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Contention Layer

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Contention Layer 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. Contention Layer is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Science & Research · Sub-category: research-methods · Last updated: 2026-06-20

When two skills, agents, or independent research tracks produce conflicting verdicts on the same output, reads the conflict as a signal rather than an error and harvests new skill candidates or insight deltas. Also accepts a Dual-Track Grounding conflict — an open-frontier research track vs an internally-grounded recall track disagreeing — as a research-layer partial analogue of Non-Model Ground (the grounded track is a time-decorrelated anchor, not a non-model one). Routes skills born from contention to fh-meta if they are meta-layer, to commons plugin if project-agnostic, or to field harvest if domain-specific. Triggered by "two skills conflict", "they produce different conclusions", "contention-layer", "contention harvest", "open vs grounded contradiction", "research tracks disagree".

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About this skill (catalog notes)

Contention Layer includes pricing or quota commentary; 9 code blocks for direct copy-paste. The SKILL.md runs to about 1,234 words, in the catalog's typical mid-range.

Source: www.npmjs.com/package/@chrono-meta/fh-gate
License: MIT
Original author: chrono-meta
Indexed lastmod: 2026-06-20
Catalog position: Science & Research · research-methods
Indexed related skills: 10

How Contention Layer fits the catalog

Contention Layer sits in the Science & Research category under the research-methods 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

When two skills conflict, harvest the signal instead of discarding one. Find the validation angle that neither skill addressed, and onboard new skill candidates into the FH ecosystem according to their routing path.

What this skill does

Contention Layer is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the research-methods sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/contention-layer/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Contention Layer Claude Code skill is built for researchers, data scientists, academics, and analysts working with complex data and scientific literature. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 161,000+ 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/contention-layer
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/contention-layer/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/contention-layer/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/contention-layer/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\contention-layer\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 Contention Layer Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Contention Layer 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 Contention Layer skill?

Use Contention Layer when your Claude Code task falls under the Science & Research category — specifically in the research methods 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 Contention Layer" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/science/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Contention Layer 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. Contention Layer is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/chrono-meta/forge-harness/blob/HEAD/plugins/fh-meta/skills/contention-layer/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: chrono-meta
Website: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@chrono-meta/fh-gate

Cite this skill

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

APA

chrono-meta. (2026). Contention Layer [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/contention-layer/

BibTeX

@misc{contention-layer-2026,
  author    = {chrono-meta},
  title     = {Contention Layer [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/contention-layer/}
}

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