SOP for debugging browser automation failures on complex websites. Use when browser tools fail on specific sites like LinkedIn, Twitter/X, SPAs, or sites with Shadow DOM.
hive.writing-hive-skills
hive.writing-hive-skills is an open-source workflow skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by aden-hive. Its author describes it as: “Author a new Agent Skill for a Hive agent that conforms to the Agent Skills specification (SKILL.md with YAML frontmatter, optional scripts/references/assets directories). Use when the user asks to create, scaffold, a…”. The project has 11k stars on GitHub and is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/aden-hive/hive ~/.claude/skills/writing-hive-skills`.
What hive.writing-hive-skills does
Hive agents discover skills by scanning several roots, in precedence order:
Installation
Add hive.writing-hive-skills to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/aden-hive/hive ~/.claude/skills/writing-hive-skillsAlways review a skill's source before installing it. This command comes from the skill's public repository; the linked repo is the source of truth for exact setup steps.
What's inside
The SKILL.md for hive.writing-hive-skills is organised into these sections:
- Operational Protocol: Writing Hive Skills
- Choosing where to put a new skill
- Colony-scoped skills via writeskill
- Directory layout
- SKILL.md frontmatter
- Writing a good description
- Writing the body
- Progressive disclosure
- Scripts
- Creating a new skill — workflow
- Registering as a framework default
- What NOT to put in a skill
When to use it
Reach for hive.writing-hive-skills when you want workflow help from your agent without writing the same instructions every session. Load the skill and the agent picks it up automatically for relevant tasks.
Strengths
- Clear Apache-2.0 license — safe to read and adapt
- Ships in aden-hive/hive, an established project with 10,923 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained (recent commits)
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does hive.writing-hive-skills do?
- Author a new Agent Skill for a Hive agent that conforms to the Agent Skills specification (SKILL.md with YAML frontmatter, optional scripts/references/assets directories). Use when the user asks to create, scaffold, add, or package a new skill for a Hive agent.
- How do I install hive.writing-hive-skills?
- Run git clone https://github.com/aden-hive/hive ~/.claude/skills/writing-hive-skills in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/aden-hive/hive before installing.
- Is hive.writing-hive-skills free to use?
- Yes. hive.writing-hive-skills is free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Where does hive.writing-hive-skills come from?
- hive.writing-hive-skills ships inside aden-hive/hive, a repository that contains 25 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 10,923 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
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