Agent skill

Version Chaos Untangler

by mohitagw15856 in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills

Untangle a document that exists in six copies across email, drives, and desktops — establish the canonical version defensibly, merge the divergent edits, and install the single-source rule that…

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Install Version Chaos Untangler

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill version-chaos-untangler -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills version-chaos-untangler --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/version-chaos-untangler .claude/skills/version-chaos-untangler && 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
version-chaos-untangler
GitHub stars
1.4k
Token cost
~1.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
670 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1,348
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Untangle a document that exists in six copies across email, drives, and desktops — establish the canonical version defensibly, merge the divergent edits, and install the single-source rule that…

  • Works in 5 steps: Census before choosing: list every copy… → Canonical is lineage, not timestamp: the… → Merge by diff, confirm by author:… → …
  • Asked which version is the real one
  • SKILL.md covers What This Skill Produces, Required Inputs, Framework: The Untangle Rules and Output Format, plus 7 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Version Chaos Untangler is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Untangle a document that exists in six copies across email, drives, and desktops — establish the canonical version defensibly, merge the divergent edits, and install the single-source rule that prevents the rematch. Use when asked which version is the real one, merge these document copies, we've been editing different files, or stop the version chaos on this doc. Produces the version census with the canonical verdict, the divergence merge plan, the announce-and-redirect step, and the single-source going-forward…

Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k 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 which version is the real one
  • Merge these document copies
  • Weve been editing different files
  • Stop the version chaos on this doc

Example prompts

  • “/version-chaos-untangler”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Census before choosing: list every copy with modified-date and editor before any verdict — the loudest "mine is latest" claim is wrong…
  2. Canonical is lineage, not timestamp: the winner is the copy containing the most confirmed-wanted edits — usually but not always the…
  3. Merge by diff, confirm by author: compare divergent copies section-by-section (platform compare tools where they exist); mechanical…
  4. Kill the old copies loudly: every non-canonical copy gets replaced by a pointer ("moved — canonical lives here: [link]") or deleted where…
  5. The prevention is structural: the doc lives on a versioned platform (history replaces suffix-naming) · links, never attachments (an…

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

Version Chaos Untangler loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 137 tokens; SKILL.md has 670 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~137
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.3k

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). 670 words, ~1,332 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/version-chaos-untangler/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
version-chaos-untangler
description
Untangle a document that exists in six copies across email, drives, and desktops — establish the canonical version defensibly, merge the divergent edits, and install the single-source rule that prevents the rematch. Use when asked which version is the real one, merge these document copies, we've been editing different files, or stop the version chaos on this doc. Produces the version census with the canonical verdict, the divergence merge plan, the announce-and-redirect step, and the single-source going-forward rules.

Version Chaos Untangler Skill

Six copies of the contract: email attachments, two drives, someone's desktop, one renamed -final-JT-edits. Two have diverged — different edits on a shared ancestor — and the team is now editing in parallel universes. Untangling is forensic then structural: census every copy (where, modified-when, by-whom), establish the canonical defensibly (newest is not automatically rightest), merge what diverged, then kill the conditions — one home, links-not-attachments, and platform version history doing what filename suffixes failed to do.

What This Skill Produces

  • The version census — every known copy: location, modified date, editor, size/diff signals
  • The canonical verdict — which version wins and why (the lineage argument, not just the timestamp)
  • The merge plan — the divergent edits reconciled, with the who-confirms list for judgment conflicts
  • The single-source install — one home, the redirect of every old copy, and the links-only norm

Required Inputs

Ask for these if not provided:

  • The copies — everywhere it lives (search email attachments by filename, both drives, ask the usual suspects); the census is only as good as the hunt
  • The stakes — a contract mid-negotiation and a team doc carry different merge rigor; legal-adjacent docs get the careful version
  • The editors — who touched it recently; diverged edits need their authors for the judgment calls
  • The platform reality — where the canonical should live (the versioned platform — cloud doc or drive with history — not email, not desktops)

Framework: The Untangle Rules

  1. Census before choosing: list every copy with modified-date and editor before any verdict — the loudest "mine is latest" claim is wrong often enough that the census is not optional. Email attachments are copies-at-a-timestamp, and every send forked the universe.
  2. Canonical is lineage, not timestamp: the winner is the copy containing the most confirmed-wanted edits — usually but not always the newest. The tell for divergence: two copies both modified after their common ancestor. When found, neither is canonical yet; the merge output is.
  3. Merge by diff, confirm by author: compare divergent copies section-by-section (platform compare tools where they exist); mechanical differences merge directly, judgment conflicts (two different edits to the same clause) go to their authors by name. The merge doc lists every judgment call and who confirmed it — for legal-adjacent docs, that list is the audit trail.
  4. Kill the old copies loudly: every non-canonical copy gets replaced by a pointer ("moved — canonical lives here: [link]") or deleted where possible, and the announcement names the one true home. Silent canonicalization loses to the first person who edits their bookmarked copy.
  5. The prevention is structural: the doc lives on a versioned platform (history replaces suffix-naming) · links, never attachments (an attachment is a fork) · the filename loses its version theater per filename-convention · and mid-negotiation external docs get one named copy-holder who alone sends/receives versions.
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Output Format

Version Untangle: [document]

The Census

CopyLocationModifiedEditorSignals

The Verdict

[Canonical: which and the lineage why · divergence found: yes/no · if yes: the merge is the canonical]

The Merge (if diverged)

[Section-level reconciliation · judgment calls × confirming author · the audit-trail note for legal docs]

The Install

[The one home (versioned platform) · pointers placed over old copies · the announcement line · links-only norm + the external copy-holder rule if applicable]

Quality Checks

  • Every findable copy is in the census before any verdict
  • The canonical argument is lineage-based, not timestamp-only
  • Divergent judgment calls were confirmed by their authors, listed
  • Every old copy now points to the canonical or is gone
  • The doc's new home has version history — the suffix era is over for this file

Anti-Patterns

  • Do not crown the newest by default — the newest fork of the wrong branch is still wrong
  • Do not merge judgment conflicts by taste — authors confirm their own clauses
  • Do not canonicalize silently — unannounced truth loses to bookmarked habit
  • Do not leave the winner on a desktop or in a thread — un-versioned homes restart the chaos
  • Do not send attachments of the untangled doc — every attachment is the sequel's opening scene

Example Trigger Phrases

  • "Which version is the real one?"
  • "Merge these document copies."
  • "Stop the version chaos on this doc."

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/version-chaos-untangler of mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1cbf1f0

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Questions about Version Chaos Untangler

What does Version Chaos Untangler do?

Untangle a document that exists in six copies across email, drives, and desktops — establish the canonical version defensibly, merge the divergent edits, and install the single-source rule that…. Version Chaos Untangler is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Untangle a document that exists in six copies across email, drives, and desktops — establish the canonical version defensibly, merge the divergent edits, and install the single-source rule that prevents the rematch.

When should I use Version Chaos Untangler?

Version Chaos Untangler fits situations like: asked which version is the real one; merge these document copies; weve been editing different files; stop the version chaos on this doc.

How do I install Version Chaos Untangler in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Version Chaos Untangler in Codex?

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

Can I use Version Chaos Untangler 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 version-chaos-untangler -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/version-chaos-untangler, .gemini/skills/version-chaos-untangler, .github/skills/version-chaos-untangler and .opencode/skills/version-chaos-untangler in your project.

What does Version Chaos Untangler need to run?

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

Does Version Chaos Untangler 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 Version Chaos Untangler 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 Version Chaos Untangler use?

Version Chaos Untangler 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 Version Chaos Untangler use?

About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Version Chaos Untangler?

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.