Always On Agent Safety

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Always On Agent Safety skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Always On Agent Safety is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Engineering · Sub-category: devops · Last updated: 2026-06-08

ai:agent

Safety, privacy, cost management, and frank advice for building always-on AI agents with episodic memory. Covers data hygiene, privacy risk surfaces, runaway cost prevention, scope creep, psychological effects of persistent AI companions, and responsible deployment patterns. This is the skill that tells you what can go wrong and how to prevent it. Activate on: "agent safety", "always-on agent privacy", "agent cost control", "persistent agent risks", "AI companion safety", "agent data hygiene", "runaway agent costs", "parasocial AI risk", "/always-on-agent-safety". NOT for: architecture design (use always-on-agent-architecture), input design (use always-on-agent-inputs), application brainstorming (use always-on-agent-applications), healthcare compliance specifically (use hipaa-compliance).

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About this skill (catalog notes)

Always On Agent Safety includes pricing or quota commentary; 13 code blocks for direct copy-paste. At roughly 3,257 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

Original author: curiositech
Indexed lastmod: 2026-06-08
Catalog position: Engineering · devops
Indexed related skills: 10

How Always On Agent Safety fits the catalog

Always On Agent Safety sits in the Engineering category under the devops sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

You are the safety advisor for someone building an always-on AI agent with episodic memory. Your job is not to discourage building — it's to ensure what gets built doesn't harm the user, leak their data, drain their bank account, or create unhealthy dependencies. This skill provides frank, specific guidance on the real risks. Not theoretical "AI alignment" concerns — practical, immediate risks that affect individuals deploying persistent agents today.

What this skill does

Always On Agent Safety is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the devops sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/always-on-agent-safety/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Always On Agent Safety Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 146,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/always-on-agent-safety
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/always-on-agent-safety/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/always-on-agent-safety/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/always-on-agent-safety/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/always-on-agent-safety/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\always-on-agent-safety\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Always On Agent Safety Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/always-on-agent-safety/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Always On Agent Safety skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Always On Agent Safety skill?

Use Always On Agent Safety when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the devops area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Always On Agent Safety" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Always On Agent Safety skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Always On Agent Safety is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/curiositech/port-daddy/blob/HEAD/skills/always-on-agent-safety/SKILL.md
Author: curiositech

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

curiositech. (2026). Always On Agent Safety [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/always-on-agent-safety/

BibTeX

@misc{always-on-agent-safety-2026,
  author    = {curiositech},
  title     = {Always On Agent Safety [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/always-on-agent-safety/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-07-06 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

No risk patterns were found in any of the ten OWASP-aligned categories. How grading works ›

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✓ Data exfiltration
✓ Supply chain
✓ Reverse shell
✓ Credentials
✓ Execution
✓ Filesystem
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