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using-oac

Enforces invocation of OAC workflow skills before any AI response or action.

4.8k|390|Updated Aug 14, 2025
Search Tags:#workflow enforcement#process automation#Coding Standards#skill routing#Claude code#AI Agents
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/darrenhinde/OpenAgentsControl --skill using-oac
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: using-oac
Source: https://github.com/darrenhinde/OpenAgentsControl/tree/main/plugins/claude-code/skills/using-oac
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/darrenhinde/OpenAgentsControl --skill using-oac

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

AI coding assistants often skip established workflows and produce generic output that ignores project patterns. This Skill ensures the agent checks for and loads relevant OAC skills before responding, so every task follows the defined process.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Mandatory Skill Gate: Requires invoking any potentially relevant OAC skill before responding, even for clarifying questions.
  • Skill Routing Table: Maps tasks like debugging, test generation, code review, and task breakdown to the correct OAC skill with a defined priority order.
  • Anti-Rationalization Guardrails: Lists common excuses for skipping skills and instructs the agent to treat them as red flags.
  • Use Case: When a user asks to fix a bug, the agent loads the debugger skill first, then verification-before-completion, instead of jumping straight to a fix.

Quick Start

Start a session and ask the agent to build a feature, and it will load the OAC approach and context-discovery skills before writing any code.

Frequently Asked Questions about using-oac

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I make Claude Code follow a consistent workflow before coding?▼

Load the using-oac skill at session start, which requires the agent to invoke relevant OAC skills before any response. It routes tasks to skills like approach, debugger, and code-execution based on the request type.

What OAC skills are available for coding tasks?▼

The skill table lists approach, context-discovery, task-breakdown, code-execution, test-generation, code-review, external-research, parallel-execution, debugger, and verification-before-completion. Each maps to a specific phase of the development workflow.

Which skill runs first when multiple OAC skills apply?▼

Process skills like approach and debugger run first because they determine how to tackle the task. Implementation skills like context-discovery and code-execution follow to guide execution.

Does this skill work outside Claude Code?▼

The skill is designed for Claude Code and relies on its Skill tool for loading skill content. The instructions explicitly state to use the Skill tool rather than reading skill files directly.

Why does the agent announce a skill name before responding?▼

The skill requires announcing the loaded skill with a friendly name and purpose so users can see which workflow is being applied. This makes the agent's process transparent and auditable.

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