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affaan-m/ECC
Evidence-first live messaging workflow for ECC. An agent skill from affaan-m/ECC.
Trigger-action automation rules for handling incoming messages
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Install Playbooks
$ npx skills add vellum-ai/vellum-assistant --skill playbooks -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install vellum-ai/vellum-assistant playbooks --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vellum-ai/vellum-assistant.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/assistant/src/config/bundled-skills/playbooks .claude/skills/playbooks && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "playbooks" agent skill from https://github.com/vellum-ai/vellum-assistant/tree/main/assistant/src/config/bundled-skills/playbooks into .claude/skills/playbooks/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "playbooks", 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 install https://github.com/vellum-ai/vellum-assistant/tree/main/assistant/src/config/bundled-skills/playbooksType 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.
$ npx skills add vellum-ai/vellum-assistant --skill playbooks -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install vellum-ai/vellum-assistant playbooks --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vellum-ai/vellum-assistant.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/assistant/src/config/bundled-skills/playbooks .agents/skills/playbooks && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "playbooks" agent skill from https://github.com/vellum-ai/vellum-assistant/tree/main/assistant/src/config/bundled-skills/playbooks into .agents/skills/playbooks/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "playbooks", 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.
$ npx skills add vellum-ai/vellum-assistant --skill playbooks -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install vellum-ai/vellum-assistant playbooks --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vellum-ai/vellum-assistant.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/assistant/src/config/bundled-skills/playbooks .cursor/skills/playbooks && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "playbooks" agent skill from https://github.com/vellum-ai/vellum-assistant/tree/main/assistant/src/config/bundled-skills/playbooks into .cursor/skills/playbooks/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "playbooks", 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 https://github.com/vellum-ai/vellum-assistant.git --path assistant/src/config/bundled-skills/playbooks--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add vellum-ai/vellum-assistant --skill playbooks -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install vellum-ai/vellum-assistant playbooks --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vellum-ai/vellum-assistant.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/assistant/src/config/bundled-skills/playbooks .gemini/skills/playbooks && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "playbooks" agent skill from https://github.com/vellum-ai/vellum-assistant/tree/main/assistant/src/config/bundled-skills/playbooks into .gemini/skills/playbooks/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "playbooks", 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.
$ gh skill install vellum-ai/vellum-assistant playbooksInstalls 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).
$ npx skills add vellum-ai/vellum-assistant --skill playbooks -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vellum-ai/vellum-assistant.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/assistant/src/config/bundled-skills/playbooks .github/skills/playbooks && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "playbooks" agent skill from https://github.com/vellum-ai/vellum-assistant/tree/main/assistant/src/config/bundled-skills/playbooks into .github/skills/playbooks/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "playbooks", 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.
$ npx skills add vellum-ai/vellum-assistant --skill playbooks -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install vellum-ai/vellum-assistant playbooks --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vellum-ai/vellum-assistant.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/assistant/src/config/bundled-skills/playbooks .opencode/skills/playbooks && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "playbooks" agent skill from https://github.com/vellum-ai/vellum-assistant/tree/main/assistant/src/config/bundled-skills/playbooks into .opencode/skills/playbooks/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "playbooks", 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
playbooks- GitHub stars
- 1.4k
- Token cost
- ~363 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 150 words
- Files
- 7
- Skills in repo
- 108
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Trigger-action automation rules for handling incoming messages
- Works in 3 steps: Create a playbook with playbook_create… → List existing playbooks with… → Update rules with playbook_update or…
- SKILL.md covers Structure, Lifecycle and Storage
- Runs TypeScript scripts from its folder
What it does
Playbooks is an agent skill from vellum-ai/vellum-assistant. Trigger-action automation rules for handling incoming messages
Its SKILL.md is about 360 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 7 other files (for example `TOOLS.json`, `tools/playbook-create.ts` and `tools/playbook-delete.ts`). Compatibility notes: Designed for Vellum personal assistants
The repository describes itself as: An AI Assistant that’s easy to setup, does your work 24/7, knows your preferences and gets better over time. The licence is MIT.
