Agent skill

Blindspot

by scunning1975 in scunning1975/MixtapeTools

Peripheral vision audit for empirical output. An agent skill from scunning1975/MixtapeTools.

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Install Blindspot

skills CLI
$ npx skills add scunning1975/MixtapeTools --skill blindspot -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install scunning1975/MixtapeTools blindspot --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/scunning1975/MixtapeTools.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/blindspot .claude/skills/blindspot && 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
blindspot
GitHub stars
474
Token cost
~2.7k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,426 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
9
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Peripheral vision audit for empirical output. An agent skill from scunning1975/MixtapeTools.

  • Works in 2 steps: Produce output → run /blindspot →… → Complete the project → open fresh…
  • Output exists and interpretation is about to happen
  • SKILL.md covers Blindspot and Referee 2:…, When to Invoke, The Blindspot Grid and Vice 1: The Unexplained Feature, plus 5 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Blindspot is an agent skill from scunning1975/MixtapeTools. Peripheral vision audit for empirical output. Finds what the author cannot see — problems hiding in plain sight (vices) and opportunities being overlooked (virtues). Inspired by Viktor Shklovsky's defamiliarization and conversations with Jason Fletcher. Use when output exists and interpretation is about to happen.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.7k 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: Tools for coding, teaching, and presentations with AI assistance.

When your agent uses it

  • Output exists and interpretation is about to happen

Example prompts

  • “/blindspot”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Bash(ls*), Bash(cat*), Glob, Grep

Workflow steps

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

  1. Produce output → run /blindspot → interpret and write
  2. Complete the project → open fresh terminal → run /referee2

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9163a2e. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Bash(ls*)
    • Bash(cat*)
    • Glob
    • Grep

    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

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • jasonmfletcher.substack.com
    • causalinf.substack.com

    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

Blindspot loads about 2.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 81 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,426 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~81
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.7k

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 1,426 words (~2,747 tokens).

“Viktor Shklovsky, the Soviet literary theorist, argued that art exists to restore perception. A man who walks barefoot up a mountain eventually cannot feel his feet. Everything becomes habitual, automatic, unconscious. Art exists to make the stone stony again —…”

— opening of SKILL.md by scunning1975
name
blindspot
allowed-tools
Read, Bash(ls*), Bash(cat*), Glob, Grep
argument-hint
[path-to-figure, table, or results file] [brief description of what you think the main finding is]

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/blindspot of scunning1975/MixtapeTools.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9163a2e

Compare with similar skills

Blindspot 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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Fal Visionnexu-io/open-design100k—~295Automated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Hermes Agent Skill AuthoringNousResearch/hermes-agent252k—~3.6kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Configuring Oauth2 Authorization Flowmukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills34k—~1.7kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Vision Sftwshobson/agents40k—~2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Visiongridaco/grida2.7k—~1.5kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Questions about Blindspot

What does Blindspot do?

Peripheral vision audit for empirical output. An agent skill from scunning1975/MixtapeTools. Blindspot is an agent skill from scunning1975/MixtapeTools. Peripheral vision audit for empirical output.

When should I use Blindspot?

Blindspot fits situations like: output exists and interpretation is about to happen.

How do I install Blindspot in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add scunning1975/MixtapeTools --skill blindspot -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/blindspot in scunning1975/MixtapeTools) into .claude/skills/blindspot in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Blindspot in Codex?

Run `npx skills add scunning1975/MixtapeTools --skill blindspot -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/blindspot in scunning1975/MixtapeTools) into .agents/skills/blindspot in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Blindspot 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 scunning1975/MixtapeTools --skill blindspot -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/blindspot, .gemini/skills/blindspot, .github/skills/blindspot and .opencode/skills/blindspot in your project.

What does Blindspot need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Blindspot is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Bash(ls*), Bash(cat*), Glob, Grep.

Does Blindspot access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. As links in the text: jasonmfletcher.substack.com and causalinf.substack.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Blindspot 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 Blindspot use?

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

How many tokens does Blindspot use?

About 2.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 11k 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 Blindspot?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Blindspot: Fal Vision (nexu-io/open-design, 100k stars), Hermes Agent Skill Authoring (NousResearch/hermes-agent, 252k stars), Configuring Oauth2 Authorization Flow (mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills, 34k stars) and Vision Sft (wshobson/agents, 40k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Blindspot?

scunning1975 (a GitHub user) maintains it in scunning1975/MixtapeTools, which has 474 GitHub stars. The repository holds 9 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 26, 2026.

Source: scunning1975/MixtapeTools on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.