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Scope Triage skill
Runs by itself, new request arrives.

Every request gets a route first.

Install the Scope Triage skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/sentimony/scope-triage.md

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  2. 2Paste into Claude Code, Codex or Cursor
  3. 3It runs by itself

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Scope Triage

by sentimony · 2K installs

The skill

The scope triage skill helps coding agents decide whether a request can go straight to implementation, needs a light spec, or needs a full design with user approval, using a hypothesis and an assumption ledger.

Only when you ask.

The habit

Every request gets a route first.

↻ Runs by itselfnew request arrives

How the habit works.
You don't have to.

Three questionsWhen does it start? How does it check its work? What does it remember?

01

It starts by itself

new request arrives. Runs in GitHub Actions or Claude Code routine.

  • ↻ new request arrives
  • issue opened or new task request

02

It checks its work

route announced with ledger. If a check fails, it stops.

  • ✓a hypothesis with a confidence percentage is stated
  • ✓every assumption is marked verified, assumed or contradicted
  • ✓any contradicted entry leads to Route C
  • ✓no secret value appears in the route sentence or ledger

03

It remembers

route decisions log. The next run reads it first: earlier routes and blockers for related requests.

loops/scope-triage-loop/run-log.md

One run, step by step.
Then it stops.

Stop ruleStops after one request per run; unattended runs never start Route C.

  1. 01

    State hypothesis

    Write one sentence on the wanted result with an honest confidence.

  2. 02

    Write the ledger

    List assumptions and verify them with one broad search and targeted reads.

  3. 03

    Classify

    Check the conditions for Route A, B and C; any doubt means Route C.

  4. 04

    Announce

    Repeat the target contract in one self-contained sentence with the route.

  5. 05

    Hand off or stop

    Route A goes to tdd or debugging; in unattended runs anything else stops with the blocker.

What it may do.
Nothing more.

Safe by defaultIt writes only in its own folder and asks you before anything goes out.

Is it for you?
Use it when it fits.

Quick checkRead both lists. If the left one sounds like you, the Scope Triage skill helps.

Use it when

  • ✓ A request needs design decisions
  • ✓ Success criteria are unclear
  • ✓ Two approaches are possible

Skip it when

  • – The request is only informational
  • – You continue an already approved design

Questions

Scope Triage skill, answered.

Does file count decide the route?

No. The skill says file and line counts are not criteria.

Where does Route C end?

With an approved spec and a handoff to plan-crafting, which needs a person.

How do I install the Scope Triage skill?

Copy the prompt at the top into your agent. It installs the skill from sentimony/skills and sets up the habit. Or run npx skills add sentimony/skills --skill scope-triage.

Is the Scope Triage skill free?

Yes. It is published under MIT. Habit is free too.

Scope Triage. Now as a habit.

Install the Scope Triage skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/sentimony/scope-triage.md

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Works in

  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Cursor
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude app

Made by sentimony, published under MIT. Habit links to the original and never changes it. Is this your skill?

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