Yao Open Skills
A collection of 17 public skills for decisions, business analysis, research and documents, each with a description.
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Why this level
- The security audit skill scans sites, APIs and repositories, so run it only on resources you have permission for.
Install
- Works in
In your terminal, with SkillFoxx CLI
npx skillfoxx add skills/yao-open-skillsDetects the agents on your machine, shows the access level and pins the version.
Other ways to install
Access and checks
How we reviewExtended accessThe tool runs code or makes network calls and only reads external data.
- The security audit skill scans sites, APIs and repositories, so run it only on resources you have permission for.
This is third-party code. Review the repository files before installing.
What it does
Yao Open Skills is the public showcase of skills by the author of OpenYao. The author collects repeatable methods, checks and execution boundaries that lead to a finished result instead of a pile of prompts. The `skills/` directory holds 17 folders with `SKILL.md`. Among them are Bayesian analysis of decisions under uncertainty, business models and case studies, diagnosis of the main contradiction in a complex situation, demand and positioning analysis, game theory for negotiation and competitor response, producing training materials from a topic or a source set, a report from WeRead reading data, a security audit of authorized sites, APIs and repositories, and a security diagnosis of skills themselves (`yao-doctor-skill`). There is also a utility skill for syncing the collection. Each skill is described in `docs/skills/`, with an HTML navigation page and rules for naming and publishing. A neighboring repository `yao-meta-skill` describes the method for creating and evaluating skills, while this collection shows the finished result. Texts are in Chinese.
Who it is for. Analysts, consultants and founders who need ready structured skills for decisions, strategy, research and learning materials.
Good fit when
- Working through an uncertain decision using evidence and recording it as a reproducible report.
- You need a strategic review: negotiation, a response to a competitor, channels and platforms.
- You need to build a training document from a topic or a set of sources.
- You want to check other skills and agent settings for vulnerabilities.
- You need a structured analysis of a business model or product positioning.
Not a fit when
- You need one skill with detailed Russian instructions, while the texts are Chinese and the translation needs checking.
- The task is one command or a short prompt, where the set is overkill.
- You want a security check of someone else's site without the owner's permission, but the skill is for authorized targets only.
Example request
Use yao-bayesian-skill to analyze the choice between two pricing plans for our product and write a report with probabilities.Limitations
Instructions and descriptions are in Chinese, so Russian users will need translation or replies in the right language on request. The README gives no install command: you copy the needed folder from `skills/` into the agent's skills directory. Some skills assume user data, such as a WeRead export. The security audit skill may be run only on resources where you have permission. The author lists some directions as planned, and they are not in the repository yet.
How to disable. Delete the copied skill folders from your agent's skills directory. Remove the repository clone as an ordinary folder.
FAQ
What does the collection include?
17 skills, among them Bayesian decision analysis, business models, game theory, demand and positioning, training materials, security audit and skill diagnosis.
What language are the instructions in?
Chinese. The agent replies in the language of your request, but it is better to translate the skill texts.
How do I install a single skill?
Copy its folder from `skills/` into the agent's skills directory. The README has no install command.
What does yao-doctor-skill do?
Diagnoses security threats in skills and AI workspace settings.
How does it differ from yao-meta-skill?
The meta skill describes how to create and evaluate skills, while this collection shows finished ones.
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README in short
The repository presents the collection as a public showcase of repeatable methods rather than a pile of prompts. It has a navigation page, skill descriptions and publishing rules.