Using Agent Skills
addyosmani/agent-skills
Meta-skill for choosing which workflow skill fits the task at hand, plus always-on habits: surface assumptions, stop on confusion, push back, keep it simple and stay in scope.
Split an oversized skill, CLAUDE.md, or spec into an entry file plus files that load only when they're needed.
Install Progressive Disclosure
$ npx skills add Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills --skill progressive-disclosure -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills progressive-disclosure --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/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/progressive-disclosure .claude/skills/progressive-disclosure && 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 "progressive-disclosure" agent skill from https://github.com/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills/tree/main/skills/progressive-disclosure into .claude/skills/progressive-disclosure/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "progressive-disclosure", 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/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills/tree/main/skills/progressive-disclosureType 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 Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills --skill progressive-disclosure -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills progressive-disclosure --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/progressive-disclosure .agents/skills/progressive-disclosure && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "progressive-disclosure" agent skill from https://github.com/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills/tree/main/skills/progressive-disclosure into .agents/skills/progressive-disclosure/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "progressive-disclosure", 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 Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills --skill progressive-disclosure -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills progressive-disclosure --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/progressive-disclosure .cursor/skills/progressive-disclosure && 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 "progressive-disclosure" agent skill from https://github.com/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills/tree/main/skills/progressive-disclosure into .cursor/skills/progressive-disclosure/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "progressive-disclosure", 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/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills.git --path skills/progressive-disclosure--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 Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills --skill progressive-disclosure -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills progressive-disclosure --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/progressive-disclosure .gemini/skills/progressive-disclosure && 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 "progressive-disclosure" agent skill from https://github.com/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills/tree/main/skills/progressive-disclosure into .gemini/skills/progressive-disclosure/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "progressive-disclosure", 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 Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills progressive-disclosureInstalls 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 Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills --skill progressive-disclosure -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/progressive-disclosure .github/skills/progressive-disclosure && 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 "progressive-disclosure" agent skill from https://github.com/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills/tree/main/skills/progressive-disclosure into .github/skills/progressive-disclosure/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "progressive-disclosure", 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 Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills --skill progressive-disclosure -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills progressive-disclosure --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/progressive-disclosure .opencode/skills/progressive-disclosure && 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 "progressive-disclosure" agent skill from https://github.com/Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills/tree/main/skills/progressive-disclosure into .opencode/skills/progressive-disclosure/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "progressive-disclosure", 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
progressive-disclosure- GitHub stars
- 343
- Token cost
- ~660 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 422 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 14
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Split an oversized skill, CLAUDE.md, or spec into an entry file plus files that load only when they're needed.
- Works in 6 steps: Read the whole artifact and identify its… → Sort every section into two piles:… → Keep the universal core in the entry… → …
- Tasks that involve Agent instruction files
- SKILL.md covers Steps and Guardrails
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Progressive Disclosure is an agent skill from Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills. Split an oversized skill, CLAUDE.md, or spec into an entry file plus files that load only when they're needed.
Its SKILL.md is about 660 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Agent instruction files. The repository describes itself as: 14 installable skills for Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, and Hermes: find unknowns, clarify requirements, manage context, test assumptions, and verify bug fixes with regression… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Agent instruction files
Example prompts
- “/progressive-disclosure”
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Read the whole artifact and identify its branches — the genuinely different ways a run can go through it. A verification section reached…
- Sort every section into two piles: needed on every branch, and needed on one. The split is the entire decision, and it is usually less…
- Keep the universal core in the entry file, ordered so the file still reads coherently on its own. An entry file that no longer makes sense…
- Move each branch into a sibling file named for what it holds, not for where it came from — verification.md, glossary.md — so the name…
- Write the pointer with care, because the pointer's wording is what decides whether the material is ever reached. Name the condition and…
- Walk each branch end to end and confirm it still has everything it needs. Then report what moved, what stayed, and the new size of the…
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ca5696a. 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
Progressive Disclosure loads about 660 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 33 tokens; SKILL.md has 422 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 Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills at commit ca5696a, republished under its MIT licence (© Neeeophytee). 422 words, ~660 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/progressive-disclosure/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- progressive-disclosure
- description
- Split an oversized skill, CLAUDE.md, or spec into an entry file plus files that load only when they're needed.
