Skills for spawning external processes - AI coding agents and generic CLI commands in new terminal windows.

No licenceAuto-check passed

Install Spawn

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace spawn --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/consiliency/spawn .claude/skills/spawn && 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
spawn
GitHub stars
430
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~667 tokens
SKILL.md length
184 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
1,108
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Skills for spawning external processes - AI coding agents and generic CLI commands in new terminal windows.

  • SKILL.md covers Overview, Child Skills, When to Use and Core Utility, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Spawn is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Skills for spawning external processes - AI coding agents and generic CLI commands in new terminal windows. Parent skill category for agent and terminal spawning.

Its SKILL.md is about 670 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `skill-report.json`).

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

Example prompts

  • “Use the spawn skill to skill for spawning external processes - AI coding agents and generic CLI commands in new terminal windows”
  • “/spawn”

Requirements

  • Python 3

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 python).

    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

Spawn loads about 667 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 42 tokens; SKILL.md has 184 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~42
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~667

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 184 words (~667 tokens).

“This directory contains skills for spawning external processes in new terminal windows.”

— opening of SKILL.md by aiskillstore
name
spawn
type
category

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/consiliency/spawn of aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • skill-report.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ad8daf7

Used in 1 other repository

We found 2 copies 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.

Compare with similar skills

Spawn 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.

Spawn compared with similar skills
SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Spawn this skillaiskillstore/marketplace4301 repos~667Automated safety check: PassNone
Spawnalirezarezvani/claude-skills28k—~829Automated safety check: PassMIT
Nutrient Document Processingaffaan-m/ECC275k4 repos~1.5kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
External Linksthedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist74k—~773Automated safety check: PassMIT
Process Mapperalirezarezvani/claude-skills28k—~2.2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Process Inboxtelegramdesktop/tdesktop33k2 repos~4.5kAutomated safety check: PassGPL-3.0

Similar skills

  • Spawn

    alirezarezvani/claude-skills

    Launch N parallel subagents in isolated git worktrees to compete on the session task.

    28k GitHub stars~829 tokensUpdated 1 mo ago
    Agent WorkflowsAuto-check passed
  • Process, convert, OCR, extract, redact, sign, and fill documents using the Nutrient DWS API.

    275k GitHub starsUsed in 4 repos~1.5k tokens
    Documents & OfficeAuto-check passed
  • External Links

    thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist

    A skill your agent uses when auditing content pages for citation quality, suggesting authoritative sources to link for factual claims, or reviewing whether a page's external link attributes…

    74k GitHub stars~773 tokensUpdated 2 days ago
    Research & ScienceAuto-check passed
  • Process Mapper

    alirezarezvani/claude-skills

    A skill your agent uses when a BizOps lead, COO, or process-improvement owner needs to document an end-to-end business process (procurement, employee onboarding, incident handoff…

    28k GitHub stars~2.2k tokensUpdated 1 mo ago
    Business, Finance & HRAuto-check passed
  • Process Inbox

    telegramdesktop/tdesktop

    Process the local ignored ai-tdesktop inbox into durable, independently testable Telegram Desktop task records while task execution worktrees remain active.

    33k GitHub starsUsed in 2 repos~4.5k tokens
    Productivity & AutomationAuto-check passed
  • Processes

    alsk1992/CloddsBot

    Background jobs, long-running processes, and task management

    2.9k GitHub stars~1.3k tokensUpdated 5 days ago
    Productivity & AutomationAuto-check passed

More from aiskillstore/marketplace

All 1,108 skills in this repo
  • Code Stats

    aiskillstore/marketplace

    Analyze codebase with tokei (fast line counts by language) and difft (semantic AST-aware diffs).

    430 GitHub starsUsed in 2 repos~697 tokens
    Auto-check: notes
  • File Search

    aiskillstore/marketplace

    Modern file and content search using fd, ripgrep (rg), and fzf.

    430 GitHub starsUsed in 2 repos~598 tokens
    Auto-check: notes
  • Data Processing

    aiskillstore/marketplace

    Process JSON with jq and YAML/TOML with yq. An agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace.

    430 GitHub starsUsed in 1 repo~720 tokens
    Auto-check: notes
  • Doc Scanner

    aiskillstore/marketplace

    Scans for project documentation files (AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, GEMINI.md, COPILOT.md, CURSOR.md, WARP.md, and 15+ other formats) and synthesizes guidance.

    430 GitHub starsUsed in 1 repo~644 tokens
    Auto-check: notes
  • Find Replace

    aiskillstore/marketplace

    Modern find-and-replace using sd (simpler than sed) and batch replacement patterns.

    430 GitHub starsUsed in 1 repo~527 tokens
    Auto-check: notes
  • Investigating Codebases

    aiskillstore/marketplace

    Automatically activated when user asks how something works, wants to understand unfamiliar code, needs to explore a new codebase, or asks questions like "where is X implemented?", "how does Y…

    430 GitHub starsUsed in 1 repo~2.7k tokens
    Auto-check: notes

Questions about Spawn

What does Spawn do?

Skills for spawning external processes - AI coding agents and generic CLI commands in new terminal windows. Spawn is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Skills for spawning external processes - AI coding agents and generic CLI commands in new terminal windows.

How do I install Spawn in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Spawn in Codex?

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

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

What does Spawn need to run?

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

Does Spawn 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 Spawn 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 Spawn use?

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

How many tokens does Spawn use?

About 667 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.7k 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 Spawn?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Spawn: Spawn (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars), Nutrient Document Processing (affaan-m/ECC, 275k stars), External Links (thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, 74k stars) and Process Mapper (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Spawn?

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.