Overview
references is an open-source workflow skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by refly-ai. It packages reusable instructions an agent loads on demand to help with workflow tasks. The project has 7.5k stars on GitHub and ships custom license terms, so review them before reuse. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/refly-ai/refly ~/.claude/skills/references`.
What references does
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What’s inside
The SKILL.md for references is organised into these sections:
- CLI Commands
- Discovery
- Lifecycle
- Installation
- Execution
- Skill Creation Modes
- Mode 1: Generate Workflow from Query
- Mode 2: Bind Existing Workflow(s)
- Mode 3b: Bind Multiple Workflows (Explicit)
- Mode 3: Use Workflow Spec (Structured)
- Mode 4: Local Skill Only (No Cloud Package)
- Workflow Generation Logic
Installation
Add references to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/refly-ai/refly ~/.claude/skills/referencesReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
License
refly-ai has not declared a standard open-source license for this repository (Other). Confirm the terms with the author before reusing it.
Strengths
- Ships in refly-ai/refly, an established project with 7,490 GitHub stars
- Works with Codex, Cursor
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Things to check
- No license declared — confirm terms with the author before reuse
- Sparse description in metadata — read the repository for full details
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does references do?
- references is an open-source workflow skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by refly-ai. It packages reusable instructions an agent loads on demand to help with workflow tasks. The project has 7.5k stars on GitHub and ships custom license terms, so review them before reuse. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/refly-ai/refly ~/.claude/skills/references`.
- How do I install references?
- Run git clone https://github.com/refly-ai/refly ~/.claude/skills/references in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/refly-ai/refly before installing.
- Is references free to use?
- references is publicly available on GitHub, but refly-ai has not declared a standard open-source license (Other). Confirm the terms with the author before reusing it.
- Which agents does references work with?
- references lists Codex and Cursor — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does references come from?
- references ships inside refly-ai/refly, a repository that contains 2 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 7,490 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
