Use when an agent is making too many tool calls, when context is filling from verbose tool outputs, when the same operation could be a script instead of N individual calls, or when designing a tool-use protocol for a new agent or harness. Covers the three costs of every call (token, latency, context pollution), the script-vs-call decision gate, tool-selection decision trees (file-search vs content-search vs targeted-read vs full-read), call batching and parallelization, redundancy avoidance, the poka-yoke principle, subagent delegation for context protection, and cost-benchmark heuristics by task type. Do NOT use for prompt wording (use prompt-craft), broader context stack design across the five layers (use context-engineering), runtime tool failures or production debugging (use debugging), or behaviour-preserving refactor mechanics (use refactor).
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Claude CodeCodexCursorGitHub CopilotGemini CLI
Supported by the Atlas install prompt. Skill-specific requirements vary.
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About this skill
Use when an agent is making too many tool calls, when context is filling from verbose tool outputs, when the same operation could be a script instead of N individual calls, or when designing a tool-use protocol for a new agent or harness. Covers the three costs of every call (token, latency, context pollution), the script-vs-call decision gate, tool-selection decision trees (file-search vs content-search vs targeted-read vs full-read), call batching and parallelization, redundancy avoidance, the poka-yoke principle, subagent delegation for context protection, and cost-benchmark heuristics by task type. Do NOT use for prompt wording (use prompt-craft), broader context stack design across the five layers (use context-engineering), runtime tool failures or production debugging (use debugging), or behaviour-preserving refactor mechanics (use refactor).
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Use when an agent is making too many tool calls, when context is filling from verbose tool outputs, when the same operation could be a script instead of N individual calls, or when designing a tool-use protocol for a new agent or harness. Covers the three costs of every call (token, latency, context pollution), the script-vs-call decision gate, tool-selection decision trees (file-search vs content-search vs targeted-read vs full-read), call batching and parallelization, redundancy avoidance, the poka-yoke principle, subagent delegation for context protection, and cost-benchmark heuristics by task type. Do NOT use for prompt wording (use `prompt-craft`), broader context stack design across the five layers (use `context-engineering`), runtime tool failures or production debugging (use `debugging`), or behaviour-preserving refactor mechanics (use `refactor`).
About this listing
Category
Content & writing
Reported license
Not specified
Listing language (estimated)
English
Review status
Not individually reviewed
Agent compatibility
Atlas installation supports Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. Skill-specific dependencies and features are checked during setup.
Claude Code
Codex
Cursor
GitHub Copilot
Gemini CLI