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Agent skill

Ask Matt

by nodetool-ai in nodetool-ai/nodetool

Choose an installed repository skill when the user asks which engineering workflow fits their task.

AGPL-3.0Auto-check passedDevelopment

Install Ask Matt

skills CLI
$ npx skills add nodetool-ai/nodetool --skill ask-matt -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install nodetool-ai/nodetool ask-matt --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/nodetool-ai/nodetool.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/ask-matt .claude/skills/ask-matt && 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
ask-matt
GitHub stars
560
Token cost
~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
399 words
Files
3
Skills in repo
127
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
AGPL-3.0

At a glance

Choose an installed repository skill when the user asks which engineering workflow fits their task.

  • Asks which engineering workflow fits their task
  • SKILL.md covers Choose a starting point, Choose a NodeTool surface and Continue at the requested scope
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Ask Matt is an agent skill from nodetool-ai/nodetool. Choose an installed repository skill when the user asks which engineering workflow fits their task.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files (for example `PHASE-BOUNDARIES.md` and `agents/openai.yaml`).

It sits in Development. The repository describes itself as: Agent-first Creative Workspace. The licence is AGPL-3.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Asks which engineering workflow fits their task

Example prompts

  • “/ask-matt”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 339f069. 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

Ask Matt loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 27 tokens; SKILL.md has 399 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~27
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.1k

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 nodetool-ai/nodetool at commit 339f069, republished under its AGPL-3.0 licence (© nodetool-ai). 399 words, ~1,115 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/ask-matt/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
ask-matt
description
Choose an installed repository skill when the user asks which engineering workflow fits their task.
disable-model-invocation
true

Ask Matt

Recommend the smallest workflow that produces the user's requested result. Use the conversation and repository context before asking for missing information. Carry forward existing decisions and authorization. A sufficient spec needs no preliminary interview or tracker setup.

Choose a starting point

Requested resultSkill
Resolve an unclear plan through discussiongrill-with-docs
Build from a spec or ticketsimplement
Develop behavior test-firsttdd
Diagnose a bug or performance regressiondiagnosing-bugs
Review a diff, branch, or PRcode-review
Remove unnecessary code or proseunslop
Evaluate incoming issues or external PRstriage
Write a spec from a discussionto-spec
Split agreed work into dependent ticketsto-tickets
Map decisions across a large effortwayfinder
Compare architecture improvementsimprove-codebase-architecture
Design a module's interface or test boundarycodebase-design
Clarify domain terms or record a decisiondomain-modeling
Answer a design question with runnable codeprototype
Investigate primary sources and save findingsresearch
Resolve an active merge or rebaseresolving-merge-conflicts
Prepare a procedure requiring human accesswizard
Configure tracker and domain-document conventionssetup-matt-pocock-skills

Choose a NodeTool surface

Product work is routed by the document the user wants, not by the tool they named. Each of these loads the rest of what it needs.

Requested resultSkill
A finished video, still set or campaignstoryboard-core, which picks the job skill
A workflow graphnodetool-workflow-builder
A screen someone clicksnodetool-app-builder
A repair on delivered footagenodetool-video-post
JavaScript in the sandbox, or a Code nodenodetool-js-scripting
A layered image, mask or overlaynodetool-sketch
A 3D model or scenenodetool-3d-scene
A playable built-in game or asset packnative-game
A new node typenodetool-custom-node-developer
A run that is failing, on any surfacenodetool-troubleshooter
An integration over REST, tRPC, WebSocket or MCPnodetool-api-reference
Retrieval over documentsnodetool-rag-indexing
A browser automation agentnodetool-browser-agent
Provider keys and model selectionnodetool-model-provider-config
A server or worker to deploynodetool-deployment
Instructions that should persist across sessionsnodetool-skill-author
Show full SKILL.md (89 more words)Show less

Read the selected skill, not every entry. Load supporting references only when the task reaches the operation they describe.

Continue at the requested scope

For a recommendation request, name the skill and explain why in one or two sentences. For an action request, continue with the selected skill. Another phase is useful only when it resolves an actual remaining need.

Read PHASE-BOUNDARIES.md when context management or a handoff is needed. Tracker setup is needed only when a requested tracker operation's destination or conventions cannot be established from existing context.

© nodetool-ai, AGPL-3.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files in .agents/skills/ask-matt of nodetool-ai/nodetool.

  • SKILL.md
  • PHASE-BOUNDARIES.md
  • agents/openai.yaml

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 339f069

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PR Babysitteropeninterpreter/openinterpreter69k3 repos~4.2kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Code Review ChecklistshareAI-lab/learn-claude-code78k4 repos~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Categories

Questions about Ask Matt

What does Ask Matt do?

Choose an installed repository skill when the user asks which engineering workflow fits their task. Ask Matt is an agent skill from nodetool-ai/nodetool. Choose an installed repository skill when the user asks which engineering workflow fits their task.

When should I use Ask Matt?

Ask Matt fits situations like: asks which engineering workflow fits their task.

How do I install Ask Matt in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add nodetool-ai/nodetool --skill ask-matt -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/ask-matt in nodetool-ai/nodetool) into .claude/skills/ask-matt in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Ask Matt in Codex?

Run `npx skills add nodetool-ai/nodetool --skill ask-matt -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/ask-matt in nodetool-ai/nodetool) into .agents/skills/ask-matt in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Ask Matt 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 nodetool-ai/nodetool --skill ask-matt -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/ask-matt, .gemini/skills/ask-matt, .github/skills/ask-matt and .opencode/skills/ask-matt in your project.

What does Ask Matt need to run?

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

Does Ask Matt 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 Ask Matt 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 Ask Matt use?

Ask Matt is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Ask Matt use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.5k 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 Ask Matt?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Ask Matt: Vercel Composition Patterns (supabase/supabase, 111k stars), Finishing a Development Branch (obra/superpowers, 297k stars), Typescript Advanced Types (rolling-scopes/rsschool-app, 10k stars) and PR Babysitter (openinterpreter/openinterpreter, 69k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Ask Matt?

nodetool-ai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in nodetool-ai/nodetool, which has 560 GitHub stars. The repository holds 127 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

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