Agent skill

Manor Workspace Architecture

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

A skill your agent uses when changing, debugging, reviewing, documenting, or testing Manor Workspace behavior, especially when a change crosses chat, Strategist, Proposal, Task, Plan, Workflow…

Custom licenceAuto-check passedProductivity & Automation

Install Manor Workspace Architecture

skills CLI
$ npx skills add manor-os/manor-ai --skill manor-workspace-architecture -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install manor-os/manor-ai manor-workspace-architecture --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/.agents/skills/manor-workspace-architecture .claude/skills/manor-workspace-architecture && 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
manor-workspace-architecture
GitHub stars
162
Token cost
~756 tokens
SKILL.md length
379 words
Files
4 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
21
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when changing, debugging, reviewing, documenting, or testing Manor Workspace behavior, especially when a change crosses chat, Strategist, Proposal, Task, Plan, Workflow…

  • Works in 5 steps: Read architecture.md completely. → Locate the requested change on one or… → Read the code entries and state owners… → …
  • Testing Manor Workspace behavior
  • SKILL.md covers Required reading, Change protocol, Boundary rules and Completion gate
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Manor Workspace Architecture is an agent skill from manor-os/manor-ai. Use when changing, debugging, reviewing, documenting, or testing Manor Workspace behavior, especially when a change crosses chat, Strategist, Proposal, Task, Plan, Workflow, automation, approval, artifact, Knowledge, credits, lifecycle, or Blueprint boundaries.

Its SKILL.md is about 760 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files, including reference files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`, `references/architecture.md` and `references/node-test-checklist.md`).

It sits in Productivity & Automation, covering Workflow automation. 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.

When your agent uses it

  • Testing Manor Workspace behavior
  • Especially when a change crosses chat
  • Blueprint boundaries

Example prompts

  • “/manor-workspace-architecture”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Read architecture.md completely.
  2. Locate the requested change on one or more WS-xx nodes.
  3. Read the code entries and state owners listed for those nodes.
  4. Trace every outgoing edge from the changed nodes. State which edges are
  5. Use node-test-checklist.md to run the

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

Manor Workspace Architecture loads about 756 tokens when it runs, and up to ~27k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 73 tokens; SKILL.md has 379 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~73
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~756
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~27k

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 379 words (~756 tokens).

“A Workspace is an operating boundary over several runtimes. It is not a Task, a Workflow, a chat room, or a Blueprint. Any change must first identify which runtime node owns the behavior and which downstream contracts it affects.”

— opening of SKILL.md by manor-os, Custom licence
name
manor-workspace-architecture

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (references) in .agents/skills/manor-workspace-architecture of manor-os/manor-ai.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml
  • references/architecture.md
  • references/node-test-checklist.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 140c09a

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Questions about Manor Workspace Architecture

What does Manor Workspace Architecture do?

A skill your agent uses when changing, debugging, reviewing, documenting, or testing Manor Workspace behavior, especially when a change crosses chat, Strategist, Proposal, Task, Plan, Workflow…. Manor Workspace Architecture is an agent skill from manor-os/manor-ai. Use when changing, debugging, reviewing, documenting, or testing Manor Workspace behavior, especially when a change crosses chat, Strategist, Proposal, Task, Plan, Workflow, automation, approval, artifact, Knowledge, credits, lifecycle, or Blueprint boundaries.

When should I use Manor Workspace Architecture?

Manor Workspace Architecture fits situations like: testing Manor Workspace behavior; especially when a change crosses chat; blueprint boundaries.

How do I install Manor Workspace Architecture in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Manor Workspace Architecture in Codex?

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

Can I use Manor Workspace Architecture 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 manor-workspace-architecture -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/manor-workspace-architecture, .gemini/skills/manor-workspace-architecture, .github/skills/manor-workspace-architecture and .opencode/skills/manor-workspace-architecture in your project.

What does Manor Workspace Architecture need to run?

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

Does Manor Workspace Architecture 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 Manor Workspace Architecture 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 Manor Workspace Architecture use?

Manor Workspace Architecture 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 Manor Workspace Architecture use?

About 756 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3k 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 26k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Manor Workspace Architecture?

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Who maintains Manor Workspace Architecture?

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.