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 povvo/claudikins-kernel --skill shipping-methodologygit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/povvo/claudikins-kernelWrote 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/povvo/claudikins-kernel/shipping-methodology)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/povvo/claudikins-kernel/shipping-methodology"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/povvo/claudikins-kernel/shipping-methodology/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/povvo/claudikins-kernel/shipping-methodology"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/povvo/claudikins-kernel/shipping-methodology.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>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 | $0.00051 | $0.03167 |
| Opus 5.5 | $0.00020 | $0.01267 |
| Sonnet 5.5 | $0.00010 | $0.00633 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00005 | $0.00317 |
Grade A, and why
shipping-methodology scanned grade A 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 2mo 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.
Makes network callslowCapability
Not a fault in itself. Listed so you know the mod talks to something, and to what.
| Evidence summary | Screenshots, curl responses from catastrophiser | How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 526 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Shipping Methodology
When to use this skill
Use this skill when you need to:
- Run the
claudikins-kernel:shipcommand - Prepare commit messages and PR descriptions
- Update changelogs and documentation
- Decide merge strategy (squash vs preserve)
- Handle CI failures or merge conflicts
- Validate code integrity before shipping
Core Philosophy
"Ship with confidence, not hope." - Shipping philosophy
Shipping is the final gate. Apply GRFP-style iterative workflow to every stage.
The Five Principles
- Gate check first - claudikins-kernel:verify must have passed. No exceptions.
- Code integrity - Ship exactly what was verified. No sneaky changes.
- GRFP everywhere - Section-by-section approval at every stage.
- Human decides - No auto-merging. Human approves final merge.
- Clean up after - Delete branches, update docs, celebrate.
The Five Stages
Stage 1: Pre-Ship Review
Show what's being shipped. Human confirms ready.
| Check | What to Show |
|---|---|
| Verification status | All phases PASS from claudikins-kernel:verify |
| Branches to merge | List all execute/task-* branches |
| Evidence summary | Screenshots, curl responses from catastrophiser |
| Code delta | Lines added/removed, files changed |
Checkpoint:
Ready to ship?
Verified: ✓ All checks passed
Branches: 3 branches to merge
Changes: +450 / -120 lines
[Continue] [Back to Verify] [Abort]
Stage 2: Commit Strategy
Draft commit message(s). Human approves.
Decision:
How should we commit?
[Squash into single commit] [Preserve commit history]
Squash (recommended for features):
- Single clean commit on main
- Clear feature boundary
- Easier to revert if needed
Preserve (for large multi-part work):
- Keeps granular history
- Better for debugging
- Use for multi-feature batches
What ships with it
10 files beside SKILL.md in the same directory: the scripts, references and assets a skill reads on demand. Not counted in the per-session cost; read them before you install if any of them is executable.
- references/breaking-change-detection.md 6.9 KB
- references/changelog-merge-strategy.md 5.5 KB
- references/ci-failure-handling.md 5.2 KB
- references/commit-message-patterns.md 5.2 KB
- references/deployment-checklist.md 4.1 KB
- references/force-push-protection.md 5.4 KB
- references/gate-failure-recovery.md 5.8 KB
- references/grfp-checklist.md 5.0 KB
- references/message-generation-fallback.md 5.6 KB
- references/pr-creation-strategy.md 5.9 KB
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.
- 2mo ago First seen · 526 lines · 51 tokens per session scan A e7df68b97ef6
shipping-methodology is a skill published in the GitHub repository povvo/claudikins-kernel (127 stars, last pushed 6mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 51 tokens to every session and 3,167 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 1 finding (makes network calls). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.
shipping-methodology compared with skills from other repositories
| Mod | Type | Stars | Last push | Licence | Scan | Tokens | Works with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shipping-methodologypovvo/claudikins-kernel | Skill | 127 | 6mo ago | MIT | A | 51 | Claude Code |
| codex-changelogzeikar/hyperclaude | Skill | 5 | 23d ago | MIT | A | 129 | Claude Code |
| git-workflowRealDougEubanks/ClaudeMarketplace | Skill | 1 | 7d ago | MIT | A | 34 | Claude Code |
| changelog-generatorRealDougEubanks/ClaudeMarketplace | Skill | 1 | 7d ago | MIT | A | 37 | Claude Code |
| agent-based-developmentRealDougEubanks/ClaudeMarketplace | Skill | 1 | 7d ago | MIT | A | 34 | Claude Code |
| abd-devopsRealDougEubanks/ClaudeMarketplace | Skill | 1 | 7d ago | MIT | A | 30 | Claude Code |
| releasenarlei/claudecodenotify | Skill | 10 | 4mo ago | MIT | A | 147 | Claude Code |