Cutting A Release
TriliumNext/Trilium
A skill your agent uses when cutting, preparing, or debugging a Trilium release — bumping the monorepo version, tagging, or diagnosing a failed "Release" workflow run.
Cut a full plate down to the single highest-leverage move — the one thing that, done today, makes everything else easier or unnecessary.
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Install The One Thing
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill the-one-thing -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills the-one-thing --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/the-one-thing .claude/skills/the-one-thing && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "the-one-thing" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/the-one-thing into .claude/skills/the-one-thing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "the-one-thing", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/the-one-thingType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill the-one-thing -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills the-one-thing --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/the-one-thing .agents/skills/the-one-thing && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "the-one-thing" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/the-one-thing into .agents/skills/the-one-thing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "the-one-thing", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill the-one-thing -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills the-one-thing --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/the-one-thing .cursor/skills/the-one-thing && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "the-one-thing" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/the-one-thing into .cursor/skills/the-one-thing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "the-one-thing", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git --path skills/the-one-thing--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill the-one-thing -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills the-one-thing --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/the-one-thing .gemini/skills/the-one-thing && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "the-one-thing" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/the-one-thing into .gemini/skills/the-one-thing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "the-one-thing", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills the-one-thingInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill the-one-thing -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/the-one-thing .github/skills/the-one-thing && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "the-one-thing" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/the-one-thing into .github/skills/the-one-thing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "the-one-thing", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill the-one-thing -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills the-one-thing --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/the-one-thing .opencode/skills/the-one-thing && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "the-one-thing" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/the-one-thing into .opencode/skills/the-one-thing/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "the-one-thing", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
the-one-thing- GitHub stars
- 1.4k
- Token cost
- ~886 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 464 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 1,348
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Cut a full plate down to the single highest-leverage move — the one thing that, done today, makes everything else easier or unnecessary.
- Works in 5 steps: Weigh by leverage, not urgency. The… → Ask the focusing question. "What's the… → Surface the single one. Not a top-three… → …
- Asked whats the one thing I should focus on
- SKILL.md covers What This Skill Produces, Required Inputs, Framework: Find The Domino and Output Format, plus 3 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
The One Thing is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Cut a full plate down to the single highest-leverage move — the one thing that, done today, makes everything else easier or unnecessary. Use when asked what's the one thing I should focus on, help me prioritize, I have too much on and need to focus, or what matters most today. Produces your list weighed by leverage (not urgency or ease), the single most important thing surfaced with why it beats the rest, permission to let the rest wait, and a first step into it — because doing the one thing that matters beats…
Its SKILL.md is about 890 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 whats the one thing I should focus on
- Help me prioritize
- I have too much on and need to focus
- What matters most today
Example prompts
- “/the-one-thing”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Weigh by leverage, not urgency. The urgent and the easy shout loudest; the high-leverage thing is often quiet. Judge by impact on the real…
- Ask the focusing question. "What's the one thing I can do such that by doing it, everything else is easier or unnecessary?" — the domino…
- Surface the single one. Not a top-three — one. Name it, and say why it beats the rest.
- Release the rest. Give explicit permission to let the other items wait — focus is as much about what you don't do.
- Step into it. A concrete first action on the one thing, today, so it actually happens.
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
The One Thing loads about 886 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 138 tokens; SKILL.md has 464 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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). 464 words, ~886 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/the-one-thing/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- the-one-thing
- description
- Cut a full plate down to the single highest-leverage move — the one thing that, done today, makes everything else easier or unnecessary. Use when asked what's the one thing I should focus on, help me prioritize, I have too much on and need to focus, or what matters most today. Produces your list weighed by leverage (not urgency or ease), the single most important thing surfaced with why it beats the rest, permission to let the rest wait, and a first step into it — because doing the one thing that matters beats doing ten that don't.
The One Thing
A full to-do list tricks you into busywork — doing the easy, urgent-feeling things while the one that actually matters waits. This finds that one thing: the single move with the most leverage, the domino that makes the rest easier or unnecessary. Then it gives you permission to let everything else wait, because a day spent on the one thing beats a day spent clearing noise.
