Specification
- Skill ID
- openprose/prose/open-prose
- Publisher
- openprose
- Repository
- prose
- Installs
- 0
- Files
- 277
- Synced
- Sep 23, 2026
How to use it
Open any RiverX project, open the Skills panel in the chat, and search for this identifier. The files are fetched from the source repository at install time.
openprose/prose/open-proseInstalls these files- SKILL.md
- agent-onboarding.md
- changelog.md
- compiler/index.prose.md
- compiler/ir-v0.md
- concepts/README.md
- concepts/reconciler.md
- concepts/responsibility.md
- contract-markdown.md
- deps.md
- examples/README.md
- examples/agent-observatory/.gitignore
- examples/agent-observatory/README.md
- examples/agent-observatory/src/agent-dashboard-html.prose.md
- examples/agent-observatory/src/agent-index-markdown.prose.md
- examples/agent-observatory/src/concept-clusterer.prose.md
- examples/agent-observatory/src/runtime-adapter.prose.md
- examples/agent-observatory/src/runtime-watch.prose.md
- examples/agent-observatory/src/session-ledger.prose.md
- examples/agent-observatory/src/session-summary.prose.md
- examples/agent-observatory/src/session-to-prose.prose.md
- examples/agent-observatory/src/workstream-index.prose.md
- examples/auto-pocock/README.md
- examples/auto-pocock/src/auto-pocock.prose.md
- examples/auto-pocock/src/decide-plan.prose.md
- examples/auto-pocock/src/ensure-skills.prose.md
- examples/auto-pocock/src/grill-plan.prose.md
- examples/auto-pocock/src/implement-tdd.prose.md
- examples/auto-pocock/src/produce-issues.prose.md
- examples/auto-pocock/src/produce-prd.prose.md
- examples/auto-pocock/src/review-and-commit.prose.md
- examples/auto-pocock/src/triage-and-pick.prose.md
- examples/auto-pocock/src/verify-slice.prose.md
- examples/basic-unit-suite/.gitignore
- examples/basic-unit-suite/README.md
- examples/basic-unit-suite/src/alert-projection.prose.md
- examples/basic-unit-suite/src/alert-state.prose.md
- examples/basic-unit-suite/src/count-summary.prose.md
- examples/basic-unit-suite/src/count-trend.prose.md
- examples/basic-unit-suite/src/counter-events.prose.md
- examples/basic-unit-suite/src/executive-snapshot.prose.md
- examples/basic-unit-suite/src/format-alert-copy.prose.md
- examples/basic-unit-suite/src/raw-event-auditor.prose.md
- examples/competitor-activity/.gitignore
- examples/competitor-activity/README.md
- examples/competitor-activity/deps/.gitkeep
- examples/competitor-activity/prose.lock
- examples/competitor-activity/runs/.gitkeep
- examples/competitor-activity/src/competitor-activity-monitor.prose.md
- examples/competitor-activity/src/signal-feeds.prose.md
- examples/competitor-activity/state/.gitkeep
- examples/compliance-evidence-tracker/.gitignore
- examples/compliance-evidence-tracker/README.md
- examples/compliance-evidence-tracker/deps/.gitkeep
- examples/compliance-evidence-tracker/dist/.gitkeep
- examples/compliance-evidence-tracker/prose.lock
- examples/compliance-evidence-tracker/runs/.gitkeep
- examples/compliance-evidence-tracker/src/collect-control-scope.prose.md
- examples/compliance-evidence-tracker/src/compliance-evidence-current.prose.md
- examples/compliance-evidence-tracker/src/evidence-review-events.prose.md
- examples/compliance-evidence-tracker/src/inspect-evidence.prose.md
- examples/compliance-evidence-tracker/src/prepare-gap-brief.prose.md
- examples/compliance-evidence-tracker/state/.gitkeep
- examples/content-performance-loop/.gitignore
- examples/content-performance-loop/README.md
- examples/content-performance-loop/deps/.gitkeep
- examples/content-performance-loop/dist/.gitkeep
- examples/content-performance-loop/prose.lock
- examples/content-performance-loop/runs/.gitkeep
- examples/content-performance-loop/src/content-learning-cycle.prose.md
- examples/content-performance-loop/src/diagnose-content-lessons.prose.md
- examples/content-performance-loop/src/normalize-performance-signals.prose.md
- examples/content-performance-loop/src/prepare-editorial-brief.prose.md
- examples/content-performance-loop/src/prioritize-next-actions.prose.md
- examples/content-performance-loop/src/weekly-performance-review.prose.md
- examples/content-performance-loop/state/.gitkeep
- examples/customer-risk-radar/.gitignore
- examples/customer-risk-radar/README.md
