Finishing a Development Branch
obra/superpowers
Walks the last step of a branch: confirm tests pass, detect the git environment, ask how to integrate, carry out your choice and clean up the worktree.
Allows Claude to inspect files with safe read-only shell commands without asking for permission.
Install Readonly Shell
$ npx skills add AdamKyle/flare --skill readonly-shell -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install AdamKyle/flare readonly-shell --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AdamKyle/flare.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/readonly-shell .claude/skills/readonly-shell && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "readonly-shell" agent skill from https://github.com/AdamKyle/flare/tree/master/.claude/skills/readonly-shell into .claude/skills/readonly-shell/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "readonly-shell", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/AdamKyle/flare/tree/master/.claude/skills/readonly-shellType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add AdamKyle/flare --skill readonly-shell -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install AdamKyle/flare readonly-shell --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AdamKyle/flare.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/readonly-shell .agents/skills/readonly-shell && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "readonly-shell" agent skill from https://github.com/AdamKyle/flare/tree/master/.claude/skills/readonly-shell into .agents/skills/readonly-shell/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "readonly-shell", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add AdamKyle/flare --skill readonly-shell -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install AdamKyle/flare readonly-shell --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AdamKyle/flare.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/readonly-shell .cursor/skills/readonly-shell && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "readonly-shell" agent skill from https://github.com/AdamKyle/flare/tree/master/.claude/skills/readonly-shell into .cursor/skills/readonly-shell/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "readonly-shell", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/AdamKyle/flare.git --path .claude/skills/readonly-shell--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add AdamKyle/flare --skill readonly-shell -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install AdamKyle/flare readonly-shell --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AdamKyle/flare.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/readonly-shell .gemini/skills/readonly-shell && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "readonly-shell" agent skill from https://github.com/AdamKyle/flare/tree/master/.claude/skills/readonly-shell into .gemini/skills/readonly-shell/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "readonly-shell", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install AdamKyle/flare readonly-shellInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add AdamKyle/flare --skill readonly-shell -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AdamKyle/flare.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/readonly-shell .github/skills/readonly-shell && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "readonly-shell" agent skill from https://github.com/AdamKyle/flare/tree/master/.claude/skills/readonly-shell into .github/skills/readonly-shell/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "readonly-shell", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add AdamKyle/flare --skill readonly-shell -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install AdamKyle/flare readonly-shell --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AdamKyle/flare.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/readonly-shell .opencode/skills/readonly-shell && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "readonly-shell" agent skill from https://github.com/AdamKyle/flare/tree/master/.claude/skills/readonly-shell into .opencode/skills/readonly-shell/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "readonly-shell", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
readonly-shell- GitHub stars
- 162
- Token cost
- ~274 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 122 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 3
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Allows Claude to inspect files with safe read-only shell commands without asking for permission.
- Development work in your project
- Calls git
What it does
Readonly Shell is an agent skill from AdamKyle/flare. Allows Claude to inspect files with safe read-only shell commands without asking for permission.
Its SKILL.md is about 270 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 Development. It works with Git. The repository describes itself as: A Simple Browser Based Game. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Development work in your project
Example prompts
- “Use the readonly-shell skill to allow Claude to inspect files with safe read-only shell commands without asking for permission”
- “/readonly-shell”
Requirements
- Docker
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e22bc47. 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
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
git
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
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
Readonly Shell loads about 274 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 28 tokens; SKILL.md has 122 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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
The full file from AdamKyle/flare at commit e22bc47, republished under its MIT licence (© AdamKyle). 122 words, ~274 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/readonly-shell/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- readonly-shell
- description
- Allows Claude to inspect files with safe read-only shell commands without asking for permission.
Read-Only Shell Permissions
Claude may run read-only inspection commands without asking for permission.
Allowed commands:
sedgreprgcatfindlspwdheadtailwcstatgit statusgit diffgit grep
These commands may only inspect files, directories, or git state.
Claude must not run commands that:
- execute tests
- execute application code
- modify files
- delete files
- move files
- install dependencies
- run migrations
- touch the database
- start services
- profile code
Forbidden unless explicitly approved:
phpunitartisancomposernpmyarnpnpmmysqlpsqldockerrmmvcpchmodchowntouchtruncate- shell redirects such as
> - shell redirects such as
>> - pipes that write files
tee
Claude may edit files only when the task explicitly requires code changes and only after inspecting the relevant files.
© AdamKyle, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/readonly-shell of AdamKyle/flare.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit e22bc47
Compare with similar skills
Readonly Shell 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readonly Shell this skillAdamKyle/flare | 162 | — | ~274 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Finishing a Development Branchobra/superpowers | 296k | 5 repos | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Code Review ChecklistshareAI-lab/learn-claude-code | 78k | 5 repos | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Codebase Knowledge Graph Q&AEgonex-AI/Understand-Anything | 85k | 1 repos | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Code Design Rationale Investigatorcursor/plugins | 10k | 9 repos | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Understand Diff AnalysisEgonex-AI/Understand-Anything | 85k | 1 repos | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Readonly Shell
What does Readonly Shell do?
Allows Claude to inspect files with safe read-only shell commands without asking for permission. Readonly Shell is an agent skill from AdamKyle/flare. Allows Claude to inspect files with safe read-only shell commands without asking for permission.
When should I use Readonly Shell?
Readonly Shell fits situations like: development work in your project.
How do I install Readonly Shell in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add AdamKyle/flare --skill readonly-shell -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/readonly-shell in AdamKyle/flare) into .claude/skills/readonly-shell in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Readonly Shell in Codex?
Run `npx skills add AdamKyle/flare --skill readonly-shell -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/readonly-shell in AdamKyle/flare) into .agents/skills/readonly-shell in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Readonly Shell 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 AdamKyle/flare --skill readonly-shell -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/readonly-shell, .gemini/skills/readonly-shell, .github/skills/readonly-shell and .opencode/skills/readonly-shell in your project.
What does Readonly Shell need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Readonly Shell needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git). Our summary lists: Docker.
Does Readonly Shell access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Readonly Shell 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 Readonly Shell use?
Readonly Shell is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Readonly Shell use?
About 274 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.1k 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 Readonly Shell?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Readonly Shell: Finishing a Development Branch (obra/superpowers, 296k stars), Code Review Checklist (shareAI-lab/learn-claude-code, 78k stars), Codebase Knowledge Graph Q&A (Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything, 85k stars) and Code Design Rationale Investigator (cursor/plugins, 10k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Readonly Shell?
AdamKyle (a GitHub user) maintains it in AdamKyle/flare, which has 162 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.
Source: AdamKyle/flare on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.