What This Skill Produces
- The leverage weighting — your list judged by impact, not by urgency-feeling or ease
- The one thing — the single highest-leverage move, surfaced clearly, with why it beats the others
- The domino logic — how doing it makes other things easier, faster, or unnecessary
- Permission to defer the rest — explicit release on everything else for now
- A first step in — a concrete way to start on the one thing today
Required Inputs
Ask for these if not provided:
- The list — everything you feel you should do
- Your goal — what you're actually trying to move (the one thing serves this)
- Real deadlines — anything genuinely time-forced
- Your capacity today — how much you can realistically do
Framework: Find The Domino
- Weigh by leverage, not urgency. The urgent and the easy shout loudest; the high-leverage thing is often quiet. Judge by impact on the real goal.
- Ask the focusing question. "What's the one thing I can do such that by doing it, everything else is easier or unnecessary?" — the domino that knocks over others.
- Surface the single one. Not a top-three — one. Name it, and say why it beats the rest.
- Release the rest. Give explicit permission to let the other items wait — focus is as much about what you don't do.
- Step into it. A concrete first action on the one thing, today, so it actually happens.
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Output Format
Your plate: [the list]
Weighed by leverage (not urgency/ease): [quick read]. 👉 The one thing: [the single highest-leverage move] — because [why it beats the rest / the domino it knocks over]. Everything else: can wait. Really. Start it today: [a concrete first step].
Quality Checks
- Weighs by leverage/impact, not urgency or ease
- Surfaces exactly one thing, not a top-three
- Explains why it beats the rest (the domino logic)
- Gives explicit permission to defer everything else
- Includes a concrete first step
Anti-Patterns
- Picking the urgent or easy thing instead of the high-leverage one.
- Giving a top-five instead of the one.
- No domino reasoning for why it's the one.
- Not releasing the rest — leaving the full-plate pressure.
Example Trigger Phrases
- "I have too much on — what's the one thing I should focus on?"
- "Help me prioritize; everything feels important."
- "What matters most for me to do today?"
- "If I could only do one thing this week, what should it be?"
- "Cut through my list — what's the highest-leverage move?"
© 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 skills/the-one-thing of mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1cbf1f0
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| The One Thing this skillmohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills | 1.4k | — | ~886 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Cutting A ReleaseTriliumNext/Trilium | 38k | — | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | AGPL-3.0 | |
| Cut the Curve Transitionsheygen-com/hyperframes | 60k | 1 repos | ~4.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Move Code Qualitydavila7/claude-code-templates | 33k | 2 repos | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Plate UIudecode/plate | 17k | — | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Hard Cutudecode/plate | 17k | — | ~442 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
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Questions about The One Thing
What does The One Thing do?
Cut a full plate down to the single highest-leverage move — the one thing that, done today, makes everything else easier or unnecessary. The One Thing is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Cut a full plate down to the single highest-leverage move — the one thing that, done today, makes everything else easier or unnecessary.
When should I use The One Thing?
The One Thing fits situations like: asked whats the one thing I should focus on; help me prioritize; I have too much on and need to focus; what matters most today.
How do I install The One Thing in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill the-one-thing -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/the-one-thing in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .claude/skills/the-one-thing in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install The One Thing in Codex?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill the-one-thing -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/the-one-thing in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .agents/skills/the-one-thing in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use The One Thing 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 the-one-thing -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/the-one-thing, .gemini/skills/the-one-thing, .github/skills/the-one-thing and .opencode/skills/the-one-thing in your project.
What does The One Thing need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: The One Thing is instructions for the agent only.
Does The One Thing 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 The One Thing 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 The One Thing use?
The One Thing 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 The One Thing use?
About 886 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.5k 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 The One Thing?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with The One Thing: Cutting A Release (TriliumNext/Trilium, 38k stars), Cut the Curve Transitions (heygen-com/hyperframes, 60k stars), Move Code Quality (davila7/claude-code-templates, 33k stars) and Plate UI (udecode/plate, 17k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains The One Thing?
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.