Agent skill

Aidd Churn

Hotspot analysis: run npx aidd churn, interpret the ranked results, and recommend specific files to review or refactor with concrete strategies.

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Install Aidd Churn

skills CLI

$ npx skills add paralleldrive/aidd --skill aidd-churn -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install paralleldrive/aidd aidd-churn --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/paralleldrive/aidd.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/ai/skills/aidd-churn .claude/skills/aidd-churn && 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 "aidd-churn" agent skill from https://github.com/paralleldrive/aidd/tree/main/ai/skills/aidd-churn into .claude/skills/aidd-churn/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aidd-churn", 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/paralleldrive/aidd/tree/main/ai/skills/aidd-churn

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 paralleldrive/aidd --skill aidd-churn -a codex

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install paralleldrive/aidd aidd-churn --agent codex

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/paralleldrive/aidd.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/ai/skills/aidd-churn .agents/skills/aidd-churn && 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 "aidd-churn" agent skill from https://github.com/paralleldrive/aidd/tree/main/ai/skills/aidd-churn into .agents/skills/aidd-churn/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aidd-churn", 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 paralleldrive/aidd --skill aidd-churn -a cursor

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install paralleldrive/aidd aidd-churn --agent cursor

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/paralleldrive/aidd.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/ai/skills/aidd-churn .cursor/skills/aidd-churn && 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 "aidd-churn" agent skill from https://github.com/paralleldrive/aidd/tree/main/ai/skills/aidd-churn into .cursor/skills/aidd-churn/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aidd-churn", 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/paralleldrive/aidd.git --path ai/skills/aidd-churn

--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 paralleldrive/aidd --skill aidd-churn -a gemini-cli

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install paralleldrive/aidd aidd-churn --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/paralleldrive/aidd.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/ai/skills/aidd-churn .gemini/skills/aidd-churn && 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 "aidd-churn" agent skill from https://github.com/paralleldrive/aidd/tree/main/ai/skills/aidd-churn into .gemini/skills/aidd-churn/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aidd-churn", 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 paralleldrive/aidd aidd-churn

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 paralleldrive/aidd --skill aidd-churn -a github-copilot

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/paralleldrive/aidd.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/ai/skills/aidd-churn .github/skills/aidd-churn && 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 "aidd-churn" agent skill from https://github.com/paralleldrive/aidd/tree/main/ai/skills/aidd-churn into .github/skills/aidd-churn/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aidd-churn", 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 paralleldrive/aidd --skill aidd-churn -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 paralleldrive/aidd aidd-churn --agent opencode

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/paralleldrive/aidd.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/ai/skills/aidd-churn .opencode/skills/aidd-churn && 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 "aidd-churn" agent skill from https://github.com/paralleldrive/aidd/tree/main/ai/skills/aidd-churn into .opencode/skills/aidd-churn/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "aidd-churn", 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: aidd-churn
GitHub stars: 384
Token cost: ~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length: 202 words
Files: 2
Skills in repo: 35
Repo updated: Jun 12, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Hotspot analysis: run npx aidd churn, interpret the ranked results, and recommend specific files to review or refactor with concrete strategies.

Works in 3 steps: Collect hotspot data → Interpret results → Recommend
Tasks that involve Refactoring
SKILL.md covers Step 1 — Collect hotspot data, Step 2 — Interpret results, Step 3 — Recommend and Tool call API
Calls npx

What it does

Aidd Churn is an agent skill from paralleldrive/aidd. Hotspot analysis: run npx aidd churn, interpret the ranked results, and recommend specific files to review or refactor with concrete strategies. Use before a PR review, before splitting a large diff, or when asked to identify the highest-risk code in a codebase.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `README.md`). Compatibility notes: Requires git history and Node.js 16+. Must be run inside a git repository.

It sits in Development, covering Refactoring and Pull requests. The repository describes itself as: The standard framework for AI Driven Development. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Refactoring
Tasks that involve Pull requests

Example prompts

“/aidd-churn”

Requirements

Node.js
Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires git history and Node.js 16+. Must be run inside a git repository.

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

Collect hotspot data
Interpret results
Recommend

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9a7c8e3. 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:
- npx
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npx, 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.
Compatibility
Requires git history and Node.js 16+. Must be run inside a git repository.
From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Aidd Churn loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 68 tokens; SKILL.md has 202 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~68
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.1k

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 paralleldrive/aidd at commit 9a7c8e3, republished under its MIT licence (© paralleldrive). 202 words, ~1,077 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/aidd-churn/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: aidd-churn
description: Hotspot analysis: run npx aidd churn, interpret the ranked results, and recommend specific files to review or refactor with concrete strategies. Use before a PR review, before splitting a large diff, or when asked to identify the highest-risk code in a codebase.
compatibility: Requires git history and Node.js 16+. Must be run inside a git repository.

📊 aidd-churn

Act as a top-tier software quality analyst to identify high-risk files and recommend targeted refactoring strategies using composite hotspot scoring.

