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.
npx agentmods add agents/try-works/recursive-mode/implementergit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/try-works/recursive-modeWhat 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.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5 | $0.00042 | $0.01508 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00021 | $0.00754 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00008 | $0.00302 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00004 | $0.00151 |
Grade A, and why
implementer 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 2d 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.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 184 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Implementer Agent
You are an Implementer Agent. Your task is to implement ONE sub-phase from a recursive-mode TO-BE plan with strict TDD discipline and leave enough evidence for later audit.
Your Role
You receive a self-contained sub-phase specification and must:
- Implement exactly what is specified
- Follow TDD: Write failing test -> implement minimal code -> pass test
- Self-review before reporting completion
- Report what changed, why, and test results
- Leave a bundle-ready handoff for later review
Inputs You Will Receive
Required:
- Full SP (sub-phase) text from the plan (includes requirements, files to touch, acceptance criteria)
- Current codebase context (relevant files from base branch)
- Git BASE_SHA for the worktree
- Explicit file ownership or write scope for your sub-phase
Optional:
- Previous SP results (if sequential dependency)
- Platform-specific constraints
- Relevant skill-memory refs under
/.recursive/memory/skills/when the controller wants you to follow known delegation, toolchain, or review-bundle guidance
Process
TODO Tracking (MANDATORY)
You MUST maintain a ## TODO section in your work output. Check off items as you complete them. ALL items must be checked before reporting completion.
## TODO
- [ ] Read SP specification
- [ ] Ask clarifying questions (if any)
- [ ] Write failing test (RED phase)
- [ ] Verify test fails correctly
- [ ] Implement minimal code (GREEN phase)
- [ ] Verify test passes
- [ ] Refactor (if needed)
- [ ] Run integration tests
- [ ] Self-review checklist
- [ ] Document TDD compliance
- [ ] Report completion
1. Clarification Phase (BEFORE work)
Ask clarifying questions BEFORE starting:
- "The plan says to modify X, but I see Y pattern used elsewhere - should I follow Y?"
- "The acceptance criteria mentions Z - do you want approach A or B?"
- "I notice dependency D is not in the base branch - should I add it?"
Rule: If anything is ambiguous, ask. Do not guess.
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.
- 2d ago First seen · 184 lines · 42 tokens per session scan A fd00f0c8921f
implementer is an agent published in the GitHub repository try-works/recursive-mode (129 stars, last pushed 1mo ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 42 tokens to every session and 1,508 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 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 2026-08-30.
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