Shell Discipline

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: Dev Tools · Sub-category: tools-misc

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Apply shell-command discipline for agent invocations — one command per call (no &&, ;, or inline cd dir && cmd chains), no inline env vars (VAR=value cmd), and gh auth login or gh auth switch for GitHub auth (never prefix with GH_TOKEN=...). Use when invoking Bash commands as part of an agent workflow, writing shell snippets in a procedure, or reviewing how an agent issues shell commands. Prerequisites: a POSIX shell (bash or zsh); for the GitHub-auth rule the gh CLI must be installed and authenticated. Failure modes covered: gh auth login fails (re-run interactively, then gh auth status to verify), commands that need elevated privileges (set up the privilege separately rather than prefixing with sudo inline). Improves readability, atomicity, and permission auditability since each command becomes one auditable tool call instead of an opaque chain. Composes with every workflow skill that issues shell commands.

What this skill does

Shell Discipline is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the tools-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/shell-discipline/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when invoking Bash commands as part of an agent workflow, writing shell snippets in a procedure, or reviewing how an agent issues shell commands. Prerequisites: a POSIX shell (bash or zsh); for the GitHub-auth rule the gh CLI must be installed and authenticated.

Who uses this skill

The Shell Discipline skill is built for developers, power users, and teams automating repetitive workflows and improving developer experience. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/shell-discipline
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/shell-discipline/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/shell-discipline/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/shell-discipline/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\shell-discipline\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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