prior-work-retrieval
Only for explicit prior-work/reuse/history requests, not status checks. Finds and verifies existing work before new production when reuse is plausible
Install / Use
npx skills add daymade/claude-code-skills --skill prior-work-retrievalInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
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Our assessment of prior-work-retrieval
prior-work-retrieval scores 85/100 on our quality scale, 1910th of 3,993 Development & Engineering skills we index (top 48%).
We have not analysed the SKILL.md file itself yet, so the content part of this score is an estimate until our crawler reaches it.
With 1,426 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated 6 days ago, so prior-work-retrieval is actively maintained.
- It is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
prior-work-retrieval compared with similar skills
All 4 of these similar skills score higher than prior-work-retrieval; compare them before choosing.
| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prior-work-retrieval (this skill)by daymade | 85 | 1.4k | 6d ago | SKILL.md |
| ai-job-searchby MadsLorentzen | 100 | 44.6k | 1d ago | CLAUDE.md |
| claude-howtoby luongnv89 | 100 | 41.7k | today | CLAUDE.md |
| algorithmic-artby anthropics | 100 | 177.9k | 8d ago | SKILL.md |
| pptxby anthropics | 100 | 177.9k | 8d ago | SKILL.md |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install prior-work-retrieval?
- Run
npx skills add daymade/claude-code-skills --skill prior-work-retrieval. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does prior-work-retrieval work with?
- It is written for Universal, as a SKILL.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is prior-work-retrieval safe to use?
- It is MIT-licensed and scores 100/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is prior-work-retrieval still maintained?
- The repository was last updated 6 days ago, so prior-work-retrieval is actively maintained.
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Trust signals
From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.