Agent skill

Content Ledger

by manor-os in manor-os/manor-ai

Read, query, reserve, and record content identities and lifecycle events in the active Workspace Content Ledger so AI workflows avoid duplicate work and preserve publication history.

Custom licenceAuto-check passed

Install Content Ledger

skills CLI
$ npx skills add manor-os/manor-ai --skill content-ledger -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install manor-os/manor-ai content-ledger --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/manor-os/manor-ai.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/core/ai/skills/content-ledger .claude/skills/content-ledger && 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
content-ledger
GitHub stars
162
Token cost
~448 tokens
SKILL.md length
193 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
21
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Read, query, reserve, and record content identities and lifecycle events in the active Workspace Content Ledger so AI workflows avoid duplicate work and preserve publication history.

  • SKILL.md covers Read and query and Reserve and record
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Content Ledger is an agent skill from manor-os/manor-ai. Read, query, reserve, and record content identities and lifecycle events in the active Workspace Content Ledger so AI workflows avoid duplicate work and preserve publication history.

Its SKILL.md is about 450 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `config.json`).

The repository describes itself as: Source-available, self-hosted AI agent workspace for small businesses and lean teams — with BYOK, workflows, tools, and human approvals.

Example prompts

  • “/content-ledger”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 140c09a. 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

Content Ledger loads about 448 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 49 tokens; SKILL.md has 193 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~49
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~448

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 193 words (~448 tokens).

“Use the Content Ledger as the Workspace's append-only content identity and lifecycle database. The AI and publishing tools create or distribute content; the Ledger prevents duplicate identities and records verified lifecycle facts.”

— opening of SKILL.md by manor-os, Custom licence
name
content-ledger

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in packages/core/ai/skills/content-ledger of manor-os/manor-ai.

  • SKILL.md
  • config.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 140c09a

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Content Ledger 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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Event Sourcing Architectdavila7/claude-code-templates32k4 repos~659Automated safety check: PassMIT
Event Store Designwshobson/agents40k9 repos~828Automated safety check: PassMIT
Architecture Decision Recordsaffaan-m/ECC275k4 repos~1.8kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Content Ledger

What does Content Ledger do?

Read, query, reserve, and record content identities and lifecycle events in the active Workspace Content Ledger so AI workflows avoid duplicate work and preserve publication history. Content Ledger is an agent skill from manor-os/manor-ai. Read, query, reserve, and record content identities and lifecycle events in the active Workspace Content Ledger so AI workflows avoid duplicate work and preserve publication history.

How do I install Content Ledger in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add manor-os/manor-ai --skill content-ledger -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (packages/core/ai/skills/content-ledger in manor-os/manor-ai) into .claude/skills/content-ledger in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Content Ledger in Codex?

Run `npx skills add manor-os/manor-ai --skill content-ledger -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (packages/core/ai/skills/content-ledger in manor-os/manor-ai) into .agents/skills/content-ledger in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Content Ledger 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 manor-os/manor-ai --skill content-ledger -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/content-ledger, .gemini/skills/content-ledger, .github/skills/content-ledger and .opencode/skills/content-ledger in your project.

What does Content Ledger need to run?

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

Does Content Ledger 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 Content Ledger 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 Content Ledger use?

Content Ledger 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 Content Ledger use?

About 448 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.8k 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 Content Ledger?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Content Ledger: Events (coreyhaines31/marketingskills, 54k stars), Recording (codewhale-hq/Codewhale, 41k stars), Event Sourcing Architect (davila7/claude-code-templates, 32k stars) and Event Store Design (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 Content Ledger?

manor-os (a GitHub organization) maintains it in manor-os/manor-ai, which has 162 GitHub stars. The repository holds 21 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 7, 2026.

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