yao-meta-skill

Name: yao-meta-skill Review
Item: yao-meta-skill
Rating: 3.2
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Development Usable

Works inClaude Code

Usable Scanned — metadata only

Provides structured framework for building, testing, and versioning reusable AI agent skills across teams and deployments.

YAO = Yielding AI Outcomes. A rigorous engineering, evaluation, governance, and portability system for reusable agent skills.

Define reusable agent capabilities with built-in evaluation criteria
Port skills between different agent frameworks without rework
Enforce quality standards before deploying new agent behaviors

2,301 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Provides structured framework for building, testing, and versioning reusable AI agent skills across teams and deployments. Reduces duplication and ensures consistent quality gates before production use.

Best for

Engineering teams building multi-agent systems who need to standardize skill development, evaluation, and governance across projects.

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Source

https://github.com/yaojingang/yao-meta-skill

By yaojingang

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Command

claude plugins install yaojingang/yao-meta-skill

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Help me define reusable agent capabilities with built-in evaluation criteria

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars2,301Contributors3Last updated2026-07-16LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-08-13 · scanner vattempted-no-data

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Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 425 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 16d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

4/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.25 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedJun 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 425 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 16d ago; license MIT.

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