Agent skill

Reply

by yc-software in yc-software/recruiting

Reply to a candidate. An agent skill from yc-software/recruiting.

No licenceAuto-check: notesBusiness, Finance & HR

Install Reply

skills CLI

$ npx skills add yc-software/recruiting --skill reply -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install yc-software/recruiting reply --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/reply .claude/skills/reply && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "reply" agent skill from https://github.com/yc-software/recruiting/tree/main/.claude/skills/reply into .claude/skills/reply/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "reply", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/yc-software/recruiting/tree/main/.claude/skills/reply

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add yc-software/recruiting --skill reply -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install yc-software/recruiting reply --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/yc-software/recruiting.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/reply .agents/skills/reply && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "reply" agent skill from https://github.com/yc-software/recruiting/tree/main/.claude/skills/reply into .agents/skills/reply/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "reply", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add yc-software/recruiting --skill reply -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install yc-software/recruiting reply --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/yc-software/recruiting.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/reply .cursor/skills/reply && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "reply" agent skill from https://github.com/yc-software/recruiting/tree/main/.claude/skills/reply into .cursor/skills/reply/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "reply", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/yc-software/recruiting.git --path .claude/skills/reply

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add yc-software/recruiting --skill reply -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install yc-software/recruiting reply --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/yc-software/recruiting.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/reply .gemini/skills/reply && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "reply" agent skill from https://github.com/yc-software/recruiting/tree/main/.claude/skills/reply into .gemini/skills/reply/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "reply", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install yc-software/recruiting reply

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add yc-software/recruiting --skill reply -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/yc-software/recruiting.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/reply .github/skills/reply && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "reply" agent skill from https://github.com/yc-software/recruiting/tree/main/.claude/skills/reply into .github/skills/reply/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "reply", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add yc-software/recruiting --skill reply -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install yc-software/recruiting reply --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/yc-software/recruiting.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/reply .opencode/skills/reply && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "reply" agent skill from https://github.com/yc-software/recruiting/tree/main/.claude/skills/reply into .opencode/skills/reply/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "reply", 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: reply
GitHub stars: 116
Token cost: ~5.9k tokens
SKILL.md length: 2,617 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 12
Repo updated: Aug 23, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: None found

At a glance

Reply to a candidate. An agent skill from yc-software/recruiting.

Works in 5 steps: Gather context → Understand the situation and draft → Present for approval — DO NOT CREATE YET → …
The user says reply to X
SKILL.md covers When to use this vs /reject, Input, Procedure and Rules, plus 3 more sections
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Reply is an agent skill from yc-software/recruiting. Reply to a candidate. Reads the full situation — Ashby stage, email history, conversation context, meeting transcripts, playbook templates — and drafts the right response with the right tone. Handles scheduling, advancement, Q&A, mutual partings, congrats, warm close-outs, and everything in between. Use when the user says "reply to X", "draft for X", "write back to X", "email X", or any variation of responding to a candidate.

Its SKILL.md is about 5.9k 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

The user says reply to X
Write back to X
Any variation of responding to a candidate

Example prompts

“reply to X”
“draft for X”
“write back to X”
“/reply”

Requirements

Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash, Read, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_query_emails, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_get_email, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_bulk_get_emails, mcp__google-workspace__calendar_get_events, mcp__claude_ai_Gmail__gmail_create_draft, mcp__gmail-drafts__gmail_send_draft, mcp__gmail-drafts__gmail_list_drafts, mcp__gmail-drafts__gmail_delete_draft, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_archive, mcp__ashby__candidate_search, mcp__ashby__candidate_info, mcp__ashby__application_info, mcp__ashby__application_change_stage, mcp__ashby__archive_reason_list, mcp__waas__candidate_show, mcp__waas__candidate_status_show, mcp__waas__candidate_status_update, mcp__waas__candidate_messages_list, mcp__waas__candidate_message_send, mcp__waas__candidate_note_create

Workflow steps

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

Gather context
Understand the situation and draft
Present for approval — DO NOT CREATE YET
Wait for approval
Execute (only after approval)

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
- mcp__google-workspace__gmail_query_emails
- mcp__google-workspace__gmail_get_email
- mcp__google-workspace__gmail_bulk_get_emails
- mcp__google-workspace__calendar_get_events
- mcp__claude_ai_Gmail__gmail_create_draft
- mcp__gmail-drafts__gmail_send_draft
- mcp__gmail-drafts__gmail_list_drafts
- mcp__gmail-drafts__gmail_delete_draft
…and 12 more on the same allowed-tools line.
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

Reply loads about 5.9k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 109 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,617 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~109
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~5.9k

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, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_query_emails, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_get_email, mcp__

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 2,617 words (~5,859 tokens).

