Agent skill

H Compare

by m0n0x41d in m0n0x41d/haft

Compare two or more existing candidates under an explicit characteristic space, parity basis, and predeclared selection policy.

Custom licenceAuto-check: notesAgent Workflows

Install H Compare

skills CLI
$ npx skills add m0n0x41d/haft --skill h-compare -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install m0n0x41d/haft h-compare --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/m0n0x41d/haft.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/internal/cli/skill/h-compare .claude/skills/h-compare && 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
h-compare
GitHub stars
1.4k
Token cost
~1.7k tokens
SKILL.md length
675 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
24
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Compare two or more existing candidates under an explicit characteristic space, parity basis, and predeclared selection policy.

  • Works in 7 steps: Name the candidates and the current… → Draft the characteristic space before… → Name what each target is a proxy for.… → …
  • Agent Workflows work in your project
  • SKILL.md covers Conditional project-memory…, Procedure, Persistence boundary and Result
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

H Compare is an agent skill from m0n0x41d/haft. Compare two or more existing candidates under an explicit characteristic space, parity basis, and predeclared selection policy. Return constraints, trade-offs, and a non-dominated set rather than hiding the choice in one score. This skill is independent of h-frame and h-explore. Default to a conversational comparison; persist comparison artifacts only on explicit save intent or when current Work supplies a concrete operator-named or agent-inferred receiving use that needs replay. A binding choice requires a…

Its SKILL.md is about 1.7k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Agent Workflows. The repository describes itself as: Engineering decisions engine that know when they're stale. Frame, compare, decide — with evidence decay and parity enforcement. For Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Codex and more.

When your agent uses it

  • Agent Workflows work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/h-compare”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash, Read, Grep, Glob, Agent, mcp__haft__haft_note, mcp__haft__haft_problem, mcp__haft__haft_solution, mcp__haft__haft_query

Workflow steps

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

  1. Name the candidates and the current comparison question. An inline set is
  2. Draft the characteristic space before scoring. Separate
  3. Name what each target is a proxy for. Keep incompatible scales separate.
  4. Declare parity before results: comparator set, evidence window, equalized
  5. Declare the selection policy before scoring. Do not change it after seeing
  6. Evaluate one dimension across all variants before moving to another. Use
  7. Eliminate constraint violations, then report the non-dominated set and the

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e0c63f4. 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:

    • Bash
    • Read
    • Grep
    • Glob
    • Agent
    • mcp__haft__haft_note
    • mcp__haft__haft_problem
    • mcp__haft__haft_solution
    • mcp__haft__haft_query

    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

H Compare loads about 1.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 146 tokens; SKILL.md has 675 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~146
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.7k

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: Bash, Read, Grep, Glob, Agent, mcp__haft__haft_note, mcp__haft__haft_problem, mcp__haft__haft_soluti

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 675 words (~1,657 tokens).

“Retrieve the current source before applying the comparison distillate. For a known SourceID or UnitID, call mcphafthaft_query(action="fpf", mode="inspect", identifier="..."). Otherwise call mcphafthaft_query(action="fpf", mode="concern", query=""), then inspect the direct pattern body. Query returns source candidates, not a selected governing pattern or…”

— opening of SKILL.md by m0n0x41d, Custom licence
name
h-compare
allowed-tools
Bash, Read, Grep, Glob, Agent, mcp__haft__haft_note, mcp__haft__haft_problem, mcp__haft__haft_solution, mcp__haft__haft_query
when_to_use
Two or more live candidates already exist and the current question is their fair comparison.
argument-hint
[candidate set, portfolio reference, or comparison question]

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in internal/cli/skill/h-compare of m0n0x41d/haft.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e0c63f4

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H Compare 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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H Compare this skillm0n0x41d/haft1.4k—~1.7kAutomated safety check: NotesCustom licence
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Hook Development for Claude Code Pluginsanthropics/claude-plugins-official38k10 repos~4.1kAutomated safety check: NotesApache-2.0
Using Superpowersfarm-fe/farm5.6k35 repos~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Executing Plans Inlineobra/superpowers297k2 repos~5.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Skill CreatorAzure/azqr79589 repos~8.2kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Categories

Questions about H Compare

What does H Compare do?

Compare two or more existing candidates under an explicit characteristic space, parity basis, and predeclared selection policy. H Compare is an agent skill from m0n0x41d/haft. Compare two or more existing candidates under an explicit characteristic space, parity basis, and predeclared selection policy.

When should I use H Compare?

H Compare fits situations like: agent Workflows work in your project.

How do I install H Compare in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add m0n0x41d/haft --skill h-compare -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (internal/cli/skill/h-compare in m0n0x41d/haft) into .claude/skills/h-compare in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install H Compare in Codex?

Run `npx skills add m0n0x41d/haft --skill h-compare -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (internal/cli/skill/h-compare in m0n0x41d/haft) into .agents/skills/h-compare in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use H Compare 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 m0n0x41d/haft --skill h-compare -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/h-compare, .gemini/skills/h-compare, .github/skills/h-compare and .opencode/skills/h-compare in your project.

What does H Compare need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: H Compare is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash, Read, Grep, Glob, Agent, mcp__haft__haft_note, mcp__haft__haft_problem, mcp__haft__haft_solution, mcp__haft__haft_query.

Does H Compare 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 H Compare 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 H Compare use?

H Compare 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 H Compare use?

About 1.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.6k 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 H Compare?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with H Compare: MCP Server Builder (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), Hook Development for Claude Code Plugins (anthropics/claude-plugins-official, 38k stars), Using Superpowers (farm-fe/farm, 5.6k stars) and Executing Plans Inline (obra/superpowers, 297k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains H Compare?

m0n0x41d (a GitHub user) maintains it in m0n0x41d/haft, which has 1,397 GitHub stars. The repository holds 24 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 28, 2026.

Source: m0n0x41d/haft on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.