Asd Ste100
danyuchn/asd-ste100-skill
A skill your agent uses when English text must be parsed without a human to resolve ambiguity — tool descriptions, error messages, inter-agent instructions, system prompts, status reports — and…
Orient a non-coder to this project's Agentsmith harness — fires on "what is this harness?", "what are my rules?", "which profile am I on?", "what do I type next?".
Install Harness Help
$ npx skills add PromptPartner/agentsmith --skill harness-help -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install PromptPartner/agentsmith harness-help --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/PromptPartner/agentsmith.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/harness-help .claude/skills/harness-help && 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 "harness-help" agent skill from https://github.com/PromptPartner/agentsmith/tree/master/skills/harness-help into .claude/skills/harness-help/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "harness-help", 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/PromptPartner/agentsmith/tree/master/skills/harness-helpType 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 PromptPartner/agentsmith --skill harness-help -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install PromptPartner/agentsmith harness-help --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/PromptPartner/agentsmith.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/harness-help .agents/skills/harness-help && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "harness-help" agent skill from https://github.com/PromptPartner/agentsmith/tree/master/skills/harness-help into .agents/skills/harness-help/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "harness-help", 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 PromptPartner/agentsmith --skill harness-help -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install PromptPartner/agentsmith harness-help --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/PromptPartner/agentsmith.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/harness-help .cursor/skills/harness-help && 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 "harness-help" agent skill from https://github.com/PromptPartner/agentsmith/tree/master/skills/harness-help into .cursor/skills/harness-help/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "harness-help", 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/PromptPartner/agentsmith.git --path skills/harness-help--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 PromptPartner/agentsmith --skill harness-help -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install PromptPartner/agentsmith harness-help --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/PromptPartner/agentsmith.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/harness-help .gemini/skills/harness-help && 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 "harness-help" agent skill from https://github.com/PromptPartner/agentsmith/tree/master/skills/harness-help into .gemini/skills/harness-help/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "harness-help", 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 PromptPartner/agentsmith harness-helpInstalls 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 PromptPartner/agentsmith --skill harness-help -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/PromptPartner/agentsmith.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/harness-help .github/skills/harness-help && 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 "harness-help" agent skill from https://github.com/PromptPartner/agentsmith/tree/master/skills/harness-help into .github/skills/harness-help/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "harness-help", 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 PromptPartner/agentsmith --skill harness-help -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install PromptPartner/agentsmith harness-help --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/PromptPartner/agentsmith.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/harness-help .opencode/skills/harness-help && 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 "harness-help" agent skill from https://github.com/PromptPartner/agentsmith/tree/master/skills/harness-help into .opencode/skills/harness-help/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "harness-help", 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
harness-help- GitHub stars
- 177
- Token cost
- ~568 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 275 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 10
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Orient a non-coder to this project's Agentsmith harness — fires on "what is this harness?", "what are my rules?", "which profile am I on?", "what do I type next?".
- Works in 4 steps: Active profile(s) — the work-type this… → Your rules, in 3–5 bullets — the… → Safety mode — when an agent is declared,… → …
- Tasks that involve Plain language and style rules
- SKILL.md covers When this fires, Identify the target, What to do (no script needed) and Report
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Harness Help is an agent skill from PromptPartner/agentsmith. Orient a non-coder to this project's Agentsmith harness — fires on "what is this harness?", "what are my rules?", "which profile am I on?", "what do I type next?". Part of the Agentsmith harness; reads the canonical instructions and selected agent's safety configuration, then reports the profile, rules, safety mode, and next step in plain language.
Its SKILL.md is about 570 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 an Agent Skills-compatible coding agent with filesystem access.
It sits in Writing & Content, covering Plain language and style rules. 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.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Plain language and style rules
Example prompts
- “s Agentsmith harness — fires on”
- “what are my rules?”
- “which profile am I on?”
- “/harness-help”
Requirements
- Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires an Agent Skills-compatible coding agent with filesystem access.
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Active profile(s) — the work-type this project is tuned for (from the profile section).
- Your rules, in 3–5 bullets — the load-bearing ones (verify before done, protected main,
- Safety mode — when an agent is declared, read its managed native configuration and explain
- What to type next — take one small task end to end. Say “verify” or “handoff”; mention an
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 an Agent Skills-compatible coding agent with filesystem access.
