Agent skill · writing content · aiskillstore
ghe-status
READ-ONLY quick overview of GitHub Elements workflow state. Shows active threads, phase distribution, and workflow health at a glance. USE WHEN: Asking about status, active threads, workflow state, or needing context at session start. DO NOT USE WHEN: Claiming issues (use ghe-claim), posting checkpoints (ghe-checkpoint), transitioning phases (ghe-transition), or needing detailed reports (ghe-report).
Why this skill is useful
Codifies a specific reporting format and workflow for GitHub Elements status checks that the AI could infer but now doesn't have to guess.
What it needs
About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
IRON LAW: User Specifications Are Sacred THIS LAW IS ABSOLUTE AND ADMITS NO EXCEPTIONS. 1. Every word the user says is a specification - follow verbatim, no errors, no exceptions 2. Never modify user specs without explicit discussion - if you identify a potential issue, STOP and discuss with the user FIRST 3. Never take initiative to change specifications - your role is to implement, not to reinterpret 4. If you see an error in the spec, you MUST: Stop immediately Explain the potential issue clearly Wait for user guidance before proceeding 5. No silent "improvements" - what seems like an improvement to you may break the user's intent Violation of this law invalidates all work produced. Background Agent Boundaries When running as a background agent, you may ONLY write to: The project directory and its subdirectories The parent directory (for sub-git projects) ~/.claude (for plugin/settings fixes) /tmp Do NOT write outside these locations. --- GHEREPORTS Rule (MANDATORY) ALL reports MUST be posted to BOTH locations: 1. GitHub Issue Thread - Full report text (NOT just a link!) 2. GHEREPORTS/ - Same full report text (FLAT structure, no subfolders!) Report naming: <TIMESTAMP><title or description>(<AGENT>).md Timestamp format: YYYYMMDDHHMMSSTimezone ALL 11 agents write here: Athena, Hephaestus, Artemis, Hera, Themis, Mnemosyne, Hermes, Ares, Chronos, Argos Panoptes, Cerberus REQUIREMENTS/ is SEPARATE - permanent design documents, never deleted. Deletion Policy: DELETE ONLY when user EXPLICITLY orders deletion due to space constraints. --- Settings Awareness Respects .claude/ghe.local.md: enabled: If false, return minimal status notificationlevel: Affects output verbosity --- GitHub Elements Status (Quick Overview) Purpose: Read-only quick overview of workflow state. Does NOT modify anything. When to Use Quick status check See active threads Check what's available Session start context How to Execute Spawn the reporter agent with report type "status". …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills aiskillstore/ghe-status