Agent skill

Long Task Init

by suriyel in suriyel/longtaskforagent

A skill your agent uses when ATS doc exists (or auto-skipped) but feature-list.json not yet created - scaffold project artifacts and populate features from Design §10.2

No licenceAuto-check: notesDevelopment

Install Long Task Init

skills CLI
$ npx skills add suriyel/longtaskforagent --skill long-task-init -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install suriyel/longtaskforagent long-task-init --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/suriyel/longtaskforagent.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/long-task-init .claude/skills/long-task-init && 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
long-task-init
GitHub stars
177
Token cost
~5.6k tokens
SKILL.md length
2,269 words
Files
3 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
17
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when ATS doc exists (or auto-skipped) but feature-list.json not yet created - scaffold project artifacts and populate features from Design §10.2

  • Works in 2 steps: Read the approved SRS, design, and ATS… → Run scripts/init_project.py to scaffold…
  • ATS doc exists (or auto-skipped) but feature-list.json not yet created - scaffold project artifacts and populate features from Design §10.2
  • SKILL.md covers Input Documents, Checklist, Service Config Maintenance… and Feature List Schema, plus 3 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python, curl and pip

What it does

Long Task Init is an agent skill from suriyel/longtaskforagent. Use when ATS doc exists (or auto-skipped) but feature-list.json not yet created - scaffold project artifacts and populate features from Design §10.2

Its SKILL.md is about 5.6k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `references/init-script-recipes.md` and `scripts/init_project.py`).

It sits in Development.

When your agent uses it

  • ATS doc exists (or auto-skipped) but feature-list.json not yet created - scaffold project artifacts and populate features from Design §10.2

Example prompts

  • “/long-task-init”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • Node.js
  • Docker

Workflow steps

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

  1. Read the approved SRS, design, and ATS documents from docs/plans/
  2. Run scripts/init_project.py to scaffold deterministic artifacts

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ca67fe1. 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/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python
    • curl
    • pip
    • claude
    • conda
    • nvm
    • pytest
    • bash
    • git

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use curl, pip and git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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

Long Task Init loads about 5.6k tokens when it runs, and up to ~9.4k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 41 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,269 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~41
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~5.6k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~9.4k

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.

  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:94
    s project (e.g., "append `KEY=value` to `.env`" for dotenv projects, "set `key=value` in `application.properties`" for S
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:206
    - Python + `.env` pattern → use `load_dotenv`-style KEY=VALUE parsing
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:208
    - Node.js → read `.env` or `config/` directory
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:228
    ets config files to `.gitignore` (e.g., `.env`); `.env.example` is safe to commit

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 2,269 words (~5,587 tokens).

“LANGUAGE RULE: You MUST respond to the user in Chinese (Simplified). All generated documents, reports, and user-facing output must be written in Chinese. Skill names, code identifiers, and JSON field names remain in English.”

— opening of SKILL.md by suriyel
name
long-task-init

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (scripts, references) in skills/long-task-init of suriyel/longtaskforagent.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/init-script-recipes.md
  • scripts/init_project.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ca67fe1

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Categories

Questions about Long Task Init

What does Long Task Init do?

A skill your agent uses when ATS doc exists (or auto-skipped) but feature-list.json not yet created - scaffold project artifacts and populate features from Design §10.2. Long Task Init is an agent skill from suriyel/longtaskforagent.

When should I use Long Task Init?

Long Task Init fits situations like: ATS doc exists (or auto-skipped) but feature-list.json not yet created - scaffold project artifacts and populate features from Design §10.2.

How do I install Long Task Init in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add suriyel/longtaskforagent --skill long-task-init -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/long-task-init in suriyel/longtaskforagent) into .claude/skills/long-task-init in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Long Task Init in Codex?

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

Can I use Long Task Init 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 suriyel/longtaskforagent --skill long-task-init -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/long-task-init, .gemini/skills/long-task-init, .github/skills/long-task-init and .opencode/skills/long-task-init in your project.

What does Long Task Init need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Long Task Init needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python, curl, pip, claude, conda and nvm). Our summary lists: Python 3; Node.js; Docker.

Does Long Task Init access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use curl, pip and git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Long Task Init safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (mentions a .env file), nothing it rates as a warning. 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 Long Task Init use?

No licence was found for Long Task Init or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Long Task Init use?

About 5.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 22k 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 3.8k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Long Task Init?

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Who maintains Long Task Init?

suriyel (a GitHub user) maintains it in suriyel/longtaskforagent, which has 177 GitHub stars. The repository holds 17 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 23, 2026.

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