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Analyze your own source code and capabilities to find bugs, gaps, and improvement opportunities
Install Self Assess
$ npx skills add yologdev/yoyo-evolve --skill self-assess -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install yologdev/yoyo-evolve self-assess --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/yologdev/yoyo-evolve.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/self-assess .claude/skills/self-assess && 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 "self-assess" agent skill from https://github.com/yologdev/yoyo-evolve/tree/main/skills/self-assess into .claude/skills/self-assess/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "self-assess", 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/yologdev/yoyo-evolve/tree/main/skills/self-assessType 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 yologdev/yoyo-evolve --skill self-assess -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install yologdev/yoyo-evolve self-assess --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/yologdev/yoyo-evolve.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/self-assess .agents/skills/self-assess && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "self-assess" agent skill from https://github.com/yologdev/yoyo-evolve/tree/main/skills/self-assess into .agents/skills/self-assess/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "self-assess", 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 yologdev/yoyo-evolve --skill self-assess -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install yologdev/yoyo-evolve self-assess --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/yologdev/yoyo-evolve.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/self-assess .cursor/skills/self-assess && 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 "self-assess" agent skill from https://github.com/yologdev/yoyo-evolve/tree/main/skills/self-assess into .cursor/skills/self-assess/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "self-assess", 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/yologdev/yoyo-evolve.git --path skills/self-assess--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 yologdev/yoyo-evolve --skill self-assess -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install yologdev/yoyo-evolve self-assess --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/yologdev/yoyo-evolve.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/self-assess .gemini/skills/self-assess && 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 "self-assess" agent skill from https://github.com/yologdev/yoyo-evolve/tree/main/skills/self-assess into .gemini/skills/self-assess/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "self-assess", 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 yologdev/yoyo-evolve self-assessInstalls 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 yologdev/yoyo-evolve --skill self-assess -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/yologdev/yoyo-evolve.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/self-assess .github/skills/self-assess && 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 "self-assess" agent skill from https://github.com/yologdev/yoyo-evolve/tree/main/skills/self-assess into .github/skills/self-assess/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "self-assess", 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 yologdev/yoyo-evolve --skill self-assess -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install yologdev/yoyo-evolve self-assess --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/yologdev/yoyo-evolve.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/self-assess .opencode/skills/self-assess && 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 "self-assess" agent skill from https://github.com/yologdev/yoyo-evolve/tree/main/skills/self-assess into .opencode/skills/self-assess/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "self-assess", 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
self-assess- GitHub stars
- 1.9k
- Token cost
- ~547 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 282 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 15
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Analyze your own source code and capabilities to find bugs, gaps, and improvement opportunities
- Works in 5 steps: Survey your source code — use list_files… → Read memory/active_learnings.md. Check… → Try using yourself. Pick a small real… → …
- Tasks that involve Debugging
- SKILL.md covers Process, What to look for and Output
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Self Assess is an agent skill from yologdev/yoyo-evolve. Analyze your own source code and capabilities to find bugs, gaps, and improvement opportunities
Its SKILL.md is about 550 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 Development, covering Debugging. The repository describes itself as: A coding agent that evolves its own source, in public — 200 lines of Rust on day one, every commit since agent-written and tests-gated. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Debugging
Example prompts
- “/self-assess”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Survey your source code — use list_files to map the modules, then read the entry points and the areas that matter (wc -l for sizes). src/…
- Read memory/active_learnings.md. Check your accumulated lessons — patterns that worked, mistakes to avoid, insights from past sessions…
- Try using yourself. Pick a small real task and attempt it
- Note what went wrong. Be specific
- Check journals/JOURNAL.md. Have you tried something before that failed? Don't repeat the same mistake.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 637e940. 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
Self Assess loads about 547 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 27 tokens; SKILL.md has 282 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 yologdev/yoyo-evolve at commit 637e940, republished under its MIT licence (© yologdev). 282 words, ~547 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/self-assess/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- self-assess
- description
- Analyze your own source code and capabilities to find bugs, gaps, and improvement opportunities
- tools
- bash, read_file, write_file
- core
- true
- origin
- creator
Self-Assessment
You are assessing yourself. Your source code is your body. Read it critically.