- examples/customer-risk-radar/deps/.gitkeep
- examples/customer-risk-radar/dist/.gitkeep
- examples/customer-risk-radar/prose.lock
- examples/customer-risk-radar/runs/.gitkeep
- examples/customer-risk-radar/src/assess-risk.prose.md
- examples/customer-risk-radar/src/collect-account-signals.prose.md
- examples/customer-risk-radar/src/customer-risk-maintained.prose.md
- examples/customer-risk-radar/src/customer-risk-review.prose.md
- examples/customer-risk-radar/src/recommend-actions.prose.md
- examples/customer-risk-radar/state/.gitkeep
- examples/declared-skills/README.md
- examples/declared-skills/src/invoice-extractor.prose.md
- examples/declared-tools/README.md
- examples/declared-tools/src/json-verifier.prose.md
- examples/feedback-pulse/README.md
- examples/feedback-pulse/src/feedback-inbox.prose.md
- examples/feedback-pulse/src/theme-tagger.prose.md
- examples/feedback-pulse/src/voice-of-customer.prose.md
- examples/feedback-pulse/src/weekly-pulse.prose.md
- examples/forme-fixpoint/README.md
- examples/forme-fixpoint/src/contract-registry.prose.md
- examples/forme-fixpoint/src/contract-source-files.prose.md
- examples/forme-fixpoint/src/operator-pins.prose.md
- examples/forme-fixpoint/src/schedule-plan.prose.md
- examples/forme-fixpoint/src/topology-change-reporter.prose.md
- examples/forme-fixpoint/src/topology-maintainer.prose.md
- examples/forme-fixpoint/src/topology-safety-auditor.prose.md
- examples/github-star-enricher/.gitignore
- examples/github-star-enricher/README.md
- examples/github-star-enricher/src/company-resolver.prose.md
- examples/github-star-enricher/src/github-footprint-mapper.prose.md
- examples/github-star-enricher/src/human-review-events.prose.md
- examples/github-star-enricher/src/intent-safety-scorer.prose.md
- examples/github-star-enricher/src/outreach-packet.prose.md
- examples/github-star-enricher/src/person-resolver.prose.md
- examples/github-star-enricher/src/sample-program-builder.prose.md
- examples/github-star-enricher/src/star-events.prose.md
- examples/github-star-enricher/src/stargazer-registry.prose.md
- examples/implementation-pipeline/README.md
- examples/implementation-pipeline/src/construction-lane.prose.md
- examples/implementation-pipeline/src/construction-review.prose.md
- examples/implementation-pipeline/src/foundation-builder.prose.md
- examples/implementation-pipeline/src/implementation-work-plan.prose.md
- examples/implementation-pipeline/src/integration-builder.prose.md
- examples/implementation-pipeline/src/planning-corpus.prose.md
- examples/inbox-triage/README.md
- examples/inbox-triage/src/classifier.prose.md
- examples/inbox-triage/src/digest.prose.md
- examples/inbox-triage/src/inbox-stream.prose.md
- examples/inbox-triage/src/threader.prose.md
- examples/incident-briefing-room/.gitignore
- examples/incident-briefing-room/README.md
- examples/incident-briefing-room/deps/.gitkeep
- examples/incident-briefing-room/dist/.gitkeep
- examples/incident-briefing-room/prose.lock
- examples/incident-briefing-room/runs/.gitkeep
- examples/incident-briefing-room/src/assess-customer-impact.prose.md
- examples/incident-briefing-room/src/collect-incident-signals.prose.md
- examples/incident-briefing-room/src/draft-incident-brief.prose.md
- examples/incident-briefing-room/src/incident-channel-current.prose.md
- examples/incident-briefing-room/src/incident-events.prose.md
- examples/incident-briefing-room/src/review-incident-actions.prose.md
- examples/incident-briefing-room/state/.gitkeep
- examples/masked-relay/README.md
- examples/masked-relay/src/critic-strong.prose.md
- examples/masked-relay/src/critic-weak.prose.md
- examples/masked-relay/src/diversity-auditor.prose.md
- examples/masked-relay/src/expander-1.prose.md
- examples/masked-relay/src/expander-2.prose.md
- examples/masked-relay/src/insight-synthesizer.prose.md
- examples/masked-relay/src/scout-desire.prose.md
- examples/masked-relay/src/scout-friction.prose.md
- examples/masked-relay/src/scout-price.prose.md
- examples/masked-relay/src/signal-inbox.prose.md
- examples/masked-relay/src/signal-ledger.prose.md
- examples/masked-relay/src/viewport-masker.prose.md
- examples/monorepo-ci/README.md
- examples/monorepo-ci/src/merge-gate.prose.md
