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Best Practices

Best Practices is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from MoizIbnYousaf/ai-agent-skills. Transforms vague prompts into optimized Claude Code prompts. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode and has 1,153 GitHub stars across a repository of 2 listed skills.

github.com/MoizIbnYousaf/ai-agent-skills/skills/best-practices (opens in a new tab)

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Claude

Claude Code loads skills from ~/.claude/skills/ (all projects) or .claude/skills/ (one project):

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MoizIbnYousaf/ai-agent-skills.git
cp -r ai-agent-skills/skills/best-practices ~/.claude/skills/best-practices   # personal, or .claude/skills in a project

In the Claude apps, zip the best-practices folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

ChatGPT / Codex

Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MoizIbnYousaf/ai-agent-skills.git
cp -r ai-agent-skills/skills/best-practices .agents/skills/best-practices   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects

Standalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.

Cursor

Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/MoizIbnYousaf/ai-agent-skills.git
cp -r ai-agent-skills/skills/best-practices .cursor/skills/best-practices   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects

Source (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)

What this skill does

Transforms vague prompts into optimized Claude Code prompts. Adds verification, specific context, constraints, and proper phasing. Invoke with /best-practices. User provides a prompt to transform: → Ask using AskUserQuestion: - Question: "How should I improve this prompt?" - Header: "Mode" - Options: 1. Transform directly — "I'll apply best practices and output an improved version" 2. Build context first — "I'll gather codebase context and intent analysis first"

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How do I install the Best Practices skill?

Copy the best-practices folder (the one containing SKILL.md) into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, .agents/skills/ for Codex or .cursor/skills/ for Cursor. The agent picks it up automatically when a task matches its description.

Is the Best Practices skill free?

Yes. The repository is open source under the MIT license.

Is Best Practices maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 21, 2026. Its latest release is v4.3.1. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.