Agent skill

Phoenix Client Development

by Arize-ai in Arize-ai/phoenix

Development guide for the @arizeai/phoenix-client TypeScript SDK — run and resume experiments, manage OpenTelemetry tracer providers with stack-based attach/detach, and write vitest unit and…

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedTesting & QA

Install Phoenix Client Development

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Arize-ai/phoenix --skill phoenix-client-development -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Arize-ai/phoenix phoenix-client-development --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/Arize-ai/phoenix.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/js/packages/phoenix-client/.agents/skills/phoenix-client-development .claude/skills/phoenix-client-development && 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
phoenix-client-development
GitHub stars
12k
Token cost
~370 tokens
SKILL.md length
78 words
Files
5
Skills in repo
39
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Development guide for the @arizeai/phoenix-client TypeScript SDK — run and resume experiments, manage OpenTelemetry tracer providers with stack-based attach/detach, and write vitest unit and…

  • Adding features to phoenix-client
  • SKILL.md covers Rule Files and Build and Test
  • Calls pnpm
  • Debugging experiment lifecycle

What it does

Phoenix Client Development is an agent skill from Arize-ai/phoenix. Development guide for the @arizeai/phoenix-client TypeScript SDK — run and resume experiments, manage OpenTelemetry tracer providers with stack-based attach/detach, and write vitest unit and integration tests. Use when adding features to phoenix-client, debugging experiment lifecycle or provider cleanup, modifying dataset/prompt/session/span APIs, or writing tests for the js/packages/phoenix-client/ directory.

Its SKILL.md is about 370 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files (for example `rules/experiments.md`, `rules/prompts.md` and `rules/testing.md`).

It sits in Testing & QA, covering LLM observability, Observability and Unit testing. It works with OpenTelemetry, Vitest and TypeScript. The repository describes itself as: AI Observability & Evaluation. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Adding features to phoenix-client
  • Debugging experiment lifecycle
  • Provider cleanup
  • Modifying dataset/prompt/session/span APIs

Example prompts

  • “/phoenix-client-development”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3383f07. 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:

    • pnpm

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

  • Network

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

Phoenix Client Development loads about 370 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 110 tokens; SKILL.md has 78 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~110
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~370

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 Arize-ai/phoenix at commit 3383f07, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© Arize-ai). 78 words, ~370 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/phoenix-client-development/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 4 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
phoenix-client-development
description
Development guide for the @arizeai/phoenix-client TypeScript SDK — run and resume experiments, manage OpenTelemetry tracer providers with stack-based attach/detach, and write vitest unit and integration tests. Use when adding features to phoenix-client, debugging experiment lifecycle or provider cleanup, modifying dataset/prompt/session/span APIs, or writing tests for the js/packages/phoenix-client/ directory.
license
Apache-2.0
metadata.author
oss@arize.com
metadata.version
1.0.0
metadata.languages
TypeScript
metadata.internal
true

Phoenix Client Development

TypeScript SDK for Phoenix AI observability: datasets, experiments, prompts, sessions, spans, traces.

Read existing code in the directory you're working in before writing new code.

Rule Files

Rule fileWhen to read
rules/experiments.mdExperiment execution, task runners, evaluator wiring
rules/prompts.mdPrompt helpers, selector shapes, server version gating
rules/tracing.mdOpenTelemetry tracer providers, span export, global state
rules/testing.mdUnit tests, integration tests, test fixtures

Build and Test

bash
cd js/
pnpm --filter phoenix-client test

Tests use vitest. Test files live in test/ named *.test.ts.

© Arize-ai, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 4 other files in js/packages/phoenix-client/.agents/skills/phoenix-client-development of Arize-ai/phoenix.

  • SKILL.md
  • rules/experiments.md
  • rules/prompts.md
  • rules/testing.md
  • rules/tracing.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3383f07

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Questions about Phoenix Client Development

What does Phoenix Client Development do?

Development guide for the @arizeai/phoenix-client TypeScript SDK — run and resume experiments, manage OpenTelemetry tracer providers with stack-based attach/detach, and write vitest unit and…. Phoenix Client Development is an agent skill from Arize-ai/phoenix. Development guide for the @arizeai/phoenix-client TypeScript SDK — run and resume experiments, manage OpenTelemetry tracer providers with stack-based attach/detach, and write vitest unit and integration tests.

When should I use Phoenix Client Development?

Phoenix Client Development fits situations like: adding features to phoenix-client; debugging experiment lifecycle; provider cleanup; modifying dataset/prompt/session/span APIs.

How do I install Phoenix Client Development in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Arize-ai/phoenix --skill phoenix-client-development -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (js/packages/phoenix-client/.agents/skills/phoenix-client-development in Arize-ai/phoenix) into .claude/skills/phoenix-client-development in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Phoenix Client Development in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Arize-ai/phoenix --skill phoenix-client-development -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (js/packages/phoenix-client/.agents/skills/phoenix-client-development in Arize-ai/phoenix) into .agents/skills/phoenix-client-development in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Phoenix Client Development 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 Arize-ai/phoenix --skill phoenix-client-development -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/phoenix-client-development, .gemini/skills/phoenix-client-development, .github/skills/phoenix-client-development and .opencode/skills/phoenix-client-development in your project.

What does Phoenix Client Development need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Phoenix Client Development needs the command-line tools its instructions call (pnpm).

Does Phoenix Client Development 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 Phoenix Client Development 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 Phoenix Client Development use?

Phoenix Client Development is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Phoenix Client Development use?

About 370 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.5k 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 Phoenix Client Development?

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Who maintains Phoenix Client Development?

Arize-ai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in Arize-ai/phoenix, which has 11,738 GitHub stars. The repository holds 39 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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