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Agent skill

Kickoff

by openwpm in openwpm/OpenWPM

A skill your agent uses to launch a background Claude agent in tmux (or docker/podman) to implement a feature end-to-end.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Kickoff

skills CLI
$ npx skills add openwpm/OpenWPM --skill kickoff -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install openwpm/OpenWPM kickoff --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/openwpm/OpenWPM.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/kickoff .claude/skills/kickoff && 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
kickoff
GitHub stars
1.4k
Token cost
~781 tokens
SKILL.md length
351 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
13
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

A skill your agent uses to launch a background Claude agent in tmux (or docker/podman) to implement a feature end-to-end.

  • Works in 4 steps: Validate prerequisites: Check that tmux… → Build the crosslink kickoff command: Map… → Run the command: Execute crosslink… → …
  • Launch a background Claude agent in tmux (or docker/podman) to implement a feature end-to-end
  • SKILL.md covers Arguments, Steps and Constraints
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Kickoff is an agent skill from openwpm/OpenWPM. Use to launch a background Claude agent in tmux (or docker/podman) to implement a feature end-to-end. Delegates worktree creation, prompt building, and session launch to crosslink kickoff run, then prints how to attach (tmux attach -t <session) and check status (/check). Trigger when the user says "kick off an agent for X", "/kickoff …", or asks for a background agent / sub-agent / worker to do a feature.

Its SKILL.md is about 780 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 DevOps & Cloud, covering Git worktrees, Subagents and Containers. It works with tmux and Docker. The repository describes itself as: A web privacy measurement framework.

When your agent uses it

  • Launch a background Claude agent in tmux (or docker/podman) to implement a feature end-to-end
  • The user says kick off an agent for X
  • Asks for a background agent / sub-agent / worker to do a feature

Example prompts

  • “kick off an agent for X”
  • “/kickoff …”
  • “/kickoff”

Requirements

  • Docker

Workflow steps

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

  1. Validate prerequisites: Check that tmux and claude are available (for local mode). If --verify ci or --verify thorough, check that gh is…
  2. Build the crosslink kickoff command: Map parsed arguments to CLI flags
  3. Run the command: Execute crosslink kickoff run with all flags. The CLI handles
  4. Report: The CLI prints the summary. Relay it to the user. Remind them to

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit da628ba. 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 bash).

    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

Kickoff loads about 781 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 106 tokens; SKILL.md has 351 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~106
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~781

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 351 words (~781 tokens).

“The user provides a feature description (e.g. "add batch retry logic") and optionally additional context. Delegate to the crosslink kickoff run CLI command which handles worktree creation, agent prompt generation, and tmux session launch.”

— opening of SKILL.md by openwpm, Custom licence
name
kickoff

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/kickoff of openwpm/OpenWPM.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit da628ba

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Devcontainer Devstacklok/toolhive-studio170—~3.8kAutomated safety check: NotesApache-2.0
Docker Agent Configdocker/skills539—~2.5kAutomated safety check: NotesApache-2.0
Wp Playgroundbonny/WordPress-Simple-History317—~1kAutomated safety check: NotesNone

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Questions about Kickoff

What does Kickoff do?

A skill your agent uses to launch a background Claude agent in tmux (or docker/podman) to implement a feature end-to-end. Kickoff is an agent skill from openwpm/OpenWPM. Use to launch a background Claude agent in tmux (or docker/podman) to implement a feature end-to-end.

When should I use Kickoff?

Kickoff fits situations like: launch a background Claude agent in tmux (or docker/podman) to implement a feature end-to-end; the user says kick off an agent for X; asks for a background agent / sub-agent / worker to do a feature.

How do I install Kickoff in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Kickoff in Codex?

Run `npx skills add openwpm/OpenWPM --skill kickoff -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/kickoff in openwpm/OpenWPM) into .agents/skills/kickoff in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Kickoff 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 openwpm/OpenWPM --skill kickoff -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/kickoff, .gemini/skills/kickoff, .github/skills/kickoff and .opencode/skills/kickoff in your project.

What does Kickoff need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Kickoff is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Docker.

Does Kickoff 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 Kickoff 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 Kickoff use?

Kickoff has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Kickoff use?

About 781 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.1k 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 Kickoff?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Kickoff: Ship It (BlackBeltTechnology/pi-agent-dashboard, 315 stars), Build Px4 macOS (PX4/PX4-Autopilot, 13k stars), Devcontainer Dev (stacklok/toolhive-studio, 170 stars) and Docker Agent Config (docker/skills, 539 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Kickoff?

openwpm (a GitHub organization) maintains it in openwpm/OpenWPM, which has 1,423 GitHub stars. The repository holds 13 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 4, 2026.

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