tale-mode
Disciplined planning, verification, and review for coding work
All Skills in This Repository (6)
Pure Emerald Level Indicatorskickoff-phase
Enforce plan-mode verification and code-review standards for scoped engineering tasks.
tale-mode
Enforces staged planning, adversarial review, and deterministic verification for complex software tasks.
plan-phase
Orchestrate adversarial planning workflows for complex software engineering tasks.
seed-gates
Scan package manifests and CI configs to verify hermetic shell commands for tale-mode gates.
end-phase
Remove session-specific JSON markers from the .claude directory to end tale-mode phases.
trust
Manage user-level security grants for autonomous loops and repository shell gates.
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQPage SchemaHow to install Tale Mode?โผ
Run `npx skills add alicicek/tale-mode --all -g -y` in your terminal to install all skills in this suite globally.
What problem does Tale Mode solve?โผ
It stops coding models from cutting corners on hard tasks, like trusting memory over real code, skipping tests, or reviewing their own work. It enforces planning, source-backed decisions, and independent review before declaring done.
How does the autonomous loop work?โผ
The agent writes a goal file with a success condition and a check command, and a Stop hook refuses to end the turn until that check passes. It keeps grinding a task to green without you re-prompting each step.
Does Tale Mode work with Claude Code and Codex?โผ
Yes. It ships as a plugin for Claude Code with slash commands, and the same workflows exist as skills for OpenAI Codex where slash commands are unavailable.
Will Tale Mode slow down small tasks?โผ
No. A built-in throttle right-sizes the process: trivial fixes like typos are done immediately, while only high-stakes work touching auth, money, or data gets the full review ceremony.
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