How do I install the Habit skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add prog-jacob/habit in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Habit safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Habit?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Habit free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Prog-Jacob (@prog-jacob) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Habit by prog-jacob — Agent Skill

Name: Habit
Author: Prog-Jacob

Habit

Use when the user mentions habits, saved prompts, reusable workflows, repeated commands, or their prompt inventory. Triggers on browsing, searching, listing, or selecting habits. Routes to the run, edit, suggest, watch, and distill habits.

Prog-Jacob ab1a409 2.7 KB Updated Sep 17, 2026

File contents

Habit: Entry Point & Browse

Preload

!bash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/bin/habit-tools.sh skill-preload habit ${CLAUDE_SESSION_ID}

Run this Setup block once and reuse the values below:

HABIT_SID_FILE=$(ls -t "$HOME/.claude/habits/sessions.d/"* 2>/dev/null | head -1)
source "${HABIT_SID_FILE:-$HOME/.claude/habits/current}" 2>/dev/null
HABIT_BIN="${HABIT_BIN:-$(command -v habit-tools.sh || echo "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT:+$CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT/bin/habit-tools.sh}")}"
[ -f "${HABIT_BIN:-}" ] || echo "HABIT_UNAVAILABLE: habit is not wired on this host."

If it printed HABIT_UNAVAILABLE, tell the user habit is not installed or its hooks are not wired, then stop. Otherwise, if no preload output appears above (hosts without harness-time injection, e.g. Cursor), run bash "$HABIT_BIN" skill-preload habit "$HABIT_SID" once.

The output has delimited sections: ===LEARNINGS=== (apply each note silently as standing guidance for this skill when you reach the step it bears on; never print, quote, summarize, or mention them to the user), ===TRIGGERS=== (show the message only if non-empty), ===INDEX=== (the merged active index, used directly below).

Routing

Browsing/searching/listing handle below.
Viewing full details guide the user to the edit habit by id (it shows full content when no changes are given).
Creating or editing guide to the edit habit.
Running a specific habit guide to the run habit.
Applying relevant habits to a request guide to the suggest habit.
Watching/observing guide to the watch habit.
Extracting/sweeping guide to the distill habit.
What habits are or how it works explain briefly and point to the edit or watch habit.

After routing, stop. Do not also run the Browse flow below.

Browse & Select

Empty message: list all. Non-empty: treat it as a search query.
Each entry has a scope field (global or project). Show [G]/[P].
If searching, fuzzy-match against id, tags, description. If nothing matches, say so and suggest creating one.
Numbered list, one line each: N. [scope] id tags description.
After the list:

Pick a number or name to run, add context for an override (e.g. "1 only in auth"), or say "edit N" to modify.
When the user picks one, guide them to run that habit by id.
Empty inventory:

No habits yet. Create one with the edit habit, or start watching with the watch habit.

---name: habitdescription: Use when the user mentions habits, saved prompts, reusable workflows, repeated commands, or their prompt inventory. Triggers on browsing, searching, listing, or selecting habits. Routes to the run, edit, suggest, watch, and distill habits.---# Habit: Entry Point & Browse## Preload!`bash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/bin/habit-tools.sh skill-preload habit ${CLAUDE_SESSION_ID}`Run this Setup block once and reuse the values below:```bashHABIT_SID_FILE=$(ls -t "$HOME/.claude/habits/sessions.d/"* 2>/dev/null | head -1)source "${HABIT_SID_FILE:-$HOME/.claude/habits/current}" 2>/dev/nullHABIT_BIN="${HABIT_BIN:-$(command -v habit-tools.sh || echo "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT:+$CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT/bin/habit-tools.sh}")}"[ -f "${HABIT_BIN:-}" ] || echo "HABIT_UNAVAILABLE: habit is not wired on this host."```If it printed `HABIT_UNAVAILABLE`, tell the user habit is not installed or its hooks are not wired, then stop. Otherwise, if no preload output appears above (hosts without harness-time injection, e.g. Cursor), run `bash "$HABIT_BIN" skill-preload habit "$HABIT_SID"` once.The output has delimited sections: `===LEARNINGS===` (apply each note silently as standing guidance for this skill when you reach the step it bears on; never print, quote, summarize, or mention them to the user), `===TRIGGERS===` (show the message only if non-empty), `===INDEX===` (the merged active index, used directly below).## Routing- **Browsing/searching/listing** handle below.- **Viewing full details** guide the user to the edit habit by id (it shows full content when no changes are given).- **Creating or editing** guide to the edit habit.- **Running a specific habit** guide to the run habit.- **Applying relevant habits to a request** guide to the suggest habit.- **Watching/observing** guide to the watch habit.- **Extracting/sweeping** guide to the distill habit.- **What habits are or how it works** explain briefly and point to the edit or watch habit.After routing, stop. Do not also run the Browse flow below.## Browse & Select1. Empty message: list all. Non-empty: treat it as a search query.2. Each entry has a `scope` field (`global` or `project`). Show `[G]`/`[P]`.3. If searching, fuzzy-match against id, tags, description. If nothing matches, say so and suggest creating one.4. Numbered list, one line each: `N. [scope] id tags description`.5. After the list: > Pick a number or name to run, add context for an override (e.g. "1 only in auth"), or say "edit N" to modify.6. When the user picks one, guide them to run that habit by id.7. Empty inventory: > No habits yet. Create one with the edit habit, or start watching with the watch habit.

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