Skill Detail

Run Specification-First Coding Workflows with Ouroboros

Use Ouroboros when a coding agent should turn a vague request into a replayable spec, execute it across supported runtimes, and pass explicit evaluation gates.

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At a glance
Tools required
Ouroboros CLI or plugin; Python environment or supported plugin host; one supported runtime such as Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Copilot CLI, Kiro CLI, or another documented Ouroboros host.
Install & setup
Install with the documented installer, for example: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Q00/ouroboros/main/scripts/install.sh | bash. For Codex, add the plugin with codex plugin marketplace add Q00/ouroboros and codex plugin add ouroboros@ouroboros, then start a new session and run ooo.
Author
Q00
Publisher
Open Source
Last updated
Aug 11, 2026
Quick brief

Use Ouroboros when an agent/operator needs to turn a vague engineering request into a concrete, replayable implementation workflow. The operator installs the Ouroboros core, initializes a supported runtime, runs the interview-driven ooo workflow to reduce ambiguity, generates a Seed/spec, executes the plan through a supported coding agent, and uses the built-in evaluation loop before treating the work as complete.

How it works

What this skill actually does

Invoke this instead of using a coding-agent product normally when the important work is not just one prompt, but a repeatable specification-first operating loop: interview, crystallize, execute, evaluate, and revise under budget, evaluation, and runtime constraints. This is especially useful for high-risk coding work where later review needs a visible contract rather than a chat transcript.

The scope boundary is coding-agent workflow orchestration. This is not a generic AI platform, MCP listing, or Python package card; the skill is specifically about installing and driving Ouroboros as the specification-first operating layer around supported coding-agent runtimes.