- examples/monorepo-ci/src/package-build.prose.md
- examples/monorepo-ci/src/package-test.prose.md
- examples/monorepo-ci/src/workspace.prose.md
- examples/oblique-weave/README.md
- examples/oblique-weave/src/adversary.prose.md
- examples/oblique-weave/src/analogist.prose.md
- examples/oblique-weave/src/constraint-breaker.prose.md
- examples/oblique-weave/src/novelty-auditor.prose.md
- examples/oblique-weave/src/oblique-thread-ledger.prose.md
- examples/oblique-weave/src/product-signal-inbox.prose.md
- examples/oblique-weave/src/signal-ledger.prose.md
- examples/oblique-weave/src/surprising-bet-memo.prose.md
- examples/oblique-weave/src/viewport-policy.prose.md
- examples/oblique-weave/src/weave-config.prose.md
- examples/oblique-weave/src/weirdness-keeper.prose.md
- examples/press-desk/README.md
- examples/press-desk/src/briefing.prose.md
- examples/press-desk/src/opportunity-register.prose.md
- examples/press-desk/src/press-inbox.prose.md
- examples/press-desk/src/relevance-filter.prose.md
- examples/release-readiness/.gitignore
- examples/release-readiness/README.md
- examples/release-readiness/deps/.gitkeep
- examples/release-readiness/dist/.gitkeep
- examples/release-readiness/prose.lock
- examples/release-readiness/runs/.gitkeep
- examples/release-readiness/src/assess-release-risk.prose.md
- examples/release-readiness/src/collect-release-evidence.prose.md
- examples/release-readiness/src/draft-release-brief.prose.md
- examples/release-readiness/src/release-candidate-ready.prose.md
- examples/release-readiness/src/release-readiness-events.prose.md
- examples/release-readiness/state/.gitkeep
- examples/renewal-risk/README.md
- examples/renewal-risk/src/account-signals.prose.md
- examples/renewal-risk/src/rank-alerts.prose.md
- examples/renewal-risk/src/renewal-alert-feed.prose.md
- examples/renewal-risk/src/renewal-risk.prose.md
- examples/renewal-risk/src/score-account-health.prose.md
- examples/research-inbox-triage/.gitignore
- examples/research-inbox-triage/README.md
- examples/research-inbox-triage/deps/.gitkeep
- examples/research-inbox-triage/dist/.gitkeep
- examples/research-inbox-triage/prose.lock
- examples/research-inbox-triage/runs/.gitkeep
- examples/research-inbox-triage/src/action-planner.prose.md
- examples/research-inbox-triage/src/inbox-gateway.prose.md
- examples/research-inbox-triage/src/inbox-ingestor.prose.md
- examples/research-inbox-triage/src/priority-scorer.prose.md
- examples/research-inbox-triage/src/research-inbox-responsibility.prose.md
- examples/research-inbox-triage/src/research-registry.prose.md
- examples/research-inbox-triage/src/topic-clusterer.prose.md
- examples/research-inbox-triage/state/.gitkeep
- examples/research-tree/README.md
- examples/research-tree/src/finding.prose.md
- examples/research-tree/src/root-synthesis.prose.md
- examples/research-tree/src/sources-gateway.prose.md
- examples/research-tree/src/sub-synthesis.prose.md
- examples/session-to-prose/.gitignore
- examples/session-to-prose/README.md
- examples/session-to-prose/deps/.gitkeep
- examples/session-to-prose/dist/.gitkeep
- examples/session-to-prose/prose.lock
- examples/session-to-prose/runs/.gitkeep
- examples/session-to-prose/src/session-to-prose.prose.md
- examples/session-to-prose/state/.gitkeep
- examples/stargazer-outreach/.gitignore
- examples/stargazer-outreach/README.md
- examples/stargazer-outreach/deps/.gitkeep
- examples/stargazer-outreach/dist/.gitkeep
- examples/stargazer-outreach/prose.lock
- examples/stargazer-outreach/runs/.gitkeep
- examples/stargazer-outreach/src/collect-new-stargazers.prose.md
- examples/stargazer-outreach/src/draft-outreach.prose.md
- examples/stargazer-outreach/src/enrich-stargazer.prose.md
- examples/stargazer-outreach/src/github-star-events.prose.md
- examples/stargazer-outreach/src/high-intent-stargazer-outreach.prose.md
- examples/stargazer-outreach/src/qualify-stargazer.prose.md
- examples/stargazer-outreach/state/.gitkeep
- examples/support-inbox-router/README.md
- examples/support-inbox-router/src/bug-board.prose.md
- examples/support-inbox-router/src/docs-gap-tracker.prose.md
- examples/support-inbox-router/src/roadmap-signals.prose.md
- examples/support-inbox-router/src/router.prose.md
