# qwenchance

A skill for staying on track during long multi-step work: detects when you're repeating actions, stops endless second-guessing, and monitors context budget. Activates when the model is stuck in circles or running out of window space.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2400 installs · ★ 3233
- Author: thananon
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/thananon/9arm-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/productivity/qwenchance/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-06-14
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/qwenchance

## What it does

Long work in an editor hits three failure modes: the model repeats the same actions, deliberates without acting, or burns through context. qwenchance checks before each step and fires on one of three triggers—switch approach, stop reasoning and act, or hand off to a fresh session.

A loop fires if the model re-reads a file it has already seen (unchanged), runs the same command with identical arguments, returns to a dropped hypothesis, or gains no new information across the last two steps. Reasoning caps out around one thousand words; past that threshold, it becomes conversation with the user. Context pressure counts concrete signals: a system reminder about low memory, number of turns in the task, files and dumps already read, remaining plan steps.

When context fills up, the skill finishes the current step and hands off to a new session—artifacts (files, commits) stay in place, interruption is clean.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add thananon/9arm-skills --skill qwenchance -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/qwenchance/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/qwenchance/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add thananon/9arm-skills --skill qwenchance -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/qwenchance/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add thananon/9arm-skills --skill qwenchance -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/qwenchance/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install thananon/9arm-skills qwenchance
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/qwenchance/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add thananon/9arm-skills --skill qwenchance -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/thananon/9arm-skills --path skills/productivity/qwenchance
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/qwenchance/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add thananon/9arm-skills --skill qwenchance -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/thananon/9arm-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/productivity/qwenchance/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Break out of circular re-evaluation and repeated file reads
- Stop unproductive reasoning and move to action
- Track context spend and time the handoff before running dry
- Coordinate a clean task handoff to a new session without losing work

## Example prompts
- I notice I'm re-reading the same file. I'll run qwenchance to catch the loop.
- The model has been spinning on one bug for hours. I need qwenchance—it will flag when to pivot to a new hypothesis or ask for help.
- This task is complex and context is filling. I'll use qwenchance each step; it will warn before auto-compaction kicks in.

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