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Agent skill

Cut It

by TheOrcDev in TheOrcDev/skills

Cut an existing plan into ordered, self-contained slices (execution phases) sized for an AI agent to pick up and run one at a time.

No licenceAuto-check passedProduct & Project Management

Install Cut It

skills CLI
$ npx skills add TheOrcDev/skills --skill cut-it -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install TheOrcDev/skills cut-it --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/TheOrcDev/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cut-it .claude/skills/cut-it && 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
cut-it
GitHub stars
106
Token cost
~753 tokens
SKILL.md length
360 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
17
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Cut an existing plan into ordered, self-contained slices (execution phases) sized for an AI agent to pick up and run one at a time.

  • Works in 4 steps: Find the plan — do not invent one → Cut into slices → Write each slice → …
  • The user has a plan
  • SKILL.md covers 1. Find the plan — do not…, 2. Cut into slices, 3. Write each slice and 4. Hand it off, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Cut It is an agent skill from TheOrcDev/skills. Cut an existing plan into ordered, self-contained slices (execution phases) sized for an AI agent to pick up and run one at a time. Each slice is dependency-ordered, independently verifiable, and leaves the codebase working. Use when the user has a plan, spec, PRD, or approved design and says "cut it", "cut-it", "slice this plan", "break this into phases", "split into workable parts", or invokes /cut-it.

Its SKILL.md is about 750 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 Product & Project Management, covering PRD writing. The repository describes itself as: Skills for True Dev Warriors.

When your agent uses it

  • The user has a plan
  • Approved design and says cut it
  • Slice this plan
  • Break this into phases

Example prompts

  • “cut it”
  • “cut-it”
  • “slice this plan”
  • “/cut-it”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Find the plan — do not invent one
  2. Cut into slices
  3. Write each slice
  4. Hand it off

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit bb7eaa5. 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

Cut It loads about 753 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 104 tokens; SKILL.md has 360 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~104
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~753

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 360 words (~753 tokens).

“Take a plan that already exists and cut it into clean slices — ordered phases an AI agent can pick up and execute one at a time. Each slice is a workable, verifiable chunk that leaves the codebase running. The…”

— opening of SKILL.md by TheOrcDev
name
cut-it

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/cut-it of TheOrcDev/skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit bb7eaa5

Compare with similar skills

Cut It 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.

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SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Cut It this skillTheOrcDev/skills106—~753Automated safety check: PassNone
CCPM Project Managementautomazeio/ccpm8.4k—~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
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Trellis Brainstormanjiemo/SunnyBeach1787 repos~4kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Adversarial Speczscole/adversarial-spec5561 repos~8.3kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT
Ralph Tui Create Beads Rustsubsy/ralph-tui2.5k1 repos~2.8kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Categories

Questions about Cut It

What does Cut It do?

Cut an existing plan into ordered, self-contained slices (execution phases) sized for an AI agent to pick up and run one at a time. Cut It is an agent skill from TheOrcDev/skills. Cut an existing plan into ordered, self-contained slices (execution phases) sized for an AI agent to pick up and run one at a time.

When should I use Cut It?

Cut It fits situations like: the user has a plan; approved design and says cut it; slice this plan; break this into phases.

How do I install Cut It in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Cut It in Codex?

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

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

What does Cut It need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Cut It is instructions for the agent only.

Does Cut It 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 Cut It 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 Cut It use?

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

How many tokens does Cut It use?

About 753 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3k 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 Cut It?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Cut It: CCPM Project Management (automazeio/ccpm, 8.4k stars), Ralph Tui Create Beads (subsy/ralph-tui, 2.5k stars), Trellis Brainstorm (anjiemo/SunnyBeach, 178 stars) and Adversarial Spec (zscole/adversarial-spec, 556 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Cut It?

TheOrcDev (a GitHub user) maintains it in TheOrcDev/skills, which has 106 GitHub stars. The repository holds 17 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 28, 2026.

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