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junxi-liu/agent_skills

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★ 0Audience · developerComplexity · 1/5Setup · easy

TLDR

A small collection of copy-in skills for AI agents, currently offering an end-of-session diary and progress tracker.

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    What it does
      Reusable agent skills
      Copy-in folders
    Tech stack
      Shell
    Use cases
      End of session diary
      Progress tracking
    Audience
      Agent developers
    Skills
      save-and-finish

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Add an end-of-session protocol to a research agent that writes a diary note when a session ends.

USE CASE 2

Keep a running progress tracker for a research project updated automatically by an agent.

USE CASE 3

Copy a reusable skill folder into a Codex or similar agent's skills directory.

What is it built with?

Shell

How does it compare?

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Stars0—0
Language—CSSPython
Last pushed—2022-10-03—
Maintenance—Dormant—
Setup difficultyeasyeasymoderate
Complexity1/52/54/5
Audiencedevelopervibe coderdeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

The correct skills directory path varies by agent setup and must be identified before copying.

In plain English

agent_skills is a small collection of reusable skills for AI agent environments. A skill is a self-contained folder you copy into the directory your agent reads from, giving it a new capability without changing any code in the agent itself. The only skill currently included is save-and-finish, described as an end-of-session protocol for research projects. When triggered, it writes a diary note for the current agent session and updates a project progress tracker, giving research workflows a consistent way to close out and record what happened during that session. Installation is a single copy command into whichever skills directory your agent environment uses. The README notes that this path varies by setup: some Codex configurations use a different skills folder than others, so you need to know which directory your own agent installation reads from before copying the folder in. The README does not provide further detail about supported agent platforms, the exact format of the diary notes, or the structure of the progress tracker. It is a small, single-purpose utility rather than a full framework.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to install the save-and-finish skill into my agent's skills directory.
Prompt 2
Explain what the save-and-finish skill does when a research session ends.
Prompt 3
Help me figure out which skills directory my Codex setup reads from before copying this in.

Frequently asked questions

What is agent_skills?

A small collection of copy-in skills for AI agents, currently offering an end-of-session diary and progress tracker.

How hard is agent_skills to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is agent_skills for?

Mainly developer.

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