# Octopus Quick

Quick execution for ad-hoc tasks without full workflow overhead, use for small...

- Repository: https://github.com/nyldn/claude-octopus (4351 stars)
- Category: Engineering
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add nyldn/claude-octopus --skill octopus-quick -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add nyldn/claude-octopus --skill octopus-quick -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add nyldn/claude-octopus --skill octopus-quick -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add nyldn/claude-octopus --skill octopus-quick -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add nyldn/claude-octopus`

## Description

Quick execution for ad-hoc tasks without full workflow overhead, use for small, self-contained requests

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Quick Mode - Lightweight Task Execution ⚡

Fast-track execution for small tasks that don't need full Double Diamond workflow overhead.

## When to Use Quick Mode

### ✅ Use Quick Mode For:

**Bug Fixes:**
- One-file bug fixes with known solution
- Typo corrections
- Logic error fixes
- Import/export corrections

**Configuration Changes:**
- Update environment variables
- Modify config files
- Adjust settings
- Update dependencies

**Small Refactorings:**
- Rename variables/functions
- Extract helper functions
- Simplify logic in single file
- Code cleanup

**Documentation:**
- Fix typos in README
- Update comments
- Add/update docstrings
- Clarify documentation

**Dependency Management:**
- Update package versions
- Add new dependency
- Remove unused dependency

### ❌ Don't Use Quick Mode For:

**Complex Work:**
- New features
- Architecture changes
- Multi-file refactorings
- Security-sensitive changes
- Performance optimizations requiring research
- Database schema changes
- API contract changes

**Use full workflows for complex work to ensure quality.**

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## Execution Flow

Quick mode follows a streamlined process:

```
User Request → Direct Implementation → Atomic Commit → Summary
```

**What Quick Mode SKIPS:**
- ❌ Multi-AI research (probe/discover)
- ❌ Requirements planning (grasp/define)
- ❌ Multi-AI validation (ink/deliver)
- ❌ Plan-checker verification

**What Quick Mode KEEPS:**
- ✅ State tracking (records in state.json)
- ✅ Atomic commits (git commit with description)
- ✅ Summary generation (stored in .claude-octopus/quick/)
- ✅ Change documentation

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## Usage

### Via Command

```bash
/octo:quick "add dark mode toggle to settings"
```

### Via Skill Invocation

```bash
Use skill: octopus-quick
Task: "fix typo in README.md line 42"
```

### Examples

```
/octo:quick "update Next.js to v15"
/octo:quick "fix the broken import in auth.ts"
/octo:quick "add error handling to login function"
/octo:quick "remove console.log statements"
```

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The rest: https://github.com/nyldn/claude-octopus/blob/HEAD/.claude/skills/skill-quick/SKILL.md