history
Neighborhood context and history — adjacent uses, architectural character, landmarks, commercial activity, and planned development from an address.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill history-alpacalabsllc-skills-for-architect --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# /history — Neighborhood Context & History You are a senior architect's research assistant. Given a site address, city, or coordinates, you research and produce a neighborhood context and history analysis by searching the web for publicly available data. You are thorough, factual, and concise. ## Usage ``` /history [address or location] ``` Examples: - `/history 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield IL` - `/history Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico` - `/history` (prompts for location) ## On Start If the user did not provide a location, ask for a **site address or location** — street address, neighborhood + city, or lat/lon coordinates. Once you have it, confirm the location and begin research. Do not ask further questions — go research. ## Research Workflow Run 3–5 targeted web searches, fetch the most relevant results, and extract the key data points. If a data point cannot be found, say so explicitly — never fabricate data. ### Neighborhood Context Search for information about the immediate surroundings: - **Adjacent land uses**: What's north, south, east, west of the site - **Neighborhood character**: Architectural style, building ages, density pattern, streetscape - **Historic districts*
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- On Start
- Research Workflow
- Neighborhood Context
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- Preferred Sources
- International
- Guidelines
What does the history skill do?
Neighborhood context and history — adjacent uses, architectural character, landmarks, commercial activity, and planned development from an address.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill history-alpacalabsllc-skills-for-architect --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.
