Agent skill

Machiavelli Counsel

by mohitagw15856 in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills

Summarise what Machiavelli Counsel does in one line. An agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.

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Install Machiavelli Counsel

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill machiavelli-counsel -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills machiavelli-counsel --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/plugins/pm-dead-mentors/skills/machiavelli-counsel .claude/skills/machiavelli-counsel && 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
machiavelli-counsel
GitHub stars
1.4k
Token cost
~246 tokens
SKILL.md length
55 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1,348
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Summarise what Machiavelli Counsel does in one line. An agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.

  • Asked to [trigger phrases the user would say]
  • SKILL.md covers What This Skill Produces, Required Inputs, Process and Output Format, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Machiavelli Counsel is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Summarise what Machiavelli Counsel does in one line. Use when asked to [trigger phrases the user would say]. Produces [the concrete artifact].

Its SKILL.md is about 250 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 [trigger phrases the user would say]

Example prompts

  • “/machiavelli-counsel”

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

Machiavelli Counsel loads about 246 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 41 tokens; SKILL.md has 55 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~41
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~246

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). 55 words, ~246 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/machiavelli-counsel/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
machiavelli-counsel
description
Summarise what Machiavelli Counsel does in one line. Use when asked to [trigger phrases the user would say]. Produces [the concrete artifact].

Machiavelli Counsel Skill

One-line summary of the value this skill delivers. <!-- TODO: rewrite -->

What This Skill Produces

  • <!-- TODO: the concrete deliverable(s) this skill outputs -->

Required Inputs

Ask for (if not already provided):

  • <!-- TODO: the inputs to gather; never invent them -->

Process

  1. <!-- TODO: the steps the skill follows -->

Output Format

<!-- TODO: a concrete template (headings/tables) of the final artifact -->

Quality Checks

  • <!-- TODO: a check the output must pass before hand-off -->

Anti-Patterns

  • Do not <!-- TODO: the mistake this skill prevents -->

Example Trigger Phrases

  • "I'm navigating a reorg."
  • "My project is caught in politics."
  • "Who holds the power here?"
  • "How would Machiavelli play this?"

© mohitagw15856, 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 plugins/pm-dead-mentors/skills/machiavelli-counsel of mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1cbf1f0

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Machiavelli Counsel this skillmohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills1.4k—~246Automated safety check: PassMIT
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Pubmed SummariserClawBio/ClawBio1.2k—~3.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Local Counsel Manager Scott Margettslawve-ai/awesome-legal-skills847—~8.5kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
General Counsel Advisorborghei/Claude-Skills891—~2.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Machiavelli Counsel

What does Machiavelli Counsel do?

Summarise what Machiavelli Counsel does in one line. An agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Machiavelli Counsel is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Summarise what Machiavelli Counsel does in one line.

When should I use Machiavelli Counsel?

Machiavelli Counsel fits situations like: asked to [trigger phrases the user would say].

How do I install Machiavelli Counsel in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Machiavelli Counsel in Codex?

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

Can I use Machiavelli Counsel 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 machiavelli-counsel -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/machiavelli-counsel, .gemini/skills/machiavelli-counsel, .github/skills/machiavelli-counsel and .opencode/skills/machiavelli-counsel in your project.

What does Machiavelli Counsel need to run?

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

Does Machiavelli Counsel 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 Machiavelli Counsel 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 Machiavelli Counsel use?

Machiavelli Counsel 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 Machiavelli Counsel use?

About 246 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 984 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 Machiavelli Counsel?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Machiavelli Counsel: Summarise Ecosystem Results (astral-sh/ruff, 50k stars), General Counsel Advisor (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars), Pubmed Summariser (ClawBio/ClawBio, 1.2k stars) and Local Counsel Manager Scott Margetts (lawve-ai/awesome-legal-skills, 847 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Machiavelli Counsel?

mohitagw15856 (a GitHub user) maintains it in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, which has 1,434 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,348 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 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.