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Agent skill

When Stuck

by sandgardenhq in sandgardenhq/sgai

Problem-Solving Dispatch; Dispatch to the right problem-solving technique based on how you're stuck; Stuck on a problem.

Custom licenceAuto-check passed

Install When Stuck

skills CLI
$ npx skills add sandgardenhq/sgai --skill when-stuck -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install sandgardenhq/sgai when-stuck --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/sandgardenhq/sgai.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/cmd/sgai/skel/.sgai/skills/problem-solving/when-stuck .claude/skills/when-stuck && 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
when-stuck
GitHub stars
137
Token cost
~1k tokens
SKILL.md length
198 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
53
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Problem-Solving Dispatch; Dispatch to the right problem-solving technique based on how you're stuck; Stuck on a problem.

  • Works in 4 steps: Identify stuck-type - What symptom… → Load that skill - Read the specific… → Apply technique - Follow its process → …
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, Quick Dispatch, Stuck-Type → Technique and Process, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

When Stuck is an agent skill from sandgardenhq/sgai. Problem-Solving Dispatch; Dispatch to the right problem-solving technique based on how you're stuck; Stuck on a problem. Conventional approaches not working. Need to pick the right problem-solving technique. Not sure which skill applies.

Its SKILL.md is about 1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: Sandgarden AI Software Factory.

Example prompts

  • “/when-stuck”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Identify stuck-type - What symptom matches above?
  2. Load that skill - Read the specific technique
  3. Apply technique - Follow its process
  4. If still stuck - Try different technique or combine

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 dot).

    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

When Stuck loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 62 tokens; SKILL.md has 198 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~62
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1k

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 198 words (~1,032 tokens).

“Different stuck-types need different techniques. This skill helps you quickly identify which problem-solving skill to use.”

— opening of SKILL.md by sandgardenhq, Custom licence
name
when-stuck

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in cmd/sgai/skel/.sgai/skills/problem-solving/when-stuck of sandgardenhq/sgai.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9efbb7b

Compare with similar skills

When Stuck 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.

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When Stuck this skillsandgardenhq/sgai137—~1kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
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Is This A Problemanthropics/claude-for-legal9.6k2 repos~2.3kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Dispatchjeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace2.8k—~13kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Resourceful Problem Solvingswarmclawai/swarmclaw688—~460Automated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about When Stuck

What does When Stuck do?

Problem-Solving Dispatch; Dispatch to the right problem-solving technique based on how you're stuck; Stuck on a problem. When Stuck is an agent skill from sandgardenhq/sgai. Problem-Solving Dispatch; Dispatch to the right problem-solving technique based on how you're stuck; Stuck on a problem.

How do I install When Stuck in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add sandgardenhq/sgai --skill when-stuck -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (cmd/sgai/skel/.sgai/skills/problem-solving/when-stuck in sandgardenhq/sgai) into .claude/skills/when-stuck in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install When Stuck in Codex?

Run `npx skills add sandgardenhq/sgai --skill when-stuck -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (cmd/sgai/skel/.sgai/skills/problem-solving/when-stuck in sandgardenhq/sgai) into .agents/skills/when-stuck in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use When Stuck 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 when-stuck -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/when-stuck, .gemini/skills/when-stuck, .github/skills/when-stuck and .opencode/skills/when-stuck in your project.

What does When Stuck need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: When Stuck is instructions for the agent only.

Does When Stuck 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 When Stuck 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 When Stuck use?

When Stuck 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 When Stuck use?

About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.1k 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 When Stuck?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with When Stuck: Vc Problem Solving (withkynam/vibecode-pro-max-kit, 1.1k stars), Dispatch (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars), Is This A Problem (anthropics/claude-for-legal, 9.6k stars) and Dispatch (jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace, 2.8k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains When Stuck?

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.