Agent skill

Foia Request

by mohitagw15856 in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills

Draft a public-records request (FOIA / FOI / state open-records) that's specific enough to get records and hard to deny.

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Install Foia Request

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill foia-request -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills foia-request --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/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/foia-request .claude/skills/foia-request && 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
foia-request
GitHub stars
1.4k
Token cost
~971 tokens
SKILL.md length
455 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1,348
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Draft a public-records request (FOIA / FOI / state open-records) that's specific enough to get records and hard to deny.

  • Asked to write a FOIA request
  • SKILL.md covers Required Inputs, Output Format, Quality Checks and Anti-Patterns, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Records request

What it does

Foia Request is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Draft a public-records request (FOIA / FOI / state open-records) that's specific enough to get records and hard to deny. Use when asked to write a FOIA request, records request, or freedom-of-information request to a government body. Produces a properly-scoped request: the records sought, date range and format, fee-waiver and expedited-processing asks where applicable, and citations to the governing statute.

Its SKILL.md is about 970 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: 1255 professional Agent Skills for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor & Codex — PRDs, postmortems, leases, medical bills, layoffs, go-bags, new countries. Plain markdown, MIT, in… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Asked to write a FOIA request
  • Records request
  • Freedom-of-information request to a government body

Example prompts

  • “/foia-request”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1cbf1f0. 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

Foia Request loads about 971 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 106 tokens; SKILL.md has 455 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~106
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~971

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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills at commit 1cbf1f0, republished under its MIT licence (© mohitagw15856). 455 words, ~971 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/foia-request/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
foia-request
description
Draft a public-records request (FOIA / FOI / state open-records) that's specific enough to get records and hard to deny. Use when asked to write a FOIA request, records request, or freedom-of-information request to a government body. Produces a properly-scoped request: the records sought, date range and format, fee-waiver and expedited-processing asks where applicable, and citations to the governing statute.

FOIA / Public-Records Request Skill

Public-records requests fail when they're too vague ("all documents about X") — agencies reject or stall them. A good request is specific: named record types, a date range, the right custodian, and the statutory hooks for fees and timing. This skill drafts a request that's easy to fulfil and hard to deny.

Educational drafting aid. Public-records laws vary by jurisdiction (US federal FOIA, US state open-records laws, UK/EU FOI, etc.) — confirm the governing statute, agency, and deadlines for the specific case.

Required Inputs

Ask for these only if they aren't already provided:

  • The records you want — as specifically as possible (type, subject, people/programs, keywords).
  • Timeframe & custodian — the date range, and which agency/department/office likely holds them.
  • Jurisdiction — federal, which state, or which country's FOI law (sets the statute, timelines, exemptions).
  • Requester type & purpose — individual, journalist, researcher, commercial — affects fee category and waivers.
  • Format — how you want records delivered (electronic preferred, native format).

Output Format

Public-records request — [agency]

To: the agency's FOIA/records officer (address/portal). Date.

1. Statement of request — "Under [the governing statute, e.g. the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 / the [State] Public Records Act], I request the following records:"

2. Records sought — a numbered, specific list. For each: record type, subject, custodian if known, and the date range. Specific beats broad — narrow, well-defined items get filled; sweeping ones get denied.

3. Format & delivery — preferred format (electronic/native), and delivery method.

4. Fees — a fee category statement and, where applicable, a fee-waiver request (e.g. disclosure is in the public interest / non-commercial) with brief justification, plus a cap ("please contact me before incurring fees over $X").

5. Expedited processing (if applicable) — the basis (urgency, media, imminent public need).

6. Response-time note — cite the statutory response deadline and request acknowledgment.

7. Contact & signature.

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Quality Checks

  • Records sought are specific (type, subject, custodian, date range) — not "all documents about X"
  • The governing statute and jurisdiction are cited correctly
  • Format/delivery preference is stated
  • Fee category, a fee-waiver ask (if applicable), and a cost cap are included
  • Expedited processing and the statutory response deadline are addressed where relevant

Anti-Patterns

  • Do not write an overbroad "any and all records" request — it invites denial or endless delay
  • Do not omit the date range and custodian — specificity is what gets records produced
  • Do not forget the fee cap — an uncapped request can return a huge estimate that stalls it
  • Do not cite the wrong law for the jurisdiction — federal FOIA ≠ state open-records acts
  • Do not overstate an expedited-processing basis — it must genuinely qualify

Based On

FOIA / public-records practice (specificity, statutory citation, fee-waiver & expedited-processing provisions).

Example Trigger Phrases

  • "Write a FOIA request."
  • "Write a freedom of information request to the council."
  • "Request these public records."
  • "Make this records request hard to deny."

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/foia-request of mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1cbf1f0

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Questions about Foia Request

What does Foia Request do?

Draft a public-records request (FOIA / FOI / state open-records) that's specific enough to get records and hard to deny. Foia Request is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Draft a public-records request (FOIA / FOI / state open-records) that's specific enough to get records and hard to deny.

When should I use Foia Request?

Foia Request fits situations like: asked to write a FOIA request; records request; freedom-of-information request to a government body.

How do I install Foia Request in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill foia-request -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/foia-request in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .claude/skills/foia-request in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Foia Request in Codex?

Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill foia-request -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/foia-request in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .agents/skills/foia-request in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Foia Request 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill foia-request -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/foia-request, .gemini/skills/foia-request, .github/skills/foia-request and .opencode/skills/foia-request in your project.

What does Foia Request need to run?

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

Does Foia Request 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 Foia Request 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 Foia Request use?

Foia Request 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 Foia Request use?

About 971 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.9k 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 Foia Request?

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Who maintains Foia Request?

mohitagw15856 (a GitHub user) maintains it in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, which has 1,433 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,348 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.