Agent skill

Ansible Development Context

by ansible in ansible/ansible

“Load Ansible project development guidelines, testing conventions, PR review processes, and code structure reference into context”

— description from SKILL.md by ansible
GPL-3.0Auto-check passedDevelopment

Install Ansible Development Context

skills CLI
$ npx skills add ansible/ansible --skill context -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install ansible/ansible context --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/ansible/ansible.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/context .claude/skills/context && 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
context
GitHub stars
71k
Token cost
~427 tokens
SKILL.md length
204 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
4
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
GPL-3.0

At a glance

  • SKILL.md covers Usage, When to Use and What This Skill Does
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

About this skill

Ansible Development Context is a skill in ansible/ansible (71k stars). Its SKILL.md is about 427 tokens. Licence: GPL-3.0.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit bf2610e. 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 claude).

    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

Ansible Development Context loads about 427 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 34 tokens; SKILL.md has 204 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
~427

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 ansible/ansible at commit bf2610e, republished under its GPL-3.0 licence (© ansible). 204 words, ~427 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/context/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
context
description
Load Ansible project development guidelines, testing conventions, PR review processes, and code structure reference into context
user-invocable
true

System Instructions

When this skill is invoked, read the AGENTS.md file from the repository root (@../../../AGENTS.md) and load its content into context. This provides comprehensive Ansible development guidelines.

After loading AGENTS.md, provide the user with confirmation that the context has been loaded and is available for answering questions or guiding development work.

If AGENTS.md cannot be found, inform the user and suggest they may be in a directory without the full ansible-core repository.

Usage

Invoke this skill to load Ansible development context:

claude
/context

The skill provides all guidelines and conventions that would normally be in AGENTS.md, making them available even when working outside the ansible-core repository or in environments where AGENTS.md is not accessible.

When to Use

  • Working on Ansible-related code outside the main repository
  • Skills that need Ansible context but run in plugin marketplace
  • Quick reference for Ansible testing/PR conventions
  • Ensuring consistent approach to Ansible development

What This Skill Does

This skill is informational only - it loads comprehensive Ansible development knowledge into context but performs no actions. After invocation, all subsequent responses will have access to:

  • Testing commands
  • PR review processes and checklists
  • Licensing requirements
  • Code style conventions
  • Repository structure
  • CI workflows

All this knowledge becomes available for answering questions or guiding development work.

© ansible, GPL-3.0. 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/context of ansible/ansible.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit bf2610e

Compare with similar skills

Ansible Development Context 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.

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Ansible Development Context this skillansible/ansible71k—~427Automated safety check: PassGPL-3.0
PR Reviewansible-collections/community.postgresql144—~1.6kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
Code ReviewAzure/sap-automation145—~7kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Mariadb Operator PR Reviewmariadb-operator/mariadb-operator1k—~3.3kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Code Reviewimbenrabi/Financial-Modeling-Prep-MCP-Server150—~2.6kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Commit And PR389ds/389-ds-base294—~1kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence

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Works with

Questions about Ansible Development Context

How do I install Ansible Development Context in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Ansible Development Context in Codex?

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

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

What does Ansible Development Context need to run?

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

Does Ansible Development Context 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 Ansible Development Context 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 Ansible Development Context use?

Ansible Development Context is published under the GPL-3.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Ansible Development Context use?

About 427 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.7k 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 Ansible Development Context?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Ansible Development Context: PR Review (ansible-collections/community.postgresql, 144 stars), Code Review (Azure/sap-automation, 145 stars), Mariadb Operator PR Review (mariadb-operator/mariadb-operator, 1k stars) and Code Review (imbenrabi/Financial-Modeling-Prep-MCP-Server, 150 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Ansible Development Context?

ansible (a GitHub organization) maintains it in ansible/ansible, which has 70,881 GitHub stars. The repository holds 4 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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