The repository-evaluation lens: judge whether a repo is worth your time in a few minutes — by SCANNING its dashboards, not reading its code — scoring three axes: ALIVE, HEALTHY, and WELL-BUILT. The one shift: an agent can check fifty repos in seconds but over-trusts the two signals easiest to fake — star count and a polished README — exactly what an abandoned or AI-generated, star-farmed repo wears best; so touchstone INVERTS the weighting, discounting the gameable signals and weighting the un-fakeable ones (commit substance, issue-response quality, bus factor, real "Used by", tests and CI). Use when sizing up a repo or a batch before depending on, contributing to, or learning from it; or to vet a shortlist from `forage`. Triggers on "is this repo any good", "should I use/trust this library", "evaluate this project", "is this maintained", "is this AI-generated slop", "compare these repos", "vet this dependency", "rate this GitHub project". Hands deep-dive survivors to the engineering suite.
About this skill (catalog notes)
Touchstone includes pricing or quota commentary. At roughly 3,482 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.
Touchstone sits in the General category under the general-misc sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.
These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.
From the source SKILL.md
<!-- Copyright 2026 IamK77 — Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See ./LICENSE and ./NOTICE · https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 -->
What this skill does
Touchstone 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/touchstone/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.
When to invoke it: Use when sizing up a repo or a batch before depending on, contributing to, or learning from it; or to vet a shortlist from `forage`. Triggers on "is this repo any good", "should I use/trust this library", "evaluate this project", "is this maintained", "is this AI-generated slop", "compare these repos", "vet this dependency", "rate this GitHub project".
Who uses this skill
The Touchstone 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 120,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).
Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/touchstone/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.
Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/touchstone/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\touchstone\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.
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How do I install the Touchstone Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/touchstone/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Touchstone skill do?
The repository-evaluation lens: judge whether a repo is worth your time in a few minutes — by SCANNING its dashboards, not reading its code — scoring three axes: ALIVE, HEALTHY, and WELL-BUILT. The one shift: an agent can check fifty repos in seconds but over-trusts the two signals easiest to fake — star count and a polished README — exactly what an abandoned or AI-generated, star-farmed repo wears best; so touchstone INVERTS the weighting, discounting the gameable signals and weighting the un-fakeable ones (commit substance, issue-response quality, bus factor, real "Used by", tests and CI). Use when sizing up a repo or a batch before depending on, contributing to, or learning from it; or to vet a shortlist from `forage`. Triggers on "is this repo any good", "should I use/trust this library", "evaluate this project", "is this maintained", "is this AI-generated slop", "compare these repos", "vet this dependency", "rate this GitHub project". Hands deep-dive survivors to the engineering suite.
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 Touchstone skill?
Use Touchstone 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 Touchstone" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Touchstone 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. Touchstone 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/.
@misc{touchstone-2026,
author = {IamK77},
title = {Touchstone [Claude Code skill]},
year = {2026},
publisher = {ClaudSkills},
url = {https://claudskills.com/skills/touchstone/}
}
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