- examples/support-inbox-router/src/support-inbox.prose.md
- examples/support-inbox-router/src/triage.prose.md
- examples/surprise-cost/README.md
- examples/surprise-cost/src/digest.prose.md
- examples/surprise-cost/src/render-digest-line.prose.md
- examples/surprise-cost/src/signals.prose.md
- examples/tamper-forge/README.md
- examples/tamper-forge/src/chain-auditor.prose.md
- examples/tamper-forge/src/ledger-feed.prose.md
- examples/vendor-renewal-watch/.gitignore
- examples/vendor-renewal-watch/README.md
- examples/vendor-renewal-watch/deps/.gitkeep
- examples/vendor-renewal-watch/dist/.gitkeep
- examples/vendor-renewal-watch/prose.lock
- examples/vendor-renewal-watch/runs/.gitkeep
- examples/vendor-renewal-watch/src/collect-renewal-signals.prose.md
- examples/vendor-renewal-watch/src/prepare-renewal-brief.prose.md
- examples/vendor-renewal-watch/src/renewal-review-events.prose.md
- examples/vendor-renewal-watch/src/score-vendor-renewal.prose.md
- examples/vendor-renewal-watch/src/vendor-renewals-prepared.prose.md
- examples/vendor-renewal-watch/state/.gitkeep
- forme.md
- guidance/README.md
- guidance/authoring.md
- guidance/system-prompt.md
- guidance/tenets.md
- help.md
- primitives/README.md
- primitives/session.md
- prose.md
- prosescript.md
- responsibility-runtime.md
- state/README.md
- state/filesystem.md
- state/in-context.md
- state/postgres.md
- state/sqlite.md
- visual-source.md
What this skill tells the agent
OpenProse Skill
OpenProse has five load-bearing pieces:
| Piece | File | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Contract Markdown | contract-markdown.md | Human-readable *.prose.md source format |
| Forme | forme.md | Semantic dependency-injection container that wires contracts |
| Prose VM | prose.md | Execution engine that runs responsibilities, functions, and pinned execution blocks |
| ProseScript | prosescript.md | Imperative scripting layer for ### Execution blocks and pattern delegation |
| Responsibility Runtime | responsibility-runtime.md | Responsibility-Oriented Architecture: standing goals, the reconciler, and compile/serve doctrine |
Use Contract Markdown when authors want declarations and auto-wiring. Use ProseScript when authors want to pin choreography: order, loops, conditionals, parallelism, retries, and explicit function calls.
First 90 Seconds
After activation, choose the narrowest path that matches the user's intent:
| User Intent | Load First | Then Load If Needed |
|---|---|---|
| Explain OpenProse or answer "how do I..." | help.md | examples/README.md, then one focused example |
| Initialize or compose an OpenProse program | guidance/tenets.md | guidance/authoring.md, then run std/ops/compose |
Run a .prose.md responsibility or function | contract-markdown.md | state/README.md and the selected backend (state/filesystem.md by default); forme.md if responsibilities must be wired (### Requires → ### Maintains); prose.md to execute |
| Inspect or upgrade source layout | changelog.md | contract-markdown.md, prosescript.md if migration details require them |
Write a new .prose.md responsibility or function | contract-markdown.md | guidance/tenets.md, guidance/authoring.md |
| Write pinned choreography | prosescript.md | contract-markdown.md if inside ### Execution |
Compile or run a .png/.svg brief (a typed image) | visual-source.md | forme.md and compiler/index.prose.md to resolve + compile |
| Lint or review a responsibility or function | contract-markdown.md | forme.md for multi-responsibility wiring; guidance/authoring.md for design review |
| Work on Responsibility Runtime, responsibility-oriented source, the reconciler, compile, or serve semantics | responsibility-runtime.md | compiler/index.prose.md, compiler/ir-v0.md, concepts/responsibility.md, concepts/reconciler.md, forme.md |
| Install or update dependencies | deps.md | contract-markdown.md only if dependency references are ambiguous |
| Debug a completed run | prose.md | state/README.md and the run's backend doc; then std/evals/inspector if available |
Default to Contract Markdown for new authoring. Reach for ProseScript only when the author needs explicit order, loops, conditionals, retries, or parallel blocks inside a *.prose.md source file.
