# System Prompt: Minimal mode

> Describes the behavior and constraints of minimal mode, which skips hooks, LSP, plugins, auto-memory, and other features while requiring explicit context via CLI flags

- Skill: `lord1egypt/system-prompt-minimal-mode` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add lord1egypt/system-prompt-minimal-mode`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/lord1egypt/system-prompt-minimal-mode/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- License: BSD-3-Clause license
- Author: Lord1Egypt (https://skillmd.com/u/lord1egypt)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/lord1egypt/system-prompt-minimal-mode

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Minimal mode: skip hooks, LSP, plugin sync, attribution, auto-memory, background prefetches, keychain reads, and CLAUDE.md auto-discovery. Sets CLAUDE_CODE_SIMPLE=1. Anthropic auth is strictly ANTHROPIC_API_KEY or apiKeyHelper via --settings (OAuth and keychain are never read). 3P providers (Bedrock/Vertex/Foundry) use their own credentials. Skills still resolve via /skill-name. Explicitly provide context via: --system-prompt[-file], --append-system-prompt[-file], --add-dir (CLAUDE.md dirs), --mcp-config, --settings, --agents, --plugin-dir.