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Install Align
$ npx skills add lexler/skill-factory --skill align -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install lexler/skill-factory align --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/lexler/skill-factory.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/output_skills/design/align .claude/skills/align && 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 "align" agent skill from https://github.com/lexler/skill-factory/tree/main/output_skills/design/align into .claude/skills/align/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "align", 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/lexler/skill-factory/tree/main/output_skills/design/alignType 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 lexler/skill-factory --skill align -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install lexler/skill-factory align --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lexler/skill-factory.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/output_skills/design/align .agents/skills/align && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "align" agent skill from https://github.com/lexler/skill-factory/tree/main/output_skills/design/align into .agents/skills/align/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "align", 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 lexler/skill-factory --skill align -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install lexler/skill-factory align --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lexler/skill-factory.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/output_skills/design/align .cursor/skills/align && 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 "align" agent skill from https://github.com/lexler/skill-factory/tree/main/output_skills/design/align into .cursor/skills/align/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "align", 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/lexler/skill-factory.git --path output_skills/design/align--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 lexler/skill-factory --skill align -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install lexler/skill-factory align --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lexler/skill-factory.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/output_skills/design/align .gemini/skills/align && 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 "align" agent skill from https://github.com/lexler/skill-factory/tree/main/output_skills/design/align into .gemini/skills/align/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "align", 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 lexler/skill-factory alignInstalls 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 lexler/skill-factory --skill align -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lexler/skill-factory.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/output_skills/design/align .github/skills/align && 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 "align" agent skill from https://github.com/lexler/skill-factory/tree/main/output_skills/design/align into .github/skills/align/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "align", 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 lexler/skill-factory --skill align -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install lexler/skill-factory align --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lexler/skill-factory.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/output_skills/design/align .opencode/skills/align && 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 "align" agent skill from https://github.com/lexler/skill-factory/tree/main/output_skills/design/align into .opencode/skills/align/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "align", 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
align- GitHub stars
- 239
- Token cost
- ~900 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 472 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 25
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
At a glance
Presents a proposed approach in progressive confirmable chunks with recommended decisions and alternatives.
- Works in 4 steps: Goal → Big Picture → Straightforward Details → …
- Aligning on a design
- SKILL.md covers Goal, Core Principle, Flow — Zoom In and After Corrections, plus 1 more section
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Align is an agent skill from lexler/skill-factory. Presents a proposed approach in progressive confirmable chunks with recommended decisions and alternatives. Use when aligning on a design, plan, or technical approach before implementation.
Its SKILL.md is about 900 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
The licence is Apache-2.0.
When your agent uses it
- Aligning on a design
- Technical approach before implementation
Example prompts
- “Use the align skill to present a proposed approach in progressive confirmable chunks with recommended decisions and alternatives”
- “/align”
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 8017333. 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
Align loads about 900 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 49 tokens; SKILL.md has 472 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 lexler/skill-factory at commit 8017333, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© lexler). 472 words, ~900 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/align/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- align
- description
- Presents a proposed approach in progressive confirmable chunks with recommended decisions and alternatives. Use when aligning on a design, plan, or technical approach before implementation.
- argument-hint
- file|folder
STARTER_CHARACTER = 🎯
Goal
Synchronize the mental model between you and the user before implementation begins. Discrepancies found during implementation are expensive — find them now while changes are free. Your job is to make your thinking visible so the user can spot where your understanding diverges from theirs.
Core Principle
Propose, don't ask. Think first, then present your thinking for confirmation. The user's job is to spot divergence and course-correct, not to generate the approach.
Flow — Zoom In
Each level deepens understanding. Confirm before going deeper.
Goal → Big Picture → Straightforward Details → Non-obvious Decisions (one by one)1. Goal
State what you understand the goal to be and why it matters. A sentence or two. This catches the deepest misalignment — if you're solving the wrong problem, nothing else matters.
Confirm with AskUserQuestion before going deeper.
2. Big Picture
Present the overall shape of the approach: how do the pieces relate, what's the high-level flow. ASCII diagram. A few sentences, not a page.
Confirm with AskUserQuestion before going deeper.
3. Straightforward Details
Decisions where there's really only one reasonable approach. No ⭐/❌ needed since there are no real alternatives. The user confirms or flags exceptions.
Group items by topic. Anchor each group with an ASCII diagram — not just for file structures, but for any group: roles and their responsibilities, control flow, communication between components. The diagram is what makes a group scannable. Present one group at a time, confirm, move to the next group.
Each item: one line stating the decision. Save the "why" — it's obvious.
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4. Non-obvious Decisions
Decisions with real tradeoffs, multiple valid approaches, or where your recommendation might surprise the user.
First, present a brief index of what's coming — just the problem titles, no recommendations. This lets the user see the scope.
Then walk through each one (or small related groups) with:
- The problem: what is being decided, why it matters
- ⭐ Recommended approach with rationale
- ❌ Alternatives considered with why they were rejected
- ASCII diagram if the item involves structure or flow
Confirm each with AskUserQuestion before moving to the next.
When the user rejects a recommendation, check whether downstream items are affected. If so, flag which ones need revisiting.
After Corrections
When the user corrects something, re-present the full updated version (diagram, section, whatever was corrected) before asking to proceed. Don't just show the delta. The user needs to see the corrected whole — it often triggers additional corrections they wouldn't have noticed otherwise.
Anti-patterns
- Jumping to detail-level decisions before establishing the big picture
- Flat-listing many decisions without grouping by topic (user loses context)
- Presenting the full detailed analysis for every item (save depth for non-obvious items only)
- Asking open-ended questions instead of proposing (the user invoked this to see YOUR thinking)
- Presenting a group of decisions without a visual anchor (diagram makes it scannable)
- Offering redundant AskUserQuestion options that split the same intent
- Continuing with pre-planned items after a redirect without reconsidering downstream impact
© lexler, 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
Just SKILL.md in output_skills/design/align of lexler/skill-factory.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 8017333
Compare with similar skills
Align 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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| Presentationsasgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks | 69k | — | ~858 | Automated safety check: Pass | CC0-1.0 | |
| Geo Proposalsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills | 47k | 1 repos | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Better Proposals AutomationComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills | 77k | 3 repos | ~764 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| PresentationRightNow-AI/openfang | 18k | — | ~829 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| AI Presenter VideoNousResearch/hermes-agent | 252k | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Align
What does Align do?
Presents a proposed approach in progressive confirmable chunks with recommended decisions and alternatives. Align is an agent skill from lexler/skill-factory. Presents a proposed approach in progressive confirmable chunks with recommended decisions and alternatives.
When should I use Align?
Align fits situations like: aligning on a design; technical approach before implementation.
How do I install Align in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add lexler/skill-factory --skill align -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (output_skills/design/align in lexler/skill-factory) into .claude/skills/align in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Align in Codex?
Run `npx skills add lexler/skill-factory --skill align -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (output_skills/design/align in lexler/skill-factory) into .agents/skills/align in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Align 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 lexler/skill-factory --skill align -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/align, .gemini/skills/align, .github/skills/align and .opencode/skills/align in your project.
What does Align need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Align is instructions for the agent only.
Does Align 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 Align 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 Align use?
Align 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 Align use?
About 900 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.6k 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 Align?
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Who maintains Align?
lexler (a GitHub user) maintains it in lexler/skill-factory, which has 239 GitHub stars. The repository holds 25 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 26, 2026.
Source: lexler/skill-factory on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.