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yamadashy/repomix
Writes Conventional Commits whose bodies carry action lines recording the intent, decisions and constraints behind a change, not only what changed.
A skill your agent uses for change traceability review across specs, commits, PRs, branches, local diffs, and git history, including Spec Preparation, Review Readiness Checks, and Review…
Install Change Traceability Review
$ npx skills add QoderAI/better-harness --skill change-traceability-review -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install QoderAI/better-harness change-traceability-review --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/QoderAI/better-harness.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/change-traceability-review .claude/skills/change-traceability-review && 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 "change-traceability-review" agent skill from https://github.com/QoderAI/better-harness/tree/main/.agents/skills/change-traceability-review into .claude/skills/change-traceability-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "change-traceability-review", 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/QoderAI/better-harness/tree/main/.agents/skills/change-traceability-reviewType 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 QoderAI/better-harness --skill change-traceability-review -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install QoderAI/better-harness change-traceability-review --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/QoderAI/better-harness.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/change-traceability-review .agents/skills/change-traceability-review && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "change-traceability-review" agent skill from https://github.com/QoderAI/better-harness/tree/main/.agents/skills/change-traceability-review into .agents/skills/change-traceability-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "change-traceability-review", 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 QoderAI/better-harness --skill change-traceability-review -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install QoderAI/better-harness change-traceability-review --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/QoderAI/better-harness.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/change-traceability-review .cursor/skills/change-traceability-review && 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 "change-traceability-review" agent skill from https://github.com/QoderAI/better-harness/tree/main/.agents/skills/change-traceability-review into .cursor/skills/change-traceability-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "change-traceability-review", 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/QoderAI/better-harness.git --path .agents/skills/change-traceability-review--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 QoderAI/better-harness --skill change-traceability-review -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install QoderAI/better-harness change-traceability-review --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/QoderAI/better-harness.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/change-traceability-review .gemini/skills/change-traceability-review && 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 "change-traceability-review" agent skill from https://github.com/QoderAI/better-harness/tree/main/.agents/skills/change-traceability-review into .gemini/skills/change-traceability-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "change-traceability-review", 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 QoderAI/better-harness change-traceability-reviewInstalls 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 QoderAI/better-harness --skill change-traceability-review -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/QoderAI/better-harness.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/change-traceability-review .github/skills/change-traceability-review && 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 "change-traceability-review" agent skill from https://github.com/QoderAI/better-harness/tree/main/.agents/skills/change-traceability-review into .github/skills/change-traceability-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "change-traceability-review", 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 QoderAI/better-harness --skill change-traceability-review -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install QoderAI/better-harness change-traceability-review --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/QoderAI/better-harness.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/change-traceability-review .opencode/skills/change-traceability-review && 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 "change-traceability-review" agent skill from https://github.com/QoderAI/better-harness/tree/main/.agents/skills/change-traceability-review into .opencode/skills/change-traceability-review/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "change-traceability-review", 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
change-traceability-review- GitHub stars
- 2.4k
- Token cost
- ~559 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 209 words
- Files
- 6 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 11
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
A skill your agent uses for change traceability review across specs, commits, PRs, branches, local diffs, and git history, including Spec Preparation, Review Readiness Checks, and Review…
- Works in 5 steps: Identify the mode from the user's… → Read repo instructions first: nearest… → Gather bounded local evidence using… → …
- Change traceability review across specs
- SKILL.md covers Modes and Entry and Routing
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Change Traceability Review is an agent skill from QoderAI/better-harness. Use for change traceability review across specs, commits, PRs, branches, local diffs, and git history, including Spec Preparation, Review Readiness Checks, and Review Retrospectives, to generate or verify Story-linked specs, commit-message evidence, test evidence, risk signals, AI involvement, and review-flow improvement suggestions.
Its SKILL.md is about 560 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files, including reference files (for example `references/commit-contract.md`, `references/evidence-commands.md` and `references/mode-rules.md`).
It sits in Development, covering Commit messages, Retrospectives and Git workflow. The repository describes itself as: An open-source Harness Engineering platform for coding agents—define harnesses as code, run controlled experiments, inspect evidence, and compare outcomes. Turn task evidence… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Change traceability review across specs
- Including Spec Preparation
- Review Readiness Checks
- Review Retrospectives
Example prompts
- “/change-traceability-review”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Identify the mode from the user's request or the current review surface.
- Read repo instructions first: nearest AGENTS.md, plugin manifests, and the
- Gather bounded local evidence using Evidence Commands.
