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 skills/abilityai/abilities/reconnpx skills add Abilityai/abilities --skill recongit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Abilityai/abilitiesWhat 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 | $0.00032 | $0.15217 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00016 | $0.07608 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00006 | $0.03043 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00003 | $0.01522 |
Grade B, and why
install-recon scanned grade B with 1 finding 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.
Reads agent configuration directoriesmediumAgent snooping
.claude/, .codex/, .gemini/ hold keys, settings and other credentials a mod has no legitimate need for.
# Container-only config: the Trinity base image bakes ~/.claude/settings.json with How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 1,655 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Install Recon
ℹ️ First, set expectations: before anything else, print one short line with this skill's version and its most recent change — the top entry of
metadata.changelogabove — e.g.install-recon vX.Y — recent: <summary>. Then proceed.
Create a competitive intelligence agent powered by Claude Code and compatible with Trinity for remote deployment, scheduling, and orchestration.
What you'll get:
- A fully configured agent directory with CLAUDE.md, skills, and Trinity files
- 5 starting skills for competitor tracking, monitoring, battlecards, digests, and landscape analysis
- Persistent competitor watchlist (
competitors.json) that grows over time - Ready for local use or Trinity deployment with automated monitoring schedules
Built by Ability.ai — the agent orchestration platform.
STEP 1: Determine Destination
If the user provided a destination path as an argument, use it. Otherwise, ask:
Use AskUserQuestion:
- Question: "Where should Recon be installed?"
- Header: "Location"
- Show these options:
~/recon— Home directory (recommended)./recon— Current directory- Custom path — Let me specify
Default to ~/recon if no preference.
Expand ~ to the actual home directory using:
echo "$HOME"
Validate the destination does not already exist:
ls -la [destination] 2>/dev/null
If it exists, warn the user and offer:
- Pick a different path
- Cancel
STEP 2: Domain-Specific Questions
Ask these 4 questions to customize the agent. Each answer directly shapes the generated files.
Q1: Industry / Market
Use AskUserQuestion:
- Question: "What industry or market are you in? This shapes which data sources and competitive signals matter most."
- Header: "Industry"
- Options:
- SaaS / Tech — Software companies, developer tools, cloud platforms. Tracks: product launches, pricing changes, developer adoption, funding rounds, tech stack signals.
- E-commerce / D2C — Online retail, consumer brands. Tracks: pricing, promotions, product catalog changes, review sentiment, shipping/fulfillment, social presence.
- Professional Services — Consulting, agencies, financial services. Tracks: service offerings, thought leadership, key hires, client wins, partnerships.
- Custom — Let me describe my market.
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 · 1,655 lines · 32 tokens per session scan B 4cbbfeaf0a66
install-recon is a skill published in the GitHub repository Abilityai/abilities (11 stars, last pushed 14d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 32 tokens to every session and 15,217 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it B with 1 finding (reads agent configuration directories). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.
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