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Agent skill

Start Task

by Log2n-io in Log2n-io/Typhon

Start working on a GitHub issue - updates status, creates branch, verifies design

Custom licenceAuto-check passed

Install Start Task

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Log2n-io/Typhon --skill start-task -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Log2n-io/Typhon start-task --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/Log2n-io/Typhon.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/start-task .claude/skills/start-task && 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
start-task
GitHub stars
250
Token cost
~2k tokens
SKILL.md length
793 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
17
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Start working on a GitHub issue - updates status, creates branch, verifies design

  • Works in 6 steps: Fetch Issue Details → Check Design Doc → Update Project Status → …
  • SKILL.md covers Input, Help, Handling No Issue Number and Inline Issue Creation, plus 3 more sections
  • Calls git, gh and python3

What it does

Start Task is an agent skill from Log2n-io/Typhon. Start working on a GitHub issue - updates status, creates branch, verifies design

Its SKILL.md is about 2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It works with GitHub. The repository describes itself as: A microsecond-latency ACID database engine with a native Entity-Component-System data model, built for real-time systems.

Example prompts

  • “/start-task”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Fetch Issue Details
  2. Check Design Doc
  3. Update Project Status
  4. Branch Creation
  5. Update Design Doc (if exists)
  6. Report Summary

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit fec10f5. 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:

    • git
    • gh
    • python3
    • claude

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git and gh, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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

Start Task loads about 2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 23 tokens; SKILL.md has 793 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~23
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2k

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 793 words (~2,038 tokens).

“Prepare to work on an issue by updating its status, creating a branch, and verifying prerequisites.”

— opening of SKILL.md by Log2n-io, Custom licence
name
start-task
argument-hint
[issue number or title]

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/start-task of Log2n-io/Typhon.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit fec10f5

Compare with similar skills

Start Task 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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Start Task this skillLog2n-io/Typhon250—~2kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
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Greplooponyx-dot-app/onyx32k4 repos~3.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Update V8 Versionopeninterpreter/openinterpreter69k2 repos~845Automated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Works with

Questions about Start Task

What does Start Task do?

Start working on a GitHub issue - updates status, creates branch, verifies design. Start Task is an agent skill from Log2n-io/Typhon.

How do I install Start Task in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Log2n-io/Typhon --skill start-task -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/start-task in Log2n-io/Typhon) into .claude/skills/start-task in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Start Task in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Log2n-io/Typhon --skill start-task -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/start-task in Log2n-io/Typhon) into .agents/skills/start-task in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Start Task 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 Log2n-io/Typhon --skill start-task -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/start-task, .gemini/skills/start-task, .github/skills/start-task and .opencode/skills/start-task in your project.

What does Start Task need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Start Task needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git, gh, python3 and claude). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Start Task access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git and gh, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Start Task 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 Start Task use?

Start Task has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Start Task use?

About 2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.2k 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 Start Task?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Start Task: PR Babysitter (openinterpreter/openinterpreter, 69k stars), Diagnosing Superpowers Sessions (obra/superpowers, 296k stars), GitHub Deep Research (bytedance/deer-flow, 83k stars) and Greploop (onyx-dot-app/onyx, 32k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Start Task?

Log2n-io (a GitHub organization) maintains it in Log2n-io/Typhon, which has 250 GitHub stars. The repository holds 17 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: Log2n-io/Typhon on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.