Agent skill

Cash Flow Growth

Retrieve year-over-year growth in cash flow metrics including Operating Cash Flow, Free Cash Flow, and Net Cash Flow.

MITAuto-check passedBusiness, Finance & HR

Install Cash Flow Growth

skills CLI

$ npx skills add OctagonAI/skills --skill cash-flow-growth -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install OctagonAI/skills cash-flow-growth --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/OctagonAI/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cash-flow-growth .claude/skills/cash-flow-growth && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "cash-flow-growth" agent skill from https://github.com/OctagonAI/skills/tree/main/skills/cash-flow-growth into .claude/skills/cash-flow-growth/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cash-flow-growth", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/OctagonAI/skills/tree/main/skills/cash-flow-growth

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add OctagonAI/skills --skill cash-flow-growth -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install OctagonAI/skills cash-flow-growth --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OctagonAI/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cash-flow-growth .agents/skills/cash-flow-growth && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "cash-flow-growth" agent skill from https://github.com/OctagonAI/skills/tree/main/skills/cash-flow-growth into .agents/skills/cash-flow-growth/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cash-flow-growth", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add OctagonAI/skills --skill cash-flow-growth -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install OctagonAI/skills cash-flow-growth --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OctagonAI/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cash-flow-growth .cursor/skills/cash-flow-growth && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "cash-flow-growth" agent skill from https://github.com/OctagonAI/skills/tree/main/skills/cash-flow-growth into .cursor/skills/cash-flow-growth/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cash-flow-growth", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/OctagonAI/skills.git --path skills/cash-flow-growth

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add OctagonAI/skills --skill cash-flow-growth -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install OctagonAI/skills cash-flow-growth --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OctagonAI/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cash-flow-growth .gemini/skills/cash-flow-growth && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "cash-flow-growth" agent skill from https://github.com/OctagonAI/skills/tree/main/skills/cash-flow-growth into .gemini/skills/cash-flow-growth/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cash-flow-growth", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install OctagonAI/skills cash-flow-growth

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add OctagonAI/skills --skill cash-flow-growth -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OctagonAI/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cash-flow-growth .github/skills/cash-flow-growth && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "cash-flow-growth" agent skill from https://github.com/OctagonAI/skills/tree/main/skills/cash-flow-growth into .github/skills/cash-flow-growth/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cash-flow-growth", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add OctagonAI/skills --skill cash-flow-growth -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install OctagonAI/skills cash-flow-growth --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OctagonAI/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cash-flow-growth .opencode/skills/cash-flow-growth && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "cash-flow-growth" agent skill from https://github.com/OctagonAI/skills/tree/main/skills/cash-flow-growth into .opencode/skills/cash-flow-growth/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cash-flow-growth", 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: cash-flow-growth
GitHub stars: 127
Token cost: ~862 tokens
SKILL.md length: 350 words
Files: 5 (incl. references)
Skills in repo: 53
Repo updated: Jun 5, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Retrieve year-over-year growth in cash flow metrics including Operating Cash Flow, Free Cash Flow, and Net Cash Flow.

Works in 5 steps: Operating cash flow trends: Core… → Free cash flow health: Capital available… → Net cash flow direction: Overall… → …
Analyzing company cash generation trends
SKILL.md covers Prerequisites, Query Format, Output Format and Key Observations Pattern, plus 3 more sections
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Cash Flow Growth is an agent skill from OctagonAI/skills. Retrieve year-over-year growth in cash flow metrics including Operating Cash Flow, Free Cash Flow, and Net Cash Flow. Use when analyzing company cash generation trends, capital allocation efficiency, or liquidity trajectory.

Its SKILL.md is about 860 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files, including reference files (for example `README.md`, `marketplace.json` and `references/interpreting-results.md`).

It sits in Business, Finance & HR. It works with Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: A collection of Claude skills for agentic financial research by Octagon. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Analyzing company cash generation trends
Capital allocation efficiency
Liquidity trajectory

Example prompts

“/cash-flow-growth”

Workflow steps

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

Operating cash flow trends: Core business cash generation ability
Free cash flow health: Capital available for dividends, buybacks, M&A
Net cash flow direction: Overall liquidity position changes
Volatility assessment: Consistency of cash generation
Historical context: Multi-year patterns and inflection points

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 51e938c. 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 (its code samples are json).
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

Cash Flow Growth loads about 862 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.7k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 60 tokens; SKILL.md has 350 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~60
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~862
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them: ~1.7k

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 OctagonAI/skills at commit 51e938c, republished under its MIT licence (© OctagonAI). 350 words, ~862 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/cash-flow-growth/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 4 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: cash-flow-growth
description: Retrieve year-over-year growth in cash flow metrics including Operating Cash Flow, Free Cash Flow, and Net Cash Flow. Use when analyzing company cash generation trends, capital allocation efficiency, or liquidity trajectory.

Cash Flow Growth

Retrieve and analyze year-over-year growth in cash flow metrics for public companies using Octagon MCP.

