Using Agent Skills
addyosmani/agent-skills
Meta-skill for choosing which workflow skill fits the task at hand, plus always-on habits: surface assumptions, stop on confusion, push back, keep it simple and stay in scope.
Keep CLAUDE.md current and lean — capture this session's durable learnings into it (default), or audit it for stale commands, drift, and bloat.
Install Claude Md
$ npx skills add poshan0126/dotclaude --skill claude-md -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install poshan0126/dotclaude claude-md --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/poshan0126/dotclaude.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/claude-md .claude/skills/claude-md && 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 "claude-md" agent skill from https://github.com/poshan0126/dotclaude/tree/main/skills/claude-md into .claude/skills/claude-md/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "claude-md", 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/poshan0126/dotclaude/tree/main/skills/claude-mdType 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 poshan0126/dotclaude --skill claude-md -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install poshan0126/dotclaude claude-md --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/poshan0126/dotclaude.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/claude-md .agents/skills/claude-md && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "claude-md" agent skill from https://github.com/poshan0126/dotclaude/tree/main/skills/claude-md into .agents/skills/claude-md/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "claude-md", 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 poshan0126/dotclaude --skill claude-md -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install poshan0126/dotclaude claude-md --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/poshan0126/dotclaude.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/claude-md .cursor/skills/claude-md && 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 "claude-md" agent skill from https://github.com/poshan0126/dotclaude/tree/main/skills/claude-md into .cursor/skills/claude-md/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "claude-md", 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/poshan0126/dotclaude.git --path skills/claude-md--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 poshan0126/dotclaude --skill claude-md -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install poshan0126/dotclaude claude-md --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/poshan0126/dotclaude.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/claude-md .gemini/skills/claude-md && 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 "claude-md" agent skill from https://github.com/poshan0126/dotclaude/tree/main/skills/claude-md into .gemini/skills/claude-md/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "claude-md", 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 poshan0126/dotclaude claude-mdInstalls 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 poshan0126/dotclaude --skill claude-md -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/poshan0126/dotclaude.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/claude-md .github/skills/claude-md && 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 "claude-md" agent skill from https://github.com/poshan0126/dotclaude/tree/main/skills/claude-md into .github/skills/claude-md/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "claude-md", 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 poshan0126/dotclaude --skill claude-md -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install poshan0126/dotclaude claude-md --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/poshan0126/dotclaude.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/claude-md .opencode/skills/claude-md && 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 "claude-md" agent skill from https://github.com/poshan0126/dotclaude/tree/main/skills/claude-md into .opencode/skills/claude-md/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "claude-md", 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
claude-md- GitHub stars
- 870
- Token cost
- ~851 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 450 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 14
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Keep CLAUDE.md current and lean — capture this session's durable learnings into it (default), or audit it for stale commands, drift, and bloat.
- Works in 3 steps: Draft it as ONE line, with the why if it… → Pick its destination: command fixes →… → If it contradicts an existing line,…
- Tasks that involve Agent instruction files
- SKILL.md covers Capture (default), Audit (when $ARGUMENTS…, Budget check (both modes,… and Rules
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Claude Md is an agent skill from poshan0126/dotclaude. Keep CLAUDE.md current and lean — capture this session's durable learnings into it (default), or audit it for stale commands, drift, and bloat. Enforces the line budget either way.
Its SKILL.md is about 850 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 Agent instruction files. The repository describes itself as: The standard .claude/ folder structure for everyday development. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Agent instruction files
Example prompts
- “/claude-md”
Requirements
- Docker
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Draft it as ONE line, with the why if it isn't obvious: Use \make test-fast\ for iteration — \make test\ spins up Docker (3 min).
- Pick its destination: command fixes → Commands section; constraints with a path scope → suggest a path-scoped rule instead; everything…
- If it contradicts an existing line, propose editing that line, not appending a second truth.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 94b84b9. 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.
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
Claude Md loads about 851 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 48 tokens; SKILL.md has 450 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 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 poshan0126/dotclaude at commit 94b84b9, republished under its MIT licence (© poshan0126). 450 words, ~851 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/claude-md/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- claude-md
- description
- Keep CLAUDE.md current and lean — capture this session's durable learnings into it (default), or `audit` it for stale commands, drift, and bloat. Enforces the line budget either way.
- argument-hint
- [audit?]
- disable-model-invocation
- true
CLAUDE.md loads every turn for every developer; this skill is how it earns that. Two modes: default captures learnings from the current session; audit checks the whole file against reality.
Capture (default)
Scan THIS conversation for durable, project-level learnings. A learning qualifies only if ALL of these hold:
- It would prevent a repeat mistake. The user corrected you, a command failed in a non-obvious way, or a constraint surprised you.
