orca-replay agent skill by Continuum-AI-Corp
Answers questions about a past agent run from its recording rather than memory, and replays or forks that run.
At a glance
| Publisher | Continuum-AI-Corp |
|---|---|
| Repository | github.com/Continuum-AI-Corp/OrcaReplay |
| Category | AI Agents and LLM Engineering |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | October 1, 2026 (repository) |
| SKILL.md | 200 lines, 1,910 words |
| Bundled files | 1 file |
| Quality score | 86/100 · B Passes all seven graded checks |
| Security scan | Not scanned |
| README badge | Get the badges for this listing |
Before you install
Read from the skill's files at the directory's October 19, 2026 snapshot: what ships with it, what its code reads, and the terms it is published under.
- Bundled scripts: none.
- Commands in SKILL.md: its code blocks run
npm install, which fetches or runs software from outside the skill folder. - License: Apache-2.0, an open-source or open-content license.
Install orca-replay
The skills CLI works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents; the other routes copy the folder by hand.
npx skills add https://github.com/Continuum-AI-Corp/OrcaReplay/tree/main/skills/orca-replaytmp="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Continuum-AI-Corp/OrcaReplay.git "$tmp/repo"
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -R "$tmp/repo/"skills/orca-replay .claude/skills/
rm -rf "$tmp"python3 ~/.codex/skills/.system/skill-installer/scripts/install-skill-from-github.py \
--repo Continuum-AI-Corp/OrcaReplay \
--path skills/orca-replayContinuum-AI-Corp/OrcaReplay is third-party code. Read SKILL.md and any bundled scripts before you install it.
How the author describes it
Answers questions about a past agent run from its recording rather than from memory, and replays or forks that run. Use when asked why an earlier run did something, or to reproduce a failure.
From the description field of SKILL.md. Agents read this line to decide when to load the skill.
Compatibility, from SKILL.md
| Compatibility | Requires the `orcareplay` npm package (Node 20+) with its MCP server registered as `orca`, and at least one recorded run in the project's .orca/runs directory. |
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Sections in SKILL.md
- When to Use This Skill
- Workflow
- 1. Find the run
- 2. Narrow to the chain that produced the thing being asked about
- 3. Report recorded and inferred differently
- 4. Reproduce it before explaining it
- 5. Only then consider comparing models
- If there is no recording yet
- Sharing a run with someone else
- Limitations
- Tools
Files in the skill folder
SKILL.md
Suede Skill Check: 86/100 · B
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The rubric totals 100 points; published scores are capped at 99. Security scan: not scanned.
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- Reference files: 0 of 3 points. 3 when the skill folder ships a references/, reference/ or docs/ folder.
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orca-replay passes the required frontmatter check and all seven graded checks, which cover the SKILL.md format, a declared license and a commit in the last year. Those checks earn 56 of the score’s points; the rest come from description quality, instruction depth, bundled files, maintenance and curated-list citations. How the score works.
See the checks and points
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Frontmatter parses and declares a name and a description | Pass |
| Name uses lowercase letters, digits and hyphens, 64 characters or fewer | Pass |
| Name matches the skill's folder name | Pass |
| Description is between 50 and 1,024 characters | Pass |
| Description says when an agent should use the skill | Pass |
| SKILL.md body is 500 lines or fewer | Pass |
| A license is declared in the frontmatter or the repository | Pass |
| Repository has a commit in the last 12 months | Pass |
| Score component | Points |
|---|---|
| Structural checks | 56 of 56 |
| Description length | 5 of 5 |
| Boundary clause | 0 of 4 |
| Example request | 0 of 3 |
| Instruction depth | 7 of 7 |
| Reference files | 0 of 3 |
| Bundled scripts | 0 of 2 |
| Recent maintenance | 9 of 9 |
| Curated-list citations | 7 of 7 |
| Tool permissions declared | 0 of 2 |
| Compatibility declared | 2 of 2 |
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Where this skill is cited
Continuum-AI-Corp/OrcaReplay appears in 4 curated lists: VoltAgent/awesome-agent-skills, heilcheng/awesome-agent-skills, hesreallyhim/awesome-claude-code, karanb192/awesome-claude-skills.