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Graham Essays

REVIEW ยท 71
Community indexed

๐Ÿ“š Download the full collection of Paul Graham essays in EPUB, PDF & Markdown for easy reading.

Downloads0
Stars955
Version1.0.0
Quality79/100 ยท Strong
Trust71/100 ยท Sandbox only
Audit82/100 ยท Safe to try

Supply asset profile

Research and knowledge work

Deep research, source comparison, literature review, RAG, knowledge search, and reports.

Browse track

Scenario

Document processing

I need my agent to read PDFs, extract tables, and turn documents into structured data.

Agent fit

Claude Code + CLI + Codex

Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, CLI, or custom agents.

Install

Ready

npx skills add ofou/graham-essays

Maintenance

active

1mo since push

Risk

Safe to try

License is unclear

GitHub quality

955

79/100 quality ยท 79/100 trust

Coverage tags

ResearchDocument processingdocument-processingmarkdowndocuments

Review notes

License is unclear ยท Quality score needs review

Agent adoption scorecard

Trust, audit, and install readiness at a glance

These scores combine public repository metadata, OpenAgentSkill review signals, maintenance freshness, and install readiness. They are a shortlist signal, not a replacement for human review.

Quality

Strong
79

Solid option that is likely worth shortlisting for production workflows.

Trust

Sandbox only
71

Useful candidate with missing or mixed trust signals. Keep it in an isolated workspace until the outcome loop proves task fit.

Audit

Safe to try
82

Install readiness, security metadata, maintenance, and adoption risk.

Trust Score v5

Human review before install

Run only in a sandbox and compare close alternatives before using it for real work.

PythonMarkdownCodexClaude CodeCursor

Stars

955 GitHub stars

Repo activity

955 stars, 61 forks

Maintenance

1mo since push

License

Unknown

Install

npx skills add ofou/graham-essays

Install safety

standard package or runtime install path

Permission surface

filesystem or document access

Agent outcomes

No agent outcome data yet

Docs

Strong README/SKILL.md context

Risk summary

Review before production

  • License is unclear
  • Quality score needs review
  • License clarity: Unknown

Install readiness

Install path available

  • Install path is available
  • Repository evidence is available
  • License is unclear
  • No Agent Proven outcome evidence yet

Agent-readable metadata

Machine-readable decision data for this skill.

Use this block or the embedded JSON to decide whether an agent should install this skill, choose an alternative, or ask for human review first.

Open JSON

Suited tasks

  • Document processing workflows
  • Claude Code teams
  • teams that value GitHub adoption signals
  • Read uploaded files

Suited agents

PythonMarkdownCodexClaude CodeCursorOpenAgentSkill CLICLI

Install decision

Command
npx skills add ofou/graham-essays
Policy
review
Human review
yes

Trust and risk

Trust
71/100
Audit
82/100
Risk level
Safe to try

Outcome loop

Endpoint
/api/agent/outcome
Event ID
resolve
Outcomes
5

Install command

npx skills add ofou/graham-essays
Public auditEval reportResolve APIInstall handoff

Do not use when

  • teams that need a vendor-supported SLA
  • high-compliance environments without internal security review
  • No major risk signals from current metadata
  • License is unclear
  • Quality score needs review

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Agent safety v2

66/100 ยท Review before install

Reviewed with permission notesreview

Usable candidate, but the agent should surface permission and audit notes before installation.

Require human approval before installing into a real workspace.

Resolve via API

medium

Network access

Skill likely fetches remote pages, APIs, repositories, or external services.

medium

Filesystem access

Skill may read or write project files, documents, generated artifacts, or local workspace state.

  • License is unclear

Install targets

Install this skill in your agent workflow

Copy the registry command or an agent-specific install prompt for Codex, Claude Code, and Cursor.

skill install

OpenAgentSkill CLI

Use the registry command when your workflow supports the OpenAgentSkill installer.

$ npx skills add ofou/graham-essays

Agent resolve plan

Let an agent verify fit before installing.

The Resolve API returns the selected skill, alternatives, safety policy, audit notes, install target, and copy-paste prompt an agent can follow without scraping this page.

