Agent skill

Org Design

by magnus919 in magnus919/hermes-profiles

CHRO methodology — organizational design (team topologies, span of control, reporting structures), talent strategy (make-vs-buy, skill taxonomies, succession planning), compensation frameworks…

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Install Org Design

skills CLI
$ npx skills add magnus919/hermes-profiles --skill org-design -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install magnus919/hermes-profiles org-design --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/magnus919/hermes-profiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/org-design .claude/skills/org-design && 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
org-design
GitHub stars
289
Token cost
~899 tokens
SKILL.md length
243 words
Files
5 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
31
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

CHRO methodology — organizational design (team topologies, span of control, reporting structures), talent strategy (make-vs-buy, skill taxonomies, succession planning), compensation frameworks…

  • SKILL.md covers When to Load, Loading Order, Reference Files and Output Contract, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Org Design is an agent skill from magnus919/hermes-profiles. CHRO methodology — organizational design (team topologies, span of control, reporting structures), talent strategy (make-vs-buy, skill taxonomies, succession planning), compensation frameworks (market benchmarking, equity design, leveling), culture architecture (values codification, rituals, psychological safety), organizational health metrics (eNPS, retention risk, engagement surveys), DEI strategy (inclusive design, equitable systems, belonging).

Its SKILL.md is about 900 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files, including reference files (for example `references/compensation-frameworks.md`, `references/culture-architecture.md` and `references/organizational-design.md`).

The repository describes itself as: Curated Hermes Agent profiles for specialist swarms — opinionated, Hermes-optimized, artifact-pyramid native. The licence is MIT.

Example prompts

  • “/org-design”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 867a555. 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

Org Design loads about 899 tokens when it runs, and up to ~7.2k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 116 tokens; SKILL.md has 243 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~116
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~899
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~7.2k

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

The full file from magnus919/hermes-profiles at commit 867a555, republished under its MIT licence (© magnus919). 243 words, ~899 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/org-design/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 4 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
org-design
description
CHRO methodology — organizational design (team topologies, span of control, reporting structures), talent strategy (make-vs-buy, skill taxonomies, succession planning), compensation frameworks (market benchmarking, equity design, leveling), culture architecture (values codification, rituals, psychological safety), organizational health metrics (eNPS, retention risk, engagement surveys), DEI strategy (inclusive design, equitable systems, belonging).
version
1.0.0
author
Hermes Agent community
license
MIT

Organizational Design — CHRO Methodology

CHRO-level methodology for organizational design, talent strategy, compensation, culture, and organizational health. This skill provides the frameworks and reference material for a chief human resources officer profile.

When to Load

TriggerWhat's Needed
Design organizational structurereferences/organizational-design.md — team topologies, span of control, reporting structures, health metrics
Develop talent strategyreferences/talent-strategy.md — make-vs-buy, skill taxonomies, succession planning, 9-box grid
Build compensation frameworksreferences/compensation-frameworks.md — market benchmarking, equity design, leveling bands, variable pay
Define culture and valuesreferences/culture-architecture.md — values codification, rituals, psychological safety, eNPS, DEI
Assess org healthreferences/culture-architecture.md — engagement drivers, retention indicators, DEI maturity
Plan succession pipelinereferences/talent-strategy.md — pipeline coverage, 9-box grid, talent review cadence

Loading Order

text
skill_view('org-design')
# Then domain-specific references:
skill_view('org-design', file_path='references/organizational-design.md')
skill_view('org-design', file_path='references/talent-strategy.md')
skill_view('org-design', file_path='references/compensation-frameworks.md')
skill_view('org-design', file_path='references/culture-architecture.md')

Reference Files

ReferencePurpose
references/organizational-design.mdTeam topologies (stream-aligned, enabling, complicated-subsystem, platform), span of control, reporting structures (functional, matrix, stream-aligned), organizational health metrics
references/talent-strategy.mdMake-vs-buy decision matrix, skill taxonomies, succession planning (pipeline coverage, 9-box grid), talent review cadence, retention risk indicators
references/compensation-frameworks.mdMarket benchmarking (Radford, Levels.fyi), equity instruments (ISO, NSO, RSU), grant benchmarks by level, vesting schedules, leveling bands, variable pay, comp review cadence
references/culture-architecture.mdValues codification template, rituals cadence, psychological safety (4 stages, measurement, building), organizational health metrics (eNPS benchmarks, engagement drivers, retention indicators), DEI strategy and maturity model

Output Contract

The profile using this skill produces artifact pyramids. The response to any caller is the absolute path to 00-index.md. See artifact-pyramids skill for the specification.

  • artifact-pyramids — output contract
  • implementation-planning — team-level work breakdown
  • product-strategy — CPO methodology (complementary for org design around product teams)

© magnus919, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 4 other files (references) in skills/org-design of magnus919/hermes-profiles.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/compensation-frameworks.md
  • references/culture-architecture.md
  • references/organizational-design.md
  • references/talent-strategy.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 867a555

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Questions about Org Design

What does Org Design do?

CHRO methodology — organizational design (team topologies, span of control, reporting structures), talent strategy (make-vs-buy, skill taxonomies, succession planning), compensation frameworks…. Org Design is an agent skill from magnus919/hermes-profiles. CHRO methodology — organizational design (team topologies, span of control, reporting structures), talent strategy (make-vs-buy, skill taxonomies, succession planning), compensation frameworks (market benchmarking, equity design, leveling), culture architecture (values codification, rituals, psychological safety), organizational health metrics (eNPS, retention risk, engagement surveys), DEI strategy (inclusive design, equitable systems, belonging).

How do I install Org Design in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add magnus919/hermes-profiles --skill org-design -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/org-design in magnus919/hermes-profiles) into .claude/skills/org-design in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Org Design in Codex?

Run `npx skills add magnus919/hermes-profiles --skill org-design -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/org-design in magnus919/hermes-profiles) into .agents/skills/org-design in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Org Design 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 magnus919/hermes-profiles --skill org-design -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/org-design, .gemini/skills/org-design, .github/skills/org-design and .opencode/skills/org-design in your project.

What does Org Design need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Org Design is instructions for the agent only.

Does Org Design 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 Org Design 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 Org Design use?

Org Design is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Org Design use?

About 899 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. Its references folder adds about 6.3k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Org Design?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Org Design: Topology Authoring (netdata/netdata, 81k stars), Agent Topology Optimizer (ruvnet/ruflo, 74k stars), Benchmark Methodology (affaan-m/ECC, 277k stars) and Evaluation Methodology (wshobson/agents, 40k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Org Design?

magnus919 (a GitHub user) maintains it in magnus919/hermes-profiles, which has 289 GitHub stars. The repository holds 31 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 27, 2026.

Source: magnus919/hermes-profiles on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.