Agent skill

Autonomous Run

by PromptPartner in PromptPartner/agentsmith

Prepare, start, inspect, resume, or stop a finite local overnight coding run after a human has accepted a Wayfinder terminal spec; coordinates a declared Claude/Codex maker and independent checker…

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Install Autonomous Run

skills CLI
$ npx skills add PromptPartner/agentsmith --skill autonomous-run -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install PromptPartner/agentsmith autonomous-run --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/PromptPartner/agentsmith.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/autonomous-run .claude/skills/autonomous-run && 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
autonomous-run
GitHub stars
177
Token cost
~1.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
568 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
10
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Prepare, start, inspect, resume, or stop a finite local overnight coding run after a human has accepted a Wayfinder terminal spec; coordinates a declared Claude/Codex maker and independent checker…

  • Works in 3 steps: The terminal spec is committed under… → A separate implementation-ticket ID is… → The operator explicitly invokes or…
  • SKILL.md covers Hard gate, Prepare the contract, Start and supervise and Report
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Autonomous Run is an agent skill from PromptPartner/agentsmith. Prepare, start, inspect, resume, or stop a finite local overnight coding run after a human has accepted a Wayfinder terminal spec; coordinates a declared Claude/Codex maker and independent checker without pushing, merging, or writing to external systems.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts. Compatibility notes: Requires Python 3.11+, git, Claude Code and Codex CLIs, plus sandbox-exec on macOS or bubblewrap on Linux.

The repository describes itself as: Universal, model-agnostic operating harness for AI agents (Claude, Codex, Gemini, …) — a lean core + work-type profiles assembled by one setup script. The licence is MIT.

Example prompts

  • “/autonomous-run”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires Python 3.11+, git, Claude Code and Codex CLIs, plus sandbox-exec on macOS or bubblewrap on Linux.

Workflow steps

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

  1. The terminal spec is committed under docs/specs/ with status: accepted, accepted_by, and
  2. A separate implementation-ticket ID is named. The decision ticket is not executable work.
  3. The operator explicitly invokes or authorizes start. Producing or checking a spec never

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b293c3a. 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.

  • Compatibility

    Requires Python 3.11+, git, Claude Code and Codex CLIs, plus sandbox-exec on macOS or bubblewrap on Linux.

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Autonomous Run loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 67 tokens; SKILL.md has 568 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~67
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.3k

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 PromptPartner/agentsmith at commit b293c3a, republished under its MIT licence (© PromptPartner). 568 words, ~1,259 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/autonomous-run/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
autonomous-run
description
Prepare, start, inspect, resume, or stop a finite local overnight coding run after a human has accepted a Wayfinder terminal spec; coordinates a declared Claude/Codex maker and independent checker without pushing, merging, or writing to external systems.
compatibility
Requires Python 3.11+, git, Claude Code and Codex CLIs, plus sandbox-exec on macOS or bubblewrap on Linux.

Autonomous run — bounded overnight execution

This skill is for a finite approved implementation, not a recurring watcher. For recurring work use the autonomous-loops profile. For unresolved product or architecture decisions, run Wayfinder first.

Hard gate

Do not begin implementation unless all of these are true:

  1. The terminal spec is committed under docs/specs/ with status: accepted, accepted_by, and accepted_at. An agent may author only status: draft.
  2. A separate implementation-ticket ID is named. The decision ticket is not executable work.
  3. The operator explicitly invokes or authorizes start. Producing or checking a spec never self-authorizes implementation.

Linear and every other external system still follow the installed write-consent rule. The v1 controller has no external-write adapter at all.

