Official agent skill

Airbyte SDK Reference

by airbytehq in airbytehq/airbyte-agent-sdk

Reference documentation for the Airbyte per-connector typed SDK packages

OfficialCustom licenceAuto-check passedAI & LLM Engineering

Install Airbyte SDK Reference

skills CLI
$ npx skills add airbytehq/airbyte-agent-sdk --skill airbyte-sdk-reference -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install airbytehq/airbyte-agent-sdk airbyte-sdk-reference --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/airbytehq/airbyte-agent-sdk.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/airbyte-sdk-reference .claude/skills/airbyte-sdk-reference && 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
airbyte-sdk-reference
GitHub stars
135
Token cost
~202 tokens
SKILL.md length
66 words
Files
6
Skills in repo
4
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Reference documentation for the Airbyte per-connector typed SDK packages

  • AI & LLM Engineering work in your project
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Airbyte SDK Reference is an agent skill from airbytehq/airbyte-agent-sdk, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Reference documentation for the Airbyte per-connector typed SDK packages

Its SKILL.md is about 200 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`, `claude-sdk.md` and `connector-discovery.md`).

It sits in AI & LLM Engineering. It works with Airbyte, Anthropic API and Pydantic AI. The repository describes itself as: 🐙 Drop-in tools that give AI agents reliable, permission-aware access to external systems.

When your agent uses it

  • AI & LLM Engineering work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/airbyte-sdk-reference”

Requirements

  • Python 3

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 33a1502. 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

Airbyte SDK Reference loads about 202 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 24 tokens; SKILL.md has 66 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~24
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~202

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 66 words (~202 tokens).

“Reference documentation for the Airbyte per-connector typed SDK packages. Use for SDK API details, PydanticAI patterns, and Claude SDK patterns.”

— opening of SKILL.md by airbytehq, Custom licence
name
airbyte-sdk-reference

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 5 other files in .codex/skills/airbyte-sdk-reference of airbytehq/airbyte-agent-sdk.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml
  • claude-sdk.md
  • connector-discovery.md
  • pydantic-ai.md
  • sdk-api.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 33a1502

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Questions about Airbyte SDK Reference

What does Airbyte SDK Reference do?

Reference documentation for the Airbyte per-connector typed SDK packages. Airbyte SDK Reference is an agent skill from airbytehq/airbyte-agent-sdk, published by the product's own GitHub organization.

When should I use Airbyte SDK Reference?

Airbyte SDK Reference fits situations like: AI & LLM Engineering work in your project.

How do I install Airbyte SDK Reference in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add airbytehq/airbyte-agent-sdk --skill airbyte-sdk-reference -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.codex/skills/airbyte-sdk-reference in airbytehq/airbyte-agent-sdk) into .claude/skills/airbyte-sdk-reference in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Airbyte SDK Reference in Codex?

Run `npx skills add airbytehq/airbyte-agent-sdk --skill airbyte-sdk-reference -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.codex/skills/airbyte-sdk-reference in airbytehq/airbyte-agent-sdk) into .agents/skills/airbyte-sdk-reference in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Airbyte SDK Reference 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 airbytehq/airbyte-agent-sdk --skill airbyte-sdk-reference -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/airbyte-sdk-reference, .gemini/skills/airbyte-sdk-reference, .github/skills/airbyte-sdk-reference and .opencode/skills/airbyte-sdk-reference in your project.

What does Airbyte SDK Reference need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Airbyte SDK Reference is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Airbyte SDK Reference 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 Airbyte SDK Reference 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 Airbyte SDK Reference use?

Airbyte SDK Reference has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Airbyte SDK Reference use?

About 202 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 808 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 Airbyte SDK Reference?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Airbyte SDK Reference: Bootstrapping Agent (Kilo-Org/kilo-marketplace, 190 stars), Agentic Development (alinaqi/maggy, 707 stars), Building Pydantic AI Agents (docling-project/docling, 69k stars) and Claude Cookbooks Reference (2025Emma/vibe-coding-cn, 23k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Airbyte SDK Reference?

airbytehq (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in airbytehq/airbyte-agent-sdk, which has 135 GitHub stars. The repository holds 4 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: airbytehq/airbyte-agent-sdk on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.