Soak

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Soak 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. Soak 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: general-misc · Last updated: 2026-08-14

Manages the repo's supply-chain soak window (SOAK_DAYS) — checks and fixes the derived surfaces, bumps or disables the window, adds dated per-package exclusions, and bumps pinned external tools. Use when a task touches minimumReleaseAge, min-release-age, min-publish-age, external-tools.json, renovate.json, or taze cooldowns, or when investigating why a freshly published version won't install.

Security AStatic scan found no risk patternsHow grading works ›

From the source SKILL.md

One rule: a release must be at least SOAK_DAYS old before this repo adopts it. The delay gives the ecosystem time to catch a malicious or yanked release before we ever install it. The window is defined exactly once — read the current value from scripts/soak/constants.mts and never hardcode it elsewhere. Every surface derives from or is parity-checked against it:

What this skill does

Soak is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/soak/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when a task touches minimumReleaseAge, min-release-age, min-publish-age, external-tools.json, renovate.

Who uses this skill

The Soak 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 196,000+ 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/soak
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/soak/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/soak/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/soak/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\soak\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 Soak Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Soak 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 Soak skill?

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

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Soak 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. Soak 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/nubjs/nub/blob/dae869e3edc542f423ccc4defa14079c17b72a08/.claude/skills/soak/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: nubjs
Website: https://nubjs.com

Cite this skill

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

APA

nubjs. (2026). Soak [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/soak/

BibTeX

@misc{soak-2026,
  author    = {nubjs},
  title     = {Soak [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/soak/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-09-28 — 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 ›

✓ Prompt injection
✓ Data exfiltration
✓ Supply chain
✓ Reverse shell
✓ Credentials
✓ Execution
✓ Filesystem
✓ Persistence
✓ Obfuscation
✓ Network

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