ito-using-ito-skills
Forces the agent to discover and load relevant skills before responding to any task, ensuring optimal tool usage.
Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/ito-using-ito-skills && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/15346" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/ito-using-ito-skills && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/ito-using-ito-skills
Activation
This is the description your AI agent reads to decide when to run this skill — the better it matches your request, the more reliably it fires.
Use when discovering, finding, invoking, or loading skills. Ensures skills are invoked BEFORE responding.Key capabilities
- →Discover available skills
- →Find relevant skills for a task
- →Invoke skills before responding
- →Load skills based on harness
- →Prioritize skill application
How it works
This skill ensures that relevant skills are discovered and invoked before a response is generated, based on the task and the available harness.
Inputs & outputs
When to use ito-using-ito-skills
- →Discovering available skills
- →Ensuring correct skill invocation
- →Managing task execution order
About this skill
Using Ito Skills
If a skill applies to your task, you must invoke it before responding. Even a 1% chance means check.
How to Access Skills
| Harness | Load Command | Skill Locations |
|---|---|---|
| OpenCode | skill load <name> | .opencode/skills/, ~/.config/opencode/skills/ |
| Claude Code | mcp_skill with name="<name>" | .claude/skills/ |
| Codex | Read directly: cat .codex/skills/<name>/SKILL.md | .codex/skills/, ~/.codex/skills/ |
Detecting your harness: OpenCode has the skill tool, Claude Code has mcp_skill, Codex has .codex/ directory.
Red Flags (you're rationalizing)
- "This is just a simple question" — questions are tasks, check for skills
- "I need more context first" — skill check comes BEFORE exploration
- "The skill is overkill" — simple things become complex, use it
- "I remember this skill" — skills evolve, read the current version
Priority
When multiple skills apply:
- Process skills first (brainstorming, debugging) — determine HOW to approach
- Implementation skills second — guide execution
Skill Types
Rigid (TDD, debugging): Follow exactly. Don't adapt away discipline. Flexible (patterns): Adapt principles to context. The skill itself tells you which.
<!-- ITO:END -->When not to use it
- →When the skill is deemed overkill for a task
- →When the skill is remembered but not re-read for current version
Limitations
- →The skill requires explicit invocation before responding
- →The skill prioritizes process skills over implementation skills
How it compares
This skill enforces a mandatory skill invocation step before responding, ensuring that tasks are handled by specialized tools rather than general reasoning.
Compared to similar skills
ito-using-ito-skills side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.
| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ito-using-ito-skills (this skill) | 0 | 2mo | No flags | Beginner |
| using-superpowers | 95 | 3mo | No flags | Beginner |
| ultrawork | 11 | 2mo | No flags | Advanced |
| clawhub | 25 | 3mo | Review | Intermediate |
Try saying
Example prompts that trigger this skill in your AI assistant.
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