aim
When data lands with a thin ask — files, a repo, a paste, a chat scrollback — read it and propose what the user is trying to do with it, as a proposal to confirm rather than a question to answer. Use the moment material arrives without a fully-formed ask, or when the ask reads thinner than the data suggests.
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Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/lilmgenius/paperthin --skill aim- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads aim automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
Read the data and propose the intent behind it, for the user to confirm.
Goal
The result is a proposal the user only confirms, revises, or rejects — never a question. Asking makes the user compose a sentence they did not have ready; proposing lets them answer with a yes. If the turn ends with them writing that sentence anyway, the skill missed.
Workflow
- Read every piece of the handed-over data end to end before proposing anything.
- State the intent you read, in one line grounded in what the data actually shows.
- State briefly what you would do next on that intent.
- Ask only to confirm — right, wrong, or adjust.
Rules
- Read before proposing. A proposal without reading is a guess.
- Ground it in the data. Point at what you read, not what you assumed.
- One intent per turn. If two are plausible, propose the likelier and name the other in a clause.
- Confirm, don't compose. If the turn ends with the user assembling a sentence, redo the proposal.
- If the data is too thin to propose from, say so and stop. Do not fall back to asking.
Verification
The user's next reply is short — a yes, a correction, or a small adjustment. If they had to explain what they wanted from scratch, the proposal was wrong, or was really a question in disguise.
FAQ
What does the aim skill do?
When data lands with a thin ask — files, a repo, a paste, a chat scrollback — read it and propose what the user is trying to do with it, as a proposal to confirm rather than a question to answer. Use the moment material arrives without a fully-formed ask, or when the ask reads thinner than the data suggests.
How do I install aim?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/lilmgenius/paperthin --skill aim in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/aim/ (personal) or .claude/skills/aim/ (project).
Which AI agents can use aim?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is aim safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains aim?
It is published by lilmgenius in lilmgenius/paperthin. It has 1,177 recorded installs.
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