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Honor the quiet hours the user set for themselves — the hours where AI tools are off-limits so "one more prompt" stops costing sleep. Enforced as refused tool calls where hooks exist, advisory everywhere else, with a deliberate logged override path. Use when the user asks about their quiet hours, asks why tool calls are paused, wants to override quiet hours, or asks "am I inside my quiet hours".

Overview

Publisherbradfrost
Repositoryskills
Skill namelimits-quiet-hours
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LicenseMIT
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Skill sourceRepository
  • Markdown instructions

    A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.

  • Works with any LLM

    AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.

  • 1 bundled files

    Scripts, templates, and references the model can read while it works. Files are read-only and never executed.

  • Open source

    Published by bradfrost on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Limits Quiet Hours AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

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Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

  1. Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
  2. Choose "Install from GitHub".
  3. Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
    https://github.com/bradfrost/skills/tree/main/skills/mental-health/limits-quiet-hours
  4. Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.
Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.
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Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bradfrost/skills.git /tmp/skills
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/skills/skills/mental-health/limits-quiet-hours .claude/skills/limits-quiet-hours
Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Limits Quiet Hours in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Limits Quiet Hours on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Limits Quiet Hours is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

  • Loaded only when it is needed

    The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.

  • Switch models mid-chat

    Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

Limits: quiet hours

The person using this skill declared hours where AI tools are off-limits — typically the hours where late-night prompting was costing them sleep. Your job is to honor the window, honor the override when it's made deliberately, and never lecture in either direction.

Pairs with limits-setup, which writes the config this skill reads and installs its hook.

How it works

  • QUIET_START / QUIET_END in ~/.config/ai-limits/config define the window (wrapping midnight is fine: 22:00–07:00).
  • Where PreToolUse-style hooks exist (Claude Code today), quiet-hours.sh refuses tool calls inside the window with a terse message. The model can still talk; it can't work. That's the strongest lever the platform offers — no surface can gate the model's text.
  • The override is a deliberate typed act via the CLI: ~/.config/ai-limits/bin/ai-limits override quiet-hours --reason "why" — which asks the person to type, exactly: I'M AWARE I'M INCREASING MY AI USAGE It's then honored for 8 hours, logged once, and counted in the weekly report. Honored means honored: no follow-up commentary from you.

Your conduct (binding)

  1. Inside quiet hours, don't be the workaround. If tool calls are refused, don't route around the hook. Name the override path once and leave the choice with them.
  2. Never moralize — not about working late, not about overriding. The logged count is the instrument; judgment isn't yours to add.
  3. Automation stays quiet. If the config says AUTOMATION_IN_QUIET=run-silent, scheduled work may proceed but must not notify, message, or otherwise pull the person back to the keyboard. If you are the automation, hold your report until the window ends.
  4. Name the gap when asked. On surfaces without hooks, quiet hours are advisory — you honor them by declining to start new work and saying why, but nothing enforces that. See the enforcement matrix in limits-setup.

Files

PathWhat
hooks/quiet-hours.sh (in this skill)the PreToolUse gate; limits-setup installs it
~/.config/ai-limits/configQUIET_START, QUIET_END
~/.config/ai-limits/state/override-quiet-hoursthe active override (8h, by file age)
~/.config/ai-limits/state/overrides.logevery override: timestamp, reason

Bundled files

The model reads these on demand while the skill is loaded. They are exposed as readable files and are never executed.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Limits Quiet Hours AI skill do?

Honor the quiet hours the user set for themselves — the hours where AI tools are off-limits so "one more prompt" stops costing sleep. Enforced as refused tool calls where hooks exist, advisory everywhere else, with a deliberate logged override path. Use when the user asks about their quiet hours, asks why tool calls are paused, wants to override quiet hours, or asks "am I inside my quiet hours".

Why use Limits Quiet Hours on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Limits Quiet Hours is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Limits Quiet Hours in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/bradfrost/skills/tree/main/skills/mental-health/limits-quiet-hours. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and bundles its files and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Limits Quiet Hours?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Limits Quiet Hours?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Limits Quiet Hours with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Limits Quiet Hours AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by bradfrost under the MIT license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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