Configuring Horizon
coollabsio/coolify
A skill your agent uses whenever the user mentions Horizon by name in a Laravel context.
Find breakthrough insights by forcing unrelated concepts together, detecting meta-patterns across domains, and discovering simplification cascades.
Install Detecting Emergent Patterns
$ npx skills add sandgardenhq/sgai --skill detecting-emergent-patterns -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install sandgardenhq/sgai detecting-emergent-patterns --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/sandgardenhq/sgai.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/cmd/sgai/skel/.sgai/skills/architecture/detecting-emergent-patterns .claude/skills/detecting-emergent-patterns && 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 "detecting-emergent-patterns" agent skill from https://github.com/sandgardenhq/sgai/tree/main/cmd/sgai/skel/.sgai/skills/architecture/detecting-emergent-patterns into .claude/skills/detecting-emergent-patterns/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "detecting-emergent-patterns", 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/sandgardenhq/sgai/tree/main/cmd/sgai/skel/.sgai/skills/architecture/detecting-emergent-patternsType 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 sandgardenhq/sgai --skill detecting-emergent-patterns -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install sandgardenhq/sgai detecting-emergent-patterns --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sandgardenhq/sgai.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/cmd/sgai/skel/.sgai/skills/architecture/detecting-emergent-patterns .agents/skills/detecting-emergent-patterns && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "detecting-emergent-patterns" agent skill from https://github.com/sandgardenhq/sgai/tree/main/cmd/sgai/skel/.sgai/skills/architecture/detecting-emergent-patterns into .agents/skills/detecting-emergent-patterns/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "detecting-emergent-patterns", 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 sandgardenhq/sgai --skill detecting-emergent-patterns -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install sandgardenhq/sgai detecting-emergent-patterns --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sandgardenhq/sgai.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/cmd/sgai/skel/.sgai/skills/architecture/detecting-emergent-patterns .cursor/skills/detecting-emergent-patterns && 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 "detecting-emergent-patterns" agent skill from https://github.com/sandgardenhq/sgai/tree/main/cmd/sgai/skel/.sgai/skills/architecture/detecting-emergent-patterns into .cursor/skills/detecting-emergent-patterns/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "detecting-emergent-patterns", 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/sandgardenhq/sgai.git --path cmd/sgai/skel/.sgai/skills/architecture/detecting-emergent-patterns--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 sandgardenhq/sgai --skill detecting-emergent-patterns -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install sandgardenhq/sgai detecting-emergent-patterns --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sandgardenhq/sgai.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/cmd/sgai/skel/.sgai/skills/architecture/detecting-emergent-patterns .gemini/skills/detecting-emergent-patterns && 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 "detecting-emergent-patterns" agent skill from https://github.com/sandgardenhq/sgai/tree/main/cmd/sgai/skel/.sgai/skills/architecture/detecting-emergent-patterns into .gemini/skills/detecting-emergent-patterns/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "detecting-emergent-patterns", 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 sandgardenhq/sgai detecting-emergent-patternsInstalls 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 sandgardenhq/sgai --skill detecting-emergent-patterns -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sandgardenhq/sgai.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/cmd/sgai/skel/.sgai/skills/architecture/detecting-emergent-patterns .github/skills/detecting-emergent-patterns && 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 "detecting-emergent-patterns" agent skill from https://github.com/sandgardenhq/sgai/tree/main/cmd/sgai/skel/.sgai/skills/architecture/detecting-emergent-patterns into .github/skills/detecting-emergent-patterns/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "detecting-emergent-patterns", 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 sandgardenhq/sgai --skill detecting-emergent-patterns -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install sandgardenhq/sgai detecting-emergent-patterns --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sandgardenhq/sgai.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/cmd/sgai/skel/.sgai/skills/architecture/detecting-emergent-patterns .opencode/skills/detecting-emergent-patterns && 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 "detecting-emergent-patterns" agent skill from https://github.com/sandgardenhq/sgai/tree/main/cmd/sgai/skel/.sgai/skills/architecture/detecting-emergent-patterns into .opencode/skills/detecting-emergent-patterns/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "detecting-emergent-patterns", 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
detecting-emergent-patterns- GitHub stars
- 137
- Token cost
- ~2k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 727 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 53
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Find breakthrough insights by forcing unrelated concepts together, detecting meta-patterns across domains, and discovering simplification cascades.