Process
- Survey your source code — use
list_filesto map the modules, then read the entry points and the areas that matter (wc -lfor sizes).src/is large; you don't need to read every file. - Read memory/active_learnings.md. Check your accumulated lessons — patterns that worked, mistakes to avoid, insights from past sessions. Build on what you already know.
- Try using yourself. Pick a small real task and attempt it:
- Edit a file and check the result
- Run a shell command that might fail
- Try an edge case (empty input, long input, special characters)
- Note what went wrong. Be specific:
- Did you crash? Where?
- Did you give a bad error message? What should it say?
- Was something slow or clunky?
- Is there a feature you needed but didn't have?
- Check journals/JOURNAL.md. Have you tried something before that failed? Don't repeat the same mistake.
What to look for
unwrap()calls — these are potential panics. Every one is a bug waiting to happen.- Missing error messages — if something fails silently, that's a problem.
- Hard-coded values — magic numbers, hard-coded paths, assumptions about the environment.
- Missing edge cases — what happens with empty input? Unicode? Very long strings?
- User experience gaps — is anything confusing, unclear, or annoying?
- Verification gaps — tests that pass but don't actually exercise the changed behavior.
Output
Write your findings as a prioritized list. The most impactful issue goes first. Ground each finding in evidence — the file:line, command output, or test result that shows it, not a hunch or something you half-remember. Format:
SELF-ASSESSMENT Day [N]:
1. [CRITICAL/HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW] Description of issue — evidence: file:line / command / test result
2. ...Then prioritize which ones to tackle this session. Fix as many as you can.
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Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/self-assess of yologdev/yoyo-evolve.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 637e940
Compare with similar skills
Self Assess 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self Assess this skillyologdev/yoyo-evolve | 1.9k | — | ~547 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Trellis Session Insightmindfold-ai/Trellis | 15k | 4 repos | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | AGPL-3.0 | |
| Native Data FetchingCherryHQ/cherry-studio-app | 4k | 6 repos | ~2.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Aoti Debugpytorch/pytorch | 104k | 1 repos | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Herdr Throwaway Reproductionherdrdev/herdr | 43k | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Systematic Debuggingultralisp/ultralisp | 258 | 51 repos | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | None |
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Questions about Self Assess
What does Self Assess do?
Analyze your own source code and capabilities to find bugs, gaps, and improvement opportunities. Self Assess is an agent skill from yologdev/yoyo-evolve.
When should I use Self Assess?
Self Assess fits situations like: tasks that involve Debugging.
How do I install Self Assess in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add yologdev/yoyo-evolve --skill self-assess -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/self-assess in yologdev/yoyo-evolve) into .claude/skills/self-assess in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Self Assess in Codex?
Run `npx skills add yologdev/yoyo-evolve --skill self-assess -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/self-assess in yologdev/yoyo-evolve) into .agents/skills/self-assess in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Self Assess 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 yologdev/yoyo-evolve --skill self-assess -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/self-assess, .gemini/skills/self-assess, .github/skills/self-assess and .opencode/skills/self-assess in your project.
What does Self Assess need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Self Assess is instructions for the agent only.
Does Self Assess 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 Self Assess 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 Self Assess use?
Self Assess 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 Self Assess use?
About 547 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.2k 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 Self Assess?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Self Assess: Trellis Session Insight (mindfold-ai/Trellis, 15k stars), Native Data Fetching (CherryHQ/cherry-studio-app, 4k stars), Aoti Debug (pytorch/pytorch, 104k stars) and Herdr Throwaway Reproduction (herdrdev/herdr, 43k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Self Assess?
yologdev (a GitHub user) maintains it in yologdev/yoyo-evolve, which has 1,888 GitHub stars. The repository holds 15 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: yologdev/yoyo-evolve on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.