From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Context cost
Harness Help loads about 568 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 91 tokens; SKILL.md has 275 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 PromptPartner/agentsmith at commit b293c3a, republished under its MIT licence (© PromptPartner). 275 words, ~568 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/harness-help/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- harness-help
- description
- Orient a non-coder to this project's Agentsmith harness — fires on "what is this harness?", "what are my rules?", "which profile am I on?", "what do I type next?". Part of the Agentsmith harness; reads the canonical instructions and selected agent's safety configuration, then reports the profile, rules, safety mode, and next step in plain language.
- compatibility
- Requires an Agent Skills-compatible coding agent with filesystem access.
Harness help — get oriented
Explain, in plain language with no jargon, what this harness does for the operator and what to do next. This is the non-coder's front door.
When this fires
"what is this harness / what does it do?" / "what are my rules?" / "which profile am I on?" / "what do I type next?" / a general "help me get started here".
Identify the target
Use the agent named by the operator or the explicit AGENTSMITH_AGENT value. Never infer the active
agent from this skill's install path: portable canonical content may be copied into a required
client adapter such as .claude/skills. Without a declared agent, explain the common rules and
label agent-specific safety configuration as unknown.
What to do (no script needed)
Read the canonical managed block in AGENTS.md and report:
- Active profile(s) — the work-type this project is tuned for (from the profile section).
- Your rules, in 3–5 bullets — the load-bearing ones (verify before done, protected main, look before you delete, be honest about what failed). Summarize; don't dump the file.
- Safety mode — when an agent is declared, read its managed native configuration and explain the effective approval and sandbox settings. Otherwise say that client-specific safety was not identified.
- What to type next — take one small task end to end. Say “verify” or “handoff”; mention an invocation prefix only when the declared client documents one.
Point to docs/01-harness-philosophy.md and docs/07-how-to-pick-a-profile.md for the why and the
profile choices. If FIRST-STEPS.md exists, point at it too.
Report
A short, friendly orientation: the selected agent when known, profile, a few rules, safety mode, and the one thing to do next. No file dumps, no jargon.
© PromptPartner, 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/harness-help of PromptPartner/agentsmith.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit b293c3a
Compare with similar skills
Harness Help 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harness Help this skillPromptPartner/agentsmith | 177 | — | ~568 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Asd Ste100danyuchn/asd-ste100-skill | 4.2k | — | ~4.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Simple Issue Descriptionevery-app/open-seo | 23k | 1 repos | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Ponytail AuditDietrichGebert/ponytail | 159k | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Technical Writing Standardcursor/plugins | 10k | 10 repos | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Natural Japanese Business Writingcoji/natural-japanese | 1.9k | — | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Harness Help
What does Harness Help do?
Orient a non-coder to this project's Agentsmith harness — fires on "what is this harness?", "what are my rules?", "which profile am I on?", "what do I type next?". Harness Help is an agent skill from PromptPartner/agentsmith.".
When should I use Harness Help?
Harness Help fits situations like: tasks that involve Plain language and style rules.
How do I install Harness Help in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add PromptPartner/agentsmith --skill harness-help -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/harness-help in PromptPartner/agentsmith) into .claude/skills/harness-help in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Harness Help in Codex?
Run `npx skills add PromptPartner/agentsmith --skill harness-help -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/harness-help in PromptPartner/agentsmith) into .agents/skills/harness-help in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Harness Help 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 harness-help -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/harness-help, .gemini/skills/harness-help, .github/skills/harness-help and .opencode/skills/harness-help in your project.
What does Harness Help need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Harness Help is instructions for the agent only. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires an Agent Skills-compatible coding agent with filesystem access..
Does Harness Help 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 Harness Help 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 Harness Help use?
Harness Help 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 Harness Help use?
About 568 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.3k 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 Harness Help?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Harness Help: Asd Ste100 (danyuchn/asd-ste100-skill, 4.2k stars), Simple Issue Description (every-app/open-seo, 23k stars), Ponytail Audit (DietrichGebert/ponytail, 159k stars) and Technical Writing Standard (cursor/plugins, 10k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Harness Help?
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.