Agent skill

Temporal Developer

by latitude-dev in latitude-dev/latitude-llm

This skill should be used when the user asks to "create a Temporal workflow", "write a Temporal activity", "debug stuck workflow", "fix non-determinism error", "Temporal Python", "Temporal…

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Install Temporal Developer

skills CLI

$ npx skills add latitude-dev/latitude-llm --skill temporal-developer -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install latitude-dev/latitude-llm temporal-developer --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/latitude-dev/latitude-llm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/temporal-developer .claude/skills/temporal-developer && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "temporal-developer" agent skill from https://github.com/latitude-dev/latitude-llm/tree/development/.agents/skills/temporal-developer into .claude/skills/temporal-developer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "temporal-developer", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/latitude-dev/latitude-llm/tree/development/.agents/skills/temporal-developer

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add latitude-dev/latitude-llm --skill temporal-developer -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install latitude-dev/latitude-llm temporal-developer --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/latitude-dev/latitude-llm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/temporal-developer .agents/skills/temporal-developer && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "temporal-developer" agent skill from https://github.com/latitude-dev/latitude-llm/tree/development/.agents/skills/temporal-developer into .agents/skills/temporal-developer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "temporal-developer", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add latitude-dev/latitude-llm --skill temporal-developer -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install latitude-dev/latitude-llm temporal-developer --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/latitude-dev/latitude-llm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/temporal-developer .cursor/skills/temporal-developer && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "temporal-developer" agent skill from https://github.com/latitude-dev/latitude-llm/tree/development/.agents/skills/temporal-developer into .cursor/skills/temporal-developer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "temporal-developer", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/latitude-dev/latitude-llm.git --path .agents/skills/temporal-developer

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add latitude-dev/latitude-llm --skill temporal-developer -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install latitude-dev/latitude-llm temporal-developer --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/latitude-dev/latitude-llm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/temporal-developer .gemini/skills/temporal-developer && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "temporal-developer" agent skill from https://github.com/latitude-dev/latitude-llm/tree/development/.agents/skills/temporal-developer into .gemini/skills/temporal-developer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "temporal-developer", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install latitude-dev/latitude-llm temporal-developer

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add latitude-dev/latitude-llm --skill temporal-developer -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/latitude-dev/latitude-llm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/temporal-developer .github/skills/temporal-developer && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "temporal-developer" agent skill from https://github.com/latitude-dev/latitude-llm/tree/development/.agents/skills/temporal-developer into .github/skills/temporal-developer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "temporal-developer", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add latitude-dev/latitude-llm --skill temporal-developer -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install latitude-dev/latitude-llm temporal-developer --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/latitude-dev/latitude-llm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/temporal-developer .opencode/skills/temporal-developer && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "temporal-developer" agent skill from https://github.com/latitude-dev/latitude-llm/tree/development/.agents/skills/temporal-developer into .opencode/skills/temporal-developer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "temporal-developer", 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: temporal-developer
GitHub stars: 4.7k
Token cost: ~1.5k tokens
SKILL.md length: 392 words
Files: 23 (incl. references)
Skills in repo: 28
Repo updated: Oct 6, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

This skill should be used when the user asks to "create a Temporal workflow", "write a Temporal activity", "debug stuck workflow", "fix non-determinism error", "Temporal Python", "Temporal…

Works in 4 steps: Initial Execution - Worker runs… → Recovery - On restart/failure, Worker… → Matching - SDK compares generated… → …
Asks to create a Temporal workflow
SKILL.md covers Overview, Core Architecture, History Replay: Why… and Getting Started, plus 2 more sections
Calls brew

What it does

Temporal Developer is an agent skill from latitude-dev/latitude-llm. This skill should be used when the user asks to "create a Temporal workflow", "write a Temporal activity", "debug stuck workflow", "fix non-determinism error", "Temporal Python", "Temporal TypeScript", "Temporal Go", "Temporal Golang", "workflow replay", "activity timeout", "signal workflow", "query workflow", "worker not starting", "activity keeps retrying", "Temporal heartbeat", "continue-as-new", "child workflow", "saga pattern", "workflow versioning", "durable execution", "reliable distributed systems", or…

Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 25 other files, including reference files (for example `README.md`, `references/core/ai-patterns.md` and `references/core/determinism.md`).

