Ax Extract Workflow
Reconstruct the workflow behind a past artifact - "what made X work" / "extract workflow from <date|sha>" / "how did we ship Y". Uses ax to find the relevant sessions and narrate the ordered skill arcs that produced the result. Triggers on "what made X work", "how did we build Y", "extract workflow from <date>", "extract workflow from <sha>", "what was the workflow around <topic>", "show me how I shipped <feature>", "reconstruct the recipe for <artifact>". Do NOT fire on generic "show recent activity" - this skill is for reconstructing the workflow behind a specific artifact.
Install
npx skills add Necmttn/ax --skill ax-extract-workflowgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Necmttn/ax.git /tmp/ax
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/ax/skills/ax-extract-workflow ~/.claude/skills/ax-extract-workflowPersonal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.
From the SKILL.md
# ax:extract-workflow - reconstruct the recipe behind a shipped artifact Given a deliverable (a demo, a PR, a feature) the user wants to know: what skills, in what order, produced it? This skill resolves an anchor (date or sha), windows the relevant sessions, and narrates the ordered skill arcs in plain text. Eats its own dogfood: it is itself a framing skill. Assumes `ax` (axctl) is on PATH. If `ax sessions here` fails, tell the user to check `docs/development.md#setup` (DuckDB dylib setup - no daemon required) and stop. ## When to fire ONLY on explicit reconstruction triggers: - "what made <X> work" / "how did we ship <Y>" - "extract workflow from <date>" / "extract workflow from <sha>" - "what was the workflow around <topic>" - "reconstruct the recipe for <artifact>" - "show me how I built <feature>" Do NOT fire on generic "what did I do today" or "show recent activity". That is `ax sessions here` territory, not this skill. ## Step 1 - resolve the anchor Decide one of three modes based on what the user gave you: | User said | Mode | Action | |---|---|---| | commit sha (full or short) | sha | use it directly | | date or date range (YYYY-MM-DD) | date | use `ax sessions around <date>` | | topic / feature / artifact name | topic | `ax recall "<topic>" --sources=commit --json` to find candidate shas | | "this repo, recently" | pwd | `ax sessions here --days=14` | For topic mode pick the most relevant sha and proceed in sha mode. If
Details
- Skill name
ax-extract-workflow- Repository
- Necmttn/ax
- Path
skills/ax-extract-workflow/SKILL.md- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Repo updated
- 28 October 2026
FAQ
What does the Ax Extract Workflow skill do?
Reconstruct the workflow behind a past artifact - "what made X work" / "extract workflow from <date|sha>" / "how did we ship Y". Uses ax to find the relevant sessions and narrate the ordered skill arcs that produced the result. Triggers on "what made X work", "how did we build Y", "extract workflow from <date>", "extract workflow from <sha>", "what was the workflow around <topic>", "show me how I shipped <feature>", "reconstruct the recipe for <artifact>". Do NOT fire on generic "show recent activity" - this skill is for reconstructing the workflow behind a specific artifact.
How do I install the Ax Extract Workflow skill?
skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add Necmttn/ax --skill ax-extract-workflow. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.
Is Ax Extract Workflow popular?
It lives in Necmttn/ax, which has 122 GitHub stars and 14 forks, and is included in 3 curated skill lists.
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