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Using Cap Evolve

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skillberry-ai
using-cap-evolve

Front door for cap-evolve: routes an optimization request to the right pipeline phase. Use when someone wants an agent, skill, system prompt, tool surface, or MCP toolset to score higher on an eval, benchmark, or task suite — "optimize my skill", "raise the pass rate on these tasks", "my agent keeps failing these cases", "get this prompt's accuracy up on my evals" — even when they never say "optimize", and whenever a .capevolve/ project or an unfinished run is in the tree. Routes to intake, the check gate, a resumed run, or the report; optimizes nothing itself. Not for making code or a query faster, and not for rewording one prompt with no eval to score it against. When the user names a phase or algorithm outright (baseline, gate, hill-climb, gepa), use that skill directly.

Overview

Publisherskillberry-ai
Repositorycap-evolve
Skill nameusing-cap-evolve
Stars
67
Forks
18
Bundled files
5
LicenseApache-2.0
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  • 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.

  • 5 bundled files

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

  • Open source

    Published by skillberry-ai on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Using Cap Evolve AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

1

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/skillberry-ai/cap-evolve/tree/main/skills/orchestrate/using-cap-evolve
  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.
2

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/skillberry-ai/cap-evolve.git /tmp/cap-evolve
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/cap-evolve/skills/orchestrate/using-cap-evolve .claude/skills/using-cap-evolve
Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Using Cap Evolve 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 Using Cap Evolve 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 Using Cap Evolve 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.

using-cap-evolve — the router

The front door: it works out where the user is and hands off, running no phase and editing nothing. Boundary: this router picks the door, orchestrate drives the run.

Routing decision

Run from the user's project dir; S is the absolute path of the directory you loaded this SKILL.md from — the one location always known here (no env var is set for a plugin install):

bash
S=<this skill's own directory>; python "$S/scripts/run.py" --base .capevolve

Follow next; pass reason on to the user. Two things the JSON cannot say for itself:

  • On a fresh request go through intake, and if an input it needs is missing, ask the user for it rather than inventing one (intake owns that rule).
  • An existing run is never restarted from zero: interrupted → cap-evolve run --resume; sealed and the user wants another attempt → cap-evolve run --reuse-baseline <run dir>.

Three ways to run — orchestrate has the detail

  1. Phase chain — /cap-evolve:<phase> turn by turn, so each step is inspected.
  2. Deterministic — cap-evolve run --spec .capevolve/project/capevolve.yaml sequences the check gate → baseline → algorithm → finalize → report. It presumes intake already happened; it does not run intake.
  3. Agent handoff — with orchestration_mode: agent, cap-evolve run stops after baseline and hands the loop back to you; no sealed-test number until you finalize. For an unattended run instead, pass cap-evolve run --agent-driver <name> to drive the loop via skills/algorithms/agent-optimize/scripts/host.py.

No plugin, or a non-Claude host: follow RUN.md step by step. Same engine, same rules.

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 Using Cap Evolve AI skill do?

Front door for cap-evolve: routes an optimization request to the right pipeline phase. Use when someone wants an agent, skill, system prompt, tool surface, or MCP toolset to score higher on an eval, benchmark, or task suite — "optimize my skill", "raise the pass rate on these tasks", "my agent keeps failing these cases", "get this prompt's accuracy up on my evals" — even when they never say "optimize", and whenever a .capevolve/ project or an unfinished run is in the tree. Routes to intake, the check gate, a resumed run, or the report; optimizes nothing itself. Not for making code or a quer...

Why use Using Cap Evolve on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Using Cap Evolve 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 Using Cap Evolve in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/skillberry-ai/cap-evolve/tree/main/skills/orchestrate/using-cap-evolve. 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 Using Cap Evolve?

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 Using Cap Evolve?

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

Is the Using Cap Evolve AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by skillberry-ai under the Apache-2.0 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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