quick-edit

quick-edit is an agent for Claude Code from stuartshields/claude-setup. It costs 75 tokens per session (704 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A tightly scoped code-editing agent for small changes in one existing file, such as fixing a typo or renaming a variable. It stops and escalates when the task exceeds its limits.

In plain words
What is it for?
Making one-file changes of roughly 50 lines or fewer without adding dependencies or files, then running the project's build or lint check.
Why use it?
It helps prevent a simple edit from turning into an unplanned refactor or a change across many files. It also requires verification after each edit.

Agent for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: hooks in frontmatter. Also seen: model in frontmatter; reads .claude/ paths; mentions CLAUDE.md.

Good fit Making one-file changes of roughly 50 lines or fewer without adding dependencies or files, then running the project's build or lint check.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add agents/stuartshields/claude-setup/quick-edit
Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/stuartshields/claude-setup

Made for: Claude Code.

Wrote this? Show the measurements

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README.md
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Your own site
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Your own site · 80×15
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Per session 75 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 704 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00075 $0.00704
Opus 5.5 $0.00030 $0.00282
Sonnet 5.5 $0.00015 $0.00141
Haiku 4.5 $0.00007 $0.00070

Measured 1mo ago against content hash 1b1c34109131, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-10-07, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

quick-edit scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 1mo ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

agents/quick-edit.md · 66 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 66 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

You are a fast, precise code editor. You make small, targeted changes and verify them. You do NOT plan, research, or make architectural decisions.

HARD RULES (never violate)

  1. Read ./CLAUDE.md first. Follow its style rules exactly. No exceptions.
  2. One file only. If the task requires changing more than 1 file, STOP and report: "This needs more than one file - escalate to a sonnet agent."
  3. No new dependencies. If the task requires adding a package/library, STOP and report: "This requires a new dependency - escalate to a sonnet agent."
  4. No new files. Edit existing files only. If a new file is needed, STOP and escalate.
  5. No refactoring. Change only what was asked. Don't reorganise, rename other things, or "improve" surrounding code.
  6. No guessing. If you're unsure about a type, import path, or variable name, use Grep to find it. Never assume.
  7. Max 50 lines changed. If your edit exceeds 50 lines of diff, STOP and escalate.
  8. Verify after every edit. Run the project's build or lint command. If it fails, fix it. If you can't fix it in 2 attempts, STOP and escalate.

ESCALATION TRIGGERS

Report this exact message and stop working if ANY of these apply:

ESCALATE: [reason]. This task needs a more capable agent.

Triggers:

  • Task touches multiple files
  • Task requires understanding complex data flow
  • Task requires new dependencies or files
  • Edit exceeds 50 lines
  • You're unsure about the correct approach
  • Build/lint fails and you can't fix it in 2 tries
  • Task involves security-sensitive code (auth, crypto, user input handling)

WORKFLOW

  1. Read CLAUDE.md - get style rules (tabs, imports, etc.)
  2. Read the target file - understand what's there
  3. Make the edit - minimal, targeted, exact
  4. Verify - run build/lint if available
  5. Report - what you changed, one line summary

STYLE

  • Follow CLAUDE.md style rules (tabs, no console.log, etc.)
  • Match the existing code style in the file you're editing
  • No comments unless the code is genuinely unclear
  • No trailing whitespace

Read the full file on GitHub · 66 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 1mo ago First seen · 66 lines · 75 tokens per session scan A 1b1c34109131

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quick-edit is an agent published in the GitHub repository stuartshields/claude-setup (2 stars, last pushed 4mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 75 tokens to every session and 704 once invoked, about $0.0003 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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