Kevin Veen-BirkenbachandClaude Opus 5
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Three corrections in one window on 2026-09-18, all the same shape. Asked for a selection-token list, returned an optimized one: "nein nicht optimieren". Asked for the line that triggers a run, returned the line wrapped in a full `gh workflow run` command: "du solltest es mir nur ausgeben!", then "nur die zeile". Each cost a round trip on a deliverable that was already finished. Rules 1 to 3 govern what gets created, files, commands, commits and `git add`. None of them reaches the shape of a hand-over, which is message composition rather than artifact creation, so a narrowing qualifier and an unrequested wrapper both passed. Rule 4 closes that, and the trigger now names the case. Autotune first proposed this as a standalone `output-only` skill. That violated its own rule against writing a skill for behaviour an existing one covers, and two skills with overlapping descriptions would compete when either is selected. The delta is folded in here instead and the draft was deleted before it landed. This does not bind on its own: nothing in the collection and no always-loaded file invokes scope-guard, so it fires only when it is recognised and called. The infinito-nexus-core project carries the same rule as an agent memory, which loads without an invocation. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
skills 🧠
The agent skill collection of Kevin Veen-Birkenbach.
Every skill is pinned in skills-lock.json for reproducible installs.
First-party skills live under skills/ and are layered on top of the locked ones at install time.
Compatible with Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Copilot, Windsurf, Cline, and other agents.
Requirements 📦
- Node.js (provides
npx skills). jq(only required formake update).
Installation 🚀
Install the skills globally into your home (~/.agents/skills and ~/.claude/skills):
make install
Copy the skills into a specific project (<repo>/.agents/skills and <repo>/.claude/skills):
make project TARGET=/path/to/repo
Both commands also patch the target's .claude/settings.json: the caveman and ponytail plugins are enabled so their modes auto-activate on session start, and two reminder hooks are registered — autotune points you at /autotune at most once an hour, dream points you at /dream at most once every twelve hours per repository (stamped in that repository's git dir). Existing settings are preserved.
Restart your agent afterwards so it loads the new skills.
Maintenance 🔧
Refresh every skill to its latest version and rewrite skills-lock.json:
make update
Validate skills-lock.json and shellcheck the scripts (also run by CI on every push and after every update):
make test
Related Tools 🧰
This collection is part of a wider toolset for managing IT and infrastructure:
- alias — shell aliases for common commands.
- package-manager —
pkgmgr, a single command to install and manage these repositories. - infinito-nexus — automation platform for self-hosted infrastructure.
License 📜
MIT License, Copyright (c) 2026 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach.
Author 👤
Kevin Veen-Birkenbach kevin@veen.world
Thanks 🙏
Thanks to the #ai:infinito.nexus community, and especially to Paulinhx for the inspiration.
Donation ❤️
If these tools help you, consider supporting their development: