Instinct Import Skill

SkillFiles & storage

Import instincts from teammates, other projects, or backup files. Handles duplicates and conflicts automatically.

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.

Then ask your AI: use the Instinct Import Skill skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by luohaothu/everything-codex in skills/instinct-import/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Import instincts from external sources with conflict resolution.

Usage

/instinct-import team-instincts.yaml
/instinct-import --dry-run team-instincts.yaml
/instinct-import --force team-instincts.yaml

What to Do

  1. Fetch the instinct file (local path or URL)
  2. Parse and validate the format
  3. Check for duplicates with existing instincts
  4. Merge or add new instincts
  5. Save to ~/.codex/instincts/inherited/

Merge Strategies

For Duplicates

  • Higher confidence wins: Keep the one with higher confidence
  • Merge evidence: Combine observation counts
  • Update timestamp: Mark as recently validated

For Conflicts

  • Skip by default: Don't import conflicting instincts
  • Flag for review: Mark both as needing attention
  • Manual resolution: User decides which to keep

Import Report

Import complete!

Added: 8 instincts
Updated: 1 instinct
Skipped: 3 instincts (2 duplicates, 1 conflict)

New instincts saved to: ~/.codex/instincts/inherited/

Flags

  • --dry-run: Preview without importing
  • --force: Import even if conflicts exist
  • --merge-strategy <higher|local|import>: How to handle duplicates
  • --min-confidence <n>: Only import instincts above threshold

Signals

GitHub stars
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Last commit
Aug 2026
Advanced
Catalog kind
skill
Gateway key
instinct-import
Source
github.com/luohaothu/everything-codex