Agent skill

Installing Dependencies

by archibate in archibate/dotfiles-opencode

Use before installing dependencies, packages, or tools required for building project.

No licenceAuto-check: notes

Install Installing Dependencies

skills CLI
$ npx skills add archibate/dotfiles-opencode --skill installing-dependencies -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install archibate/dotfiles-opencode installing-dependencies --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/archibate/dotfiles-opencode.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/installing-dependencies .claude/skills/installing-dependencies && 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
installing-dependencies
GitHub stars
107
Token cost
~555 tokens
SKILL.md length
131 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
34
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Use before installing dependencies, packages, or tools required for building project.

  • Works in 3 steps: What you want to install → Where it will be written → Why it is needed
  • SKILL.md covers The Golden Rule, Decision Gate, Per-Ecosystem Rules and What "Outside the Project…, plus 1 more section
  • Calls pip, uv and npm

What it does

Installing Dependencies is an agent skill from archibate/dotfiles-opencode. Use before installing dependencies, packages, or tools required for building project.

Its SKILL.md is about 560 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: Archibate's personal configuration for OpenCode.

Example prompts

  • “/installing-dependencies”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • Node.js

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. What you want to install
  2. Where it will be written
  3. Why it is needed

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 46b6b23. 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:

    • pip
    • uv
    • npm
    • bun
    • cargo
    • python
    • 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 pip, uv and npm, 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

Installing Dependencies loads about 555 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 27 tokens; SKILL.md has 131 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~27
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~555

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:81
    sudo apt install <pkg>

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 131 words (~555 tokens).

“If the install command writes anything outside the current project directory, stop and ask the user for permission first.”

— opening of SKILL.md by archibate
name
installing-dependencies

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/installing-dependencies of archibate/dotfiles-opencode.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 46b6b23

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Dependency Checkruvnet/ruflo74k—~258Automated safety check: PassMIT
Logseq Dependency Upgradelogseq/logseq45k—~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassAGPL-3.0

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Questions about Installing Dependencies

What does Installing Dependencies do?

Use before installing dependencies, packages, or tools required for building project. Installing Dependencies is an agent skill from archibate/dotfiles-opencode. Use before installing dependencies, packages, or tools required for building project.

How do I install Installing Dependencies in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Installing Dependencies in Codex?

Run `npx skills add archibate/dotfiles-opencode --skill installing-dependencies -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/installing-dependencies in archibate/dotfiles-opencode) into .agents/skills/installing-dependencies in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Installing Dependencies 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 archibate/dotfiles-opencode --skill installing-dependencies -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/installing-dependencies, .gemini/skills/installing-dependencies, .github/skills/installing-dependencies and .opencode/skills/installing-dependencies in your project.

What does Installing Dependencies need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Installing Dependencies needs the command-line tools its instructions call (pip, uv, npm, bun, cargo and python). Our summary lists: Python 3; Node.js.

Does Installing Dependencies access the network?

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

Is Installing Dependencies 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 Installing Dependencies use?

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

How many tokens does Installing Dependencies use?

About 555 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Installing Dependencies?

archibate (a GitHub user) maintains it in archibate/dotfiles-opencode, which has 107 GitHub stars. The repository holds 34 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on April 29, 2026.

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