Agent skill

Bernstein Agents

by sipyourdrink-ltd in sipyourdrink-ltd/bernstein

Manage Bernstein agents - list active agents, inspect their output, kill stalled agents, or stream live logs.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Bernstein Agents

skills CLI
$ npx skills add sipyourdrink-ltd/bernstein --skill bernstein-agents -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install sipyourdrink-ltd/bernstein bernstein-agents --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/sipyourdrink-ltd/bernstein.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/cursor-plugin/skills/bernstein-agents .claude/skills/bernstein-agents && 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
bernstein-agents
GitHub stars
1.2k
Token cost
~408 tokens
SKILL.md length
152 words
Files
2 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
9
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Manage Bernstein agents - list active agents, inspect their output, kill stalled agents, or stream live logs.

  • Works in 2 steps: Run scripts/agents.sh list to get all… → Present them clearly
  • The user asks about agents
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use and Instructions
  • Runs Shell scripts from its folder

What it does

Bernstein Agents is an agent skill from sipyourdrink-ltd/bernstein. Manage Bernstein agents - list active agents, inspect their output, kill stalled agents, or stream live logs. Use when the user asks about agents, wants to see what an agent is doing, or needs to kill one.

Its SKILL.md is about 410 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/agents.sh`).

It sits in Agent Workflows. The repository describes itself as: The open‑source AI Agents Governance & Orchestration framework: write the rules declaratively, Bernstein enforces them and produces the verifiable, replayable record. Free…. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • The user asks about agents
  • Wants to see what an agent is doing
  • Needs to kill one

Example prompts

  • “/bernstein-agents”

Requirements

  • A Bash shell

Workflow steps

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

  1. Run scripts/agents.sh list to get all active agents.
  2. Present them clearly

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cc0c7fc. 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

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Shell), which the agent can run.

    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

Bernstein Agents loads about 408 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 56 tokens; SKILL.md has 152 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~56
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~408

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from sipyourdrink-ltd/bernstein at commit cc0c7fc, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© sipyourdrink-ltd). 152 words, ~408 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/bernstein-agents/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
bernstein-agents
description
Manage Bernstein agents - list active agents, inspect their output, kill stalled agents, or stream live logs. Use when the user asks about agents, wants to see what an agent is doing, or needs to kill one.

Bernstein Agent Management

Inspect, monitor, and control active Bernstein agents.

When to Use

  • User asks "what agents are running?" or "show me the agents"
  • User wants to see what a specific agent is working on
  • User says "kill that agent" or "stop the backend agent"
  • User asks "why is that agent stuck?" or wants to inspect agent output
  • User wants to see agent logs

Instructions

List agents
  1. Run scripts/agents.sh list to get all active agents.
  2. Present them clearly:
## Active Agents (3)

| Agent | Role | Model | Status | Task | Runtime | Cost |
|-------|------|-------|--------|------|---------|------|
| ses-a1b2 | backend | claude-sonnet-4 | alive | TASK-042: Fix auth | 4m 12s | $0.32 |
| ses-c3d4 | qa | gpt-4.1 | alive | TASK-043: Write tests | 2m 45s | $0.18 |
| ses-e5f6 | frontend | claude-sonnet-4 | stalled | TASK-044: Update UI | 8m 03s | $0.51 |
Inspect agent
  1. To see what an agent is doing: scripts/agents.sh logs <session_id>
  2. Show the last ~20 lines of output.
Kill agent
  1. To kill a stalled or misbehaving agent: scripts/agents.sh kill <session_id>
  2. Confirm: "Agent ses-e5f6 terminated. Task TASK-044 returned to open queue."
Stall detection
  1. If any agent shows stalled status, proactively suggest killing it.
  2. An agent is stalled if it hasn't sent a heartbeat in >60 seconds.

© sipyourdrink-ltd, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (scripts) in packages/cursor-plugin/skills/bernstein-agents of sipyourdrink-ltd/bernstein.

  • SKILL.md
  • scripts/agents.sh

Open the folder on GitHubat commit cc0c7fc

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Categories

Questions about Bernstein Agents

What does Bernstein Agents do?

Manage Bernstein agents - list active agents, inspect their output, kill stalled agents, or stream live logs. Bernstein Agents is an agent skill from sipyourdrink-ltd/bernstein. Manage Bernstein agents - list active agents, inspect their output, kill stalled agents, or stream live logs.

When should I use Bernstein Agents?

Bernstein Agents fits situations like: the user asks about agents; wants to see what an agent is doing; needs to kill one.

How do I install Bernstein Agents in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add sipyourdrink-ltd/bernstein --skill bernstein-agents -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (packages/cursor-plugin/skills/bernstein-agents in sipyourdrink-ltd/bernstein) into .claude/skills/bernstein-agents in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Bernstein Agents in Codex?

Run `npx skills add sipyourdrink-ltd/bernstein --skill bernstein-agents -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (packages/cursor-plugin/skills/bernstein-agents in sipyourdrink-ltd/bernstein) into .agents/skills/bernstein-agents in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Bernstein Agents 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 sipyourdrink-ltd/bernstein --skill bernstein-agents -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/bernstein-agents, .gemini/skills/bernstein-agents, .github/skills/bernstein-agents and .opencode/skills/bernstein-agents in your project.

What does Bernstein Agents need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Bernstein Agents needs a shell for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: A Bash shell.

Does Bernstein Agents 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 Bernstein Agents 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Bernstein Agents use?

Bernstein Agents 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 Bernstein Agents use?

About 408 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.6k 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 Bernstein Agents?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Bernstein Agents: MCP Server Builder (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), Hook Development for Claude Code Plugins (anthropics/claude-plugins-official, 38k stars), Using Superpowers (farm-fe/farm, 5.6k stars) and Executing Plans Inline (obra/superpowers, 297k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Bernstein Agents?

sipyourdrink-ltd (a GitHub organization) maintains it in sipyourdrink-ltd/bernstein, which has 1,201 GitHub stars. The repository holds 9 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

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