- Works in 4 steps: Pick two unrelated concepts from… → Force combination: "What if we treated X… → Explore emergent properties: What new… → …
- Backend & APIs work in your project
- SKILL.md covers Overview, Technique 1: Collision-Zone…, Technique 2: Meta-Pattern… and Technique 3: Simplification…, plus 7 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Detecting Emergent Patterns is an agent skill from sandgardenhq/sgai. Find breakthrough insights by forcing unrelated concepts together, detecting meta-patterns across domains, and discovering simplification cascades. When stuck on complex problems. When searching for innovative solutions. When same issue appears in different domains. When complexity feels excessive. When conventional approaches aren't working. When seeking radical simplification.
Its SKILL.md is about 2k 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 Backend & APIs. The repository describes itself as: Sandgarden AI Software Factory.
When your agent uses it
- Backend & APIs work in your project
Example prompts
- “/detecting-emergent-patterns”
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Pick two unrelated concepts from different domains
- Force combination: "What if we treated X like Y?"
- Explore emergent properties: What new capabilities appear?
- Test validity: Does the metaphor break? Where?
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9efbb7b. 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 (its code samples are markdown).
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
Detecting Emergent Patterns loads about 2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 102 tokens; SKILL.md has 727 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
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 727 words (~1,970 tokens).
“Revolutionary insights often come from unexpected connections. This skill helps you force unrelated concepts together, recognize patterns across domains, and find simplifications that make hard problems easy.”
- name
- detecting-emergent-patterns
Files
Just SKILL.md in cmd/sgai/skel/.sgai/skills/architecture/detecting-emergent-patterns of sandgardenhq/sgai.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9efbb7b
Compare with similar skills
Detecting Emergent Patterns 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detecting Emergent Patterns this skillsandgardenhq/sgai | 137 | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Configuring Horizoncoollabsio/coolify | 63k | 4 repos | ~898 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Nestjs Best Practicesrolling-scopes/rsschool-app | 10k | 6 repos | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Sub2API AdminWei-Shaw/sub2api | 44k | 1 repos | ~717 | Automated safety check: Pass | LGPL-3.0 | |
| Firecrawl Build Onboardingfirecrawl/firecrawl | 190k | 1 repos | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Notes | ISC | |
| Obsidian BasesAtmosphere/atmosphere | 3.8k | 22 repos | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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What does Detecting Emergent Patterns do?
Find breakthrough insights by forcing unrelated concepts together, detecting meta-patterns across domains, and discovering simplification cascades. Detecting Emergent Patterns is an agent skill from sandgardenhq/sgai. Find breakthrough insights by forcing unrelated concepts together, detecting meta-patterns across domains, and discovering simplification cascades.
When should I use Detecting Emergent Patterns?
Detecting Emergent Patterns fits situations like: backend & APIs work in your project.
How do I install Detecting Emergent Patterns in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add sandgardenhq/sgai --skill detecting-emergent-patterns -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (cmd/sgai/skel/.sgai/skills/architecture/detecting-emergent-patterns in sandgardenhq/sgai) into .claude/skills/detecting-emergent-patterns in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Detecting Emergent Patterns in Codex?
Run `npx skills add sandgardenhq/sgai --skill detecting-emergent-patterns -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (cmd/sgai/skel/.sgai/skills/architecture/detecting-emergent-patterns in sandgardenhq/sgai) into .agents/skills/detecting-emergent-patterns in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Detecting Emergent Patterns 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 sandgardenhq/sgai --skill detecting-emergent-patterns -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/detecting-emergent-patterns, .gemini/skills/detecting-emergent-patterns, .github/skills/detecting-emergent-patterns and .opencode/skills/detecting-emergent-patterns in your project.
What does Detecting Emergent Patterns need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Detecting Emergent Patterns is instructions for the agent only.
Does Detecting Emergent Patterns 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 Detecting Emergent Patterns 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 Detecting Emergent Patterns use?
Detecting Emergent Patterns has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Detecting Emergent Patterns use?
About 2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.9k 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 Detecting Emergent Patterns?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Detecting Emergent Patterns: Configuring Horizon (coollabsio/coolify, 63k stars), Nestjs Best Practices (rolling-scopes/rsschool-app, 10k stars), Sub2API Admin (Wei-Shaw/sub2api, 44k stars) and Firecrawl Build Onboarding (firecrawl/firecrawl, 190k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Detecting Emergent Patterns?
sandgardenhq (a GitHub organization) maintains it in sandgardenhq/sgai, which has 137 GitHub stars. The repository holds 53 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 21, 2026.
Source: sandgardenhq/sgai on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.