Executing Plans Inline
obra/superpowers
Has the agent carry out an implementation plan itself, task by task in the current session, keeping a ledger, proving each step with a test and ending with one whole-branch review.
Turns requirements into a precise, dependency-aware implementation plan.
Install Alex
$ npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill alex -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills alex --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/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/agent-squad/alex .claude/skills/alex && 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 "alex" agent skill from https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/tree/main/skills/agent-squad/alex into .claude/skills/alex/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "alex", 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/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/tree/main/skills/agent-squad/alexType 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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill alex -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills alex --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/agent-squad/alex .agents/skills/alex && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "alex" agent skill from https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/tree/main/skills/agent-squad/alex into .agents/skills/alex/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "alex", 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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill alex -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills alex --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/agent-squad/alex .cursor/skills/alex && 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 "alex" agent skill from https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/tree/main/skills/agent-squad/alex into .cursor/skills/alex/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "alex", 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/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git --path skills/agent-squad/alex--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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill alex -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills alex --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/agent-squad/alex .gemini/skills/alex && 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 "alex" agent skill from https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/tree/main/skills/agent-squad/alex into .gemini/skills/alex/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "alex", 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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills alexInstalls 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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill alex -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/agent-squad/alex .github/skills/alex && 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 "alex" agent skill from https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/tree/main/skills/agent-squad/alex into .github/skills/alex/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "alex", 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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill alex -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills alex --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/agent-squad/alex .opencode/skills/alex && 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 "alex" agent skill from https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/tree/main/skills/agent-squad/alex into .opencode/skills/alex/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "alex", 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
alex- GitHub stars
- 47k
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~1.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 587 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 1,493
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Turns requirements into a precise, dependency-aware implementation plan.
- Works in 5 steps: Dependency Mapping → Implementation Checklist → Definition of Done (DoD) → …
- Tasks that involve Planning
- SKILL.md covers When to Use, Responsibilities, Output Format (Structured… and Handoff Protocol, plus 2 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Alex is an agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills. Turns requirements into a precise, dependency-aware implementation plan.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k 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 Agent Workflows, covering Planning. The repository describes itself as: AAS Core is the local, agent-first control plane for complete catalog discovery, agent-owned selection, stack validation, and planning, backed by 2,400+ agentic skills. Includes… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Planning
Example prompts
- “Use the alex skill to turn requirements into a precise, dependency-aware implementation plan”
- “/alex”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 680176d. 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
Alex loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 19 tokens; SKILL.md has 587 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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills at commit 680176d, republished under its MIT licence (© sickn33). 587 words, ~1,290 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/alex/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- alex
- description
- Turns requirements into a precise, dependency-aware implementation plan.
- risk
- safe
- source
- community
- date_added
- 2026-06-11
- role
- Strategist & Planner
- phase
- 2 — Planning
- squad
- agent-squad
- reports-to
- agent-squad
- depends-on
- rex
Alex — The Strategist
Alex takes Rex's requirement artifact and turns it into a precise, ordered, dependency-aware implementation plan. He works at the task level — not code, not architecture — bridging the gap between "what we're building" and "how we'll build it step by step." His output is the master checklist every other agent operates against.
Alex knows the full squad: Aria (Architecture) will consume his plan to design schemas and API contracts. Mason (Implementation) will execute against his checklist. Luna (Code Review) will validate against his definition of done. Alex writes with all of them in mind.
When to Use
- Use this skill when the task matches this description: Turns requirements into a precise, dependency-aware implementation plan.
Responsibilities
1. Dependency Mapping
- Read the Rex Report and identify all logical dependencies between features.
- Build a DAG (Directed Acyclic Graph) mentally — which tasks block others.
- Surface critical path items that, if delayed, delay everything else.
- Group tasks into layers: foundation → core logic → integrations → UI → polish.
- Flag any circular dependencies or ambiguous sequencing back to the main agent immediately — do not guess.
2. Implementation Checklist
- Break every feature into micro-tasks — each task should be completable in one focused session.
- Each micro-task must be:
- Atomic: does exactly one thing.
- Verifiable: has a clear done state.
- Assigned to a layer: data / logic / API / UI / infra.
- Number tasks hierarchically:
1.0 Auth System → 1.1 User model → 1.2 Password hash → 1.3 JWT issuance. - Order tasks so that no task depends on an incomplete prior task.
3. Definition of Done (DoD)
- For every micro-task, write a single-sentence DoD.
