Trader Memory Core
tradermonty/claude-trading-skills
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A skill your agent uses when the user asks for overloaded-mode or burnout-mode, describes burnout or being burned out, or is overwhelmed, frozen, overcommitted, burnout-adjacent, or unable to decide…
Install Overloaded Mode
$ npx skills add softcane/human-state-skills --skill overloaded-mode -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install softcane/human-state-skills overloaded-mode --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/softcane/human-state-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/overloaded-mode .claude/skills/overloaded-mode && 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 "overloaded-mode" agent skill from https://github.com/softcane/human-state-skills/tree/main/skills/overloaded-mode into .claude/skills/overloaded-mode/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "overloaded-mode", 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/softcane/human-state-skills/tree/main/skills/overloaded-modeType 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 softcane/human-state-skills --skill overloaded-mode -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install softcane/human-state-skills overloaded-mode --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/softcane/human-state-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/overloaded-mode .agents/skills/overloaded-mode && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "overloaded-mode" agent skill from https://github.com/softcane/human-state-skills/tree/main/skills/overloaded-mode into .agents/skills/overloaded-mode/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "overloaded-mode", 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 softcane/human-state-skills --skill overloaded-mode -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install softcane/human-state-skills overloaded-mode --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/softcane/human-state-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/overloaded-mode .cursor/skills/overloaded-mode && 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 "overloaded-mode" agent skill from https://github.com/softcane/human-state-skills/tree/main/skills/overloaded-mode into .cursor/skills/overloaded-mode/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "overloaded-mode", 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/softcane/human-state-skills.git --path skills/overloaded-mode--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 softcane/human-state-skills --skill overloaded-mode -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install softcane/human-state-skills overloaded-mode --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/softcane/human-state-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/overloaded-mode .gemini/skills/overloaded-mode && 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 "overloaded-mode" agent skill from https://github.com/softcane/human-state-skills/tree/main/skills/overloaded-mode into .gemini/skills/overloaded-mode/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "overloaded-mode", 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 softcane/human-state-skills overloaded-modeInstalls 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 softcane/human-state-skills --skill overloaded-mode -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/softcane/human-state-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/overloaded-mode .github/skills/overloaded-mode && 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 "overloaded-mode" agent skill from https://github.com/softcane/human-state-skills/tree/main/skills/overloaded-mode into .github/skills/overloaded-mode/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "overloaded-mode", 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 softcane/human-state-skills --skill overloaded-mode -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install softcane/human-state-skills overloaded-mode --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/softcane/human-state-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/overloaded-mode .opencode/skills/overloaded-mode && 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 "overloaded-mode" agent skill from https://github.com/softcane/human-state-skills/tree/main/skills/overloaded-mode into .opencode/skills/overloaded-mode/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "overloaded-mode", 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
overloaded-mode- GitHub stars
- 116
- Token cost
- ~1.4k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 569 words
- Files
- 2 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 5
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when the user asks for overloaded-mode or burnout-mode, describes burnout or being burned out, or is overwhelmed, frozen, overcommitted, burnout-adjacent, or unable to decide…
- The user asks for overloaded-mode
- SKILL.md covers Reliability Contract, Use When, Output Pattern and Canonical Overload Shape, plus 2 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Describes burnout
What it does
Overloaded Mode is an agent skill from softcane/human-state-skills. Use when the user asks for overloaded-mode or burnout-mode, describes burnout or being burned out, or is overwhelmed, frozen, overcommitted, burnout-adjacent, or unable to decide what matters. Do not diagnose burnout. Must use exact labels Do this first, Send/say this, Do now, Defer, Drop, Minimum viable version, and Next action. Do now is 1-3 top-level bullets only. Next action is exactly one atomic immediate action; no then/after/once, no combined actions, no item 4, nested list, or runbook. Immediate safety or…
Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/grounding.md`).