Prepare the contract

Use .agentsmith/autonomous-run.py in an installed project; the source checkout uses scripts/autonomous-run.py. The installed template is .harness/templates/autonomous-run.json (the harness source checkout uses templates/autonomous-run.json):

text
python3 .agentsmith/autonomous-run.py prepare --run-id <short-id> --spec docs/specs/<name>.md --ticket <implementation-ticket> --maker codex --checker claude --template .harness/templates/autonomous-run.json

This creates a non-executable draft until both roles have explicit model and effort settings. Review its exact allowed/denied paths, verifier, models, attempt cap, wall-clock limit, budgets, and optional scope.resources keys such as port:3000 or db:local/test. Resource keys coordinate cooperating local runs; they do not replace operating- system port binding or database isolation. Commit the manifest before execution; the controller refuses an uncommitted contract. Concurrent worktrees share writable Git metadata needed for local commits, so this guard prevents accidental collisions between cooperating runs; it is not a security boundary for mutually untrusted makers.

Start and supervise

Only after explicit operator authorization:

text
python3 .agentsmith/autonomous-run.py start .harness/runs/<short-id>.json

The controller creates an isolated local branch/worktree, launches a fresh maker, validates its receipt, scope and Git transition, then creates a disposable detached worktree for the sandboxed deterministic verifier and a fresh checker. A rejection becomes the next maker's input. Three failed attempts, invalid state, denied scope, immutable-deadline or reported-budget exhaustion, Git metadata drift, protected verification edits, or checker mutation escalates instead of widening authority. Verification fails closed unless macOS sandbox-exec or Linux bubblewrap is available.

Existing baseline tests, the accepted spec, runtime launchers, and verification policy are protected even with broad maker scope. Add custom acceptance inputs via verify.protected_paths; changing protected inputs requires separate operator review outside this run. New regression tests remain allowed. Both roles receive trusted-path write restrictions through their native policies; Codex uses a strict named filesystem profile, and Claude combines Bash denyWrite with file-tool Edit denials. Native clients and the host remain trusted. Checkers inspect the controller verifier evidence.

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Before start creates local Git or state artifacts, and before resume restarts work, the controller serializes a repository-local collision scan. Ancestor/descendant fixed prefixes from scope.allowed_paths conflict; a glob with no fixed prefix reserves the repository; identical resource keys conflict. Live malformed state fails closed, while stopped or demonstrably dead controllers no longer reserve their scopes.

Use status <id>, stop <id>, or resume <id>. Stop/resume retains the worktree and audit state. Resume revalidates a checkpointed candidate and reruns verification/checking in the same attempt. Dirty or unreceipted maker commits require operator review. Raw logs survive controller crashes; earlier invocations are archived. Report usage_accounting_incomplete when a crash leaves unreported spend unknown. A surviving role process group must be stopped before recovery. An accepted run ends at a local commit for human review: never push, open a PR, merge, deploy, rewrite history, or write to Linear from this workflow.

Report

Give the run ID, status, attempt count, branch/worktree, accepted commit or escalation reason, and the actual verification evidence. State explicitly that external actions were not taken.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/autonomous-run of PromptPartner/agentsmith.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b293c3a

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Questions about Autonomous Run

What does Autonomous Run do?

Prepare, start, inspect, resume, or stop a finite local overnight coding run after a human has accepted a Wayfinder terminal spec; coordinates a declared Claude/Codex maker and independent checker…. Autonomous Run is an agent skill from PromptPartner/agentsmith. Prepare, start, inspect, resume, or stop a finite local overnight coding run after a human has accepted a Wayfinder terminal spec; coordinates a declared Claude/Codex maker and independent checker without pushing, merging, or writing to external systems.

How do I install Autonomous Run in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Autonomous Run in Codex?

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

Can I use Autonomous Run 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 PromptPartner/agentsmith --skill autonomous-run -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/autonomous-run, .gemini/skills/autonomous-run, .github/skills/autonomous-run and .opencode/skills/autonomous-run in your project.

What does Autonomous Run need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Autonomous Run is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Python 3. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires Python 3.11+, git, Claude Code and Codex CLIs, plus sandbox-exec on macOS or bubblewrap on Linux..

Does Autonomous Run 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 Autonomous Run 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 Autonomous Run use?

Autonomous Run 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 Autonomous Run use?

About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 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 Autonomous Run?

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Who maintains Autonomous Run?

PromptPartner (a GitHub user) maintains it in PromptPartner/agentsmith, which has 177 GitHub stars. The repository holds 10 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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