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 skills add pjt222/agent-almanac --skill cultivate-bonsaigit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pjt222/agent-almanacWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/skills/pjt222/agent-almanac/cultivate-bonsai)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/pjt222/agent-almanac/cultivate-bonsai"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/pjt222/agent-almanac/cultivate-bonsai/github.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/pjt222/agent-almanac/cultivate-bonsai"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/pjt222/agent-almanac/cultivate-bonsai.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>- NVIDIA SkillSpector pass
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.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00105 | $0.03401 |
| Opus 5.5 | $0.00042 | $0.01360 |
| Sonnet 5.5 | $0.00021 | $0.00680 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00011 | $0.00340 |
Grade A, and why
cultivate-bonsai 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.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 305 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Cultivate Bonsai
Cultivate and maintain bonsai trees through seasonal care, structural shaping, and contemplative practice.
When to Use
- You are selecting a species for your first or next bonsai
- You need to prune (maintenance or structural) a bonsai tree
- Your bonsai needs repotting (roots circling, soil depleted, or growth stalled)
- You want to wire branches for shaping
- You need a seasonal care calendar for an existing bonsai collection
- You want to develop a contemplative sitting practice with a living tree
Inputs
- Required: Species of tree (or climate zone for species selection guidance)
- Optional: Current state of tree (age estimate, pot size, health, last repotting date)
- Optional: Goal style (formal upright, informal upright, cascade, semi-cascade, literati, windswept, forest)
- Optional: Season and current weather conditions
- Optional: Experience level (beginner, intermediate, advanced)
Procedure
Step 1: Select or Assess the Species
Match species to climate, experience level, and desired aesthetic.
Beginner-Friendly Species by Climate:
┌────────────────────┬──────────────────────┬───────────────────────┐
│ Climate │ Species │ Why │
├────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼───────────────────────┤
│ Temperate (zones │ Chinese elm │ Forgiving, fast │
│ 6-9) │ (Ulmus parvifolia) │ recovery, indoor/out │
├────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼───────────────────────┤
│ Temperate │ Japanese maple │ Beautiful foliage, │
│ │ (Acer palmatum) │ deciduous drama │
├────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼───────────────────────┤
│ Cool (zones 4-7) │ Juniper │ Hardy, classic style, │
│ │ (Juniperus) │ tolerates wiring │
├────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼───────────────────────┤
│ Warm (zones 9-11) │ Ficus retusa │ Aerial roots, indoor │
│ │ │ tolerant, fast growth │
├────────────────────┼──────────────────────┼───────────────────────┤
│ Any (indoor) │ Chinese privet │ Nearly indestructible,│
│ │ (Ligustrum sinense) │ rapid budding │
└────────────────────┴──────────────────────┴───────────────────────┘
Selection Criteria:
1. Hardy in your zone (outdoor bonsai are healthier than indoor)
2. Tolerant of root pruning (essential for bonsai longevity)
3. Produces small leaves naturally or through technique (leaf reduction)
4. Available as nursery stock (don't start from seed — too slow for learning)
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.
- 1mo ago First seen · 305 lines · 105 tokens per session scan A e7aaa86a31dd
cultivate-bonsai is a skill published in the GitHub repository pjt222/agent-almanac (42 stars, last pushed 5d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 105 tokens to every session and 3,401 once invoked, about $0.0004 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 2026-09-03.
Other skills, from other repositories
audit-pr
Audit a whole PR against the delivery contract and return MERGE-READY or evidenced blockers with the full URL. Consumes the current review-change REVIEW-PASS receipt instead of re-running review axes; posts a SHA-bound ready comment; never edits or merges. Triggers: "audit-pr", "is this PR ready", "merge gate".
execute-phase
Step executor for units whose triage (unit-lane) decided which steps the unit needs. Implements one triaged step (or all remaining steps), with frozen acceptance, step-local gates, commits, red-gate repair, and diff-size guard. BREAKING: replaced PLAN.md/TASKS.md/progress.md/ACCEPTANCE.md with the unit doc's Tasks…
fold-findings
Repair persisted fix-now findings in compatible atomic batches: root-cause fixes, green gate, commit/push, and per-row folded: yes updates. Never reclassify or substitute backlog notes. Triggers: "fold-findings", "fix the review findings", "repair audit blockers".
init-workspace
Adapt the workflow scaffold to a new repository or add only missing substrate blocks to an existing install. Every install, hook, and overwrite needs explicit consent. Triggers: "init-workspace", "set up agentic workflow", "upgrade workflow scaffold".
product-audit
Audit the whole product across code, quality, process, docs, roadmap, and tooling; it owns the repo-wide bug hunt, security research, and broken-version investigation (scoped and budgeted per dimension, as distinct from review-change's change-scoped review). Persist one severity-ranked, F-numbered report with…
review-change
Review a change with only applicable internal axes, classify every finding, persist fix-now work, and return one evidence-backed decision. Findings only; --adversarial N uses isolated reviewers; --synthesize fuses supplied reviewer tables. Triggers: "review-change", "review this change", "adversarial review".