Agent skill

Discover Distributed

Automatically discover distributed systems and realtime communication skills when working with consensus, CRDTs, replication, WebSocket, SSE, pub/sub, or event-driven architectures

MITAuto-check passedBackend & APIs

Install Discover Distributed

skills CLI

$ npx skills add rand/cc-polymath --skill discover-distributed -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

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

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 rand/cc-polymath --skill discover-distributed -a codex

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install rand/cc-polymath discover-distributed --agent codex

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

Manual copy

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

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install rand/cc-polymath discover-distributed --agent cursor

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

Manual copy

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

--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 rand/cc-polymath --skill discover-distributed -a gemini-cli

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

GitHub CLI

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

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 rand/cc-polymath --skill discover-distributed -a github-copilot

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

Manual copy

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

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/rand/cc-polymath.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/discover-distributed .opencode/skills/discover-distributed && 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 "discover-distributed" agent skill from https://github.com/rand/cc-polymath/tree/main/skills/discover-distributed into .opencode/skills/discover-distributed/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "discover-distributed", 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: discover-distributed
GitHub stars: 181
Token cost: ~638 tokens
SKILL.md length: 221 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 26
Repo updated: Feb 28, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Automatically discover distributed systems and realtime communication skills when working with consensus, CRDTs, replication, WebSocket, SSE, pub/sub, or event-driven architectures

Works in 12 steps: cap-theorem - CAP theorem, consistency… → consensus-raft - RAFT consensus, leader… → consensus-paxos - Paxos consensus,… → …
Tasks that involve Realtime and WebSockets
SKILL.md covers When This Skill Activates, Available Skills (21 total), Load Full Category Details and Progressive Loading
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Discover Distributed is an agent skill from rand/cc-polymath. Automatically discover distributed systems and realtime communication skills when working with consensus, CRDTs, replication, WebSocket, SSE, pub/sub, or event-driven architectures

Its SKILL.md is about 640 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts. Compatibility notes: {"claude-code":"=1.0.0"}

It sits in Backend & APIs, covering Realtime and WebSockets, Event-driven systems and Database administration. The repository describes itself as: Claude Code skills and workflows, optimized for context-efficiency and skill quality. Skills ranging from cloud infrastructure to design to advanced maths. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Realtime and WebSockets
Tasks that involve Event-driven systems
Tasks that involve Database administration

Example prompts

“/discover-distributed”

Requirements

Compatibility (from SKILL.md): {"claude-code":">=1.0.0"}

Workflow steps

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

cap-theorem - CAP theorem, consistency vs availability trade-offs
consensus-raft - RAFT consensus, leader election, log replication
consensus-paxos - Paxos consensus, Basic/Multi-Paxos
crdt-fundamentals - Conflict-free Replicated Data Types basics
crdt-types - Specific CRDT implementations (LWW, OR-Set, RGA)
dotted-version-vectors - Compact causality, sibling management
interval-tree-clocks - Dynamic causality, fork/join
vector-clocks - Causality tracking, happens-before
logical-clocks - Lamport clocks, logical time
eventual-consistency - Consistency levels, quorums, BASE
conflict-resolution - LWW, multi-value, semantic resolution
replication-strategies - Primary-backup, multi-primary, chain, quorum

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit baa2df1. 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
{"claude-code":">=1.0.0"}
From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Discover Distributed loads about 638 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 50 tokens; SKILL.md has 221 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~50
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~638

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 rand/cc-polymath at commit baa2df1, republished under its MIT licence (© rand). 221 words, ~638 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/discover-distributed/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: discover-distributed
description: Automatically discover distributed systems and realtime communication skills when working with consensus, CRDTs, replication, WebSocket, SSE, pub/sub, or event-driven architectures
compatibility: {"claude-code":">=1.0.0"}
license: MIT
metadata.author: rand
metadata.version: 4.0

Distributed Systems & Realtime Skills Discovery

When This Skill Activates

Consensus algorithms (RAFT, Paxos)
CAP theorem, consistency models
CRDTs and eventual consistency
Vector clocks, logical clocks, causality
Replication, partitioning, sharding
Distributed locks and leader election
Gossip protocols, probabilistic data structures
WebSockets, Server-Sent Events, streaming
Pub/sub, push notifications, live updates

Available Skills (21 total)

Distributed Systems (17 skills)

cap-theorem - CAP theorem, consistency vs availability trade-offs
consensus-raft - RAFT consensus, leader election, log replication
consensus-paxos - Paxos consensus, Basic/Multi-Paxos
crdt-fundamentals - Conflict-free Replicated Data Types basics
crdt-types - Specific CRDT implementations (LWW, OR-Set, RGA)
dotted-version-vectors - Compact causality, sibling management
interval-tree-clocks - Dynamic causality, fork/join
vector-clocks - Causality tracking, happens-before
logical-clocks - Lamport clocks, logical time
eventual-consistency - Consistency levels, quorums, BASE
conflict-resolution - LWW, multi-value, semantic resolution
replication-strategies - Primary-backup, multi-primary, chain, quorum
partitioning-sharding - Hash/range/consistent hashing, rebalancing
distributed-locks - Redlock, ZooKeeper locks, fencing tokens
leader-election - Bully, ring, consensus-based election
gossip-protocols - Epidemic protocols, failure detection
probabilistic-data-structures - Bloom filters, HyperLogLog, Count-Min Sketch

Realtime (4 skills)

websocket-implementation - WebSocket connections, protocols, scaling
server-sent-events - SSE for server-to-client streaming
pubsub-patterns - Publish/subscribe architectures
realtime-sync - Real-time data synchronization

Load Full Category Details

Read ../distributed-systems/INDEX.md Read ../realtime/INDEX.md

Progressive Loading

Level 1: This gateway loads automatically (~60 lines)
Level 2: Load category INDEX.md for full skill listings
Level 3: Load specific skills as needed

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/discover-distributed of rand/cc-polymath.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit baa2df1

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Questions about Discover Distributed

What does Discover Distributed do?

Automatically discover distributed systems and realtime communication skills when working with consensus, CRDTs, replication, WebSocket, SSE, pub/sub, or event-driven architectures. Discover Distributed is an agent skill from rand/cc-polymath.

When should I use Discover Distributed?

Discover Distributed fits situations like: tasks that involve Realtime and WebSockets; tasks that involve Event-driven systems; tasks that involve Database administration.

How do I install Discover Distributed in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add rand/cc-polymath --skill discover-distributed -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/discover-distributed in rand/cc-polymath) into .claude/skills/discover-distributed in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Discover Distributed in Codex?

Run `npx skills add rand/cc-polymath --skill discover-distributed -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/discover-distributed in rand/cc-polymath) into .agents/skills/discover-distributed in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Discover Distributed 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 rand/cc-polymath --skill discover-distributed -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/discover-distributed, .gemini/skills/discover-distributed, .github/skills/discover-distributed and .opencode/skills/discover-distributed in your project.

What does Discover Distributed need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Discover Distributed is instructions for the agent only. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): {"claude-code":">=1.0.0"}.

Does Discover Distributed 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 Discover Distributed 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 Discover Distributed use?

Discover Distributed is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Discover Distributed use?

About 638 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.6k 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 Discover Distributed?

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Who maintains Discover Distributed?

rand (a GitHub user) maintains it in rand/cc-polymath, which has 181 GitHub stars. The repository holds 26 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on February 28, 2026.

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

Install Discover Distributed

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

Distributed Systems & Realtime Skills Discovery

When This Skill Activates

Available Skills (21 total)

Distributed Systems (17 skills)

Realtime (4 skills)

Load Full Category Details

Progressive Loading

Files

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