Stay Within Limits

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Stay Within Limits 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. Stay Within Limits 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: 2026-06-12

Use when long-running or parallel agent work must respect 5-hour and weekly usage limits by checking usage between waves, pausing near the cap, and resuming only when the window is clear.

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From the source SKILL.md

Keep long-running agent work inside the current 5-hour and weekly usage windows. Check usage before launching substantial work and between waves of parallel subagents. If an active 5-hour or weekly limit is at or above 95%, pause new work until the window is clear enough to continue safely.

What this skill does

Stay Within Limits 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/stay-within-limits/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when long-running or parallel agent work must respect 5-hour and weekly usage limits by checking usage between waves, pausing near the cap, and resuming only when the window is clear.

Who uses this skill

The Stay Within Limits 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/stay-within-limits
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/stay-within-limits/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/stay-within-limits/SKILL.md

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

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

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One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Stay Within Limits Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Stay Within Limits skill do?

Use when long-running or parallel agent work must respect 5-hour and weekly usage limits by checking usage between waves, pausing near the cap, and resuming only when the window is clear.

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 Stay Within Limits skill?

Use Stay Within Limits 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 Stay Within Limits" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Stay Within Limits 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. Stay Within Limits 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/BuilderIO/skills/blob/HEAD/skills/stay-within-limits/SKILL.md
Author: BuilderIO
Website: https://github.com/BuilderIO/skills

Cite this skill

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

APA

BuilderIO. (2026). Stay Within Limits [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/stay-within-limits/

BibTeX

@misc{stay-within-limits-2026,
  author    = {BuilderIO},
  title     = {Stay Within Limits [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/stay-within-limits/}
}

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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 ›

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