- Apply the relevant contract
- Produce the report using Reporting.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 34899f3. 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
Change Traceability Review loads about 559 tokens when it runs, and up to ~2.4k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 91 tokens; SKILL.md has 209 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 QoderAI/better-harness at commit 34899f3, republished under its MIT licence (© QoderAI). 209 words, ~559 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/change-traceability-review/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 5 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- change-traceability-review
- description
- Use for change traceability review across specs, commits, PRs, branches, local diffs, and git history, including Spec Preparation, Review Readiness Checks, and Review Retrospectives, to generate or verify Story-linked specs, commit-message evidence, test evidence, risk signals, AI involvement, and review-flow improvement suggestions.
Change Traceability Review
Review the traceability behind a change, not code style: Story or issue -> Spec -> plan/tasks -> commit/branch/PR -> diff -> tests -> risk. Default to Chinese and keep the report compact and decision-oriented. Treat specs as the review source of truth; code is acceptable when it clearly serves the spec.
Modes
- Spec Preparation: before implementation or commit, create or tighten a Story-linked spec and define acceptance scenarios, plan/tasks, tests, and risk evidence that later commits can cite. Load Spec Contract.
- Review Readiness Check: inspect the current diff, staged diff, PR text, branch, or selected commits before review/merge. Load Mode Rules and Reporting.
- Review Retrospective: inspect recent history, usually latest 30 commits. Identify commit-message habits, weak traceability, missing Spec/Test/Risk evidence, oversized or mixed-scope commits, spec-doc patterns, and rework signals. Load Mode Rules and Reporting.
Entry and Routing
- Identify the mode from the user's request or the current review surface.
- Read repo instructions first: nearest
AGENTS.md, plugin manifests, and the target spec or diff. - Gather bounded local evidence using Evidence Commands.
- Apply the relevant contract:
- Spec Preparation: Spec Contract
- Commits: Commit Contract
- Any review: Mode Rules
- Produce the report using Reporting.
Keep generated helpers and local experiments outside SKILL.md unless they are
durable resources the skill must use.
© QoderAI, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 5 other files (references) in .agents/skills/change-traceability-review of QoderAI/better-harness.
- SKILL.md
- references/commit-contract.md
- references/evidence-commands.md
- references/mode-rules.md
- references/reporting.md
- references/spec-contract.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 34899f3
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change Traceability Review this skillQoderAI/better-harness | 2.4k | — | ~559 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Contextual Commit Messagesyamadashy/repomix | 29k | 1 repos | ~2.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| ToolJet Multi-Repo CommitToolJet/ToolJet | 41k | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | AGPL-3.0 | |
| Git Workflow and Versioningaddyosmani/agent-skills | 102k | 2 repos | ~3.5k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| React Router Pull Request Creatorremix-run/react-router | 57k | — | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Saleor Commit Workflowsaleor/saleor | 23k | — | ~575 | Automated safety check: Pass | BSD-3-Clause |
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Questions about Change Traceability Review
What does Change Traceability Review do?
A skill your agent uses for change traceability review across specs, commits, PRs, branches, local diffs, and git history, including Spec Preparation, Review Readiness Checks, and Review…. Change Traceability Review is an agent skill from QoderAI/better-harness. Use for change traceability review across specs, commits, PRs, branches, local diffs, and git history, including Spec Preparation, Review Readiness Checks, and Review Retrospectives, to generate or verify Story-linked specs, commit-message evidence, test evidence, risk signals, AI involvement, and review-flow improvement suggestions.
When should I use Change Traceability Review?
Change Traceability Review fits situations like: change traceability review across specs; including Spec Preparation; review Readiness Checks; review Retrospectives.
How do I install Change Traceability Review in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add QoderAI/better-harness --skill change-traceability-review -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/change-traceability-review in QoderAI/better-harness) into .claude/skills/change-traceability-review in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Change Traceability Review in Codex?
Run `npx skills add QoderAI/better-harness --skill change-traceability-review -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/change-traceability-review in QoderAI/better-harness) into .agents/skills/change-traceability-review in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Change Traceability Review 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 QoderAI/better-harness --skill change-traceability-review -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/change-traceability-review, .gemini/skills/change-traceability-review, .github/skills/change-traceability-review and .opencode/skills/change-traceability-review in your project.
What does Change Traceability Review need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Change Traceability Review is instructions for the agent only.
Does Change Traceability Review 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 Change Traceability Review 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 Change Traceability Review use?
Change Traceability Review 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 Change Traceability Review use?
About 559 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 1.9k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Change Traceability Review?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Change Traceability Review: Contextual Commit Messages (yamadashy/repomix, 29k stars), ToolJet Multi-Repo Commit (ToolJet/ToolJet, 41k stars), Git Workflow and Versioning (addyosmani/agent-skills, 102k stars) and React Router Pull Request Creator (remix-run/react-router, 57k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Change Traceability Review?
QoderAI (a GitHub organization) maintains it in QoderAI/better-harness, which has 2,363 GitHub stars. The repository holds 11 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 28, 2026.
Source: QoderAI/better-harness on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.