rfc-template

rfc-template is a skill for Claude Code, Codex from danicat/skills. It costs 69 tokens per session (808 once invoked), scanned A, original, Apache-2.0.

A framework for writing and managing Requests for Comments, documents used to discuss technical designs before a decision is made.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it for complex or unclear engineering changes, then move an accepted proposal into an Architecture Decision Record, a permanent record of the decision.
Why use it?
It gives teams a shared way to compare options, record uncertainty, gather feedback, and preserve the path from proposal to final decision.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

Written for no agent in particular: nothing here depends on one.

Good fit Use it for complex or unclear engineering changes, then move an accepted proposal into an Architecture Decision Record, a permanent record of the decision.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/danicat/skills/rfc-template
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.

Any agent
npx skills add danicat/skills --skill rfc-template
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/danicat/skills

Made for: Claude Code, Codex.

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Per session 69 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 808 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. Third-party audits
  • NVIDIA SkillSpector pass 7 Sept 2026
How audits are shown
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 $0.00069 $0.00808
Opus 5 $0.00034 $0.00404
Sonnet 5 $0.00014 $0.00162
Haiku 4.5 $0.00007 $0.00081

Measured 7d ago against content hash e124b5b0149a, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-07, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

rfc-template 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 7d 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.

standards/rfc-template/SKILL.md · 97 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 97 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Request for Comments (RFC) Framework

Use this skill to draft, review, and manage Request for Comments (RFC) documents. RFCs are collaborative design proposals used to explore options, solicit feedback, and build consensus on complex or ambiguous engineering problems.


1. RFC and ADR Integration

RFCs and ADRs form a continuous design workflow:

  • RFC (Request for Comments): A fluid, collaborative document used for discussion. It outlines multiple options, highlights uncertainties, and gathers feedback. It can be modified or rejected during debate.
  • ADR (Architecture Decision Record): An immutable record of a final technical decision.
  • Workflow pipeline: Approved RFCs typically transition into one or more immutable ADRs. Rejections and postponements should also be documented within the RFC directory for historical reference.

2. Directory and Naming Conventions

Store all RFC documents in the project RFC directory:

design/rfc/
  ├── 0001-use-structured-logging.md
  ├── 0002-migrate-to-sqlite-cache.md
  └── 0003-parallelize-type-enrichment.md
  • File format: Markdown (.md)
  • Naming pattern: NNNN-short-descriptive-title.md where NNNN is a sequential four-digit number starting at 0001.

3. Standard RFC Template

Use this template when authoring an RFC:

# RFC-[Number]: [Descriptive Proposal Title]

- Status: [Draft | Ready for Review | In Review | Approved | Rejected]
- Date: [YYYY-MM-DD]
- Author(s): [Names]
- Deciders/Reviewers: [Names of requested reviewers]
- ADR Reference: [Link to ADR-XXXX if approved]

## 1. Executive Summary
Provide a high-level summary of the proposal, the problem it addresses, and the recommended solution. Keep this to two or three sentences.

## 2. Context and Problem Statement
Explain the current situation, the technical constraints, and the specific pain points to solve. Outline user requirements or performance bottlenecks clearly.

## 3. Proposed Solution
Detail the technical design. Describe the architecture, API changes, package splits, or tooling requirements. Include diagrams or code blocks to clarify the implementation.

## 4. Discarded Alternatives
List other options considered and why they were rejected. Be specific about their limitations.

## 5. Supporting Materials and Prototypes
Document spikes, benchmark results, or code prototypes. Reference any temporary exploration code.

## 6. Open Questions
List unresolved issues or specific design points where you are seeking feedback.

## 7. References
Provide links to documentation, source code, or relevant technical articles.

Read the full file on GitHub · 97 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. 7d ago First seen · 97 lines · 69 tokens per session scan A e124b5b0149a

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rfc-template is a skill published in the GitHub repository danicat/skills (18 stars, last pushed 4d ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 69 tokens to every session and 808 once invoked, about $0.0003 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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