Agent skill

Port Allocator

by aiskillstore in aiskillstore/marketplace

Automatically allocate and manage development server ports, avoiding port conflicts between multiple Claude Code instances

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Install Port Allocator

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill port-allocator -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace port-allocator --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/guo-yu/port-allocator .claude/skills/port-allocator && 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
port-allocator
GitHub stars
430
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~1.7k tokens
SKILL.md length
503 words
Files
6
Skills in repo
1,108
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Automatically allocate and manage development server ports, avoiding port conflicts between multiple Claude Code instances

  • Works in 2 steps: Only Operate on Current Project's Ports… → Append Rather Than Overwrite When…
  • SKILL.md covers Usage, Important Rules, Execution Steps and Output Format, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Port Allocator is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Automatically allocate and manage development server ports, avoiding port conflicts between multiple Claude Code instances

Its SKILL.md is about 1.7k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files (for example `.claude-plugin/plugin.json`, `SKILL.ja.md` and `SKILL.zh-CN.md`).

It works with npm. The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified.

Example prompts

  • “/port-allocator”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Only Operate on Current Project's Ports When Restarting Services
  2. Append Rather Than Overwrite When Updating CLAUDE.md

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

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash and json).

    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

Port Allocator loads about 1.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 34 tokens; SKILL.md has 503 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~34
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.7k

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 503 words (~1,665 tokens).

“Smart port allocator that only assigns ports to real projects containing package.json.”

— opening of SKILL.md by aiskillstore
name
port-allocator

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 5 other files in skills/guo-yu/port-allocator of aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • .claude-plugin/plugin.json
  • .gitignore
  • SKILL.ja.md
  • SKILL.zh-CN.md
  • skill-report.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ad8daf7

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in aiskillstore/marketplace, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Works with

Questions about Port Allocator

What does Port Allocator do?

Automatically allocate and manage development server ports, avoiding port conflicts between multiple Claude Code instances. Port Allocator is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace.

How do I install Port Allocator in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Port Allocator in Codex?

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

Can I use Port Allocator 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 port-allocator -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/port-allocator, .gemini/skills/port-allocator, .github/skills/port-allocator and .opencode/skills/port-allocator in your project.

What does Port Allocator need to run?

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

Does Port Allocator 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 Port Allocator 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 Port Allocator use?

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

How many tokens does Port Allocator use?

About 1.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.7k 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 Port Allocator?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Port Allocator: Defuddle (kepano/obsidian-skills, 49k stars), Vercel Deploy (bytedance/deer-flow, 83k stars), MCP Server Builder (shareAI-lab/learn-claude-code, 78k stars) and Knap Markdown Templates (kepano/obsidian-skills, 49k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Port Allocator?

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.