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Agent skill

Work

by OutThisLife in OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills

Kick off a task in a fresh isolated git worktree instead of the current checkout.

MITAuto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Work

skills CLI
$ npx skills add OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills --skill work -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills work --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/OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/work .claude/skills/work && 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
work
GitHub stars
198
Token cost
~858 tokens
SKILL.md length
389 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
22
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Kick off a task in a fresh isolated git worktree instead of the current checkout.

  • Works in 3 steps: Look at what the repo already does, and… → Create the worktree + branch and cd into… → Do the requested work there.
  • The user invokes /work (optionally with a slug
  • SKILL.md covers Read the repo's conventions, Create it and Then
  • Calls git, npm and tsc

What it does

Work is an agent skill from OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills. Kick off a task in a fresh isolated git worktree instead of the current checkout. Use when the user invokes /work (optionally with a slug or description) to start something new without touching their working tree.

Its SKILL.md is about 860 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 Git worktrees. It works with Git. The repository describes itself as: Skills that drive best-in-class engineering. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • The user invokes /work (optionally with a slug
  • Description) to start something new without touching their working tree

Example prompts

  • “/work”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Look at what the repo already does, and copy it.
  2. Create the worktree + branch and cd into it.
  3. Do the requested work there.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 8a97904. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • git
    • npm
    • tsc

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git and npm, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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

Work loads about 858 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 55 tokens; SKILL.md has 389 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~55
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~858

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 OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills at commit 8a97904, republished under its MIT licence (© OutThisLife). 389 words, ~858 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/work/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
work
description
Kick off a task in a fresh isolated git worktree instead of the current checkout. Use when the user invokes /work (optionally with a slug or description) to start something new without touching their working tree.

/work

/work [slug] is a declaration for this task: "spin up a dedicated worktree and do the work there." It applies to what the user is starting right now — it is not a standing rule that all work always happens in worktrees.

When invoked:

  1. Look at what the repo already does, and copy it.
  2. Create the worktree + branch and cd into it.
  3. Do the requested work there.

Read the repo's conventions

bash
git worktree list                                   # sibling dirs + branches
git branch -a --sort=-committerdate | head -20      # branch prefix/slug pattern
git remote show origin | sed -n 's/.*HEAD branch: //p'   # default branch
  • Branch prefix — mirror the dominant one (e.g. <initials>/<slug>). None obvious → ask.
  • Worktree dir — mirror sibling naming/location (commonly <repo>-<short> next to the primary checkout). Short suffix ≠ full branch is fine.
  • Base — current default branch unless they name another.
  • Slug — from the /work argument, else the task description.

Create it

bash
repo="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
parent="$(dirname "$repo")"
default="$(git -C "$repo" remote show origin | sed -n 's/.*HEAD branch: //p')"
git -C "$repo" fetch origin "$default"
git -C "$repo" worktree add -b <prefix>/<slug> "$parent/$(basename "$repo")-<short>" "origin/$default"
cd "$parent/$(basename "$repo")-<short>"

Reuse a matching worktree/branch if one already exists — don't duplicate. Match how siblings handle node_modules / .venv / symlinks.

  • Never git stash in a worktree while other agents run: the stash list is shared repo-wide, so a pop can grab another worker's WIP. Commit WIP instead.

Then

  • Do the task in the worktree; never in the primary checkout, and never in another agent's worktree.
  • Never git stash in a worktree: refs/stash is shared by every worktree of the repo, so a parallel agent can pop your entry (or you pop theirs). To test against base, copy the file aside (git show HEAD:<path> > …) or use a throwaway worktree instead.
  • Every worker and subagent gets its own hermes-agent worktree, and the worktree path is in its instructions. Fixes use a bb/* branch. Verification, typecheck, and tests use a detached worktree at origin/main. Each worktree runs its own npm ci. Never edit, install, build, typecheck, or test in ~/Developer/hermes-agent. tsc -b there emits .js beside the sources.
  • Prefer direct execution for focused fixes. Do not delegate routine sibling-path audits or cleanup; reserve subagents for substantial independent work that clearly saves time.
  • Default to pnpm for JavaScript package commands and install examples when the repository supports it. Respect an existing different package-manager/lockfile contract rather than introducing a second lockfile.
  • UI → ui-only + ui-system. Tests → whatever the repo uses.
  • When handing off, tell the user the worktree path and how to run it.
  • Ship → commit, push the branch, open a PR/MR to the default branch.
  • Cleaning up → offer to remove worktrees whose branch is already merged.
  • Reviewing an existing PR instead of new work → pr-triage.

© OutThisLife, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/work of OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 8a97904

Compare with similar skills

Work 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.

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PRP Workstream OrchestratorWirasm/prp2.3k—~3.5kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Squad Agent Collaboration Patternsmicrosoft/waza1.4k4 repos~500Automated safety check: PassMIT
Vspawnvlinx-io/VelaTerm259—~2.5kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Work

What does Work do?

Kick off a task in a fresh isolated git worktree instead of the current checkout. Work is an agent skill from OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills. Kick off a task in a fresh isolated git worktree instead of the current checkout.

When should I use Work?

Work fits situations like: the user invokes /work (optionally with a slug; description) to start something new without touching their working tree.

How do I install Work in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Work in Codex?

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

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

What does Work need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Work needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git, npm and tsc).

Does Work access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git and npm, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Work 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 Work use?

Work 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 Work use?

About 858 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.

What are the alternatives to Work?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Work: Using Git Worktrees (farm-fe/farm, 5.6k stars), Agtx Task Sweep (fynnfluegge/agtx, 1.7k stars), PRP Workstream Orchestrator (Wirasm/prp, 2.3k stars) and Squad Agent Collaboration Patterns (microsoft/waza, 1.4k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Work?

OutThisLife (a GitHub user) maintains it in OutThisLife/brooklyn-skills, which has 198 GitHub stars. The repository holds 22 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

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