Example prompts
- “/playbooks”
Requirements
- Node.js
- Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Designed for Vellum personal assistants
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Create a playbook with playbook_create specifying trigger and action.
- List existing playbooks with playbook_list, optionally filtering by channel or category.
- Update rules with playbook_update or remove them with playbook_delete.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 33cc983. 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 script files (TypeScript), which the agent can run.
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.
Compatibility
Designed for Vellum personal assistants
From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Context cost
Playbooks loads about 363 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 18 tokens; SKILL.md has 150 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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
The full file from vellum-ai/vellum-assistant at commit 33cc983, republished under its MIT licence (© vellum-ai). 150 words, ~363 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/playbooks/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 6 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- playbooks
- description
- Trigger-action automation rules for handling incoming messages
- compatibility
- Designed for Vellum personal assistants
- metadata.emoji
- 📖
Playbooks are trigger-action automation rules that tell the assistant how to handle incoming messages matching a pattern.
Structure
Each playbook has:
- Trigger: Pattern or description that activates the rule (e.g. "meeting request", "from:ceo@*")
- Action: What to do when triggered (natural language description)
- Channel: Which channel the rule applies to ("*" = all channels, or specific like "email", "slack")
- Category: Free-form grouping label (e.g. "scheduling", "triage")
- Autonomy level: How much autonomy the assistant has
auto-- execute immediately without askingdraft-- prepare a response for user review (default)notify-- alert the user only
- Priority: Numeric priority for overlapping rules (higher = takes precedence)
Lifecycle
- Create a playbook with
playbook_createspecifying trigger and action. - List existing playbooks with
playbook_list, optionally filtering by channel or category. - Update rules with
playbook_updateor remove them withplaybook_delete.
Storage
Playbooks are stored as memory items with semantic retrieval, enabling fuzzy matching of incoming messages against trigger patterns.
© vellum-ai, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 6 other files in assistant/src/config/bundled-skills/playbooks of vellum-ai/vellum-assistant.
- SKILL.md
- TOOLS.json
- icon.svg
- tools/playbook-create.ts
- tools/playbook-delete.ts
- tools/playbook-list.ts
- tools/playbook-update.ts
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 33cc983
Compare with similar skills
Playbooks 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playbooks this skillvellum-ai/vellum-assistant | 1.4k | — | ~363 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Messages Opsaffaan-m/ECC | 277k | 1 repos | ~724 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| ActionsJetBrains/intellij-community | 21k | — | ~341 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Laravel Actionscoollabsio/coolify | 63k | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Channel Message Flowsopenclaw/openclaw | 392k | — | ~306 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Commit Message Storytellergithub/awesome-copilot | 40k | 1 repos | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Playbooks
What does Playbooks do?
Trigger-action automation rules for handling incoming messages. Playbooks is an agent skill from vellum-ai/vellum-assistant.
How do I install Playbooks in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add vellum-ai/vellum-assistant --skill playbooks -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (assistant/src/config/bundled-skills/playbooks in vellum-ai/vellum-assistant) into .claude/skills/playbooks in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Playbooks in Codex?
Run `npx skills add vellum-ai/vellum-assistant --skill playbooks -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (assistant/src/config/bundled-skills/playbooks in vellum-ai/vellum-assistant) into .agents/skills/playbooks in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Playbooks 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 vellum-ai/vellum-assistant --skill playbooks -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/playbooks, .gemini/skills/playbooks, .github/skills/playbooks and .opencode/skills/playbooks in your project.
What does Playbooks need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Playbooks needs TypeScript for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Node.js. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Designed for Vellum personal assistants.
Does Playbooks 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 Playbooks 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 Playbooks use?
Playbooks is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Playbooks use?
About 363 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.5k 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 Playbooks?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Playbooks: Messages Ops (affaan-m/ECC, 277k stars), Actions (JetBrains/intellij-community, 21k stars), Laravel Actions (coollabsio/coolify, 63k stars) and Channel Message Flows (openclaw/openclaw, 392k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Playbooks?
vellum-ai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in vellum-ai/vellum-assistant, which has 1,408 GitHub stars. The repository holds 108 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.
Source: vellum-ai/vellum-assistant on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.