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A skill your agent uses when the workflow works but needs to handle more complex cases or produce higher-quality output through better tools, context, prompts, or models.
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Install Amplify
$ npx skills add sharpdeveye/maestro --skill amplify -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install sharpdeveye/maestro amplify --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/sharpdeveye/maestro.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/source/skills/amplify .claude/skills/amplify && 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 "amplify" agent skill from https://github.com/sharpdeveye/maestro/tree/main/source/skills/amplify into .claude/skills/amplify/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "amplify", 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/sharpdeveye/maestro/tree/main/source/skills/amplifyType 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 sharpdeveye/maestro --skill amplify -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install sharpdeveye/maestro amplify --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sharpdeveye/maestro.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/source/skills/amplify .agents/skills/amplify && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "amplify" agent skill from https://github.com/sharpdeveye/maestro/tree/main/source/skills/amplify into .agents/skills/amplify/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "amplify", 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 sharpdeveye/maestro --skill amplify -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install sharpdeveye/maestro amplify --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sharpdeveye/maestro.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/source/skills/amplify .cursor/skills/amplify && 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 "amplify" agent skill from https://github.com/sharpdeveye/maestro/tree/main/source/skills/amplify into .cursor/skills/amplify/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "amplify", 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/sharpdeveye/maestro.git --path source/skills/amplify--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 sharpdeveye/maestro --skill amplify -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install sharpdeveye/maestro amplify --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sharpdeveye/maestro.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/source/skills/amplify .gemini/skills/amplify && 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 "amplify" agent skill from https://github.com/sharpdeveye/maestro/tree/main/source/skills/amplify into .gemini/skills/amplify/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "amplify", 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 sharpdeveye/maestro amplifyInstalls 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 sharpdeveye/maestro --skill amplify -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sharpdeveye/maestro.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/source/skills/amplify .github/skills/amplify && 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 "amplify" agent skill from https://github.com/sharpdeveye/maestro/tree/main/source/skills/amplify into .github/skills/amplify/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "amplify", 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 sharpdeveye/maestro --skill amplify -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install sharpdeveye/maestro amplify --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sharpdeveye/maestro.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/source/skills/amplify .opencode/skills/amplify && 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 "amplify" agent skill from https://github.com/sharpdeveye/maestro/tree/main/source/skills/amplify into .opencode/skills/amplify/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "amplify", 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
amplify- GitHub stars
- 592
- Token cost
- ~782 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 346 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 25
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when the workflow works but needs to handle more complex cases or produce higher-quality output through better tools, context, prompts, or models.
- Works in 4 steps: Identify the gap: What can't the… → Choose the strategy: Which amplification… → Implement incrementally: Add one… → …
- The workflow works but needs to handle more complex cases
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Produce higher-quality output through better tools
What it does
Amplify is an agent skill from sharpdeveye/maestro. Use when the workflow works but needs to handle more complex cases or produce higher-quality output through better tools, context, prompts, or models.
Its SKILL.md is about 780 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: Workflow fluency for AI coding agents. 1 core skill · 25 commands · 7 domain references · memory layer · audit trail — works across Cursor, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Copilot, and… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- The workflow works but needs to handle more complex cases
- Produce higher-quality output through better tools
Example prompts
- “/amplify”
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Identify the gap: What can't the workflow do that it should?
- Choose the strategy: Which amplification approach addresses the gap?
- Implement incrementally: Add one capability at a time
- Verify: Run the evaluation suite to confirm improvement without regression
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 00f9115. 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.
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
Amplify loads about 782 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 40 tokens; SKILL.md has 346 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
The full file from sharpdeveye/maestro at commit 00f9115, republished under its MIT licence (© sharpdeveye). 346 words, ~782 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/amplify/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- amplify
- description
- Use when the workflow works but needs to handle more complex cases or produce higher-quality output through better tools, context, prompts, or models.
- argument-hint
- [target area]
- category
- enhancement
- version
- 2.0.0
- user-invocable
- true
MANDATORY PREPARATION
Invoke /agent-workflow — it contains workflow principles, anti-patterns, and the Context Gathering Protocol. Follow the protocol before proceeding — if no workflow context exists yet, you MUST run /teach-maestro first. Consult the tool-orchestration reference in the agent-workflow skill for adding tools effectively.