It sits in Backend & APIs, covering Microservices. It works with Python, TypeScript, Go and Temporal. The repository describes itself as: Open-source observability for AI agents. Find where your agents fail, dispatch your coding agent to fix it, and verify the fix against real traces. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Asks to create a Temporal workflow
Write a Temporal activity
Debug stuck workflow
Fix non-determinism error

Example prompts

“create a Temporal workflow”
“write a Temporal activity”
“debug stuck workflow”
“/temporal-developer”

Requirements

Python 3

Workflow steps

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

Initial Execution - Worker runs workflow, generates Commands, stored as Events in history
Recovery - On restart/failure, Worker re-executes workflow from beginning
Matching - SDK compares generated Commands against stored Events
Restoration - Uses stored Activity results instead of re-executing

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 87e8aa0. 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
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- brew
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
- temporal.download
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

Temporal Developer loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs, and up to ~31k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 142 tokens; SKILL.md has 392 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~142
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.5k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them: ~31k

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 latitude-dev/latitude-llm at commit 87e8aa0, republished under its MIT licence (© latitude-dev). 392 words, ~1,501 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/temporal-developer/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 22 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: temporal-developer
description: This skill should be used when the user asks to "create a Temporal workflow", "write a Temporal activity", "debug stuck workflow", "fix non-determinism error", "Temporal Python", "Temporal TypeScript", "Temporal Go", "Temporal Golang", "workflow replay", "activity timeout", "signal workflow", "query workflow", "worker not starting", "activity keeps retrying", "Temporal heartbeat", "continue-as-new", "child workflow", "saga pattern", "workflow versioning", "durable execution", "reliable distributed systems", or mentions Temporal SDK development.
version: 0.1.0

Skill: temporal-developer

Overview

Temporal is a durable execution platform that makes workflows survive failures automatically. This skill provides guidance for building Temporal applications in Python, TypeScript, and Go.

Core Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                     Temporal Cluster                            │
│  ┌─────────────────┐  ┌─────────────────┐  ┌────────────────┐  │
│  │  Event History  │  │   Task Queues   │  │   Visibility   │  │
│  │  (Durable Log)  │  │  (Work Router)  │  │   (Search)     │  │
│  └─────────────────┘  └─────────────────┘  └────────────────┘  │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                              ▲
                              │ Poll / Complete
                              ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                         Worker                                   │
│  ┌─────────────────────────┐  ┌──────────────────────────────┐  │
│  │   Workflow Definitions  │  │   Activity Implementations   │  │
│  │   (Deterministic)       │  │   (Non-deterministic OK)     │  │
│  └─────────────────────────┘  └──────────────────────────────┘  │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Components:

Workflows - Durable, deterministic functions that orchestrate activities
Activities - Non-deterministic operations (API calls, I/O) that can fail and retry
Workers - Long-running processes that poll task queues and execute code
Task Queues - Named queues connecting clients to workers

History Replay: Why Determinism Matters

Temporal achieves durability through history replay:

Initial Execution - Worker runs workflow, generates Commands, stored as Events in history
Recovery - On restart/failure, Worker re-executes workflow from beginning
Matching - SDK compares generated Commands against stored Events
Restoration - Uses stored Activity results instead of re-executing

If Commands don't match Events = Non-determinism Error = Workflow blocked

Workflow Code	Command	Event
Execute activity	`ScheduleActivityTask`	`ActivityTaskScheduled`
Sleep/timer	`StartTimer`	`TimerStarted`
Child workflow	`StartChildWorkflowExecution`	`ChildWorkflowExecutionStarted`

See references/core/determinism.md for detailed explanation.

Getting Started

Ensure Temporal CLI is installed

Check if temporal CLI is installed. If not, follow these instructions:

macOS

brew install temporal

Linux

Check your machine's architecture and download the appropriate archive:

Once you've downloaded the file, extract the downloaded archive and add the temporal binary to your PATH by copying it to a directory like /usr/local/bin

Windows

Check your machine's architecture and download the appropriate archive:

Once you've downloaded the file, extract the downloaded archive and add the temporal.exe binary to your PATH.