- It's not derivable from the code. Claude can re-discover file structure and signatures; it can't re-discover "the staging DB is the one named
prod_replica". - It's durable. True next month, not just this task. Session-specific state belongs in
/catchup handoff, not here. - It's not already covered by CLAUDE.md, a rule in
.claude/rules/, or enforced by a hook.
For each qualifying learning (usually 0-3 per session — finding none is a fine outcome):
- Draft it as ONE line, with the why if it isn't obvious:
Use \make test-fast` for iteration — `make test` spins up Docker (3 min).` - Pick its destination: command fixes → Commands section; constraints with a path scope → suggest a path-scoped rule instead; everything else → the matching CLAUDE.md section.
- If it contradicts an existing line, propose editing that line, not appending a second truth.
Present all candidates with AskUserQuestion (multiSelect — let the user pick which to keep), then apply only the selected ones.
Show full SKILL.md (226 more words)Show less
Audit (when $ARGUMENTS contains audit)
Check every line of CLAUDE.md against reality:
- Commands: does each documented command still exist (
package.jsonscripts, Makefile targets, etc.) and match its description? Run--help/--dry-runvariants where cheap. - Paths and names: do referenced directories, files, and tools still exist?
- Duplication: lines that repeat
.claude/rules/content, hook-enforced behavior, or standard conventions Claude already knows — propose deletion. - Leftovers: any
> REPLACE:template blocks — propose deletion. - Staleness candidates: claims contradicted by recent code (cross-check anything that smells off against the source).
Report findings as a table (line → problem → proposed fix/deletion), confirm, apply.
Budget check (both modes, always last)
CLAUDE.md non-blank lines at skill start: !grep -cvE '^[[:space:]]*$' CLAUDE.md 2>/dev/null || echo 0
Under 25 non-blank lines = healthy. 25-50 = list the longest sections, propose trims. Over 50 = the additions don't go in until something comes out — propose the trade explicitly ("add line X, delete lines Y-Z"). The number above is the pre-edit baseline; after applying changes, recount with grep -cvE '^[[:space:]]*$' CLAUDE.md 2>/dev/null || echo 0 to confirm the result still fits.
Rules
- NEVER write without user confirmation.
- Adding is guilty until proven innocent: every line must pay for itself every session.
- One line per learning. If it needs a paragraph, it belongs in a rule or in docs, with at most a pointer here.
- Don't touch
CLAUDE.local.md— that's the user's personal space.
© poshan0126, 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/claude-md of poshan0126/dotclaude.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 94b84b9
Compare with similar skills
Claude Md 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Md this skillposhan0126/dotclaude | 870 | — | ~851 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Using Agent Skillsaddyosmani/agent-skills | 104k | 4 repos | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Claude ReflectBayramAnnakov/claude-reflect | 1.8k | 2 repos | ~627 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Neat-Freak Knowledge CloseoutKKKKhazix/khazix-skills | 21k | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Writing For Agentsbestofjs/bestofjs | 3.1k | 18 repos | ~2.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Task Observerrebelytics/one-skill-to-rule-them-all | 3.2k | 1 repos | ~11k | Automated safety check: Pass | CC-BY-4.0 |
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Questions about Claude Md
What does Claude Md do?
Keep CLAUDE.md current and lean — capture this session's durable learnings into it (default), or audit it for stale commands, drift, and bloat. Claude Md is an agent skill from poshan0126/dotclaude.md current and lean — capture this session's durable learnings into it (default), or audit it for stale commands, drift, and bloat.
When should I use Claude Md?
Claude Md fits situations like: tasks that involve Agent instruction files.
How do I install Claude Md in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add poshan0126/dotclaude --skill claude-md -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/claude-md in poshan0126/dotclaude) into .claude/skills/claude-md in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Claude Md in Codex?
Run `npx skills add poshan0126/dotclaude --skill claude-md -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/claude-md in poshan0126/dotclaude) into .agents/skills/claude-md in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Claude Md 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 poshan0126/dotclaude --skill claude-md -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/claude-md, .gemini/skills/claude-md, .github/skills/claude-md and .opencode/skills/claude-md in your project.
What does Claude Md need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Claude Md is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Docker.
Does Claude Md 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 Claude Md 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 Claude Md use?
Claude Md 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 Claude Md use?
About 851 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 Claude Md?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Claude Md: Using Agent Skills (addyosmani/agent-skills, 104k stars), Claude Reflect (BayramAnnakov/claude-reflect, 1.8k stars), Neat-Freak Knowledge Closeout (KKKKhazix/khazix-skills, 21k stars) and Writing For Agents (bestofjs/bestofjs, 3.1k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Claude Md?
poshan0126 (a GitHub user) maintains it in poshan0126/dotclaude, which has 870 GitHub stars. The repository holds 14 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 27, 2026.
Source: poshan0126/dotclaude on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.