • TaskList
    • TaskGet

    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

Block loads about 466 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 41 tokens; SKILL.md has 159 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~41
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~466

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, TaskCreate, TaskUpdate, TaskList, TaskGet

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 kv0906/pm-kit at commit 2cb5d9f, republished under its MIT licence (© kv0906). 159 words, ~466 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/block/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
block
description
Flag a blocker with severity, owner, and due date. Checks for duplicates before creating. Use for "/block project: description --severity high --due friday".
allowed-tools
Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, TaskCreate, TaskUpdate, TaskList, TaskGet
user-invocable
true

/block — Flag Blocker

Create or update blocker notes with severity, owner, and due date.

Context

Today's date: !date +%Y-%m-%d Existing blockers: !ls blockers/*/*.md 2>/dev/null | tail -10

Reference template: @_templates/blocker.md Config: @_core/config.yaml Processing logic: @_core/PROCESSING.md

Input

User input: $ARGUMENTS

Processing Steps

  1. Parse Input

    • Extract project (before colon)
    • Extract description
    • Parse flags: --severity, --owner, --due
    • Default severity: medium
  2. Severity Mapping

    • critical/urgent/p0/p1 → high
    • medium/normal/p2 → medium
    • low/minor/p3 → low
  3. Duplicate Check

    • Search blockers/{project}/*.md for similar open blockers
    • If similar found: Prompt user to update existing or create new
  4. Create Blocker Note

    • Filename: blockers/{project}/{date}-{slug}.md
    • Apply template with extracted data
    • Add ## Links section
  5. Update References

    • Add to project index if exists
    • If critical (high severity + due < 2 days): Flag for escalation
  6. Append to Vault Log

    • Append entry to 01-index/_vault-log.md (see .claude/rules/vault-log.md)
    • Action: blocker
    • Details: severity, owner, one-line description

Output

Created: blockers/{project}/{date}-{slug}.md
Severity: {severity} | Owner: {owner} | Due: {due}

Export (Optional)

Supports --xlsx flag. See .claude/rules/export-formats.md for layout specs and workflow. Complete normal processing first, then generate the formatted file.

© kv0906, 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 .claude/skills/block of kv0906/pm-kit.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 2cb5d9f

Compare with similar skills

Block 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.

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Feature Flagssickn33/agentic-awesome-skills47k1 repos~2.6kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Color Blockingsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills47k1 repos~2.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Block

What does Block do?

Flag a blocker with severity, owner, and due date. An agent skill from kv0906/pm-kit. Block is an agent skill from kv0906/pm-kit. Flag a blocker with severity, owner, and due date.

When should I use Block?

Block fits situations like: /block project: description --severity high --due friday.

How do I install Block in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add kv0906/pm-kit --skill block -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/block in kv0906/pm-kit) into .claude/skills/block in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Block in Codex?

Run `npx skills add kv0906/pm-kit --skill block -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/block in kv0906/pm-kit) into .agents/skills/block in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Block 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 kv0906/pm-kit --skill block -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/block, .gemini/skills/block, .github/skills/block and .opencode/skills/block in your project.

What does Block need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Block is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, TaskCreate, TaskUpdate, TaskList, TaskGet.

Does Block 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 Block safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Block use?

Block 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 Block use?

About 466 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.9k 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 Block?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Block: Duplicate JS (thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, 74k stars), Render Blocking (thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, 74k stars), Blocking IO Guard (bytedance/deer-flow, 83k stars) and Feature Flags (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Block?

kv0906 (a GitHub user) maintains it in kv0906/pm-kit, which has 138 GitHub stars. The repository holds 26 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 29, 2026.

Source: kv0906/pm-kit on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.