Eli5
mblode/agent-skills
Picks the form that explains best and applies the house explanation style: plain prose, controlled English modelled on ASD-STE100, a diagram, an interactive HTML page, or a narrated explainer video.
The user built or changed something visual — a UI, an animation, a game, a generated video — and wants it verified, or asks "why does my UI look wrong", "check that the fix actually worked", "does…
Install The Loop
$ npx skills add oxbshw/watch-skill --skill the-loop -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install oxbshw/watch-skill the-loop --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/the-loop .claude/skills/the-loop && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "the-loop" agent skill from https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill/tree/main/skills/the-loop into .claude/skills/the-loop/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "the-loop", 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 install https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill/tree/main/skills/the-loopType 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.
$ npx skills add oxbshw/watch-skill --skill the-loop -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install oxbshw/watch-skill the-loop --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/the-loop .agents/skills/the-loop && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "the-loop" agent skill from https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill/tree/main/skills/the-loop into .agents/skills/the-loop/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "the-loop", 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.
$ npx skills add oxbshw/watch-skill --skill the-loop -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install oxbshw/watch-skill the-loop --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/the-loop .cursor/skills/the-loop && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "the-loop" agent skill from https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill/tree/main/skills/the-loop into .cursor/skills/the-loop/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "the-loop", 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 https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill.git --path skills/the-loop--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add oxbshw/watch-skill --skill the-loop -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install oxbshw/watch-skill the-loop --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/the-loop .gemini/skills/the-loop && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "the-loop" agent skill from https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill/tree/main/skills/the-loop into .gemini/skills/the-loop/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "the-loop", 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.
$ gh skill install oxbshw/watch-skill the-loopInstalls 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).
$ npx skills add oxbshw/watch-skill --skill the-loop -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/the-loop .github/skills/the-loop && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "the-loop" agent skill from https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill/tree/main/skills/the-loop into .github/skills/the-loop/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "the-loop", 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.
$ npx skills add oxbshw/watch-skill --skill the-loop -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install oxbshw/watch-skill the-loop --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/the-loop .opencode/skills/the-loop && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "the-loop" agent skill from https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill/tree/main/skills/the-loop into .opencode/skills/the-loop/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "the-loop", 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
the-loop- GitHub stars
- 452
- Token cost
- ~622 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 200 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 10
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
The user built or changed something visual — a UI, an animation, a game, a generated video — and wants it verified, or asks "why does my UI look wrong", "check that the fix actually worked", "does…
- Tasks that involve Plain language and style rules
- SKILL.md covers UI / web page / desktop window, Generated video (Manim,…, Game / simulation and Watch for a condition…, plus 1 more section
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Tasks that involve Video production
What it does
The Loop is an agent skill from oxbshw/watch-skill. The user built or changed something visual — a UI, an animation, a game, a generated video — and wants it verified, or asks "why does my UI look wrong", "check that the fix actually worked", "does the animation glitch". Use this to record the running thing, critique the recording against plain-language pass criteria, and iterate until it passes with before/after proof.
Its SKILL.md is about 620 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 Writing & Content, covering Plain language and style rules and Video production. It works with DeepSeek. The repository describes itself as: Give AI agents eyes, ears, and verifiable results. Watch Skill turns video, audio and screen activity into searchable, timestamped evidence and proves work with deterministic… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Plain language and style rules
- Tasks that involve Video production
Example prompts
- “why does my UI look wrong”
- “check that the fix actually worked”
- “does the animation glitch”
- “/the-loop”
Requirements
- Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash, Read
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit f1317c8. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
BashRead
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
The Loop loads about 622 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 95 tokens; SKILL.md has 200 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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: notes
The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.
- NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
allowed-tools: Bash, Read
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 oxbshw/watch-skill at commit f1317c8, republished under its MIT licence (© oxbshw). 200 words, ~622 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/the-loop/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- the-loop
- description
- The user built or changed something visual — a UI, an animation, a game, a generated video — and wants it verified, or asks "why does my UI look wrong", "check that the fix actually worked", "does the animation glitch". Use this to record the running thing, critique the recording against plain-language pass criteria, and iterate until it passes with before/after proof.
