Agent skill

Agentic Flow Quickstart

by ruvnet in ruvnet/agentic-flow

Quick start guide for agentic-flow - initialize, configure, and run

No licenceAuto-check passedAI & LLM Engineering

Install Agentic Flow Quickstart

skills CLI
$ npx skills add ruvnet/agentic-flow --skill agentic-flow-quickstart -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install ruvnet/agentic-flow agentic-flow-quickstart --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/ruvnet/agentic-flow.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/agentic-flow/.claude/skills/agentic-flow-quickstart .claude/skills/agentic-flow-quickstart && 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
agentic-flow-quickstart
GitHub stars
816
Token cost
~444 tokens
SKILL.md length
134 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
21
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Quick start guide for agentic-flow - initialize, configure, and run

  • Works in 4 steps: Run npx agentic-flow@alpha init to set… → Start MCP server with npx… → Use Claude Code's Task tool to spawn… → …
  • AI & LLM Engineering work in your project
  • SKILL.md covers Quick Commands, Features, Configuration and Next Steps
  • Calls npx

What it does

Agentic Flow Quickstart is an agent skill from ruvnet/agentic-flow. Quick start guide for agentic-flow - initialize, configure, and run

Its SKILL.md is about 440 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in AI & LLM Engineering. It works with Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: Easily switch between alternative low-cost AI models in Claude Code/Agent SDK. For those comfortable using Claude agents and commands, it lets you take what you've created and…

When your agent uses it

  • AI & LLM Engineering work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/agentic-flow-quickstart”

Requirements

  • Node.js

Workflow steps

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

  1. Run npx agentic-flow@alpha init to set up project
  2. Start MCP server with npx agentic-flow@alpha mcp start
  3. Use Claude Code's Task tool to spawn agents
  4. Monitor via statusline and metrics

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e993605. 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:

    • npx

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npx, 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

Agentic Flow Quickstart loads about 444 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 23 tokens; SKILL.md has 134 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~23
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~444

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 134 words (~444 tokens).

“Initialize and configure agentic-flow for optimal Claude Code integration.”

— opening of SKILL.md by ruvnet
name
agentic-flow-quickstart
version
1.0.0
invocable
true
author
agentic-flow
capabilities
initialization, configuration, mcp_integration

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in agentic-flow/.claude/skills/agentic-flow-quickstart of ruvnet/agentic-flow.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e993605

Compare with similar skills

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Sciverseopendatalab/Sciverse-Agent-Tools119—~3kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
Flowflow Spacesmirkobozzetto/flowflow171—~1kAutomated safety check: PassEUPL-1.2
Agent Interface DesignNeeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skills343—~650Automated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Agentic Flow Quickstart

What does Agentic Flow Quickstart do?

Quick start guide for agentic-flow - initialize, configure, and run. Agentic Flow Quickstart is an agent skill from ruvnet/agentic-flow.

When should I use Agentic Flow Quickstart?

Agentic Flow Quickstart fits situations like: AI & LLM Engineering work in your project.

How do I install Agentic Flow Quickstart in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add ruvnet/agentic-flow --skill agentic-flow-quickstart -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (agentic-flow/.claude/skills/agentic-flow-quickstart in ruvnet/agentic-flow) into .claude/skills/agentic-flow-quickstart in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Agentic Flow Quickstart in Codex?

Run `npx skills add ruvnet/agentic-flow --skill agentic-flow-quickstart -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (agentic-flow/.claude/skills/agentic-flow-quickstart in ruvnet/agentic-flow) into .agents/skills/agentic-flow-quickstart in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Agentic Flow Quickstart 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 ruvnet/agentic-flow --skill agentic-flow-quickstart -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/agentic-flow-quickstart, .gemini/skills/agentic-flow-quickstart, .github/skills/agentic-flow-quickstart and .opencode/skills/agentic-flow-quickstart in your project.

What does Agentic Flow Quickstart need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Agentic Flow Quickstart needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npx). Our summary lists: Node.js.

Does Agentic Flow Quickstart access the network?

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

Is Agentic Flow Quickstart 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 Agentic Flow Quickstart use?

No licence was found for Agentic Flow Quickstart or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Agentic Flow Quickstart use?

About 444 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.8k 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 Agentic Flow Quickstart?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Agentic Flow Quickstart: Codebase Management (giancarloerra/SocratiCode, 3.3k stars), AutoRAG Setup and Repair (Marker-Inc-Korea/AutoRAG, 5.1k stars), Sciverse (opendatalab/Sciverse-Agent-Tools, 119 stars) and Flowflow Spaces (mirkobozzetto/flowflow, 171 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Agentic Flow Quickstart?

ruvnet (a GitHub user) maintains it in ruvnet/agentic-flow, which has 816 GitHub stars. The repository holds 21 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 16, 2026.

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