Escalate a YouTrack issue to Claude Code (Tier 2) for CODE IMPLEMENTATION ONLY.

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Install Escalate To Claude

skills CLI
$ npx skills add papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops --skill escalate-to-claude -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops escalate-to-claude --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/papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/openclaw/skills/escalate-to-claude .claude/skills/escalate-to-claude && 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
escalate-to-claude
GitHub stars
107
Token cost
~672 tokens
SKILL.md length
297 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
17
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Escalate a YouTrack issue to Claude Code (Tier 2) for CODE IMPLEMENTATION ONLY.

  • Works in 4 steps: Validates the issue ID format… → Fetches the summary from YouTrack if not… → Moves the issue to "In Progress" in… → …
  • Status checks — use youtrack-lookup for those instead
  • SKILL.md covers WHEN to escalate (MANDATORY —…, WHEN NOT to escalate (use…, HOW to escalate and CRITICAL RULES
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Escalate To Claude is an agent skill from papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops. Escalate a YouTrack issue to Claude Code (Tier 2) for CODE IMPLEMENTATION ONLY. Use ONLY when someone explicitly asks to implement, fix, refactor, build, or write code. Do NOT use for questions, lookups, or status checks — use youtrack-lookup for those instead.

Its SKILL.md is about 670 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 Development, covering Refactoring. The repository describes itself as: 3-tier agentic ChatOps (n8n + GPT-4o + Claude Code) implementing all 21 patterns from "Agentic Design Patterns" — solo operator managing 137 devices.

When your agent uses it

  • Status checks — use youtrack-lookup for those instead
  • Tasks that involve Refactoring

Example prompts

  • “/escalate-to-claude”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash

Workflow steps

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

  1. Validates the issue ID format (PROJECT-NUMBER)
  2. Fetches the summary from YouTrack if not provided
  3. Moves the issue to "In Progress" in YouTrack
  4. Fires the n8n webhook to start a Claude Code session

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 473f057. 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:

    • Bash

    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

Escalate To Claude loads about 672 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 70 tokens; SKILL.md has 297 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~70
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~672

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

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 297 words (~672 tokens).

“You are Tier 1. When a task requires code implementation, architecture decisions, or multi-file changes, you MUST escalate to Claude Code (Tier 2) using the escalation script.”

— opening of SKILL.md by papadopouloskyriakos
name
escalate-to-claude
allowed-tools
Bash
user-invocable
true

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in openclaw/skills/escalate-to-claude of papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 473f057

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Questions about Escalate To Claude

What does Escalate To Claude do?

Escalate a YouTrack issue to Claude Code (Tier 2) for CODE IMPLEMENTATION ONLY. Escalate To Claude is an agent skill from papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops. Escalate a YouTrack issue to Claude Code (Tier 2) for CODE IMPLEMENTATION ONLY.

When should I use Escalate To Claude?

Escalate To Claude fits situations like: status checks — use youtrack-lookup for those instead; tasks that involve Refactoring.

How do I install Escalate To Claude in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops --skill escalate-to-claude -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (openclaw/skills/escalate-to-claude in papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops) into .claude/skills/escalate-to-claude in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Escalate To Claude in Codex?

Run `npx skills add papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops --skill escalate-to-claude -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (openclaw/skills/escalate-to-claude in papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops) into .agents/skills/escalate-to-claude in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Escalate To Claude 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 papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops --skill escalate-to-claude -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/escalate-to-claude, .gemini/skills/escalate-to-claude, .github/skills/escalate-to-claude and .opencode/skills/escalate-to-claude in your project.

What does Escalate To Claude need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Escalate To Claude is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash.

Does Escalate To Claude 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 Escalate To Claude 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 Escalate To Claude use?

No licence was found for Escalate To Claude or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Escalate To Claude use?

About 672 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.7k 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 Escalate To Claude?

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Who maintains Escalate To Claude?

papadopouloskyriakos (a GitHub user) maintains it in papadopouloskyriakos/agentic-chatops, which has 107 GitHub stars. The repository holds 17 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

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