Agent skill

Recruit Watch

by yc-software in yc-software/recruiting

Background recruiting monitor. An agent skill from yc-software/recruiting.

No licenceAuto-check: notesBusiness, Finance & HR

Install Recruit Watch

skills CLI
$ npx skills add yc-software/recruiting --skill recruit-watch -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install yc-software/recruiting recruit-watch --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/yc-software/recruiting.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/recruit-watch .claude/skills/recruit-watch && 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
recruit-watch
GitHub stars
116
Token cost
~3.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,459 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
12
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Background recruiting monitor. An agent skill from yc-software/recruiting.

  • Works in 6 steps: New applicants → Research + Recommend → Candidate replies → Draft response → In-progress candidates → Recommend next… → …
  • Tasks that involve Recruiting and HR
  • SKILL.md covers Philosophy, Slack Configuration, Gmail filtering rules and What it watches (and what it…, plus 6 more sections
  • Calls curl; reaches slack.com; needs BOT_TOKEN

What it does

Recruit Watch is an agent skill from yc-software/recruiting. Background recruiting monitor. Watches for new Ashby candidates without outreach, candidate replies waiting for the hiring manager, upcoming interviews, and stale pipeline items. Only surfaces things that need action — stays quiet otherwise. Designed to run on a loop: /loop 10m /recruit-watch.

Its SKILL.md is about 3.1k 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 Business, Finance & HR, covering Recruiting and HR. It works with Slack.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Recruiting and HR

Example prompts

  • “/recruit-watch”

Requirements

  • A credential in BOT_TOKEN
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash, Read, Grep, Glob, WebSearch, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_query_emails, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_get_email, mcp__google-workspace__calendar_get_events, mcp__ashby__candidate_search, mcp__ashby__candidate_info, mcp__ashby__application_info, mcp__ashby__application_list, mcp__ashby__interview_schedule_list, mcp__ashby__candidate_list_notes, mcp__claude_ai_Gmail__gmail_search_messages, mcp__claude_ai_Gmail__gmail_read_message, mcp__claude_ai_Google_Calendar__gcal_list_events, mcp__claude_ai_Slack__slack_send_message, mcp__claude_ai_Slack__slack_read_channel, mcp__claude_ai_Slack__slack_read_thread, mcp__claude_ai_Slack__slack_search_users, mcp__waas__applicant_list, mcp__waas__candidate_show, mcp__waas__candidate_status_show, mcp__waas__candidate_status_update, mcp__waas__candidate_message_send, mcp__waas__candidate_messages_list, mcp__waas__candidate_notes_list, mcp__waas__candidate_note_create, mcp__waas__health_check, mcp__gmail-drafts__gmail_list_drafts

Workflow steps

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

  1. New applicants → Research + Recommend
  2. Candidate replies → Draft response
  3. In-progress candidates → Recommend next step
  4. New sourcing lists → Research each candidate
  5. Upcoming interviews → Brief + reminder
  6. Stale candidates (daily)

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d2d6543. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Bash
    • Read
    • Grep
    • Glob
    • WebSearch
    • mcp__google-workspace__gmail_query_emails
    • mcp__google-workspace__gmail_get_email
    • mcp__google-workspace__calendar_get_events
    • mcp__ashby__candidate_search
    • mcp__ashby__candidate_info

    …and 21 more on the same allowed-tools line.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • curl

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

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • slack.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • BOT_TOKEN

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Recruit Watch loads about 3.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 78 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,459 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~78
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3.1k

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.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Grep, Glob, WebSearch, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_query_emails, mcp__google-workspace_

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 1,459 words (~3,068 tokens).

“Background recruiting monitor that does research, makes recommendations, and communicates with the hiring manager over Slack. Designed to run on a loop via /loop 10m /recruit-watch.”

