A skill your agent uses when choosing interactively from search results, files, processes, or any command output with preview capabilities

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedDevelopment

Install Fuzzy Selecting

skills CLI
$ npx skills add SebastienDegodez/copilot-instructions --skill fuzzy-selecting -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install SebastienDegodez/copilot-instructions fuzzy-selecting --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/SebastienDegodez/copilot-instructions.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/minimal-context-tools/skills/fuzzy-selecting .claude/skills/fuzzy-selecting && 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
fuzzy-selecting
GitHub stars
198
Token cost
~914 tokens
SKILL.md length
348 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
19
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when choosing interactively from search results, files, processes, or any command output with preview capabilities

  • Choosing interactively from search results
  • SKILL.md covers Default Strategy, Key Options, Detailed Reference and Skill Combinations
  • Calls rg and jq
  • Any command output with preview capabilities

What it does

Fuzzy Selecting is an agent skill from SebastienDegodez/copilot-instructions. Use when choosing interactively from search results, files, processes, or any command output with preview capabilities

Its SKILL.md is about 910 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `reference/fzf-guide.md`).

It sits in Development. It works with tmux. The repository describes itself as: A comprehensive codebase of best practices, coding rules, and workflow automation for AI-assisted development with GitHub Copilot. Includes DDD, Clean Architecture, testing… The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Choosing interactively from search results
  • Any command output with preview capabilities

Example prompts

  • “/fuzzy-selecting”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0f0dccf. 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:

    • rg
    • jq

    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

Fuzzy Selecting loads about 914 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 34 tokens; SKILL.md has 348 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~34
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~914

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 SebastienDegodez/copilot-instructions at commit 0f0dccf, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© SebastienDegodez). 348 words, ~914 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/fuzzy-selecting/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
fuzzy-selecting
description
Use when choosing interactively from search results, files, processes, or any command output with preview capabilities

fzf: Interactive Fuzzy Finder

Always invoke fuzzy-selecting skill for interactive fuzzy selection - do not execute bash commands directly.

Use fzf for interactive fuzzy selection and filtering of any command-line list.

Default Strategy

Invoke fuzzy-selecting skill for interactive fuzzy selection from any list with preview capabilities. Use when choosing from search results, files, processes, or any command output.

Common workflow: Discovery skill (finding-files, searching-text, querying-json, querying-yaml) → fuzzy-selecting skill → other skills (viewing-files, xargs) for interactive selection and action.

Key Options

Display Modes
  • --height N[%] set height (percent or exact lines)
  • --tmux [POS][SIZE][,border] tmux popup mode
  • --layout default|reverse|reverse-list layout direction
  • --border [rounded|sharp|thin] add border
  • --style default|full|minimal UI preset
Search & Matching
  • -e/--exact exact matching instead of fuzzy
  • --scheme default|path|history input type optimization
  • --delimiter STR custom field delimiter
  • --nth N.. search specific fields only
Preview Window
  • --preview "CMD {}" external command preview
  • --preview-window POSITION[SIZE][,border] preview configuration
  • --preview-label TEXT custom preview label
Selection Options
  • -m/--multi multi-select mode (TAB to mark)
  • --bind KEY:ACTION custom key bindings
  • --prompt "TEXT" custom prompt string
  • --header "TEXT" custom header text
Performance Options
  • --tac reverse input order (top-down)
  • --with-nth N.. display specific fields
  • --ansi parse ANSI color codes

Detailed Reference

For comprehensive search patterns, key bindings, preview configurations, and integration examples, load fzf guide when needing:

  • Custom key bindings and actions
  • Advanced preview window configuration
  • Multi-select workflows
  • Tmux integration
  • Shell setup functions

The guide includes:

  • Basic usage and display modes
  • Search syntax and matching patterns
  • Multi-select operations and key bindings
  • Preview window configuration
  • Integration examples (git, processes, file systems)
  • Performance optimization and troubleshooting
  • Shell integration setup and custom functions

Skill Combinations

For Discovery Phase
  • finding-files → fuzzy-selecting: Interactive file selection from search results
  • searching-text → fuzzy-selecting: Interactive selection from search matches
  • querying-json/querying-yaml → fuzzy-selecting: Interactive selection from extracted data
  • git log/branch → fuzzy-selecting: Interactive git history browsing
For Analysis Phase
  • any_command → fuzzy-selecting → viewing-files: Select items and preview with syntax highlighting
  • finding-files → fuzzy-selecting --preview="bat {}": File browser with syntax preview
  • searching-text → fuzzy-selecting --preview="bat {1} +{2}": Search results with file preview
For Refactoring Phase
  • any_command → fuzzy-selecting -m: Batch process multiple selected items
  • find | fzf -m | xargs: Classic multi-select pattern
  • ps | fzf -m | xargs kill: Multi-process management
Integration Examples
bash
# Interactive code search and edit
rg "pattern" | fzf --preview="bat --color=always --highlight-line {2} {1}" | awk '{print $1}' | xargs vim

# Interactive dependency management
jq -r '.dependencies | keys[]' package.json | fzf --multi | xargs npm uninstall

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Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in plugins/minimal-context-tools/skills/fuzzy-selecting of SebastienDegodez/copilot-instructions.

  • SKILL.md
  • reference/fzf-guide.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0f0dccf

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Tuicragavra/tuicr3.3k—~3.2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Using Tmux For Interactive Commandsobra/superpowers-lab4302 repos~1.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Qwen Code Memory Leak DebuggerQwenLM/qwen-code28k—~1.3kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Questions about Fuzzy Selecting

What does Fuzzy Selecting do?

A skill your agent uses when choosing interactively from search results, files, processes, or any command output with preview capabilities. Fuzzy Selecting is an agent skill from SebastienDegodez/copilot-instructions.

When should I use Fuzzy Selecting?

Fuzzy Selecting fits situations like: choosing interactively from search results; any command output with preview capabilities.

How do I install Fuzzy Selecting in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add SebastienDegodez/copilot-instructions --skill fuzzy-selecting -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/minimal-context-tools/skills/fuzzy-selecting in SebastienDegodez/copilot-instructions) into .claude/skills/fuzzy-selecting in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Fuzzy Selecting in Codex?

Run `npx skills add SebastienDegodez/copilot-instructions --skill fuzzy-selecting -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/minimal-context-tools/skills/fuzzy-selecting in SebastienDegodez/copilot-instructions) into .agents/skills/fuzzy-selecting in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Fuzzy Selecting 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 SebastienDegodez/copilot-instructions --skill fuzzy-selecting -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/fuzzy-selecting, .gemini/skills/fuzzy-selecting, .github/skills/fuzzy-selecting and .opencode/skills/fuzzy-selecting in your project.

What does Fuzzy Selecting need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Fuzzy Selecting needs the command-line tools its instructions call (rg and jq).

Does Fuzzy Selecting 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 Fuzzy Selecting 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 Fuzzy Selecting use?

Fuzzy Selecting is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Fuzzy Selecting use?

About 914 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.7k 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 Fuzzy Selecting?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Fuzzy Selecting: Agent Feature Reproduction (QwenLM/qwen-code, 28k stars), Git History Bug Audit (ben-manes/caffeine, 18k stars), Tuicr (agavra/tuicr, 3.3k stars) and Using Tmux For Interactive Commands (obra/superpowers-lab, 430 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Fuzzy Selecting?

SebastienDegodez (a GitHub user) maintains it in SebastienDegodez/copilot-instructions, which has 198 GitHub stars. The repository holds 19 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

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