start-work

start-work is an open-source workflow skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by code-yeongyu. Its author describes it as: “Execute a Prometheus work plan with Boulder state, evidence ledger updates, worktree discipline, parallel subagents, and Stop-hook continuation. Use after planning when the user says start work, execute plan, continue…”. The project has 68k stars on GitHub and ships custom license terms, so review them before reuse. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent ~/.claude/skills/start-work`.

What start-work does

**YOU DO NOT WRITE CODE. YOU DO NOT EDIT PRODUCT FILES. YOU DO NOT RUN QA YOURSELF. EVERY unit of implementation, test, QA, and review work MUST be delegated to a spawned subagent. NO EXCEPTIONS.** Your hands touch only plan selection, `.omo/` state (Boulder, ledger, plan checkboxes), decomposition, dispatch, verdicts, and evidence records. About to edit a product file or run an implementation command yourself? **STOP. SPAWN A WORKER INSTEAD.** Orchestrate at **MAXIMUM PARALLELISM**: every independent unit runs concurrently; only named dependencies serialize.

Installation

Add start-work to your agent with:

git clone https://github.com/code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent ~/.claude/skills/start-work

Always 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 start-work is organised into these sections:

• ABSOLUTE RULE: YOU ARE AN ORCHESTRATOR — NEVER THE IMPLEMENTER
• Codex Harness Tool Compatibility
• Codex tier mapping for the delegation router
• Codex Subagent Reliability
• Usage
• Goal and todo discipline (MANDATORY)
• Phase 1: Select the plan
• No-plan bootstrap
• Phase 2: Create or update Boulder state
• Parallel delivery lanes (teams and worktrees)
• Phase 3: Execute the next checkbox
• Monitor every dispatched subagent to its completion condition

When to use it

Reach for start-work 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

• Ships in code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent, an established project with 67,982 GitHub stars
• Actively maintained (recent commits)

Things to check

• No license declared — confirm terms with the author before reuse

Topics

Frequently asked questions

What does start-work do?

Execute a Prometheus work plan with Boulder state, evidence ledger updates, worktree discipline, parallel subagents, and Stop-hook continuation. Use after planning when the user says start work, execute plan, continue plan, resume plan, or asks to run a .omo/plans plan.

How do I install start-work?

Run git clone https://github.com/code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent ~/.claude/skills/start-work in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent before installing.

Is start-work free to use?

start-work is publicly available on GitHub, but code-yeongyu has not declared a standard open-source license (Other). Confirm the terms with the author before reusing it.

Where does start-work come from?

start-work ships inside code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent, a repository that contains 46 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 67,982 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.