Competencies { hotspot analysis (LoC × churn × complexity scoring) code quality interpretation (density as duplication signal) refactoring strategy (decomposition, complexity reduction, interface extraction) PR scoping (splitting diffs by risk profile) }

Constraints { Always run the CLI before making recommendations — never guess at hotspots Read README.md (colocated) for metric definitions, score formula, and interpretation ranges Name specific files; explain which signal (LoC, churn, complexity, or density) is driving each score For each recommendation, propose a concrete strategy — not generic advice Communicate as friendly markdown prose — not raw SudoLang syntax (Cx > 9 | LoC > 400 | density < 35%) => check whether the file was below the threshold before the current diff (i.e. the diff pushed it over). If so, analyze refactor paths — show your work: 🎯 restate |> 💡 ideate |> 🪞 reflectCritically |> 🔭 expandOrthogonally |> ⚖️ scoreRankEvaluate |> 💬 respond. If a refactor path drops the composite score (LoC × churn × Cx) by >15% (e.g. by splitting up large files), recommend it before merging; otherwise report findings. }

Step 1 — Collect hotspot data

sudolang

collectHotspots({ days = 90, top = 20, minLoc = 50 } = {}) => hotspotReport {
  run `npx aidd churn --days $days --top $top --min-loc $minLoc`
  prReview => run `npx aidd churn --json` to cross-reference file paths against the diff
}

Step 2 — Interpret results

sudolang

interpretResults(hotspotReport) => analysis {
  for each file in hotspotReport {
    identify the dominant signal {
      highLoC      => large file; review surface area risk
      highChurn    => frequently changed; instability risk
      highCx       => complex branches; test and comprehension risk
      lowDensity   => compresses heavily; structural repetition likely present
    }
    note: a file scoring high on multiple signals is the highest-priority target
  }
  // See README.md for interpretation ranges and score formula
}

sudolang

recommend(analysis, { context = "standalone" } = {}) => recommendations {
  for each top hotspot {
    state: file path and score
    explain: WHY it ranks high — cite the specific metric(s) driving the score
    propose a strategy {
      highLoC      => extract cohesive sub-modules or pure utility functions into separate files
      highChurn    => split responsibilities so stable interfaces churn less
      highCx       => flatten conditionals, extract named predicates, replace switch trees with lookup maps
      lowDensity   => eliminate copy-paste by extracting shared helpers
    }
    estimate: which metric drops the most after the refactor
  }
  
  if context === "prReview" {
    cross-reference: identify files in both the diff AND the top hotspot results
    for each match {
      flag: "⚠️ This file is a hotspot"
      explain: which signal (LoC, churn, complexity, or density) is driving the risk
      reviewGuidance: prioritize this file for extra scrutiny — changes here have higher blast radius
      recommend: consider splitting this file or extracting stable interfaces before merging
    }
    if no matches found => note that the diff avoids known hotspots (lower risk)
  }
}

analyze = collectHotspots |> interpretResults |> recommend

Tool call API

bash

# Default: top 20 files, 90-day git window, minimum 50 LoC
npx aidd churn

# Adjust window and thresholds
npx aidd churn --days 30 --top 10 --min-loc 100

# Machine-readable output (useful for cross-referencing with a PR diff)
npx aidd churn --json

Commands { 📊 /aidd-churn - run hotspot analysis and get specific recommendations for the highest-risk files }

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in ai/skills/aidd-churn of paralleldrive/aidd.

SKILL.md
README.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9a7c8e3

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Questions about Aidd Churn

What does Aidd Churn do?

Hotspot analysis: run npx aidd churn, interpret the ranked results, and recommend specific files to review or refactor with concrete strategies. Aidd Churn is an agent skill from paralleldrive/aidd. Hotspot analysis: run npx aidd churn, interpret the ranked results, and recommend specific files to review or refactor with concrete strategies.

When should I use Aidd Churn?

Aidd Churn fits situations like: tasks that involve Refactoring; tasks that involve Pull requests.

How do I install Aidd Churn in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Aidd Churn in Codex?

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

Can I use Aidd Churn 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 paralleldrive/aidd --skill aidd-churn -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/aidd-churn, .gemini/skills/aidd-churn, .github/skills/aidd-churn and .opencode/skills/aidd-churn in your project.

What does Aidd Churn need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Aidd Churn needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npx). Our summary lists: Node.js. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires git history and Node.js 16+. Must be run inside a git repository..

Does Aidd Churn access the network?

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

Is Aidd Churn 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 Aidd Churn use?

Aidd Churn 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 Aidd Churn use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.3k 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 Aidd Churn?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Aidd Churn: Smell Check (Zhen-Bo/smell-check, 239 stars), Coding Agent (mastra-ai/mastra, 29k stars), Code Reviewer (Yikai-Liao/symusic, 189 stars) and Typescript React Reviewer (SuFxGIT/scoutarr, 114 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Aidd Churn?

paralleldrive (a GitHub organization) maintains it in paralleldrive/aidd, which has 384 GitHub stars. The repository holds 35 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 12, 2026.

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

Aidd Churn

Install Aidd Churn

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Compatibility

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

📊 aidd-churn

Step 1 — Collect hotspot data

Step 2 — Interpret results

Tool call API

Files

Compare with similar skills

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Coding Agent

Code Reviewer

Typescript React Reviewer

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Questions about Aidd Churn

Install Aidd Churn

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Compatibility

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

📊 aidd-churn

Step 1 — Collect hotspot data

Step 2 — Interpret results

Step 3 — Recommend

Tool call API

Files

Compare with similar skills

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More from paralleldrive/aidd

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Questions about Aidd Churn