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Staff Session

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Staff Session 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. Staff Session 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: agents-skills-meta · Last updated: 2026-05-31

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PM-GATED: ask first; never from subagent. Agent Teams collaborative planning/review for architectural decisions only. Modes: plan, review.

From the source SKILL.md

The EM scopes the work, selects the team, creates the team, spawns all teammates, and is freed. The team works autonomously: - Debaters (2-5, Opus, persona agents) — read input independently, research the codebase, form positions, debate peers via messaging, converge, write position documents, send DONE to synthesizer - the Director of Engineering / Synthesizer (1, Opus) — Director of Engineering. Blocked until all debaters complete, then reads all positions and writes the final output through his ambition-calibrated lens. Represents all positions fairly but resolves contested topics with an…

What this skill does

Staff Session is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the agents-skills-meta sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/staff-session/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Staff Session 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/staff-session
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/staff-session/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/staff-session/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/staff-session/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\staff-session\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 Staff Session Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Staff Session skill do?

PM-GATED: ask first; never from subagent. Agent Teams collaborative planning/review for architectural decisions only. Modes: plan, review.

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 Staff Session skill?

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

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Staff Session 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. Staff Session 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/dbc-oduffy/coordinator-claude/blob/HEAD/plugins/coordinator/skills/staff-session/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: dbc-oduffy

Cite this skill

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

APA

dbc-oduffy. (2026). Staff Session [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/staff-session/

BibTeX

@misc{staff-session-2026,
  author    = {dbc-oduffy},
  title     = {Staff Session [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/staff-session/}
}

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