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๐ One brain, many arms โ a curated prompt library for long-horizon agent work, compiled to each host (Claude Code ยท grok ยท Cursor ยท Codex). Arms: loop-graph (executor + clean-context supervisor) ยท quest (one objective riding the host's own verifier).
Curated library of battle-tested prompts for long-horizon agent tasks adapted to multiple AI agent hosts like Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex.
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One brain, many arms. A curated library of battle-tested prompts for long-horizon agent work, compiled to whatever host you run โ Claude Code, grok, Cursor, Codex. The methodology is shared; each arm adapts it to a host's native shape (a loop, or a goal). Like an octopus, one nervous system reaching into different environments and changing color to fit each one.
License: MIT โ PRs Welcome โ Hosts: Claude Code ยท grok ยท Cursor ยท Codex โ
English ยท ็ฎไฝไธญๆ
the graph: an executor node and a clean-context supervisor node communicating only through durable files โA strong model authoring a tuned, opinionated prompt beats hand-driving a host ad hoc โ for repeatable, long-horizon, high-stakes work. (For a quick one-off, just type the task; the library's ROI is in reuse.) The durable value isn't any one mechanism โ it's the discipline: "done" means verified not written, no test theater, no speculative building, forced convergence against growth, and hard owner red lines. That discipline is host-agnostic. octopus is where it lives, once, and gets compiled down to each host.
| Arm | Use when | Ships |
|---|---|---|
loop-graph | you'll drive it with /loop (Claude Code, grok, Cursor, shell); multi-round work that scope-creeps or fakes "done"; multi-milestone phases; executor and supervisor split across hosts/models; owner-gated | an executor node (works a single-source-of-truth ledger) + a clean-context supervisor node that re-verifies from outside and corrects via a one-way directives file โ two loops |
quest | you'll hand it to a goal comman |
# octopus-skill ๐ **One brain, many arms.** A curated library of battle-tested prompts for long-horizon agent work, compiled to whatever host you run โ Claude Code, grok, Cursor, Codex. The methodology is shared; each *arm* adapts it to a host's native shape (a loop, or a goal). Like an octopus, one nervous system reaching into different environments and changing color to fit each one. [](LICENSE) [](CONTRIBUTING.md)  English ยท [็ฎไฝไธญๆ](README.zh-CN.md) <img alt="the graph: an executor node and a clean-context supervisor node communicating only through durable files" src="assets/graph.png" width="100%" /> ## Why this exists A strong model authoring a tuned, opinionated prompt beats hand-driving a host ad hoc โ for repeatable, long-horizon, high-stakes work. (For a quick one-off, just type the task; the library's ROI is in reuse.) The durable value isn't any one mechanism โ it's the **discipline**: "done" means verified not written, no test theater, no speculative building, forced convergence against growth, and hard owner red lines. That discipline is host-agnostic. octopus is where it lives, once, and gets compiled down to each host. ## The arms | Arm | Use when | Ships | |-----|----------|-------| | **[`loop-graph`](skills/loop-graph)** | you'll drive it with `/loop` (Claude Code, grok, Cursor, shell); multi-round work that scope-creeps or fakes "done"; multi-milestone phases; executor and supervisor split across hosts/models; owner-gated | an **executor node** (works a single-source-of-truth ledger) + a clean-context **supervisor node** that re-verifies from outside and corrects via a one-way directives file โ two loops | | **[`quest`](skills/quest)** | you'll hand it to a goal comman
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