- allowed-tools
- Bash, Read
- version
- 1.4.3
- license
- MIT
- user-invocable
- true
THE LOOP
A screenshot shows a moment; it cannot show a flow. THE LOOP records the actual running target, watches the recording, and judges it against pass criteria you state in plain language. The loop only observes — YOU apply the fixes, then iterate. On pass it renders a before/after MP4 + GIF as proof.
UI / web page / desktop window
watch-skill loop start "<url | screen: | window:<title> | file>" "<pass criteria>" [--script '<json steps>']
# ...apply the suggested fixes to the code...
watch-skill loop iterate <loop_id>- Pass criteria are ordinary sentences: "the checkout completes, no error toast ever appears, the total is never NaN". Negative claims ("never X") and exemplars ("a real price (like $29.00)") are both understood and enforced deterministically.
--scriptreplays the same clicks/fills every iteration, so the comparison is honest.- Only call
iterateafter you actually changed something. It diffs against the previous iteration: fixed / unchanged / new.
Generated video (Manim, Remotion, ffmpeg, AI-gen)
watch-skill loop video-gen "<what the video must show>" "<render command>" --output <file>Re-runs the generator each iteration and judges the fresh render against the spec.
Game / simulation
watch-skill loop game "<canvas-url | window:<title> | screen:>" "<pass criteria>" [--run "<launch cmd>"]Catches the failures screenshots miss: a NaN score counter, black flicker frames, sprites that vanish mid-motion.
Watch for a condition (monitoring)
watch-skill loop monitor "<folder | url | screen: | window:<title>>" "<condition>" [--interval 10] [--max-checks 10]Bounded — it always terminates. Events land in events.jsonl under the
loop directory as structured records.
Record without judging
watch-skill capture "<target>" [--duration 10]Capture alone never critiques; it just records, analyzes, and indexes.
Use loop start when there are pass criteria.
© oxbshw, 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/the-loop of oxbshw/watch-skill.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit f1317c8
Compare with similar skills
The Loop 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Loop this skilloxbshw/watch-skill | 452 | — | ~622 | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Eli5mblode/agent-skills | 142 | — | ~861 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| No AI Slophuytieu/COG-second-brain | 1.3k | — | ~5.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Best Tiktok Video EditorLeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills | 2.2k | — | ~4.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Record Vhs Demobruin-data/bruin | 1.8k | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Video Scriptzenstory-ai/oh-story-dsh | 460 | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about The Loop
What does The Loop do?
The user built or changed something visual — a UI, an animation, a game, a generated video — and wants it verified, or asks "why does my UI look wrong", "check that the fix actually worked", "does…. The Loop is an agent skill from oxbshw/watch-skill. The user built or changed something visual — a UI, an animation, a game, a generated video — and wants it verified, or asks "why does my UI look wrong", "check that the fix actually worked", "does the animation glitch".
When should I use The Loop?
The Loop fits situations like: tasks that involve Plain language and style rules; tasks that involve Video production.
How do I install The Loop in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add oxbshw/watch-skill --skill the-loop -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/the-loop in oxbshw/watch-skill) into .claude/skills/the-loop in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install The Loop in Codex?
Run `npx skills add oxbshw/watch-skill --skill the-loop -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/the-loop in oxbshw/watch-skill) into .agents/skills/the-loop in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use The Loop 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 oxbshw/watch-skill --skill the-loop -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/the-loop, .gemini/skills/the-loop, .github/skills/the-loop and .opencode/skills/the-loop in your project.
What does The Loop need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: The Loop is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash, Read.
Does The Loop 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 The Loop safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does The Loop use?
The Loop is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does The Loop use?
About 622 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.5k 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 The Loop?
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Who maintains The Loop?
oxbshw (a GitHub user) maintains it in oxbshw/watch-skill, which has 452 GitHub stars. The repository holds 10 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 14, 2026.
Source: oxbshw/watch-skill on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.