Install
npx skills add garrytan/gbrain --skill functional-area-resolver
Runs the open skills CLI and installs the skill for your agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor …). Alternatively copy the skill folder into .claude/skills/ or upload it in Claude.ai under Settings → Skills.
As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add garrytan/gbrain
/plugin install gbrain@gbrain
This skill is part of the plugin “gbrain”. In Claude Code the plugin installs it together with the plugin’s other skills, commands and hooks.
What does the functional-area-resolver skill do?
Description from the SKILL.md in the source repository.
Questions about functional-area-resolver
What does the functional-area-resolver skill do?
Compress an agent's routing file (RESOLVER.md or AGENTS.md) by converting granular skill-per-row tables into functional-area dispatchers. Each area lists sub-skills in a "(dispatcher for: ...)" clause. The LLM reads one area entry and routes to the correct sub-skill. Proven via held-out A/B eval: dispatcher pattern outperforms naive pipe-table compression.
How do I install functional-area-resolver?
In a terminal: npx skills add garrytan/gbrain --skill functional-area-resolver. The skills CLI asks which agents to install it for. In Claude.ai you can upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Settings → Skills.
Which agents can use functional-area-resolver?
Skills use the open SKILL.md format, which Claude Code, Claude.ai, the Claude API, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and other agents support.
Is functional-area-resolver safe to use?
Our automatic check found patterns worth a look (see “Check”). That is not proof of anything bad – read the SKILL.md and scripts before installing.
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