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yao-meta-skill

YAO: rigorous engineering, evaluation, and governance for reusable agent skills.

πŸ’Ž Hidden gemβ˜… 2.7k starsβ‘‚ 253 forksMITupdated 2026-08
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// project facts

Project facts

yao-meta-skill is an open-source agents project by yaojingang (yaojingang/yao-meta-skill on GitHub). It has 2,688 GitHub stars and 253 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 17 August 2026.

GitHub stars
2,688
Forks
253
License
MIT
Last updated on GitHub
17 August 2026
Category
Agents
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Hidden gem β€” a shorter page for a lesser-known project
Official site
Official site
// how it works

How it works

  1. Define your skill

    Author the skill with YAO’s structure.

  2. Engineer it rigorously

    Apply the engineering standards.

  3. Evaluate

    Test skill quality systematically.

  4. Govern and port

    Approve, govern, and reuse anywhere.

// features

Why people love it

Skill engineering

Rigorous standards for skill authors.

Evaluation framework

Measure skill quality objectively.

Governance

Approval workflows for skills.

Portability

Skills that move across harnesses.

Reusable design

Build once, deploy to many agents.

Workflow automation

Skills as automation building blocks.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Step 1 β€” Clone the repo

    Download the source and move into the project folder.

    git clone https://github.com/yaojingang/yao-meta-skill.git
    cd yao-meta-skill
  2. Step 2 β€” Check the README

    Every project documents its own setup; start with install requirements.

    cat README.md | head -60
  3. Step 3 β€” Run it

    Follow the project’s launch command β€” Docker, pip, npm, or a binary release.

    # see README for the exact launch command
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains YAO?

It is an open-source project at yaojingang/yao-meta-skill with 253 forks.

Is it free for commercial use?

Yes. MIT licensed.

What does portability mean here?

Skills written once can run across different agent harnesses.

How do I evaluate a skill?

With the framework’s systematic quality tests.

Who is it for?

Teams that ship and govern agent skills at scale.

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