Take a working workflow and make it more capable. Amplification adds new abilities without breaking existing functionality.
Amplification Strategies
Better Prompts
- Add few-shot examples for edge cases the model currently mishandles
- Add chain-of-thought for tasks where reasoning quality matters
- Add negative instructions for common mistakes
- Upgrade output schema with more structured fields
Better Tools
- Add tools for capabilities the model currently lacks
- Improve existing tool descriptions for better selection accuracy
- Add confirmation steps for high-stakes operations
- Add tools for verification/validation of outputs
Better Context
- Add RAG for domain-specific knowledge
- Add real-time data sources for current information
- Add user profile/history for personalization
- Add project documentation as reference context
Better Models
- Upgrade to a more capable model for critical steps
- Use model cascading (cheap model for simple, capable model for complex)
- Add vision capabilities if processing images/documents
- Add code execution capabilities if generating code
Amplification Process
- Identify the gap: What can't the workflow do that it should?
- Choose the strategy: Which amplification approach addresses the gap?
- Implement incrementally: Add one capability at a time
- Verify: Run the evaluation suite to confirm improvement without regression
Impact Assessment
| Strategy | Cost Impact | Latency Impact | Quality Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Better prompts | None | None | Medium-High |
| Better tools | Low | Low-Medium | High |
| Better context (RAG) | Medium | Medium | High |
| Better models | High | Medium-High | High |
Amplification Checklist
- Gap identified with concrete evidence (not assumption)
- Single strategy selected (don't amplify everything at once)
- Baseline quality score recorded before change
- Change implemented and tested
- Quality score improved without regression
- Cost/latency impact documented
Recommended Next Step
After amplification, run /evaluate to verify the new capability works, or /iterate to set up quality monitoring for the enhanced workflow.
NEVER:
- Amplify without a specific gap to address (amplification without purpose is bloat)
- Add capabilities without testing them
- Upgrade models without recalculating cost
- Add tools without updating tool descriptions
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Files
Just SKILL.md in source/skills/amplify of sharpdeveye/maestro.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 00f9115
Compare with similar skills
Amplify 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amplify this skillsharpdeveye/maestro | 592 | — | ~782 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Error Handlingaffaan-m/ECC | 275k | 1 repos | ~2.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Error Handlingthedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist | 74k | — | ~416 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Error Handlingaffaan-m/ECC | 275k | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Python Error Handlingwshobson/agents | 40k | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Error Handling Patternswshobson/agents | 40k | 11 repos | ~1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Amplify
What does Amplify do?
A skill your agent uses when the workflow works but needs to handle more complex cases or produce higher-quality output through better tools, context, prompts, or models. Amplify is an agent skill from sharpdeveye/maestro. Use when the workflow works but needs to handle more complex cases or produce higher-quality output through better tools, context, prompts, or models.
When should I use Amplify?
Amplify fits situations like: the workflow works but needs to handle more complex cases; produce higher-quality output through better tools.
How do I install Amplify in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add sharpdeveye/maestro --skill amplify -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (source/skills/amplify in sharpdeveye/maestro) into .claude/skills/amplify in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Amplify in Codex?
Run `npx skills add sharpdeveye/maestro --skill amplify -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (source/skills/amplify in sharpdeveye/maestro) into .agents/skills/amplify in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Amplify 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 sharpdeveye/maestro --skill amplify -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/amplify, .gemini/skills/amplify, .github/skills/amplify and .opencode/skills/amplify in your project.
What does Amplify need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Amplify is instructions for the agent only.
Does Amplify 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 Amplify 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 Amplify use?
Amplify is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Amplify use?
About 782 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.1k 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 Amplify?
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Who maintains Amplify?
sharpdeveye (a GitHub user) maintains it in sharpdeveye/maestro, which has 592 GitHub stars. The repository holds 25 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on April 29, 2026.
Source: sharpdeveye/maestro on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.