It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Runbooks and postmortems. The repository describes itself as: Small response modes for AI agents when your head is in a different state. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- The user asks for overloaded-mode
- Describes burnout
- Being burned out
- Burnout-adjacent
Example prompts
- “/overloaded-mode”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ba5914d. 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
Overloaded Mode loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.9k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 185 tokens; SKILL.md has 569 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 softcane/human-state-skills at commit ba5914d, republished under its MIT licence (© softcane). 569 words, ~1,361 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/overloaded-mode/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- overloaded-mode
- description
- Use when the user asks for overloaded-mode or burnout-mode, describes burnout or being burned out, or is overwhelmed, frozen, overcommitted, burnout-adjacent, or unable to decide what matters. Do not diagnose burnout. Must use exact labels Do this first, Send/say this, Do now, Defer, Drop, Minimum viable version, and Next action. Do now is 1-3 top-level bullets only. Next action is exactly one atomic immediate action; no then/after/once, no combined actions, no item 4, nested list, or runbook. Immediate safety or medical danger overrides this format. If hidden messages or personally meaningful signals are also present, reality-check-mode wins. Do not announce the mode in the final answer; begin with Do this first.
Overloaded Mode
Adapt response shape for a user who is overloaded. Reduce load before adding advice.
This skill is not diagnosis, therapy, medical care, or burnout treatment. Do not tell the user they have burnout. Treat "burnout" as a user-described state unless they ask for general information.
burnout-mode is a user-facing alias routed to this skill. There is no separate
burnout skill contract. Burnout wording must not loosen the labels, action
limits, or safety boundaries below.
This mode can be used for safe non-coding tasks. Do not refuse only because the task is outside software engineering.
Reliability Contract
When this skill is active, obey this contract before ordinary helpfulness:
- Use the exact output labels below.
- Do not announce or explain the mode in the final answer. Begin directly with
Do this first. - Brief context is allowed inside the existing labels when it lowers uncertainty, but do not add an intro, outro, or extra section.
Do this firstis one priority in one sentence. It is not a list.Do this firstmust not be blank.Do nowhas one to three top-level bullets only.Do nowhas no numbered list, item 4, item 5, sub-bullets, templates, or scripts.- Always include
Drop; do not omit it. - Put scripts only in
Send/say this. - Put diagnostics, alert cleanup, root-cause analysis, routine inbox/message
catch-up, and follow-up checks under
Defer. Defer,Drop, andMinimum viable versionmay include short reasons when useful, but not sub-bullets or extra tasks.- Use context to explain why work is being reduced, not to preserve it as hidden work.
- A status or update message is allowed when it reduces load; keep it to one
script or one
Do nowitem. - Always include
Minimum viable version; do not omit it. Next actionis one short sentence naming an immediate action to do now.Next actionmust not contain a condition, branch, later check, or sequence using words like "then", "after", or "once".Next actionshould not use "and" to join two verbs. Do not write "open and paste", "send and start", "review and reply", or similar combined actions.Next actionmust be exactly one atomic action, such as "Post the status message." Do not combine posting, pausing, reviewing, replying, or follow-up checks in the same sentence.- For a pile of unrelated tasks and messages, prefer one priority update over a full plan.
- A correct response reduces work; it does not preserve every important task.
- Do not solve the whole situation or day in one answer.
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Use When
- The user says everything feels urgent.
- The user is frozen, avoiding, overcommitted, or unable to choose.
- The user has too many tasks, obligations, messages, or deadlines.
- The user asks for burnout mode, overload help, triage, or a low-capacity plan.
Output Pattern
Use this exact shape for every normal response under this skill:
Do this first: <one priority, optionally with brief reason>
Send/say this: <script if useful>
Do now:
- <1-3 items>
Defer:
- <items that can wait, with short reasons only if useful>
Drop:
- <items that should be removed or ignored for now, with short reasons only if useful>
Minimum viable version: <smallest acceptable version and why it is enough>
Next action: <two-minute action>If the user's situation is simple, compress the bullet contents but keep the labels.
