How does the agent decide when to ask for permission?

The skill defines clear boundaries: the agent proceeds with clear requirements but asks for permission for destructive operations, multiple valid approaches, or unclear scopes.

Can this skill help with long-term project handovers?

Yes, by maintaining detailed activity logs with reasoning and 'What's Next' sections, it provides a persistent historical record for both humans and future AI sessions.

Where does this skill store activity logs?

Activity logs are automatically saved to the docs/activity/ directory within your project, organized by date, type, or session for easy retrieval.

Does this include a quality control mechanism?

Yes, it includes a 'Quality Expectations' checklist that ensures code runs, tests pass, and documentation is updated before a task is considered finished.

What is the Agent Behavior skill used for?

It establishes rules for how an AI agent tracks its work, communicates progress, and makes decisions during a coding session to ensure transparency and consistency.

Agent Behavior & Activity Tracking

Name: Agent Behavior & Activity Tracking
Author: bfmcneill

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Productivity & Workflow

Establishes standardized activity logging and communication patterns to maintain clear records of AI-driven coding sessions.

This skill optimizes how Claude interacts during development by implementing a structured framework for activity tracking and decision-making. It ensures that every session is documented within the project's own repository, providing a clear audit trail of changes, technical decisions, and trade-offs. By defining specific protocols for when to ask questions versus when to proceed independently, and establishing rules for subagent usage, it streamlines the workflow, reduces ambiguity, and maintains high quality through a built-in 'Definition of Done' checklist.

Key Features

01Defined 'Ask vs. Proceed' protocols to minimize interruptions while maintaining safety

02Optimized subagent management for parallelizable and deep exploration tasks

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04Integrated quality assurance checklist for final task verification

05Structured session templates covering changes, reasoning, and next steps

06Standardized activity logging in docs/activity/ with hierarchical file naming

Use Cases

01Onboarding an AI agent to a new codebase with clear communication boundaries

02Managing complex, multi-session features where state tracking and documentation are critical

03Maintaining a transparent audit trail for team-based AI coding projects

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add bfmcneill/agi-marketplace agent-behavior

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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