Per-project glossary of key definitions, abbreviations, and command-phrases, stored in GLOSSARY.md at the project root.

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Install Glossary

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics --skill glossary -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics glossary --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/aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/glossary .claude/skills/glossary && 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
glossary
GitHub stars
159
Token cost
~2.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,070 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
15
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Per-project glossary of key definitions, abbreviations, and command-phrases, stored in GLOSSARY.md at the project root.

  • Works in 3 steps: Categorise the entry — a phrase mapping… → Append silently under the right section… → Acknowledge in one line — "Added to the…
  • The user defines
  • SKILL.md covers How the glossary is used, Command-phrases (behavioral), Adding entries and Showing, editing, removing, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Glossary is an agent skill from aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics. Per-project glossary of key definitions, abbreviations, and command-phrases, stored in GLOSSARY.md at the project root. Use this skill when the user defines or asks about a project-specific term — variable names, dataset or database names, acronyms — or sets up a command-phrase (a phrase that maps to an action, e.g. "push" = commit and push the paper to GitHub). Triggers include "add to glossary", "glossary: X means Y", "define X for this project", "what does X mean here", "what does X stand for", "from now on X…

Its SKILL.md is about 2.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It works with GitHub. The repository describes itself as: A collection of Skills for academics.

When your agent uses it

  • The user defines
  • Asks about a project-specific term — variable names
  • Sets up a command-phrase (a phrase that maps to an action
  • Include add to glossary

Example prompts

  • “= commit and push the paper to GitHub). Triggers include”
  • “glossary: X means Y”
  • “define X for this project”
  • “/glossary”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Categorise the entry — a phrase mapping to an action → Command-Phrase; an
  2. Append silently under the right section in GLOSSARY.md. Don't reorder or
  3. Acknowledge in one line — "Added to the glossary." Don't read it back.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 8a8f112. 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 markdown).

    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

Glossary loads about 2.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 213 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,070 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~213
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.2k

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 1,070 words (~2,230 tokens).

“A project-local dictionary of the definitions, abbreviations, and command-phrases that matter for this project. Stored in GLOSSARY.md at the project root, so each project keeps its own. The skill definition is global; the data is per-project — the same split…”

— opening of SKILL.md by aspi6246
name
glossary

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in glossary of aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 8a8f112

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Questions about Glossary

What does Glossary do?

Per-project glossary of key definitions, abbreviations, and command-phrases, stored in GLOSSARY.md at the project root. Glossary is an agent skill from aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics.md at the project root.

When should I use Glossary?

Glossary fits situations like: the user defines; asks about a project-specific term — variable names; sets up a command-phrase (a phrase that maps to an action; include add to glossary.

How do I install Glossary in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics --skill glossary -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (glossary in aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics) into .claude/skills/glossary in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Glossary in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics --skill glossary -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (glossary in aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics) into .agents/skills/glossary in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Glossary 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 aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics --skill glossary -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/glossary, .gemini/skills/glossary, .github/skills/glossary and .opencode/skills/glossary in your project.

What does Glossary need to run?

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

Does Glossary 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 Glossary 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 Glossary use?

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

How many tokens does Glossary use?

About 2.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.9k 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 Glossary?

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Who maintains Glossary?

aspi6246 (a GitHub user) maintains it in aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics, which has 159 GitHub stars. The repository holds 15 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 21, 2026.

Source: aspi6246/Claude-Code-Skills-for-Academics on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.