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Read All Relevant References

First, read the getting started guide for the language you are working in:
- Python -> read references/python/python.md
- TypeScript -> read references/typescript/typescript.md
- Go -> read references/go/go.md
Second, read appropriate core and language-specific references for the task at hand.

Primary References

references/core/determinism.md - Why determinism matters, replay mechanics, basic concepts of activities
- Language-specific info at references/{your_language}/determinism.md
references/core/patterns.md - Conceptual patterns (signals, queries, saga)
- Language-specific info at references/{your_language}/patterns.md
references/core/gotchas.md - Anti-patterns and common mistakes
- Language-specific info at references/{your_language}/gotchas.md
references/core/versioning.md - Versioning strategies and concepts - how to safely change workflow code while workflows are running
- Language-specific info at references/{your_language}/versioning.md
references/core/troubleshooting.md - Decision trees, recovery procedures
references/core/error-reference.md - Common error types, workflow status reference
references/core/interactive-workflows.md - Testing signals, updates, queries
references/core/dev-management.md - Dev cycle & management of server and workers
references/core/ai-patterns.md - AI/LLM pattern concepts
- Language-specific info at references/{your_language}/ai-patterns.md, if available. Currently Python only.

Additional Topics

references/{your_language}/observability.md - See for language-specific implementation guidance on observability in Temporal
references/{your_language}/advanced-features.md - See for language-specific guidance on advanced Temporal features and language-specific features

Files

SKILL.md and 22 other files (references) in .agents/skills/temporal-developer of latitude-dev/latitude-llm.

SKILL.md
LICENSE
README.md
references/core/ai-patterns.md
references/core/determinism.md
references/core/dev-management.md
references/core/error-reference.md
references/core/gotchas.md
references/core/interactive-workflows.md
references/core/patterns.md
references/core/troubleshooting.md
references/core/versioning.md
references/typescript/advanced-features.md
references/typescript/data-handling.md
references/typescript/determinism-protection.md
references/typescript/determinism.md
references/typescript/error-handling.md
references/typescript/gotchas.md
… and 5 more

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 87e8aa0

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Questions about Temporal Developer

What does Temporal Developer do?

This skill should be used when the user asks to "create a Temporal workflow", "write a Temporal activity", "debug stuck workflow", "fix non-determinism error", "Temporal Python", "Temporal…. Temporal Developer is an agent skill from latitude-dev/latitude-llm.

When should I use Temporal Developer?

Temporal Developer fits situations like: asks to create a Temporal workflow; write a Temporal activity; debug stuck workflow; fix non-determinism error.

How do I install Temporal Developer in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add latitude-dev/latitude-llm --skill temporal-developer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/temporal-developer in latitude-dev/latitude-llm) into .claude/skills/temporal-developer in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Temporal Developer in Codex?

Run `npx skills add latitude-dev/latitude-llm --skill temporal-developer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/temporal-developer in latitude-dev/latitude-llm) into .agents/skills/temporal-developer in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Temporal Developer 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 latitude-dev/latitude-llm --skill temporal-developer -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/temporal-developer, .gemini/skills/temporal-developer, .github/skills/temporal-developer and .opencode/skills/temporal-developer in your project.

What does Temporal Developer need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Temporal Developer needs the command-line tools its instructions call (brew). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Temporal Developer access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: temporal.download. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Temporal Developer 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 Temporal Developer use?

Temporal Developer is published under the MIT licence (from the LICENSE file in the skill folder). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Temporal Developer use?

About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6k 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 29k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Temporal Developer?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Temporal Developer: K8e Sandbox (xiaods/k8e, 499 stars), Temporal Developer (temporalio/skill-temporal-developer, 230 stars), AWS Serverless Eda (zxkane/aws-skills, 367 stars) and AWS Lambda Durable Functions (awslabs/agent-plugins, 912 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Temporal Developer?

latitude-dev (a GitHub organization) maintains it in latitude-dev/latitude-llm, which has 4,712 GitHub stars. The repository holds 28 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

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

Install Temporal Developer

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Skill: temporal-developer

Overview

Core Architecture

History Replay: Why Determinism Matters

Getting Started

Ensure Temporal CLI is installed

macOS

Linux

Windows

Read All Relevant References

Primary References

Additional Topics

Files

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