Practical overview
When it fits
Use it when an AI-agent workflow needs structured exploration, living specifications, repeated implementation and review, or experimental research rather than a single unstructured coding prompt.
Who it is for
- Developers building software with Claude Code, Codex, opencode, Cursor or another skills-compatible harness.
- Teams or individuals assembling specification-driven software-factory workflows.
- Developers who need reusable research, implementation or review skills in a project.
Documented uses
- Map uncertain requirements before implementation.
- Turn explored decisions into a written feature specification.
- Drive an implementation loop from a specification.
- Review implementation choices, code and visual output.
- Run experiments to compare approaches and produce a parameter-effect map.
Requirements & limits
The repository is public and MIT-licensed. The README documents installation through npx, clone-based npm scripts and copying skill folders into a compatible harness.
- Harness compatibility matters: the repository states that it works with Claude Code, Codex, opencode, Cursor and other harnesses that support skills.
- The full workflow spans exploration, specification, implementation and review; individual skills can also be selected or copied separately.
- Clone-based installation supports home-directory or repository targets and includes
--onlyand--dry-runoptions. - The autonomous research workflow expects a defined evaluator, metric, baseline or improvement target; the skill asks for clarification when these are unclear.
- The repository describes re-slicing plans when implementation makes a specification stale and consolidating implementation choices for review.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Install the skills into a project
Set up the repository’s skills in a home directory or target project, with optional selection of named skills.
Before you start
- A clone of the repository for the documented npm-based installation path.
- A compatible agent harness that supports skills.
- Node.js tooling capable of running the documented npm commands.
Steps
Run the command below to install into
~/.agents/skills, linked from~/.claude/skills.npm run install-skillsAlternatively, run the command below to target a repository.
npm run install-skills -- ../my-appUse the command below to select named skills.
npm run install-skills -- --only write-spec,review ../my-appRun the command below to view available names and categories; use
--dry-runto inspect the installation plan first.npm run list-skills
Expected outcome
The selected or complete skill set is placed in the documented skills locations, with the repository’s `.agents/skills` and `.claude/skills` arrangement used for Claude-compatible access.
Guide limitations
- The supplied instructions do not document the complete syntax for every
--listuse case. - The setup steps do not establish compatibility with a particular harness beyond the repository’s stated skills-support requirement.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 4 October 2026
- Original website title
- dzhng/skills · Official homepage title · retained in its source language