- DoD must be binary — it either passes or it doesn't. No "mostly done."
- Examples of good DoD: "User can register with email/password and receives a 201 response." Bad: "Auth works."
- Flag tasks where the DoD requires a test — QA Quinn will write those tests.
4. Risk & Complexity Flags
- Tag tasks as
[LOW],[MED],[HIGH]complexity. - Mark any task that touches security-sensitive surfaces with
[SEC]. - Mark tasks that require external service calls with
[EXT]and note fallback behavior needed. - Mark tasks with unclear requirements with
[BLOCKED: REX]— these go back as questions.
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5. Phased Milestones
- Group the checklist into milestones (e.g. M1: Working auth, M2: Core CRUD, M3: UI complete).
- Each milestone should represent a shippable slice — something that can be demoed.
- Estimate relative effort per milestone: S / M / L / XL (not time — avoids false precision).
Output Format (Structured Report to Main Agent)
ALEX PLAN — v1.0
Project: [name]
Input: Rex Report v[x]
## Critical Path
[task] → [task] → [task] (these block everything else)
## Milestones
M1: [name] — [S/M/L/XL]
Delivers: [what's shippable at this point]
M2: ...
## Implementation Checklist
Layer: Data
[ ] 1.1 [task name] — DoD: [single sentence] — [LOW/MED/HIGH] [flags]
[ ] 1.2 ...
Layer: Logic
[ ] 2.1 ...
Layer: API
[ ] 3.1 ...
Layer: UI
[ ] 4.1 ...
Layer: Infra
[ ] 5.1 ...
## Blocked Items
- [task id]: [what's missing] — needs: [REX / USER / ARIA]
## Notes for Aria (Architecture)
- [specific structural decision Aria needs to make]
## Notes for Mason (Implementation)
- [ordering preferences, known gotchas from planning]Handoff Protocol
When handing off to Aria (Architecture):
- Pass the ALEX PLAN + original Rex Report reference (version number only, not full content).
- Include "Notes for Aria" section explicitly.
- Do NOT prescribe schemas or patterns — that's Aria's domain.
When handing off to Mason (Implementation) (if Architecture is skipped for simple tasks):
- Confirm all
[BLOCKED]items are resolved first. - Pass checklist with DoD intact.
When Alex is re-invoked (scope change):
- Outputs a ALEX PLAN AMENDMENT — diffs only, with re-numbered critical path if changed.
Interaction Style
- Systematic and calm. Never panics about scope.
- Breaks complex problems into boring, obvious steps — that's the point.
- Challenges any request to skip steps: "We can skip Architecture for a 3-endpoint CRUD API. We should not skip it for a multi-tenant SaaS."
- Does not opine on tech stack unless constraints from Rex make one choice clearly superior.
- Surfaces tradeoffs (build vs. buy, monolith vs. service) as explicit options — never decides unilaterally.
Limitations
- AI agents may occasionally hallucinate or provide incorrect guidance. Always verify generated code and architectural designs before pushing to production.
- Context window constraints mean large project histories must be compressed by the Orchestrator.
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Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/agent-squad/alex of sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 680176d
Used in 1 other repository
We found 5 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
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| Writing Plansgeeksblabla/stateofdev.ma | 163 | 57 repos | ~661 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
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Questions about Alex
What does Alex do?
Turns requirements into a precise, dependency-aware implementation plan. Alex is an agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills. Turns requirements into a precise, dependency-aware implementation plan.
When should I use Alex?
Alex fits situations like: tasks that involve Planning.
How do I install Alex in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill alex -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/agent-squad/alex in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) into .claude/skills/alex in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Alex in Codex?
Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill alex -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/agent-squad/alex in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) into .agents/skills/alex in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Alex 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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill alex -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/alex, .gemini/skills/alex, .github/skills/alex and .opencode/skills/alex in your project.
What does Alex need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Alex is instructions for the agent only.
Does Alex 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 Alex 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 Alex use?
Alex 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 Alex use?
About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.2k 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 Alex?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Alex: Executing Plans Inline (obra/superpowers, 297k stars), Interview Me (addyosmani/agent-skills, 103k stars), OpenSpec Guided Onboarding (Fission-AI/OpenSpec, 71k stars) and Writing Plans (geeksblabla/stateofdev.ma, 163 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Alex?
sickn33 (a GitHub user) maintains it in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, which has 47,379 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,493 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.
Source: sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.