Agent skill

Hickey

Evaluate code (especially LLM-generated) for structural simplicity using Rich Hickey's "Simple Made Easy" framework.

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Install Hickey

skills CLI

$ npx skills add srid/emanote --skill hickey -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install srid/emanote hickey --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/srid/emanote.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/hickey .claude/skills/hickey && 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 "hickey" agent skill from https://github.com/srid/emanote/tree/master/.agents/skills/hickey into .claude/skills/hickey/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hickey", 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/srid/emanote/tree/master/.agents/skills/hickey

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 srid/emanote --skill hickey -a codex

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install srid/emanote hickey --agent codex

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/srid/emanote.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/hickey .agents/skills/hickey && 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 "hickey" agent skill from https://github.com/srid/emanote/tree/master/.agents/skills/hickey into .agents/skills/hickey/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hickey", 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 srid/emanote --skill hickey -a cursor

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install srid/emanote hickey --agent cursor

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/srid/emanote.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/hickey .cursor/skills/hickey && 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 "hickey" agent skill from https://github.com/srid/emanote/tree/master/.agents/skills/hickey into .cursor/skills/hickey/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hickey", 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/srid/emanote.git --path .agents/skills/hickey

--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 srid/emanote --skill hickey -a gemini-cli

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install srid/emanote hickey --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/srid/emanote.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/hickey .gemini/skills/hickey && 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 "hickey" agent skill from https://github.com/srid/emanote/tree/master/.agents/skills/hickey into .gemini/skills/hickey/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hickey", 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 srid/emanote hickey

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 srid/emanote --skill hickey -a github-copilot

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/srid/emanote.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/hickey .github/skills/hickey && 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 "hickey" agent skill from https://github.com/srid/emanote/tree/master/.agents/skills/hickey into .github/skills/hickey/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hickey", 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 srid/emanote --skill hickey -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 srid/emanote hickey --agent opencode

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/srid/emanote.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/hickey .opencode/skills/hickey && 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 "hickey" agent skill from https://github.com/srid/emanote/tree/master/.agents/skills/hickey into .opencode/skills/hickey/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hickey", 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: hickey
GitHub stars: 963
Token cost: ~6.8k tokens
SKILL.md length: 3,857 words
Files: 2
Skills in repo: 25
Repo updated: Jul 26, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Custom licence

At a glance

Evaluate code (especially LLM-generated) for structural simplicity using Rich Hickey's "Simple Made Easy" framework.

Works in 5 steps: Enumerate invariants. Write out every… → Check consumption sites, not just… → Watch for reconciliation machinery. A… → …
The user asks about complecting
SKILL.md covers Key Definitions, Scope of Review, The Evaluation Process and Fact-Check Your Own Evaluation, plus 2 more sections
Calls git

What it does

Hickey is an agent skill from srid/emanote. Evaluate code (especially LLM-generated) for structural simplicity using Rich Hickey's "Simple Made Easy" framework. Use this skill whenever reviewing a PR, diff, or code snippet for accidental complexity — particularly when the code was generated by an AI coding assistant and line-by-line review isn't feasible. Also use when the user asks about complecting, simplicity vs. easiness, structural coupling, or concept deduplication. Trigger on phrases like "is this simple", "does this complect", "review for…

Its SKILL.md is about 6.8k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `transcript.md`).

It sits in Data & Analytics, covering Data cleaning. The repository describes itself as: Emanate a structured view of your plain-text notes.

When your agent uses it

The user asks about complecting
Phrases like is this simple
Does this complect
Review for complexity

Example prompts

“Simple Made Easy”
“is this simple”
“does this complect”
“/hickey”

Workflow steps

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

Enumerate invariants. Write out every rule coupling the parts, in plain language: "if A then B", "all Xs agree on Y", "when kind=X then…
Check consumption sites, not just definitions. Fragmentation is most visible at the reader. If every consumer projects the same value out…
Watch for reconciliation machinery. A memo that lifts one value out of a collection; a callback that writes back into the collection; an…
Collapse at the natural layer. Pick the representation layer where the one thing naturally lives. Sometimes that's a discriminated union…
Silence is the bug. A review that skips this layer because "no invariants came to mind" is the same review that misses the fragmentation…

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9d01037. 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
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- git
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
- github.com
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

Hickey loads about 6.8k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 154 tokens; SKILL.md has 3,857 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~154
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~6.8k

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 3,857 words (~6,781 tokens).

“Evaluate code for structural simplicity using Rich Hickey's "Simple Made Easy" framework. This skill is designed for the world where AI generates code faster than humans can read it — where functional tests pass but accidental complexity accumulates silently.”

— opening of SKILL.md by srid, Custom licence

name: hickey
context: fork
agent: Explore
model: sonnet

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in .agents/skills/hickey of srid/emanote.

SKILL.md
transcript.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9d01037

Used in 1 other repository

We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders. This page covers the copy in srid/emanote, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

srid/haskell-flake.claude/skills/hickey

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Questions about Hickey

What does Hickey do?

Evaluate code (especially LLM-generated) for structural simplicity using Rich Hickey's "Simple Made Easy" framework. Hickey is an agent skill from srid/emanote. Evaluate code (especially LLM-generated) for structural simplicity using Rich Hickey's "Simple Made Easy" framework.

When should I use Hickey?

Hickey fits situations like: the user asks about complecting; phrases like is this simple; does this complect; review for complexity.

How do I install Hickey in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add srid/emanote --skill hickey -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/hickey in srid/emanote) into .claude/skills/hickey in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Hickey in Codex?

Run `npx skills add srid/emanote --skill hickey -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/hickey in srid/emanote) into .agents/skills/hickey in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Hickey 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 srid/emanote --skill hickey -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/hickey, .gemini/skills/hickey, .github/skills/hickey and .opencode/skills/hickey in your project.

What does Hickey need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Hickey needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git).

Does Hickey access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Hickey 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 Hickey use?

Hickey has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Hickey use?

About 6.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 27k 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 Hickey?

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Who maintains Hickey?

srid (a GitHub user) maintains it in srid/emanote, which has 963 GitHub stars. The repository holds 25 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 26, 2026.

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

Hickey

Install Hickey

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Files

Used in 1 other repository

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Install Hickey

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Files

Used in 1 other repository

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