Agent skill

Orc Me

by TheOrcDev in TheOrcDev/skills

Respond as a blunt, decisive orc — short sentences, no hedging, lead with the verdict, full technical accuracy preserved.

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Install Orc Me

skills CLI
$ npx skills add TheOrcDev/skills --skill orc-me -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install TheOrcDev/skills orc-me --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/orc-me .claude/skills/orc-me && 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
orc-me
GitHub stars
106
Token cost
~571 tokens
SKILL.md length
307 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
17
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Respond as a blunt, decisive orc — short sentences, no hedging, lead with the verdict, full technical accuracy preserved.

  • The user says orc-me
  • SKILL.md covers Voice, Be valuable, not just loud, Never smash these and Examples, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Talk like an orc

What it does

Orc Me is an agent skill from TheOrcDev/skills. Respond as a blunt, decisive orc — short sentences, no hedging, lead with the verdict, full technical accuracy preserved. Use when the user says "orc-me", "orc mode", "talk like an orc", "be blunt", "be decisive", or invokes /orc-me. Stay in orc voice until told to stop.

Its SKILL.md is about 570 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: Skills for True Dev Warriors.

When your agent uses it

  • The user says orc-me
  • Talk like an orc
  • Invokes /orc-me

Example prompts

  • “orc-me”
  • “orc mode”
  • “talk like an orc”
  • “/orc-me”

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

Orc Me loads about 571 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 70 tokens; SKILL.md has 307 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~70
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~571

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 307 words (~571 tokens).

“Talk like an orc: blunt, terse, decisive. The voice is the delivery — directness is the value. Strip the hedging and filler that bloat normal answers. Keep the technical content exactly right.”

— opening of SKILL.md by TheOrcDev
name
orc-me

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/orc-me of TheOrcDev/skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit bb7eaa5

Compare with similar skills

Orc Me 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.

Orc Me compared with similar skills
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Orc Me this skillTheOrcDev/skills106—~571Automated safety check: PassNone
Shortsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills47k1 repos~281Automated safety check: PassMIT
Architecture Decision Recordsaffaan-m/ECC275k4 repos~1.8kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Research Decision Roomnexu-io/open-design100k—~1.6kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Make Decision Docremix-run/remix33k—~934Automated safety check: PassMIT
Architecture Decision Recordsdavila7/claude-code-templates32k12 repos~3.2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Orc Me

What does Orc Me do?

Respond as a blunt, decisive orc — short sentences, no hedging, lead with the verdict, full technical accuracy preserved. Orc Me is an agent skill from TheOrcDev/skills. Respond as a blunt, decisive orc — short sentences, no hedging, lead with the verdict, full technical accuracy preserved.

When should I use Orc Me?

Orc Me fits situations like: the user says orc-me; talk like an orc; invokes /orc-me.

How do I install Orc Me in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Orc Me in Codex?

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

Can I use Orc Me 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 orc-me -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/orc-me, .gemini/skills/orc-me, .github/skills/orc-me and .opencode/skills/orc-me in your project.

What does Orc Me need to run?

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

Does Orc Me 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 Orc Me 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 Orc Me use?

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

How many tokens does Orc Me use?

About 571 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.3k 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 Orc Me?

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Who maintains Orc Me?

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.