Agent skill

Major Task

by udecode in udecode/plate

Work heavyweight framework or library tasks with planning-first research, selective deep analysis, and rigorous handoff

Custom licenceAuto-check passed

Install Major Task

skills CLI
$ npx skills add udecode/plate --skill major-task -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install udecode/plate major-task --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/udecode/plate.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/major-task .claude/skills/major-task && 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
major-task
GitHub stars
17k
Token cost
~4.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
2,342 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
78
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Work heavyweight framework or library tasks with planning-first research, selective deep analysis, and rigorous handoff

  • Works in 12 steps: Classify the input → Read the full source-of-truth context… → If the task comes from a ticket, issue,… → …
  • SKILL.md covers Core Rules, Use This For, Do Not Use This For and Intake, plus 7 more sections
  • Calls gh and node

What it does

Major Task is an agent skill from udecode/plate. Work heavyweight framework or library tasks with planning-first research, selective deep analysis, and rigorous handoff

Its SKILL.md is about 4.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It works with GitHub. The repository describes itself as: Rich-text editor with AI and shadcn/ui.

Example prompts

  • “/major-task”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Classify the input
  2. Read the full source-of-truth context before doing anything else.
  3. If the task comes from a ticket, issue, PR, or spec, also read comments and attachments when available.
  4. Restate the decision to make, not just the topic.
  5. Classify the major-work lane
  6. Decide whether the work is
  7. Load autogoal immediately and create or update one docs/plans goal plan
  8. When the work needs a real implementation plan, phased rollout, or plan
  9. Load learnings-researcher early when the domain smells repeated or the repo has prior decisions worth mining.
  10. If the work is editor-framework-facing, start from @docs/analysis/editor-architecture-candidates.md as the candidate map instead of…
  11. For library or framework questions, inspect the local clone in .. first per AGENTS. If missing, clone it. Only then reach for official docs.
  12. Pick the smallest justified helper stack for the lane.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6f3815d. 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:

    • gh
    • node

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use gh, 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

Major Task loads about 4.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 33 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,342 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~33
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~4.4k

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 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 2,342 words (~4,434 tokens).

“Handle $ARGUMENTS. Use this for architectural, comparative, benchmark, migration, or proposal-grade work where wrong framing is expensive. Be deep, not bloated. Be explicit, not ceremonial.”

— opening of SKILL.md by udecode, Custom licence
name
major-task
argument-hint
[task description | spec path | issue id/link]
disable-model-invocation
true

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/major-task of udecode/plate.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6f3815d

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders. This page covers the copy in udecode/plate, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Works with

Questions about Major Task

What does Major Task do?

Work heavyweight framework or library tasks with planning-first research, selective deep analysis, and rigorous handoff. Major Task is an agent skill from udecode/plate.

How do I install Major Task in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Major Task in Codex?

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

Can I use Major Task 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 udecode/plate --skill major-task -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/major-task, .gemini/skills/major-task, .github/skills/major-task and .opencode/skills/major-task in your project.

What does Major Task need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Major Task needs the command-line tools its instructions call (gh and node).

Does Major Task access the network?

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

Is Major Task 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 Major Task use?

Major Task 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 Major Task use?

About 4.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 18k 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 Major Task?

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Who maintains Major Task?

udecode (a GitHub organization) maintains it in udecode/plate, which has 16,642 GitHub stars. The repository holds 78 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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