Open text plan

Resolve JSON

/api/agent/resolve?task=Use%20Graham%20Essays%20for%20an%20agent%20workflow&agent=codex&max_risk=medium

Resolve text

/api/agent/resolve?task=Use%20Graham%20Essays%20for%20an%20agent%20workflow&agent=codex&max_risk=medium&format=text

Install handoff

/api/skills/ofou-graham-essays/install

Agent should check

  • Task fit and alternatives from Resolve API.
  • Audit score, trust score, and safety policy warnings.
  • Install target compatibility for Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, or CLI.

Copy prompt

Task: Use Graham Essays in this workspace.
Resolve first: https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/resolve?task=Use%20Graham%20Essays%20for%20an%20agent%20workflow&agent=codex&max_risk=medium
Review install handoff: https://www.openagentskill.com/api/skills/ofou-graham-essays/install
Install command: npx skills add ofou/graham-essays
Before running it, summarize audit warnings, required permissions, and the fallback skill if install is risky.

Agent handoff

Give an agent the install path, not another directory page.

Use the public install endpoint to fetch the command, safety checklist, target prompts, and canonical links for this skill.

Open install API

Install handoff

/api/skills/ofou-graham-essays/install

LLM text format

/api/skills/ofou-graham-essays/install?format=text

Find alternatives

/api/skills/search?q=Graham%20Essays&limit=3

Agent prompt

Use Graham Essays for this task. Review https://www.openagentskill.com/api/skills/ofou-graham-essays/install, then install with: npx skills add ofou/graham-essays

Registry metadata

Agent-readable profile for automatic skill selection.

This page exposes the same decision, trust, audit, use-case, and install signals through the Registry API, so agents can rank this skill without scraping the UI.

Open manifest

Manifest

/api/registry/manifest/ofou-graham-essays

LLM text

/api/registry/manifest/ofou-graham-essays?format=text

Install alias

/api/registry/install/ofou-graham-essays

Recommend

/api/registry/recommend?task=Use%20Graham%20Essays%20in%20an%20agent%20workflow&limit=3

Agent fit

93/100

Document processing

Use-case tags

Document processingRAG and knowledgeCoding agents

Platforms

Python, Markdown, Claude Code

Audit report

Safe to try ยท 82/100

Review install readiness, maintenance, trust, quality, and metadata warnings before adding this skill to an agent workflow.

View audit reportView eval report

Agent decision cockpit

Primary pick for Document processing

Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack.

93
Readiness
Adopt
Stage

Role in stack

Primary pick

Primary fit

Document processing

Trust label

Production-ready

Install path

Command ready

Use when

  • Document processing workflows
  • Claude Code teams
  • teams that value GitHub adoption signals

Evidence

  • 955 GitHub stars
  • recent repository activity
  • install command or GitHub repo available
  • 79/100 quality profile
  • 8 OpenAgentSkill engagement events

Review first

  • No major risk signals from current metadata

Implementation path

  1. 1Install it in a sandbox agent and run one Document processing task end to end.
  2. 2Compare output quality, latency, and failure behavior against at least one alternative.
  3. 3Promote it into production only after reviewing repository permissions, license, and maintenance signals.

Trust profile

Sandbox only

Useful candidate with missing or mixed trust signals. Keep it in an isolated workspace until the outcome loop proves task fit.

71
Trust score

GitHub adoption

INFO

955 GitHub stars

Stars/forks activity

INFO

955 stars, 61 forks; issue activity unavailable in current metadata

Recent maintenance

PASS

1mo since push

License clarity

CHECK

Unknown

Good signals

  • AI review approved
  • Install path is available
  • Repository evidence is available
  • Recently maintained repository
  • Meaningful GitHub adoption signal
  • Install command has no obvious high-risk pattern
  • Outcome loop is ready but needs first real agent run

Review before install

  • License is unclear
  • Quality score needs review
  • License clarity: Unknown
  • No real agent outcome reports yet
  • Human review required before unattended installation

Recommended action

Run only in a sandbox and compare close alternatives before using it for real work.

