meta-optimize

meta-optimize is an open-source data skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by wanshuiyin. Its author describes it as: “Analyze ARIS usage logs and propose optimizations to SKILL.md files, reviewer prompts, and workflow defaults. Outer-loop harness optimization inspired by Meta-Harness (Lee et al., 2026). Use when user says "优化技能", "me…”. The project has 15k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep ~/.claude/skills/meta-optimize`.

What meta-optimize does

Analyze accumulated usage logs and propose optimizations for: **$ARGUMENTS**

Installation

Add meta-optimize to your agent with:

git clone https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep ~/.claude/skills/meta-optimize

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 meta-optimize is organised into these sections:

• Privilege boundary — this skill is a READ-ONLY PRODUCER
• Context
• What This Skill Optimizes (Harness Components)
• Prerequisites
• Workflow
• Step 0: Check Data Availability
• Step 1: Analyze Usage Patterns
• Step 1.5: Name the Current Bottleneck
• Step 2: Identify Optimization Targets
• Step 3: Generate Patch Proposals
• Step 4: Cross-Model Review of Patches (ADVISORY pre-screen)
• Step 5: Present Results

When to use it

Reach for meta-optimize when you want data 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 MIT license — safe to read and adapt
• Ships in wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep, an established project with 14,858 GitHub stars
• Actively maintained (recent commits)

Topics

Frequently asked questions

What does meta-optimize do?

Analyze ARIS usage logs and propose optimizations to SKILL.md files, reviewer prompts, and workflow defaults. Outer-loop harness optimization inspired by Meta-Harness (Lee et al., 2026). Use when user says "优化技能", "meta optimize", "improve skills", "分析使用记录", or wants to optimize ARIS's own harness components based on accumulated experience.

How do I install meta-optimize?

Run git clone https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep ~/.claude/skills/meta-optimize in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep before installing.

Is meta-optimize free to use?

Yes. meta-optimize is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.

Where does meta-optimize come from?

meta-optimize ships inside wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep, a repository that contains 41 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 14,858 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.