Prerequisites

Ensure Octagon MCP is configured in your AI agent (Cursor, Claude Desktop, Windsurf, etc.). See references/mcp-setup.md for installation instructions.

Query Format

Retrieve cash-flow growth metrics for <TICKER>, limited to <N> records and filtered by period <FY|Q>.

MCP Call:

json

{
  "server": "octagon-mcp",
  "toolName": "octagon-agent",
  "arguments": {
    "prompt": "Retrieve cash-flow growth metrics for AAPL, limited to 5 records and filtered by period FY"
  }
}

Output Format

The agent returns a table with YoY growth percentages:

Fiscal Year	Operating Cash Flow Growth (%)	Free Cash Flow Growth (%)	Net Cash Flow Growth (%)
2025	-5.73	-9.23	8.55
2024	6.98	9.26	-1.14
2023	-9.50	-10.64	1.53
2022	17.41	19.89	-1.84
2021	28.96	26.70	0.63

Data Source: octagon-financials-agent

Key Observations Pattern

After receiving data, generate observations:

Operating cash flow trends: Core business cash generation ability
Free cash flow health: Capital available for dividends, buybacks, M&A
Net cash flow direction: Overall liquidity position changes
Volatility assessment: Consistency of cash generation
Historical context: Multi-year patterns and inflection points

Metrics Reference

Metric	Definition
Operating Cash Flow Growth	YoY change in cash from core business operations
Free Cash Flow Growth	YoY change in OCF minus Capital Expenditures
Net Cash Flow Growth	YoY change in total cash position (OCF + Investing + Financing)

Analysis Tips

Strong Cash Generation

When Operating Cash Flow Growth > Revenue Growth:

Efficient working capital management
Strong collections and payables optimization
Quality earnings (cash backing profits)

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Free Cash Flow Divergence

When FCF Growth differs significantly from OCF Growth:

Capex changes driving the difference
Growth investments (negative) or harvesting (positive)
Check capex as % of revenue trend

Net Cash Flow Volatility

Net Cash Flow often volatile due to:

Large debt issuances or repayments
Share buyback programs
Dividend policy changes
M&A activity

Working Capital Impact

Significant OCF swings often driven by:

Inventory build/drawdown
Receivables collection timing
Payables management
Deferred revenue changes

Quality of Earnings Check

Compare to income statement:

OCF should track or exceed Net Income over time
Persistent OCF < Net Income signals earnings quality concerns

Follow-up Queries

Based on results, suggest deeper analysis:

"What drove the operating cash flow decline in [YEAR]?"
"Break down [COMPANY]'s working capital changes for the last 3 years"
"Compare [COMPANY]'s free cash flow yield to industry peers"
"Analyze [COMPANY]'s capital expenditure trends and guidance"

Files

SKILL.md and 4 other files (references) in skills/cash-flow-growth of OctagonAI/skills.

SKILL.md
README.md
marketplace.json
references/interpreting-results.md
references/mcp-setup.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 51e938c

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Questions about Cash Flow Growth

What does Cash Flow Growth do?

Retrieve year-over-year growth in cash flow metrics including Operating Cash Flow, Free Cash Flow, and Net Cash Flow. Cash Flow Growth is an agent skill from OctagonAI/skills. Retrieve year-over-year growth in cash flow metrics including Operating Cash Flow, Free Cash Flow, and Net Cash Flow.

When should I use Cash Flow Growth?

Cash Flow Growth fits situations like: analyzing company cash generation trends; capital allocation efficiency; liquidity trajectory.

How do I install Cash Flow Growth in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add OctagonAI/skills --skill cash-flow-growth -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/cash-flow-growth in OctagonAI/skills) into .claude/skills/cash-flow-growth in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Cash Flow Growth in Codex?

Run `npx skills add OctagonAI/skills --skill cash-flow-growth -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/cash-flow-growth in OctagonAI/skills) into .agents/skills/cash-flow-growth in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Cash Flow Growth 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 OctagonAI/skills --skill cash-flow-growth -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/cash-flow-growth, .gemini/skills/cash-flow-growth, .github/skills/cash-flow-growth and .opencode/skills/cash-flow-growth in your project.

What does Cash Flow Growth need to run?

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

Does Cash Flow Growth 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 Cash Flow Growth 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 Cash Flow Growth use?

Cash Flow Growth 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 Cash Flow Growth use?

About 862 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 828 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Cash Flow Growth?

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Who maintains Cash Flow Growth?

OctagonAI (a GitHub organization) maintains it in OctagonAI/skills, which has 127 GitHub stars. The repository holds 53 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 5, 2026.

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

Install Cash Flow Growth

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Cash Flow Growth

Prerequisites

Query Format

Output Format

Key Observations Pattern

Metrics Reference

Analysis Tips

Strong Cash Generation

Free Cash Flow Divergence

Net Cash Flow Volatility

Working Capital Impact

Quality of Earnings Check

Follow-up Queries

Files

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