Pick up a GitHub issue and run the full investigate-build-review-merge pipeline for Forge from Codex.

AGPL-3.0Auto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Work On

skills CLI
$ npx skills add RapierCraftStudios/ForgeDock --skill work-on -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install RapierCraftStudios/ForgeDock work-on --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/RapierCraftStudios/ForgeDock.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/work-on .claude/skills/work-on && 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
work-on
GitHub stars
117
Token cost
~750 tokens
SKILL.md length
293 words
Files
3
Skills in repo
5
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
AGPL-3.0

At a glance

Pick up a GitHub issue and run the full investigate-build-review-merge pipeline for Forge from Codex.

  • Agent Workflows work in your project
  • SKILL.md covers Repo Resolution Override, Codex Runtime Overrides, Forge Repo File Scope and Subcommand Mapping, plus 1 more section
  • Calls gh

What it does

Work On is an agent skill from RapierCraftStudios/ForgeDock. Pick up a GitHub issue and run the full investigate-build-review-merge pipeline for Forge from Codex.

Its SKILL.md is about 750 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files (for example `build/SKILL.md` and `build/validate/SKILL.md`).

It sits in Agent Workflows. It works with GitHub. The repository describes itself as: ForgeDock — autonomous AI dev pipeline for Claude Code. GitHub as agent memory: issue in, PR out. The licence is AGPL-3.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Agent Workflows work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/work-on”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 4b189df. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • gh

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use gh, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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

Work On loads about 750 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 27 tokens; SKILL.md has 293 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~27
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~750

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 RapierCraftStudios/ForgeDock at commit 4b189df, republished under its AGPL-3.0 licence (© RapierCraftStudios). 293 words, ~750 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/work-on/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
work-on
description
Pick up a GitHub issue and run the full investigate-build-review-merge pipeline for Forge from Codex.

Forge Repo Adapter: work-on

Use commands/work-on.md as the authoritative state-machine source, but apply the Forge repo overrides below when running from Codex in this repository.

Repo Resolution Override

Inside the Forge repo, resolve issue targets like this unless the user explicitly prefixes another project:

InputRepo
123, #123, next, emptyRapierCraftStudios/forgedock
forge:123RapierCraftStudios/forgedock

Satellite prefixes (e.g. mcp:5, sdk:12) are project-specific and defined in forge.yaml → repos.satellites. See commands/work-on.md Phase 0B for multi-repo routing.

For Forge repo issues, set:

  • GH_REPO=RapierCraftStudios/forgedock
  • GH_FLAG=--repo RapierCraftStudios/forgedock
  • REPO_PATH=/home/mrdubey/projects/forgedock
  • STAGING_BRANCH=staging
  • DEFAULT_BRANCH=main

Codex Runtime Overrides

  • Treat any .claude/worktrees/... example path in the shared command spec as .codex/worktrees/... for Codex execution in this repo.
  • Create and reuse worktrees under /home/mrdubey/projects/forgedock/.codex/worktrees.
  • Prefer gh api repos/{GH_REPO}/issues/{NUMBER}/comments for comment reads instead of gh issue view --comments.
  • Treat GitHub Project-board sync as best-effort only for Forge issues. Do not block the pipeline if Forge-specific board/component mappings are absent.
  • Create missing workflow:* labels on demand if the Forge repo does not already have them.
  • Skill names: resolve {FORGE_SKILL_PREFIX} as forge- with - nesting ({FORGE_SKILL_PREFIX}work-on:build -> forge-work-on-build), per Skill Name Resolution in commands/work-on.md. Do not use the forgedock: prefix or : nesting under Codex.

Forge Repo File Scope

When the shared workflow says to inspect domain files, prioritize Forge repo files instead:

  • commands/**/*.md
  • docs/**/*.md
  • scripts/**/*.sh
  • install.sh, install-codex.sh, update.sh
  • AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, CHANGELOG.md
  • .agents/skills/**/*.md

Subcommand Mapping

When commands/work-on.md invokes nested skills, use these Codex adapters:

  • work-on:investigate -> repo-local .agents/skills/work-on/investigate/SKILL.md
  • work-on:build -> repo-local .agents/skills/work-on/build/SKILL.md
  • work-on:review -> repo-local .agents/skills/work-on/review/SKILL.md
  • work-on:close -> installed forge-work-on-close
  • work-on:decompose -> installed forge-work-on-decompose

If an installed forge-* skill exists for the nested command, use it. Otherwise read the referenced shared command file directly and continue manually.

Execution Rule

Preserve the shared Forge behavior from commands/work-on.md: GitHub state is the memory layer, FORGE:* comments remain machine-readable, and the routing loop continues until an explicit terminal condition is reached.

© RapierCraftStudios, AGPL-3.0. 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 2 other files in .agents/skills/work-on of RapierCraftStudios/ForgeDock.

  • SKILL.md
  • build/SKILL.md
  • build/validate/SKILL.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 4b189df

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Questions about Work On

What does Work On do?

Pick up a GitHub issue and run the full investigate-build-review-merge pipeline for Forge from Codex. Work On is an agent skill from RapierCraftStudios/ForgeDock. Pick up a GitHub issue and run the full investigate-build-review-merge pipeline for Forge from Codex.

When should I use Work On?

Work On fits situations like: agent Workflows work in your project.

How do I install Work On in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add RapierCraftStudios/ForgeDock --skill work-on -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/work-on in RapierCraftStudios/ForgeDock) into .claude/skills/work-on in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Work On in Codex?

Run `npx skills add RapierCraftStudios/ForgeDock --skill work-on -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/work-on in RapierCraftStudios/ForgeDock) into .agents/skills/work-on in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Work On 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 RapierCraftStudios/ForgeDock --skill work-on -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/work-on, .gemini/skills/work-on, .github/skills/work-on and .opencode/skills/work-on in your project.

What does Work On need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Work On needs the command-line tools its instructions call (gh).

Does Work On access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use gh, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Work On 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 Work On use?

Work On is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Work On use?

About 750 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 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 Work On?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Work On: Diagnosing Superpowers Sessions (obra/superpowers, 296k stars), Auto Skill Builder (tradecatlabs/vibe-coding-cn, 17k stars), Agentic Workflow Designer (dotnet/Open-XML-SDK, 4.6k stars) and Skill Seekers Builder (yusufkaraaslan/Skill_Seekers, 15k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Work On?

RapierCraftStudios (a GitHub organization) maintains it in RapierCraftStudios/ForgeDock, which has 117 GitHub stars. The repository holds 5 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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