Agent skill

Application Shortcuts

by A-EVO-Lab in A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve

Keyboard shortcuts for common desktop applications — LibreOffice, GIMP, Chrome, Thunderbird, VS Code.

No licenceAuto-check passedDocuments & Office

Install Application Shortcuts

skills CLI
$ npx skills add A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve --skill application-shortcuts -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve application-shortcuts --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/seed_workspaces/osworld/skills/application-shortcuts .claude/skills/application-shortcuts && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
application-shortcuts
GitHub stars
809
Token cost
~304 tokens
SKILL.md length
128 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
17
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Keyboard shortcuts for common desktop applications — LibreOffice, GIMP, Chrome, Thunderbird, VS Code.

  • Documents & Office work in your project
  • SKILL.md covers Universal, LibreOffice Calc, LibreOffice Writer and GIMP, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Application Shortcuts is an agent skill from A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve. Keyboard shortcuts for common desktop applications — LibreOffice, GIMP, Chrome, Thunderbird, VS Code.

Its SKILL.md is about 300 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Documents & Office. It works with LibreOffice and Visual Studio Code. The repository describes itself as: The official repository of "Position: Agentic Evolution is the Path to Evolving LLMs".

When your agent uses it

  • Documents & Office work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/application-shortcuts”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 18ba996. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Application Shortcuts loads about 304 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 31 tokens; SKILL.md has 128 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~31
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~304

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 128 words (~304 tokens).

name
application-shortcuts

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in seed_workspaces/osworld/skills/application-shortcuts of A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 18ba996

Compare with similar skills

Application Shortcuts next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

Application Shortcuts compared with similar skills
SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Application Shortcuts this skillA-EVO-Lab/a-evolve809—~304Automated safety check: PassNone
DOCX ToolkitXiaomiMiMo/MiMo-Code14k—~2.4kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Word DOCX ToolkitNousResearch/hermes-agent252k—~2.6kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
XLSXNousResearch/hermes-agent252k—~2.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Python Bridgetmustier/pi-for-excel434—~820Automated safety check: PassMIT
PPTXguyi-a/pi-ling106—~2.3kAutomated safety check: PassProprietary

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Questions about Application Shortcuts

What does Application Shortcuts do?

Keyboard shortcuts for common desktop applications — LibreOffice, GIMP, Chrome, Thunderbird, VS Code. Application Shortcuts is an agent skill from A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve. Keyboard shortcuts for common desktop applications — LibreOffice, GIMP, Chrome, Thunderbird, VS Code.

When should I use Application Shortcuts?

Application Shortcuts fits situations like: documents & Office work in your project.

How do I install Application Shortcuts in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve --skill application-shortcuts -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (seed_workspaces/osworld/skills/application-shortcuts in A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve) into .claude/skills/application-shortcuts in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Application Shortcuts in Codex?

Run `npx skills add A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve --skill application-shortcuts -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (seed_workspaces/osworld/skills/application-shortcuts in A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve) into .agents/skills/application-shortcuts in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Application Shortcuts in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve --skill application-shortcuts -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/application-shortcuts, .gemini/skills/application-shortcuts, .github/skills/application-shortcuts and .opencode/skills/application-shortcuts in your project.

What does Application Shortcuts need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Application Shortcuts is instructions for the agent only.

Does Application Shortcuts access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Application Shortcuts safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Application Shortcuts use?

No licence was found for Application Shortcuts or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Application Shortcuts use?

About 304 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Application Shortcuts?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Application Shortcuts: DOCX Toolkit (XiaomiMiMo/MiMo-Code, 14k stars), Word DOCX Toolkit (NousResearch/hermes-agent, 252k stars), XLSX (NousResearch/hermes-agent, 252k stars) and Python Bridge (tmustier/pi-for-excel, 434 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Application Shortcuts?

A-EVO-Lab (a GitHub organization) maintains it in A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve, which has 809 GitHub stars. The repository holds 17 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 22, 2026.

Source: A-EVO-Lab/a-evolve on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.