— opening of SKILL.md by yc-software
name
recruit-watch
allowed-tools
Bash, Read, Grep, Glob, WebSearch, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_query_emails, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_get_email, mcp__google-workspace__calendar_get_events, mcp__ashby__candidate_search, mcp__ashby__candidate_info, mcp__ashby__application_info, mcp__ashby__application_list, mcp__ashby__interview_schedule_list, mcp__ashby__candidate_list_notes, mcp__claude_ai_Gmail__gmail_search_messages, mcp__claude_ai_Gmail__gmail_read_message, mcp__claude_ai_Google_Calendar__gcal_list_events, mcp__claude_ai_Slack__slack_send_message, mcp__claude_ai_Slack__slack_read_channel, mcp__claude_ai_Slack__slack_read_thread, mcp__claude_ai_Slack__slack_search_users, mcp__waas__applicant_list, mcp__waas__candidate_show, mcp__waas__candidate_status_show, mcp__waas__candidate_status_update, mcp__waas__candidate_message_send, mcp__waas__candidate_messages_list, mcp__waas__candidate_notes_list, mcp__waas__candidate_note_create, mcp__waas__health_check, mcp__gmail-drafts__gmail_list_drafts

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/recruit-watch of yc-software/recruiting.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit d2d6543

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Works with

Questions about Recruit Watch

What does Recruit Watch do?

Background recruiting monitor. An agent skill from yc-software/recruiting. Recruit Watch is an agent skill from yc-software/recruiting. Background recruiting monitor.

When should I use Recruit Watch?

Recruit Watch fits situations like: tasks that involve Recruiting and HR.

How do I install Recruit Watch in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Recruit Watch in Codex?

Run `npx skills add yc-software/recruiting --skill recruit-watch -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/recruit-watch in yc-software/recruiting) into .agents/skills/recruit-watch in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Recruit Watch 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 yc-software/recruiting --skill recruit-watch -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/recruit-watch, .gemini/skills/recruit-watch, .github/skills/recruit-watch and .opencode/skills/recruit-watch in your project.

What does Recruit Watch need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Recruit Watch needs the command-line tools its instructions call (curl) and credentials named BOT_TOKEN. Our summary lists: A credential in BOT_TOKEN. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash, Read, Grep, Glob, WebSearch, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_query_emails, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_get_email, mcp__google-workspace__calendar_get_events, mcp__ashby__candidate_search, mcp__ashby__candidate_info, mcp__ashby__application_info, mcp__ashby__application_list, mcp__ashby__interview_schedule_list, mcp__ashby__candidate_list_notes, mcp__claude_ai_Gmail__gmail_search_messages, mcp__claude_ai_Gmail__gmail_read_message, mcp__claude_ai_Google_Calendar__gcal_list_events, mcp__claude_ai_Slack__slack_send_message, mcp__claude_ai_Slack__slack_read_channel, mcp__claude_ai_Slack__slack_read_thread, mcp__claude_ai_Slack__slack_search_users, mcp__waas__applicant_list, mcp__waas__candidate_show, mcp__waas__candidate_status_show, mcp__waas__candidate_status_update, mcp__waas__candidate_message_send, mcp__waas__candidate_messages_list, mcp__waas__candidate_notes_list, mcp__waas__candidate_note_create, mcp__waas__health_check, mcp__gmail-drafts__gmail_list_drafts.

Does Recruit Watch access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: slack.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Recruit Watch safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Recruit Watch use?

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

How many tokens does Recruit Watch use?

About 3.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 12k 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 Recruit Watch?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Recruit Watch: Get Job (agentenatalie/get-job.skill, 629 stars), Resume Reviewer (weeelin98/ResumeDom, 169 stars), Build Resume Portfolio Site (tao943/build-resume-portfolio-site, 195 stars) and Cyber Resume Reviewer (mubix/cyber-resume-reviewer-skill, 184 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Recruit Watch?

yc-software (a GitHub organization) maintains it in yc-software/recruiting, which has 116 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 23, 2026.

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