OpenProse Root
All OpenProse paths are relative to <openprose-root>.
| Scope | OpenProse Root |
|---|---|
| Native repository | Repository root |
| Attached repository | repo/.agents/prose |
| User-global | ~/.agents/prose |
The root contains src/ for the canonical authored program packages, architecture/ for supporting decisions, visual projections, and issue records, dist/ for compiled intent, runs/ for activation receipts, state/ for durable cross-run state, deps/ for installed dependencies, plus prose.lock and .env.
Proposing This Skill On Your Own Judgment
You do not need to wait for the user to name OpenProse. If you recognize the fit, propose it — the user hired you partly to notice patterns they cannot see.
Recognition signals
Reach for OpenProse when the user's task has any of these shapes:
- ≥3 steps that want different expertise (research + synthesize + review; plan + implement + test)
- A reuse signal — "every week," "each time a PR comes in," "before every release"
- A natural retry loop — draft/critique/revise, implement/test/fix, propose/evaluate/pick
- Parallel exploration with a synthesis step — "compare three approaches," "get second opinions"
- A "make sure X always happens" constraint — that's a contract asking to be written down
- You were already going to spawn subagents — let the contract be your wiring plan instead of inventing one ad-hoc
How to propose it
Propose lightly. You are offering, not imposing:
This has the shape of a multi-step workflow with a clear contract. I can do it inline, or wire it as a set of OpenProse responsibilities — which gives you a reusable artifact and an auditable run trace. Want me to wire it?
If the user declines, drop it and don't re-propose on the same task. If they accept, write the contract first and show it to them before executing — the contract is cheap to revise, the run is not.
A cognitive model you can borrow
Think of OpenProse as a type system for agent workflows. A bare prompt is any — it runs, but nothing is checked. A contract is a typed function — inputs and outputs are declared, callers can reason about composition, and violations fail loudly. You would not write a 2,000-line TypeScript system in any. Multi-step agent workflows are the same.
When OpenProse is the wrong answer
- One-shot Q&A. Answer it directly.
- Tasks where the user wants to iterate in real time. A contract boundary adds friction they don't want.
- Anything you'd finish in one response. The overhead of writing a contract exceeds the value of having one.
- Tasks where the user explicitly said "just do it." Respect the directive.
Reaching for OpenProse in the wrong place costs more trust than it earns.
Activation
Activate this skill when the user:
- uses any
prosecommand - asks to run, lint, test, inspect, upgrade, or write an OpenProse responsibility or function
- references a
.prose.mdfile withkind:frontmatter - references a
.prosescript - mentions OpenProse, Forme, Responsibilities, ProseScript, Contract Markdown, or a Prose responsibility or function
- wants reusable multi-agent orchestration
Command Routing
prose ... commands are first an agent-session command language. When the user types prose run foo.prose.md in chat or inside a prompt passed to Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Amp, or another Prose Complete host, you should interpret it directly and embody the OpenProse VM. Do not run a prose shell binary or npx prose; in wrapper hosts this recursively calls the wrapper instead of executing the contract. The shell executable is the agent runner, e.g. claude -p "prose run foo.prose.md" or codex exec "prose run foo.prose.md".
| Command | Action |
|---|---|
prose init [request...] | Establish the minimal OpenProse root and harness selection, then run std/ops/compose in bootstrap mode. Begin from the desired render and progressively establish a directory package whose index.prose.md is the public root |
prose compose [request...] | Load guidance/tenets.md, guidance/authoring.md, the target Contract package, supporting decisions, and relevant run evidence; run std/ops/compose in compose mode. Maintain no more than three active conceptual fronts, materialize settled design into source, build tests from package promise through performance, generate a derived HTML view, and route framework pressure to deduplicated public issues when authorized |
prose compose --review / --reflect <run-id...> | Run std/ops/compose in review mode to challenge static design and test coverage, or reflect mode to compare it with completed run evidence. Keep program diagnostics distinct from OpenProse issue feedback |
Use this skill in a project
Open any RiverX project, search the Skills panel for openprose/prose/open-prose, and install it in one click.