Agent skill

Os Scripting

by aiskillstore in aiskillstore/marketplace

Operating system and shell scripting troubleshooting workflow for Linux, macOS, and Windows.

No licenceAuto-check: notesDevelopment

Install Os Scripting

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill os-scripting -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace os-scripting --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/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/sickn33/os-scripting .claude/skills/os-scripting && 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
os-scripting
GitHub stars
430
Used in
4 other repos
Token cost
~2.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
463 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
1,108
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Operating system and shell scripting troubleshooting workflow for Linux, macOS, and Windows.

  • Works in 7 steps: Environment Assessment → Script Analysis → Debugging → …
  • Tasks that involve Shell scripting
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, When to Use This Workflow, Workflow Phases and Common Troubleshooting Scenarios, plus 3 more sections
  • Calls shellcheck, bash and curl

What it does

Os Scripting is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Operating system and shell scripting troubleshooting workflow for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Covers bash scripting, system administration, debugging, and automation.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `skill-report.json`).

It sits in Development, covering Shell scripting and Debugging. It works with Bash, Linux and macOS. The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Shell scripting
  • Tasks that involve Debugging

Example prompts

  • “/os-scripting”

Workflow steps

7 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Environment Assessment
  2. Script Analysis
  3. Debugging
  4. Script Development
  5. Testing
  6. System Troubleshooting
  7. Automation

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ad8daf7. 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:

    • shellcheck
    • bash
    • curl
    • apt
    • brew

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use curl, 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

Os Scripting loads about 2.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 45 tokens; SKILL.md has 463 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~45
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.2k

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:88
    sudo apt install shellcheck  # Debian/Ubuntu

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 463 words (~2,159 tokens).

“Comprehensive workflow for operating system troubleshooting, shell scripting, and system administration across Linux, macOS, and Windows. This bundle orchestrates skills for debugging system issues, creating robust scripts, and automating administrative tasks.”

— opening of SKILL.md by aiskillstore
name
os-scripting
category
workflow-bundle
risk
safe
source
personal
date_added
2026-02-27

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/sickn33/os-scripting of aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • skill-report.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ad8daf7

Used in 4 other repositories

We found 15 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 4 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in aiskillstore/marketplace, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Os Scripting

What does Os Scripting do?

Operating system and shell scripting troubleshooting workflow for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Os Scripting is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Operating system and shell scripting troubleshooting workflow for Linux, macOS, and Windows.

When should I use Os Scripting?

Os Scripting fits situations like: tasks that involve Shell scripting; tasks that involve Debugging.

How do I install Os Scripting in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill os-scripting -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/sickn33/os-scripting in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .claude/skills/os-scripting in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Os Scripting in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill os-scripting -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/sickn33/os-scripting in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .agents/skills/os-scripting in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Os Scripting 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 aiskillstore/marketplace --skill os-scripting -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/os-scripting, .gemini/skills/os-scripting, .github/skills/os-scripting and .opencode/skills/os-scripting in your project.

What does Os Scripting need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Os Scripting needs the command-line tools its instructions call (shellcheck, bash, curl, apt and brew).

Does Os Scripting access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use curl, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Os Scripting safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (runs commands with sudo), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Os Scripting use?

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

How many tokens does Os Scripting use?

About 2.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.6k 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 Os Scripting?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Os Scripting: Mole Bug Patterns (tw93/Mole, 70k stars), Code Change Verification (openai/openai-agents-python, 30k stars), Bash Scripting (promovaweb/setupvibe, 101 stars) and Cpp (crazyguitar/cppcheatsheet, 290 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Os Scripting?

aiskillstore (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiskillstore/marketplace, which has 430 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,108 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: aiskillstore/marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.