Agent skill

Firmware

by autonomous-ai in autonomous-ai/openharness

Build PlatformIO firmware and inspect real compilation, memory, artifacts and pin plans without implicitly accessing hardware.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Firmware

skills CLI
$ npx skills add autonomous-ai/openharness --skill firmware -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install autonomous-ai/openharness firmware --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/autonomous-ai/openharness.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/store/agents/firmware-studio/skills/firmware .claude/skills/firmware && 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
firmware
GitHub stars
1.1k
Token cost
~583 tokens
SKILL.md length
277 words
Files
4 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
100
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Build PlatformIO firmware and inspect real compilation, memory, artifacts and pin plans without implicitly accessing hardware.

  • Tasks that involve Embedded systems
  • Runs Shell and JavaScript scripts from its folder; calls sh

What it does

Firmware is an agent skill from autonomous-ai/openharness. Build PlatformIO firmware and inspect real compilation, memory, artifacts and pin plans without implicitly accessing hardware.

Its SKILL.md is about 580 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/build-firmware.sh`).

It sits in Development, covering Embedded systems. It works with ESP32. The repository describes itself as: The ultimate harness for coding agents and beyond. All your agents. All your machines. One command center. Start with code, then follow your curiosity and build across… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Embedded systems

Example prompts

  • “/firmware”

Requirements

  • Node.js
  • A Bash shell

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 50da5db. 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

    Ships 3 files in scripts/ (Shell and JavaScript), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • sh

    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

Firmware loads about 583 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 34 tokens; SKILL.md has 277 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
~583

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from autonomous-ai/openharness at commit 50da5db, republished under its MIT licence (© autonomous-ai). 277 words, ~583 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/firmware/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
firmware
description
Build PlatformIO firmware and inspect real compilation, memory, artifacts and pin plans without implicitly accessing hardware.

Firmware Studio

platformio.ini selects environments, platform, board and framework. Pin platform and library versions for reproducibility; the starter uses espressif32@6.10.0 with Arduino. Arduino code is C++: use src/main.cpp. Document a board's exact variant before choosing pins or peripherals.

sh
sh "$FIRMWARE_SKILLS/firmware/scripts/build-firmware.sh"
sh "$FIRMWARE_SKILLS/firmware/scripts/build-firmware.sh" esp32dev

The helper selects the requested environment, first default_envs entry, or first [env:name]. It runs pio run --project-dir ... -e ... exactly once, not a second compile to read sizes. PIO_BIN can select an explicit binary; otherwise PATH or the package's PlatformIO venv is used. Node 20+ can come from the machine or Harness's managed runtime.

Outputs: build-status.html, .harness/build.json, .harness/build.log and copied artifacts under out/. Missing memory lines display as unavailable, not fabricated zeroes. RAM is the compiler's static allocation, not a runtime peak. Flash is the selected build partition budget, not necessarily the chip's total flash capacity. Advanced inherited INI values remain source text in the dashboard; the compiler log is authoritative about the resolved target.

pins.json contains {"pins":[{"pin":"GPIO 2","role":"LED","direction":"Output","note":"..."}]} and an optional top-level note. It documents intent only. The pictured board is conceptual. Review the exact board documentation for input-only pins, boot straps, voltage and current limits.

A failed command, missing binary or invalid pin plan clears readiness and publishes a failure page. Read the actual log and fix the cause, then rebuild. Inspect dashboard tabs, log filtering and artifact downloads in the shared Web Viewer. proof.json includes a default tab-interaction recipe.

Device boundary

Compile first. pio run -t upload, -t erase, debugger connections and serial access are separate real-device steps requiring the user's explicit authorization. A requested build does not authorize any of them. Do not claim the firmware works on hardware until an actual approved test establishes it.

© autonomous-ai, MIT. 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 3 other files (scripts) in store/agents/firmware-studio/skills/firmware of autonomous-ai/openharness.

  • SKILL.md
  • scripts/build-firmware.sh
  • scripts/build.mjs
  • scripts/dashboard.html

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 50da5db

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Embedded DebugFastLED/FastLED7.5k—~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
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Questions about Firmware

What does Firmware do?

Build PlatformIO firmware and inspect real compilation, memory, artifacts and pin plans without implicitly accessing hardware. Firmware is an agent skill from autonomous-ai/openharness. Build PlatformIO firmware and inspect real compilation, memory, artifacts and pin plans without implicitly accessing hardware.

When should I use Firmware?

Firmware fits situations like: tasks that involve Embedded systems.

How do I install Firmware in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add autonomous-ai/openharness --skill firmware -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (store/agents/firmware-studio/skills/firmware in autonomous-ai/openharness) into .claude/skills/firmware in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Firmware in Codex?

Run `npx skills add autonomous-ai/openharness --skill firmware -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (store/agents/firmware-studio/skills/firmware in autonomous-ai/openharness) into .agents/skills/firmware in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

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

What does Firmware need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Firmware needs a shell and JavaScript for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (sh). Our summary lists: Node.js; A Bash shell.

Does Firmware 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 Firmware 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Firmware use?

Firmware is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Firmware use?

About 583 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.3k 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 Firmware?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Firmware: RuView Hardware Setup (ruvnet/RuView, 97k stars), Esp32 Firmware Engineer (alxv2016/folloup-sticky, 116 stars), RuView mmWave Radar Setup (ruvnet/RuView, 97k stars) and Embedded Debug (FastLED/FastLED, 7.5k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Firmware?

autonomous-ai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in autonomous-ai/openharness, which has 1,149 GitHub stars. The repository holds 100 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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