“Config: Read these files before executing — they contain all IDs, tokens, templates, and rules:”

— opening of SKILL.md by yc-software

name: reply
allowed-tools: Bash, Read, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_query_emails, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_get_email, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_bulk_get_emails, mcp__google-workspace__calendar_get_events, mcp__claude_ai_Gmail__gmail_create_draft, mcp__gmail-drafts__gmail_send_draft, mcp__gmail-drafts__gmail_list_drafts, mcp__gmail-drafts__gmail_delete_draft, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_archive, mcp__ashby__candidate_search, mcp__ashby__candidate_info, mcp__ashby__application_info, mcp__ashby__application_change_stage, mcp__ashby__archive_reason_list, mcp__waas__candidate_show, mcp__waas__candidate_status_show, mcp__waas__candidate_status_update, mcp__waas__candidate_messages_list, mcp__waas__candidate_message_send, mcp__waas__candidate_note_create

Outline of SKILL.md

Reply to Candidate
When to use this vs /reject
Input
Procedure
Step 1: Gather context
Step 2: Understand the situation and draft
The hiring manager's voice patterns
Pre-Screen Qualification (before scheduling a call)
Post-Screen Advancement (Phone Screen → Tech Screen)
What NOT to do
Email formatting rule
Choosing the channel: Gmail vs WAAS messaging
Step 3: Present for approval — DO NOT CREATE YET
Step 4: Wait for approval
Step 5: Execute (only after approval)
Rules
Gmail & Calendar Rules
Follow-Up Email Rules
Tone
Content
Structure
Threading Rules

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

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

Open the folder on GitHubat commit d2d6543

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Reply 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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Resume Reviewerweeelin98/ResumeDom	158	—	~2.4k	Automated safety check: Pass	None	11 days ago
Build Resume Portfolio Sitetao943/build-resume-portfolio-site	195	—	~5.8k	Automated safety check: Pass	None	7 days ago
Cyber Resume Reviewermubix/cyber-resume-reviewer-skill	182	—	~2.9k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	16 days ago
Repo To Resume TailorSsabby1/repo-to-resume-tailor	127	—	~1.8k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	5 mo ago

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Questions about Reply

What does Reply do?

Reply to a candidate. An agent skill from yc-software/recruiting. Reply is an agent skill from yc-software/recruiting. Reply to a candidate.

When should I use Reply?

Reply fits situations like: the user says reply to X; write back to X; any variation of responding to a candidate.

How do I install Reply in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Reply in Codex?

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

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

What does Reply need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Reply is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash, Read, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_query_emails, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_get_email, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_bulk_get_emails, mcp__google-workspace__calendar_get_events, mcp__claude_ai_Gmail__gmail_create_draft, mcp__gmail-drafts__gmail_send_draft, mcp__gmail-drafts__gmail_list_drafts, mcp__gmail-drafts__gmail_delete_draft, mcp__google-workspace__gmail_archive, mcp__ashby__candidate_search, mcp__ashby__candidate_info, mcp__ashby__application_info, mcp__ashby__application_change_stage, mcp__ashby__archive_reason_list, mcp__waas__candidate_show, mcp__waas__candidate_status_show, mcp__waas__candidate_status_update, mcp__waas__candidate_messages_list, mcp__waas__candidate_message_send, mcp__waas__candidate_note_create.

Does Reply 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 Reply 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 Reply use?

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

How many tokens does Reply use?

About 5.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 23k 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 Reply?

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Who maintains Reply?

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.

Reply

Install Reply

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Files

Compare with similar skills

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Get Job

Resume Reviewer

Build Resume Portfolio Site

Cyber Resume Reviewer

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Pipeline

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Questions about Reply

Install Reply

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Files

Compare with similar skills

Similar skills

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