Agent skill

Add Ticker

by microbus-io in microbus-io/fabric

TRIGGER when user asks to add a recurring job, periodic task, scheduled operation, or ticker.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedBackend & APIs

Install Add Ticker

skills CLI
$ npx skills add microbus-io/fabric --skill add-ticker -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install microbus-io/fabric add-ticker --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/microbus-io/fabric.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/microbus/add-ticker .claude/skills/add-ticker && 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
add-ticker
GitHub stars
172
Token cost
~793 tokens
SKILL.md length
366 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
32
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

TRIGGER when user asks to add a recurring job, periodic task, scheduled operation, or ticker.

  • Works in 6 steps: Read Local CLAUDE.md File → Declare the Ticker in definition.go → Generate the Boilerplate → …
  • User asks to add a recurring job
  • Calls go
  • Scheduled operation

What it does

Add Ticker is an agent skill from microbus-io/fabric. TRIGGER when user asks to add a recurring job, periodic task, scheduled operation, or ticker.

Its SKILL.md is about 790 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 Backend & APIs, covering Microservices. The repository describes itself as: Microbus is the only fabric where every agentic workflow runs on a true microservice substrate - giving your workflows security, scale, observability, and prompt-driven authoring. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • User asks to add a recurring job
  • Scheduled operation

Example prompts

  • “/add-ticker”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Read Local CLAUDE.md File
  2. Declare the Ticker in definition.go
  3. Generate the Boilerplate
  4. Implement the Handler in service.go
  5. Test the Handler
  6. Housekeeping

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit fb98098. 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:

    • go

    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

Add Ticker loads about 793 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 26 tokens; SKILL.md has 366 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~26
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~793

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 microbus-io/fabric at commit fb98098, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© microbus-io). 366 words, ~793 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/add-ticker/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
add-ticker
description
TRIGGER when user asks to add a recurring job, periodic task, scheduled operation, or ticker.

CRITICAL: Do NOT explore or analyze other microservices unless explicitly instructed to do so. The instructions in this skill are self-contained to this microservice.

CRITICAL: A ticker is declared as a define.Ticker var in myserviceapi/definition.go and implemented as a handler in service.go. Add the declaration and run cmd/genservice.

CRITICAL: Keep the // MARKER: MyTicker comment on the define.Ticker var.

Workflow

Copy this checklist and track your progress:

Creating or modifying a ticker:
- [ ] Step 1: Read local CLAUDE.md file
- [ ] Step 2: Declare the ticker in definition.go
- [ ] Step 3: Generate the boilerplate
- [ ] Step 4: Implement the handler in service.go
- [ ] Step 5: Test the handler
- [ ] Step 6: Housekeeping
Step 1: Read Local CLAUDE.md File

Read the local CLAUDE.md file in the microservice's directory. It contains microservice-specific instructions that should take precedence over global instructions.

Step 2: Declare the Ticker in definition.go

Append the define.Ticker var to myserviceapi/definition.go. Interval is how often the ticker runs; add the "time" import for the duration.

go
/*
MyTicker does X.
*/
var MyTicker = define.Ticker{ // MARKER: MyTicker
	Interval: time.Minute,
}
Step 3: Generate the Boilerplate

From the microservice's directory, run the generator. It regenerates intermediate.go (the ToDo entry and StartTicker wiring), mock.go, mock_test.go, and manifest.yaml from the updated definition.go. It also scaffolds a placeholder handler in service.go and a placeholder test in service_test.go for any new feature that lacks one, each ready for you to fill in.

shell
go run github.com/microbus-io/fabric/cmd/genservice .

Then verify the microservice compiles with go vet ./... from the project root.

Step 4: Implement the Handler in service.go

The previous step generated a placeholder ticker handler func (svc *Service) MyTicker(ctx context.Context) (err error) in service.go, tagged // MARKER: MyTicker and holding a // TODO body. Fill in that body; leave the generated signature and godoc as they are.

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Step 5: Test the Handler

Skip this step if instructed to be "quick" or to skip tests.

The boilerplate generator created a placeholder test function TestMyService_MyTicker in service_test.go, tagged with a // MARKER: MyTicker comment and a HINT block. Add one or more test cases at the bottom of that function, following the pattern shown in its HINT comment. Do not remove the HINT comment.

If the feature or microservice cannot or should not be tested - for example, it starts a daemon or requires a resource unavailable in the test environment - do not delete the generated test. The generator keys on the test function's name and would scaffold it again on the next regeneration. Instead, replace the entire body of the test with a t.Skip("reason") explaining why.

Step 6: Housekeeping

Follow the housekeeping skill.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/microbus/add-ticker of microbus-io/fabric.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit fb98098

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Categories

Questions about Add Ticker

What does Add Ticker do?

TRIGGER when user asks to add a recurring job, periodic task, scheduled operation, or ticker. Add Ticker is an agent skill from microbus-io/fabric. TRIGGER when user asks to add a recurring job, periodic task, scheduled operation, or ticker.

When should I use Add Ticker?

Add Ticker fits situations like: user asks to add a recurring job; scheduled operation.

How do I install Add Ticker in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Add Ticker in Codex?

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

Can I use Add Ticker 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 microbus-io/fabric --skill add-ticker -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/add-ticker, .gemini/skills/add-ticker, .github/skills/add-ticker and .opencode/skills/add-ticker in your project.

What does Add Ticker need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Add Ticker needs the command-line tools its instructions call (go).

Does Add Ticker 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 Add Ticker 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 Add Ticker use?

Add Ticker is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Add Ticker use?

About 793 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.2k 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 Add Ticker?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Add Ticker: Node Backend Development Guidelines (diet103/claude-code-infrastructure-showcase, 10k stars), Nodejs Backend Patterns (ever-works/ever-works, 158 stars), AWS Serverless Eda (zxkane/aws-skills, 367 stars) and Golang Pro (antoniopaya22/go-rest-template, 172 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Add Ticker?

microbus-io (a GitHub organization) maintains it in microbus-io/fabric, which has 172 GitHub stars. The repository holds 32 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 28, 2026.

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