Is the Hive Workers skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from smith-horn/product-builder-starter. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the Hive Workers SkillProof Score?

7.6/10 — installs cleanly 4/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 6/10, docs & honesty 4/5.

How do I install Hive Workers?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use Hive Workers with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

Hive Workers

8-phase feature/epic execution checklist wrapped around an external ruflo swarm MCP.

by smith-horn · smith-horn/product-builder-starter

Works with setup

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Works with setup
Score: 7.6/10
Tested: Jul 15, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Jul 16, 2026

⚠ This skill is no longer available upstream. Our re-check on Aug 10, 2026 couldn't find it any more (SKILL.md not found in repo tree). The test below is what we measured on Jul 15, 2026 and we're leaving it up as a record — but there is nothing left to install, so we've removed the command.

Core 'hive mind' parallel-agent orchestration is a hard dependency on an unbundled MCP server (ruflo, via 'npx ruflo@v3alpha mcp start') that must be configured separately, and the SKILL.md's own 'Related Skills' links point to sibling skill folders (governance, worktree-manager) that a single-skill copy will not bring along; what's left after those two gaps is a generic (but genuinely useful) TodoWrite + code-review + governance-checklist process.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 4/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 6/10
Docs & honesty 4/5

What Hive Workers does

Dispatches an 8-phase workflow (explore, plan, parallel-execute, review, governance gate, document, sprint report, cleanup) for feature or epic execution, delegating actual multi-agent orchestration to a required external MCP server called ruflo. Triggers on explicit orchestration language like 'execute this epic' or 'hive mind'; the surrounding process discipline (TodoWrite batching, code-review template, governance checklist) works standalone, but the marketed 'parallel agents' capability does not function until ruflo is installed and configured.

How to install Hive Workers

Nothing to install: the source repository no longer has this skill. If the author brings it back, our daily re-check will pick it up and the command will reappear here.

Commands — how to trigger Hive Workers

/hive-workers 8-phase feature/epic execution checklist wrapped around an external ruflo swarm MCP.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

walk me through explore, plan, and execute phases for this whole epic
run the full governance checklist before we ship this feature
break this epic into phases and give me a sprint report at the end

Frequently asked questions

Is the Hive Workers skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from smith-horn/product-builder-starter. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Hive Workers work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 15, 2026. Verdict: Works with setup. Core 'hive mind' parallel-agent orchestration is a hard dependency on an unbundled MCP server (ruflo, via 'npx ruflo@v3alpha mcp start') that must be configured separately, and the SKILL.md's own 'Related Skills' links point to sibling skill folders (governance, worktree-manager) that a single-skill copy will not bring along; what's left after those two gaps is a generic (but genuinely useful) TodoWrite + code-review + governance-checklist process.
What is the Hive Workers SkillProof Score?: 7.6/10 — installs cleanly 4/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 6/10, docs & honesty 4/5.
How do I install Hive Workers?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use Hive Workers with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.