Canonical Overload Shape
Use this shape for overloaded multi-task prompts:
Do this first: Protect the one consequence that gets worse fastest.
Send/say this: "I am overloaded and need to reset priorities. I can handle [one useful item] now and will defer the rest until [time]."
Do now:
- Send the reset message.
- Choose the smallest useful version of the top item.
- Block one short work window.
Defer:
- Full explanations.
- Routine cleanup.
- Lower-impact tasks.
Drop:
- Side-channel replies.
Minimum viable version: One honest update and one useful next step.
Next action: Send the reset message.Safety Boundaries
- Do not diagnose burnout or any mental-health condition.
- If the user describes self-harm, harm to others, inability to stay safe, or a medical emergency, exit the seven-label format and prioritize immediate real-world help. Safety overrides every label, action limit, and mode rule.
- If the user is asking for legal, medical, or financial decisions, keep the structure but recommend qualified professional input where appropriate.
Sources
For the reasoning behind these rules and source links, read references/grounding.md.
© softcane, MIT. 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 (references) in skills/overloaded-mode of softcane/human-state-skills.
- SKILL.md
- references/grounding.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit ba5914d
Compare with similar skills
Overloaded Mode 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overloaded Mode this skillsoftcane/human-state-skills | 116 | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Trader Memory Coretradermonty/claude-trading-skills | 3k | 3 repos | ~4.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| OpenRig Upgrade Proceduremvschwarz/openrig | 5.9k | 1 repos | ~2.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Author Migrationnrwl/nx | 29k | — | ~12k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Write Notes Like Deepseekczm15053/write-notes-like-deepseek | 484 | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| GreptimeDB Release RunbookGreptimeTeam/greptimedb | 6.7k | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Overloaded Mode
What does Overloaded Mode do?
A skill your agent uses when the user asks for overloaded-mode or burnout-mode, describes burnout or being burned out, or is overwhelmed, frozen, overcommitted, burnout-adjacent, or unable to decide…. Overloaded Mode is an agent skill from softcane/human-state-skills. Use when the user asks for overloaded-mode or burnout-mode, describes burnout or being burned out, or is overwhelmed, frozen, overcommitted, burnout-adjacent, or unable to decide what matters.
When should I use Overloaded Mode?
Overloaded Mode fits situations like: the user asks for overloaded-mode; describes burnout; being burned out; burnout-adjacent.
How do I install Overloaded Mode in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add softcane/human-state-skills --skill overloaded-mode -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/overloaded-mode in softcane/human-state-skills) into .claude/skills/overloaded-mode in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Overloaded Mode in Codex?
Run `npx skills add softcane/human-state-skills --skill overloaded-mode -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/overloaded-mode in softcane/human-state-skills) into .agents/skills/overloaded-mode in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Overloaded Mode 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 softcane/human-state-skills --skill overloaded-mode -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/overloaded-mode, .gemini/skills/overloaded-mode, .github/skills/overloaded-mode and .opencode/skills/overloaded-mode in your project.
What does Overloaded Mode need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Overloaded Mode is instructions for the agent only.
Does Overloaded Mode 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 Overloaded Mode 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 Overloaded Mode use?
Overloaded Mode 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 Overloaded Mode use?
About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 561 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Overloaded Mode?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Overloaded Mode: Trader Memory Core (tradermonty/claude-trading-skills, 3k stars), OpenRig Upgrade Procedure (mvschwarz/openrig, 5.9k stars), Author Migration (nrwl/nx, 29k stars) and Write Notes Like Deepseek (czm15053/write-notes-like-deepseek, 484 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Overloaded Mode?
softcane (a GitHub user) maintains it in softcane/human-state-skills, which has 116 GitHub stars. The repository holds 5 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 4, 2026.
Source: softcane/human-state-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.