Agent skill

Panic

Emergency kill switch — halts all agents via lockfile gate. An agent skill from softspark/ai-toolkit.

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Install Panic

skills CLI

$ npx skills add softspark/ai-toolkit --skill panic -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install softspark/ai-toolkit panic --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/softspark/ai-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/app/skills/panic .claude/skills/panic && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "panic" agent skill from https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit/tree/main/app/skills/panic into .claude/skills/panic/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "panic", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit/tree/main/app/skills/panic

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add softspark/ai-toolkit --skill panic -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install softspark/ai-toolkit panic --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/app/skills/panic .agents/skills/panic && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "panic" agent skill from https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit/tree/main/app/skills/panic into .agents/skills/panic/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "panic", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add softspark/ai-toolkit --skill panic -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install softspark/ai-toolkit panic --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/app/skills/panic .cursor/skills/panic && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "panic" agent skill from https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit/tree/main/app/skills/panic into .cursor/skills/panic/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "panic", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit.git --path app/skills/panic

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add softspark/ai-toolkit --skill panic -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install softspark/ai-toolkit panic --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/app/skills/panic .gemini/skills/panic && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "panic" agent skill from https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit/tree/main/app/skills/panic into .gemini/skills/panic/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "panic", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install softspark/ai-toolkit panic

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add softspark/ai-toolkit --skill panic -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/app/skills/panic .github/skills/panic && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "panic" agent skill from https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit/tree/main/app/skills/panic into .github/skills/panic/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "panic", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add softspark/ai-toolkit --skill panic -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install softspark/ai-toolkit panic --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/app/skills/panic .opencode/skills/panic && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "panic" agent skill from https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit/tree/main/app/skills/panic into .opencode/skills/panic/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "panic", 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: panic
GitHub stars: 179
Token cost: ~476 tokens
SKILL.md length: 213 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 112
Repo updated: Oct 7, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

Emergency kill switch — halts all agents via lockfile gate. An agent skill from softspark/ai-toolkit.

Works in 2 steps: Create Lockfile: touch .claude/HALT → Notify User: "System Halted. Delete…
Tasks that involve Dependency management
SKILL.md covers Usage, Protocol, Resume and Rules, plus 2 more sections
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Panic is an agent skill from softspark/ai-toolkit. Emergency kill switch — halts all agents via lockfile gate. Triggers: panic, stop everything, kill switch, halt agents, agents looping.

Its SKILL.md is about 480 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 Development, covering Dependency management. The repository describes itself as: Professional-grade AI coding toolkit: 94 skills, 44 agents, multi-platform (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot, Gemini, Cline, Roo Code, Aider, Augment, Antigravity, Codex CLI… The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Dependency management

Example prompts

“/panic”

Requirements

Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash

Workflow steps

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

Create Lockfile: touch .claude/HALT
Notify User: "System Halted. Delete .claude/HALT to resume."

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d64db2b. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
- Bash
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).
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

Panic loads about 476 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 35 tokens; SKILL.md has 213 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~35
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~476

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
```
allowed-tools: Bash
```

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 softspark/ai-toolkit at commit d64db2b, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© softspark). 213 words, ~476 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/panic/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: panic
description: Emergency kill switch — halts all agents via lockfile gate. Triggers: panic, stop everything, kill switch, halt agents, agents looping.
allowed-tools: Bash
effort: low
disable-model-invocation: true
agent: system-governor
context: fork

Panic Command (The Kill Switch)

Stops the system dead in its tracks.

Usage

bash

/panic [reason]
# Example: /panic "Agents are looping infinitely"

Protocol

Create Lockfile: touch .claude/HALT
Notify User: "System Halted. Delete .claude/HALT to resume."

Resume

To resume operations:

bash

rm .claude/HALT

Rules

MUST create the lockfile at .claude/HALT — agents check this path to gate execution
NEVER bypass the lockfile silently once it exists
CRITICAL: emit a clear, single-line notification so the user knows the system is halted
MANDATORY: include the provided reason (if any) in the notification

Gotchas

The lockfile is project-local (./.claude/HALT). Agents running in a different working directory, or globally-invoked tools, will not see it and will keep running. /panic is not a system-wide kill switch.
The lockfile check relies on the PreToolUse hook from ai-toolkit; if the user disabled hooks in settings.json or ejected without keeping hooks, touch .claude/HALT does nothing. Verify the hook is present after invocation.
Removing .claude/HALT mid-task resumes agents that were blocked, but they resume with potentially stale context (conversation moved on, tool results orphaned). Prefer restarting the session cleanly if possible.

When NOT to Use

For cancelling a single agent — use the task's own stop mechanism
For a production incident — use /workflow incident-response
As a rollback tool — use /rollback
To pause for a short clarification — just ask the question, do not halt the system

Files

Just SKILL.md in app/skills/panic of softspark/ai-toolkit.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit d64db2b

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Questions about Panic

What does Panic do?

Emergency kill switch — halts all agents via lockfile gate. An agent skill from softspark/ai-toolkit. Panic is an agent skill from softspark/ai-toolkit. Emergency kill switch — halts all agents via lockfile gate.

When should I use Panic?

Panic fits situations like: tasks that involve Dependency management.

How do I install Panic in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add softspark/ai-toolkit --skill panic -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (app/skills/panic in softspark/ai-toolkit) into .claude/skills/panic in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Panic in Codex?

Run `npx skills add softspark/ai-toolkit --skill panic -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (app/skills/panic in softspark/ai-toolkit) into .agents/skills/panic in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Panic 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 softspark/ai-toolkit --skill panic -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/panic, .gemini/skills/panic, .github/skills/panic and .opencode/skills/panic in your project.

What does Panic need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Panic is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash.

Does Panic 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 Panic safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Panic use?

Panic 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 Panic use?

About 476 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.9k 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 Panic?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Panic: Add TTS Engine to Voicebox (jamiepine/voicebox, 57k stars), Dep Updates (trufflesecurity/trufflehog, 28k stars), Merge Dependabot PRs (onyx-dot-app/onyx, 32k stars) and Senior Architect Toolkit (maslennikov-ig/claude-code-orchestrator-kit, 260 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Panic?

softspark (a GitHub user) maintains it in softspark/ai-toolkit, which has 179 GitHub stars. The repository holds 112 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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

Install Panic

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Panic Command (The Kill Switch)

Usage

Protocol

Resume

Rules

Gotchas

When NOT to Use

Files

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