Doctrine

telagod/doctrine

The operating doctrine, self-contained in this folder. Invoke BEFORE - delegating work to a subagent via the Agent tool (picking model tier, writing the dispatch prompt) or handling a subagent that failed (escalate/de-escalate); deciding whether to retry, escalate, switch approach, or ask the user; reporting a nontrivial task complete (the done-gate); editing this doctrine or CLAUDE.md; recording a lesson about the harness.

14k tokens

context cost

the whole folder, loaded on every use

files

instructions only

copies elsewhere

how many repositories repackaged it

238

stars on the repo

on the repository, not the skill itself

Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository

npx skills add https://github.com/telagod/code-abyss --skill doctrine

The instruction itself

4 sections, as written by the author

Doctrine — the operating institution, one folder

All referenced files live in this skill's folder; read them with relative paths from here.

The three always-on laws live in the user's ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md router; this bundle carries

the depth. Content lives in the numbered files — this SKILL.md only routes; never duplicate

rule text into it.

Route by moment

| Moment | Read (in this folder) |

|---|---|

| About to delegate / pick a model tier / a subagent failed | 01-model-dispatch.md, then fill a template from 03-delegation-templates.md |

| Retry? escalate? done? ask the user? direction feels wrong? | 02-judgment.md — five rubrics, each with a right and wrong example |

| About to claim a nontrivial task is done | 02-judgment.md Rubric 2 (the done-gate) — every box, before you say "done" |

| Editing any file here or CLAUDE.md; recording a lesson | 04-maintenance.md — preserve history first (git commit or backup), self-edit boundaries, formats |

| Confused by the harness itself | 06-lessons.md first (it may already be paid for), then 00-diagnosis.md |

| First session in a new environment, or sharing this bundle | INSTALL.md |

| Why these rules exist; environment-specific warnings | 00-diagnosis.md, 05-letter.md |

Dispatch pre-send checklist (all four, or don't send)

[ ] Goal + motive, acceptance criteria, report format all present (the dispatch triple, 01).
[ ] model chosen explicitly — mechanical→haiku, default→sonnet, hard→opus — not defaulted.
[ ] Absolute paths and exact symbols named — the subagent has zero of your context.
[ ] Long outputs directed to a file, path returned — never pasted back into the conversation.

Quick reference

Would raw output ≫ the answer?           → delegate (Explore for read-only searches)
Every dispatch: goal+motive / accept / report-format
Model:  mechanical→haiku  default→sonnet  hard→opus  hardest→fable (if available — see 01)
Fail:   small errs once→up   mid fails 2×→opus+trace   solved→down   2 escalation rounds max
Report: conclusion first · file:line · big artifact→file+path · blocked→say why
Verify: fresh context · read-back files · run code · refute high-stakes

How to use it

Copy the folder

Take telagod/doctrine from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.

Check the name does not clash

The agent identifies a skill by the name field in its header. Two skills with the same name cannot sit side by side — one of them will be ignored.