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Jackal State Machine

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

Category: General · Sub-category: orchestration-frameworks · Last updated: 2026-05-27

STOCK TRADING ONLY — Classify a stock's current price action into 1 of 5 states (Breakout / Range / Pullback / Deep-Correction / Structural-Break) from Jackal Quant's framework, and output the corresponding position-sizing playbook. Use when user types English: "what state is $TICKER in", "state classify NVDA", "Jackal state for MRVL", "5-state $TICKER", or Chinese: "$TICKER 现在是哪个 state", "$TICKER 在哪个阶段", "$TICKER 的 5态分类", "用 Jackal 框架看 $TICKER".

From the source SKILL.md

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What this skill does

Jackal State Machine is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the orchestration-frameworks sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/jackal-state-machine/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when user types English: "what state is $TICKER in", "state classify NVDA", "Jackal state for MRVL", "5-state $TICKER", or Chinese: "$TICKER 现在是哪个 state", "$TICKER 在哪个阶段", "$TICKER 的 5态分类", "用 Jackal 框架看 $TICKER".

Who uses this skill

The Jackal State Machine Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 76,000+ 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/jackal-state-machine
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/jackal-state-machine/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/jackal-state-machine/SKILL.md

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

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

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Jackal State Machine Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Jackal State Machine 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 Jackal State Machine skill?

Use Jackal State Machine when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the orchestration frameworks 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 Jackal State Machine" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Jackal State Machine 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. Jackal State Machine is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/ssurmic/claude-investment-skills/blob/HEAD/jackal-state-machine/SKILL.md
Author: ssurmic
Website: https://github.com/ssurmic/claude-investment-skills

Cite this skill

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

APA

ssurmic. (2026). Jackal State Machine [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/jackal-state-machine/

BibTeX

@misc{jackal-state-machine-2026,
  author    = {ssurmic},
  title     = {Jackal State Machine [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/jackal-state-machine/}
}

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