After "Use this template": apply the Coal*-skill overlay with
node .github/scripts/new-repo.mjs published-code --overlay coal-skill --name <repo> --license <spdx> <target-dir>from a clone ofTheColliery/.github, or runnew-repo.mjsdirectly to scaffold instead of using the GitHub UI button — either path fills the same{{PLACEHOLDER}}tokens.
{{ONE_SENTENCE_TAGLINE}}
{{ONE_SENTENCE_WHAT_IT_DOES}}
{{WHAT_IT_IS}}
{{HOW_IT_WORKS}}
| Platform | Support |
|---|---|
| Claude Code | {{TIER}} |
{{INSTALL_COMMAND}}{{OTHER_AGENT_INSTALL_PATH}}
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
{{COMMAND}} |
{{WHAT_IT_DOES}} |
Every tool supports TWO config levels — a global ~/.claude/.{{TOOL_KEY}}.json and a per-project .{{TOOL_KEY}}.json override (project wins) — so a globally-installed skill can be tuned or shut off per project ({{OFF_SWITCH_KEY}}: false).
| Key | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
{{KEY}} |
{{DEFAULT}} |
{{WHAT_IT_DOES}} |
Full key reference: scripts/lib/config-schema.mjs + the commented platform-configs/ template.
{{REPO_NAME}} {{WHAT_IT_REQUESTS}}. It never {{WHAT_IT_NEVER_REQUESTS}}. Workers get strictly less than main — no spawning, no prompting you directly.
{{BENCHMARK_ONE_LINE_HONEST_FRAMING}} — see .github/benchmarks/{{REPO_NAME}}/.
{{REPO_NAME}} is {{ROLE_IN_SERIES}}:
- CoalMine — quality canary suite
- CoalTipple — model/effort router
- CoalBoard — multi-agent consensus board
- CoalHearth — session warm-resume
- CoalFace — fan-out discipline
- CoalWash — memory washer/defragmenter
- CoalLedger — docs-health canary suite
Install one and it stands alone; {{COMPOSE_PROMISE}}. Every tool in the series shares Phoenix-13 hooks, a single-source-of-truth config, and a no-overkill design bar.
{{OFFLINE_CLAIM_IF_TRUE}}
{{LICENSE_STATEMENT}} See LICENSE.