- disable-model-invocation
- true
Progressive disclosure
A long instruction file is paid for on every single turn, including the turns that need none of it. The fix is not deletion — the material is real — but placement: keep what every run needs in the entry file, and move what only some runs need behind a pointer that fires when it's relevant. This skill restructures one artifact. To find out which artifacts need it, audit first.
Steps
- Read the whole artifact and identify its branches — the genuinely different ways a run can go through it. A verification section reached only when the user asks to verify is a branch; a rule that applies every time is not.
- Sort every section into two piles: needed on every branch, and needed on one. The split is the entire decision, and it is usually less even than it looks — most files are a short universal core wrapped in branch-specific detail.
- Keep the universal core in the entry file, ordered so the file still reads coherently on its own. An entry file that no longer makes sense without its children has been cut in the wrong place.
- Move each branch into a sibling file named for what it holds, not for where it came from —
verification.md,glossary.md— so the name alone tells the reader when to open it. - Write the pointer with care, because the pointer's wording is what decides whether the material is ever reached. Name the condition and the file together: "when the change touches migrations, read
migrations.mdbefore planning." A bare link at the bottom of a file is not a pointer. - Walk each branch end to end and confirm it still has everything it needs. Then report what moved, what stayed, and the new size of the entry file.
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Guardrails
- Splitting is not deleting. If a section is genuinely dead, say so and remove it outright rather than hiding it in a file nobody opens.
- Never split material that every branch needs. Two files that are always read together are one file with extra steps.
- A pointer that never fires has made the material invisible, which is worse than leaving it inline. When the triggering condition can't be stated crisply, that section stays put.
- Verify that the target harness actually ships sibling files alongside
SKILL.mdbefore relying on them; installers differ, and a pointer to a file that didn't travel is a broken skill. - Stop when the entry file is legible. Splitting past that point trades one kind of unreadability for another.
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Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/progressive-disclosure of Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit ca5696a
Compare with similar skills
Progressive Disclosure 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Disclosure this skillNeeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills | 343 | — | ~660 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Using Agent Skillsaddyosmani/agent-skills | 103k | 4 repos | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Claude ReflectBayramAnnakov/claude-reflect | 1.7k | 2 repos | ~627 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Neat-Freak Knowledge CloseoutKKKKhazix/khazix-skills | 21k | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Writing For Agentsbestofjs/bestofjs | 3.1k | 18 repos | ~2.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Task Observerrebelytics/one-skill-to-rule-them-all | 3.2k | 1 repos | ~12k | Automated safety check: Pass | CC-BY-4.0 |
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Questions about Progressive Disclosure
What does Progressive Disclosure do?
Split an oversized skill, CLAUDE.md, or spec into an entry file plus files that load only when they're needed. Progressive Disclosure is an agent skill from Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills.md, or spec into an entry file plus files that load only when they're needed.
When should I use Progressive Disclosure?
Progressive Disclosure fits situations like: tasks that involve Agent instruction files.
How do I install Progressive Disclosure in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills --skill progressive-disclosure -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/progressive-disclosure in Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills) into .claude/skills/progressive-disclosure in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Progressive Disclosure in Codex?
Run `npx skills add Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills --skill progressive-disclosure -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/progressive-disclosure in Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills) into .agents/skills/progressive-disclosure in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Progressive Disclosure 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 Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills --skill progressive-disclosure -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/progressive-disclosure, .gemini/skills/progressive-disclosure, .github/skills/progressive-disclosure and .opencode/skills/progressive-disclosure in your project.
What does Progressive Disclosure need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Progressive Disclosure is instructions for the agent only.
Does Progressive Disclosure 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 Progressive Disclosure 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 Progressive Disclosure use?
Progressive Disclosure 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 Progressive Disclosure use?
About 660 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.6k 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 Progressive Disclosure?
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Who maintains Progressive Disclosure?
Neeeophytee (a GitHub user) maintains it in Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills, which has 343 GitHub stars. The repository holds 14 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 28, 2026.
Source: Neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.