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Agent skill

Learn

by mikotoIO in mikotoIO/mikoto

Creates a new skill or updates an existing skill to capture new knowledge.

MITAuto-check passed

Install Learn

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mikotoIO/mikoto --skill learn -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mikotoIO/mikoto learn --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/mikotoIO/mikoto.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/learn .claude/skills/learn && 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
learn
GitHub stars
132
Token cost
~517 tokens
SKILL.md length
217 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
6
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Creates a new skill or updates an existing skill to capture new knowledge.

  • You want Claude to remember patterns
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, The Process, Skill File Format and Guidelines
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Project-specific guidance

What it does

Learn is an agent skill from mikotoIO/mikoto. Creates a new skill or updates an existing skill to capture new knowledge. Use when you want Claude to remember patterns, workflows, or project-specific guidance.

Its SKILL.md is about 520 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • You want Claude to remember patterns
  • Project-specific guidance

Example prompts

  • “Use the learn skill to create a new skill or updates an existing skill to capture new knowledge”
  • “/learn”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 88f7ff0. 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 (its code samples are markdown).

    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

Learn loads about 517 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 42 tokens; SKILL.md has 217 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~42
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~517

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 mikotoIO/mikoto at commit 88f7ff0, republished under its MIT licence (© mikotoIO). 217 words, ~517 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/learn/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
learn
description
Creates a new skill or updates an existing skill to capture new knowledge. Use when you want Claude to remember patterns, workflows, or project-specific guidance.

Learning New Knowledge

Overview

Capture knowledge into reusable skills that persist across conversations. This can include:

  • Project-specific patterns and conventions
  • Workflow guidance for common tasks
  • Technology-specific knowledge for this codebase
  • Best practices discovered during development

The Process

1. Understand what to learn:

  • Ask the user what knowledge they want to capture
  • If invoked with context from the current conversation, identify the key insights
  • Determine if this should be a new skill or an update to an existing one
  • If existing skill is outdated, remove outdated information

2. Find or create the right skill:

  • List existing skills in .claude/skills/
  • If the knowledge fits an existing skill, prepare to update it
  • If it's a new domain, create a new skill directory

3. Write the skill content:

Structure the skill with:

  • Clear, actionable guidance
  • Code examples where relevant
  • Common patterns and anti-patterns
  • When to use this knowledge

4. Validate with the user:

  • Show the proposed skill content
  • Ask if anything should be added or changed
  • Confirm before writing

Skill File Format

Skills live in .claude/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md:

markdown
---
name: skill-name
description: Brief description shown in skill list. Explains when this skill should be activated.
---

# Skill Title

## Overview

What this skill covers and when to use it.

## Key Content

The actual guidance, patterns, examples, etc.

Guidelines

  • Keep skills focused - One skill per domain/topic
  • Be specific to this project - Generic knowledge doesn't need a skill
  • Include examples - Show, don't just tell
  • Update over improve - Prefer updating existing skills over creating overlapping ones
  • Descriptive names - Skill names should clearly indicate their purpose

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

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/learn of mikotoIO/mikoto.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 88f7ff0

Compare with similar skills

Learn 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.

Learn compared with similar skills
SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Learn this skillmikotoIO/mikoto132—~517Automated safety check: PassMIT
Learning to Learn (OpenMAIC)THU-MAIC/OpenMAIC40k—~502Automated safety check: PassMIT
Scikit LearnK-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills48k1 repos~3.3kAutomated safety check: NotesBSD-3-Clause
Project Learnings Managergarrytan/gstack136k—~8.2kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT
Capturealirezarezvani/claude-skills28k1 repos~2.8kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Openclaw Updateopenclaw/openclaw392k—~1.5kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Learn

What does Learn do?

Creates a new skill or updates an existing skill to capture new knowledge. Learn is an agent skill from mikotoIO/mikoto. Creates a new skill or updates an existing skill to capture new knowledge.

When should I use Learn?

Learn fits situations like: you want Claude to remember patterns; project-specific guidance.

How do I install Learn in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Learn in Codex?

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

Can I use Learn 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 mikotoIO/mikoto --skill learn -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/learn, .gemini/skills/learn, .github/skills/learn and .opencode/skills/learn in your project.

What does Learn need to run?

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

Does Learn 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 Learn 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 Learn use?

Learn is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Learn use?

About 517 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.1k 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 Learn?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Learn: Learning to Learn (OpenMAIC) (THU-MAIC/OpenMAIC, 40k stars), Scikit Learn (K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills, 48k stars), Project Learnings Manager (garrytan/gstack, 136k stars) and Capture (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Learn?

mikotoIO (a GitHub organization) maintains it in mikotoIO/mikoto, which has 132 GitHub stars. The repository holds 6 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 5, 2026.

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