The Skills
Each Ho skill gives an AI assistant instructions for a planning, setup, or maintenance task. It specifies what to ask, which documents to use, and what to produce. You review the decisions and resulting work.
The setup skills configure a Claude Code environment. The planning skills produce Markdown documents that you can read and edit independently. You can also begin directly with the document templates.
Try the seed skill in Claude Code
You need Git and Claude Code installed. In Terminal, open the project directory where you want to develop the idea, then run:
ho_skill_source="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sageframe-no-kaji/ho-system.git "$ho_skill_source/ho-system" &&
mkdir -p .claude/skills &&
if [ -e .claude/skills/ho-kamae-1-seed-collaborator ]; then
echo "The seed skill is already installed; keep it or review an update separately."
else
cp -R "$ho_skill_source/ho-system/skills/ho-kamae-1-seed-collaborator" .claude/skills/
fiThis copies the seed skill and its references into .claude/skills/ for this project. Open Claude Code in the same directory and type /ho-kamae-1-seed-collaborator, followed by a description of the project you want to develop. Confirm that the command is available before beginning the conversation.
To use another skill, copy its whole directory from the Ho repository into .claude/skills/. Keep its reference files with it. Claude Code's skill documentation describes installation across all your projects and other locations.
Choose a skill
Develop a project seed
ho-kamae-1-seed-collaborator
Work through the problem, intended users, constraints, and possible approaches. Draft a seed or revise one you already have.
Framework reference: Kamae: Project Framing §2.1 → · SKILL.md source →
Design the system
ho-kamae-2-system-design-collaborator
Use the completed seed to decide the architecture, compare alternatives, and record the reasons for your choices.
Framework reference: Kamae: Project Framing §2.2 → · SKILL.md source →
Write the project README
ho-kamae-3-readme-collaborator
Describe the intended product and scope from the seed and system design. Update the README as the project changes.
Framework reference: Kamae: Project Framing §2.3 → · SKILL.md source →
Plan the build sequence
ho-kamae-4-overview-collaborator
Organize the work into phases and hos, with dependencies, deferred decisions, and planned release points.
Framework reference: Kamae: Project Framing §2.4 → · SKILL.md source →
Prepare a working session
ho-kamae-5-authoring-collaborator
Define a ho's scope, decisions, and checks from the project plan. Update the document as the work develops and record the results afterward.
Framework reference: Ho Structure → · Document templates → · SKILL.md source →
Set up your Claude Code environment
ho-setup-personal-environment-collaborator
Configure the operating instructions, practitioner context, language conventions, and templates used across your Ho projects.
Framework reference: The Operating Discipline → · SKILL.md source →
Set up a project
ho-setup-project-environment-collaborator
Create the repository structure and configure its development tools and checks using your Ho environment.
Framework reference: Verification Practices → · SKILL.md source →
Maintain the framework index
ho-tool-index-maintenance
Update document metadata and INDEX.md entries in the Ho System repository.
The skills overview describes when to use each skill and distinguishes practitioner setup from project work.