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Agent skill

Skill Native Escalation Routing

by nyldn in nyldn/claude-octopus

A skill your agent uses when choosing native or multi-LLM handling for init, review, or security requests

MITAuto-check passedSecurity

Install Skill Native Escalation Routing

skills CLI
$ npx skills add nyldn/claude-octopus --skill skill-native-escalation-routing -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install nyldn/claude-octopus skill-native-escalation-routing --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/nyldn/claude-octopus.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/skill-native-escalation-routing .claude/skills/skill-native-escalation-routing && 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
skill-native-escalation-routing
GitHub stars
4.2k
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~643 tokens
SKILL.md length
312 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
62
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when choosing native or multi-LLM handling for init, review, or security requests

  • Choosing native
  • SKILL.md covers Core Policy, Route to Claude-Native First, Escalate to Octopus and Execution Guidance, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Multi-LLM handling for init

What it does

Skill Native Escalation Routing is an agent skill from nyldn/claude-octopus. Use when choosing native or multi-LLM handling for init, review, or security requests

Its SKILL.md is about 640 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`).

It sits in Security. The repository describes itself as: Run multiple AI models against the same research, design, or coding task. Surface disagreements before you ship. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Choosing native
  • Multi-LLM handling for init
  • Security requests

Example prompts

  • “/skill-native-escalation-routing”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b34780d. 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

Skill Native Escalation Routing loads about 643 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 29 tokens; SKILL.md has 312 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~29
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~643

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 nyldn/claude-octopus at commit b34780d, republished under its MIT licence (© nyldn). 312 words, ~643 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/skill-native-escalation-routing/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
skill-native-escalation-routing
description
Use when choosing native or multi-LLM handling for init, review, or security requests
disable-model-invocation
true

Host: Codex CLI — This skill was designed for Claude Code and adapted for Codex. Cross-reference commands use installed skill names in Codex rather than /octo:* slash commands. Use the active Codex shell and subagent tools. Do not claim a provider, model, or host subagent is available until the current session exposes it. For host tool equivalents, see skills/blocks/codex-host-adapter.md.

Native-First Escalation Routing

Use this skill when the user asks for repository initialization, code review, or security review and it is not yet clear whether Claude-native behavior is sufficient or whether Octopus escalation is warranted.

Core Policy

Claude-native first:

  • /init
  • /review
  • /security-review

Octopus for escalation:

  • /octo:review
  • /octo:security
  • /octo:debate
  • /octo:multi

Route to Claude-Native First

Prefer Claude-native behavior when all of the following are true:

  • the request maps directly to init, review, or security review
  • the user did not ask for multiple model opinions
  • the user did not ask for Codex, Antigravity, or another provider explicitly
  • the task does not require adversarial debate, consensus scoring, or external-provider specialization

Examples:

  • "initialize this repo"
  • "review my staged changes"
  • "security review this auth module"

Escalate to Octopus

Escalate when the user asks for or clearly benefits from:

  • multiple model opinions
  • adversarial review
  • debate between providers
  • provider-specific analysis
  • autonomous codegen verification
  • elevated rigor for complex or high-risk work

Examples:

  • "get multiple model opinions on this PR"
  • "have Codex and Antigravity review this architecture"
  • "do an adversarial security review"
  • "verify this AI-generated implementation before merge"

Execution Guidance

  • If Claude-native is sufficient, do not wrap the task in Octopus unnecessarily.
  • If the user explicitly invokes /octo:review or /octo:security, treat that as an escalation request.
  • If the request is ambiguous, prefer Claude-native first and mention Octopus as the escalation path.

Suggested User Framing

Use wording like:

Claude-native first, Octopus for escalation. Use Claude-native /review or /security-review for ordinary requests. Use Octopus when you want multiple model opinions, adversarial review, or stricter multi-LLM workflows.

© nyldn, MIT. 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 1 other file in skills/skill-native-escalation-routing of nyldn/claude-octopus.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b34780d

Used in 1 other repository

We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in nyldn/claude-octopus, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Skill Native Escalation Routing

What does Skill Native Escalation Routing do?

A skill your agent uses when choosing native or multi-LLM handling for init, review, or security requests. Skill Native Escalation Routing is an agent skill from nyldn/claude-octopus.

When should I use Skill Native Escalation Routing?

Skill Native Escalation Routing fits situations like: choosing native; multi-LLM handling for init; security requests.

How do I install Skill Native Escalation Routing in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add nyldn/claude-octopus --skill skill-native-escalation-routing -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/skill-native-escalation-routing in nyldn/claude-octopus) into .claude/skills/skill-native-escalation-routing in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Skill Native Escalation Routing in Codex?

Run `npx skills add nyldn/claude-octopus --skill skill-native-escalation-routing -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/skill-native-escalation-routing in nyldn/claude-octopus) into .agents/skills/skill-native-escalation-routing in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Skill Native Escalation Routing 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 nyldn/claude-octopus --skill skill-native-escalation-routing -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/skill-native-escalation-routing, .gemini/skills/skill-native-escalation-routing, .github/skills/skill-native-escalation-routing and .opencode/skills/skill-native-escalation-routing in your project.

What does Skill Native Escalation Routing need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Skill Native Escalation Routing is instructions for the agent only.

Does Skill Native Escalation Routing 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 Skill Native Escalation Routing 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 Skill Native Escalation Routing use?

Skill Native Escalation Routing 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 Skill Native Escalation Routing use?

About 643 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 Skill Native Escalation Routing?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Skill Native Escalation Routing: Deepsec Documentation Guide (vercel-labs/deepsec, 8.1k stars), Skill Scanner (getsentry/skills, 1k stars), Serenity Aleabitoreddit (yan-labs/serenity-aleabitoreddit, 481 stars) and Security Alert Triage (elastic/agent-skills, 592 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Skill Native Escalation Routing?

nyldn (a GitHub user) maintains it in nyldn/claude-octopus, which has 4,198 GitHub stars. The repository holds 62 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

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