Quality profile

Strong candidate for agent workflows

Solid option that is likely worth shortlisting for production workflows.

79
GitHub stars
955
Freshness
1mo ago
Install ready
Yes
License
Unknown

Workflow fit

Use this skill in these scenarios

Parse messy files

Document processing

I need my agent to read PDFs, extract tables, and turn documents into structured data.

Search private knowledge

RAG and knowledge

I need my agent to build a RAG workflow over documents and retrieve reliable context.

Build and ship code

Coding agents

I need a coding agent that can understand a repository, edit code, and review pull requests.

Stack fit

Add it to a complete workflow

Ingest, retrieve, and cite

RAG knowledge base

A stack for document-heavy agents that ingest files, create searchable knowledge, retrieve relevant context, and answer with grounded sources.

Turn skills into distribution

Content growth agent

A stack for turning newly indexed skills into SEO briefs, social drafts, comparison pages, and reusable publishing workflows.

Inspect, patch, and verify code

Coding review agent

A stack for software agents that inspect repositories, review pull requests, generate tests, and turn findings into shippable patches.

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Overview

๐Ÿ“š Download the full collection of Paul Graham essays in EPUB, PDF & Markdown for easy reading.

Imported by the skill-only GitHub discovery pipeline because it matches agent skill, automation, domain workflow, RAG, document-processing, data, finance, security, or developer-tool signals. Protocol-server projects are excluded from automated imports.

Platform Compatibility

pythonFULL
markdownFULL

Technical Details

Version
1.0.0
License
Unknown
Last Updated
6/15/2026
Published
5/24/2026

Frameworks & Tools

PythonMarkdown

Decision snapshot

Primary pick

93
Ready
Adopt
Stage

955 GitHub stars

Audit snapshot

Install review

Install and adoption review

82
Safe to try
Security
82/100
Maintenance
88/100
Install
92/100
Open full auditOpen eval report

Agent-proven evidence

Agent Proven evidence

Outcome reports after resolve, review, install, and one narrow run.

0
Proven
Needs first agent runAuto-install: review firstLast: Unknown
Success rate
โ€”
Recent failure
โ€”
Outcomes
0
Output quality
โ€”
Failed
0
Not relevant
0
Installs
0
Risk blocked
0
Setup needed
0
Production
0

No agent outcome data yet. The first agent run can report success, setup needs, risk blocks, failure, or not-relevant through /api/agent/outcome.

Agent-Proven rankingOutcome contract

Install

Add to agent workflow

Free and open source. Review the audit before production use.

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Growth loop

Share kit

X

Scenario-led draft for Graham Essays, ready for a manual X post.

Curator note
Most coding agents don't fail from lack of model power. They fail when repo context disappears.

Graham Essays gives coding agents a repeatable way to plan, patch, review, or ship.

955 stars

https://www.openagentskill.com/skills/ofou-graham-essays?ref=x
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Open X draft
Optional reply with install command
Listing + install path for Graham Essays:
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Install: npx skills add ofou/graham-essays
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Listing source

Community indexed

Claimable

This listing was indexed from public sources and is not marked official until a maintainer claim is approved.

Creator
ofou
Source
ofou/graham-essays
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Author

O

ofou

@ofou

Tags

markdowndocumentsebookepubessayspaul-grahampdfycombinatorpythongithub

Platform Fit

Claude Code

Health Signals

GitHub stars
955
Quality score
55/100
Last GitHub push
Jun 15, 2026
Framework hints
2
OpenAgentSkill views
4
Install copies
0
Outbound clicks
0

Community Signal

Share whether this skill looks useful for your agent workflow. Aggregated feedback improves rankings over time.

Trust & Safety

Sandbox only

71
  • GitHub adoption955 GitHub starsINFO
  • Stars/forks activity955 stars, 61 forks; issue activity unavailable in current metadataINFO
  • Recent maintenance1mo since pushPASS
  • License clarityUnknownCHECK
  • README/SKILL.md completenessMetadata includes enough usage and workflow contextPASS
  • Dependency/runtime riskno major dependency risk hints in public metadataPASS

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