Chroma Vector Database
Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs
Shows how to store documents and embeddings in Chroma, query them by similarity with metadata filters, and persist them to disk for RAG and semantic search projects.
Answer questions about how 'mi' works, write new tools, or modify the harness.
Install Self
$ npx skills add av/mi --skill self -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install av/mi self --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/av/mi.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/self .claude/skills/self && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "self" agent skill from https://github.com/av/mi/tree/master/skills/self into .claude/skills/self/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "self", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/av/mi/tree/master/skills/selfType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add av/mi --skill self -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install av/mi self --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/av/mi.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/self .agents/skills/self && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "self" agent skill from https://github.com/av/mi/tree/master/skills/self into .agents/skills/self/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "self", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add av/mi --skill self -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install av/mi self --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/av/mi.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/self .cursor/skills/self && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "self" agent skill from https://github.com/av/mi/tree/master/skills/self into .cursor/skills/self/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "self", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/av/mi.git --path skills/self--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add av/mi --skill self -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install av/mi self --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/av/mi.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/self .gemini/skills/self && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "self" agent skill from https://github.com/av/mi/tree/master/skills/self into .gemini/skills/self/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "self", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install av/mi selfInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add av/mi --skill self -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/av/mi.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/self .github/skills/self && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "self" agent skill from https://github.com/av/mi/tree/master/skills/self into .github/skills/self/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "self", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add av/mi --skill self -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install av/mi self --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/av/mi.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/self .opencode/skills/self && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "self" agent skill from https://github.com/av/mi/tree/master/skills/self into .opencode/skills/self/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "self", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
self- GitHub stars
- 102
- Token cost
- ~1.4k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 580 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 20
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Answer questions about how 'mi' works, write new tools, or modify the harness.
- Works in 6 steps: Read the source first. cat $MI_PATH and… → For the user-facing feature list /… → For repo-specific invariants and editing… → …
- How do you work
- SKILL.md covers Where things live, Config, How you run and Procedure, plus 2 more sections
- Calls node and npm; reaches api.openai.com; needs OPENAI_API_KEY
What it does
Self is an agent skill from av/mi. Answer questions about how 'mi' works, write new tools, or modify the harness. Use for "how do you work", "write a tool", "add a tool", "create a tool", "extend yourself", "edit yourself", "what tools do you have", or any introspection/modification of the running agent.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in AI & LLM Engineering. It works with OpenAI. The repository describes itself as: self-extending sandboxed agentic harness. a loop, two tools and an llm.
When your agent uses it
- How do you work
- Extend yourself
- What tools do you have
- Any introspection/modification of the running agent
Example prompts
- “works, write new tools, or modify the harness. Use for”
- “write a tool”
- “add a tool”
- “/self”
Requirements
- Docker
- A credential in OPENAI_API_KEY
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Read the source first. cat $MI_PATH and cat $(dirname $MI_PATH)/tools/*.mjs — the harness plus tools are ~30 lines total. For a specific…
- For the user-facing feature list / install / usage: cat $(dirname $MI_PATH)/README.md.
- For repo-specific invariants and editing rules: cat $(dirname $MI_PATH)/AGENTS.md — note the "30 loc is load-bearing" rule.
- To list available skills: call the skill tool with no name arg (returns - name: description bullets from both skill dirs).
- To inspect a skill's body before invoking it: cat $(dirname $MI_PATH)/skills//SKILL.md (or ~/.agents/skills//SKILL.md for user skills).
- Version: node -p "require('$(dirname $MI_PATH)/package.json').version".
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 2bf50c9. 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:
nodenpm
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
api.openai.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
OPENAI_API_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Self loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 69 tokens; SKILL.md has 580 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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 580 words (~1,436 tokens).
“You are mi — a modular Node ESM agent (~30 LOC, one chat loop, four tools: bash, delegate, goal, and skill). To answer questions about yourself, read the source rather than recall — it's small enough to read whole in…”
- name
- self
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/self of av/mi.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 2bf50c9
Compare with similar skills
Self 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self this skillav/mi | 102 | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Chroma Vector DatabaseOrchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs | 13k | 8 repos | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| CLIP Image-Text MatchingOrchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs | 13k | 8 repos | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Codebase Managementgiancarloerra/SocratiCode | 3.3k | 1 repos | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | AGPL-3.0 | |
| Azure AI Projects Python SDKmicrosoft/skills | 3.1k | 6 repos | ~2.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Fine-Tuning ExpertJeffallan/claude-skills | 12k | 1 repos | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Self
What does Self do?
Answer questions about how 'mi' works, write new tools, or modify the harness. Self is an agent skill from av/mi. Answer questions about how 'mi' works, write new tools, or modify the harness.
When should I use Self?
Self fits situations like: how do you work; extend yourself; what tools do you have; any introspection/modification of the running agent.
How do I install Self in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add av/mi --skill self -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/self in av/mi) into .claude/skills/self in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Self in Codex?
Run `npx skills add av/mi --skill self -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/self in av/mi) into .agents/skills/self in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Self 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 av/mi --skill self -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/self, .gemini/skills/self, .github/skills/self and .opencode/skills/self in your project.
What does Self need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Self needs the command-line tools its instructions call (node and npm) and credentials named OPENAI_API_KEY. Our summary lists: Docker; A credential in OPENAI_API_KEY.
Does Self access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: api.openai.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Self 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 Self use?
No licence was found for Self or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Self use?
About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.7k 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 Self?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Self: Chroma Vector Database (Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs, 13k stars), CLIP Image-Text Matching (Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs, 13k stars), Codebase Management (giancarloerra/SocratiCode, 3.3k stars) and Azure AI Projects Python SDK (microsoft/skills, 3.1k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Self?
av (a GitHub user) maintains it in av/mi, which has 102 GitHub stars. The repository holds 20 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 26, 2026.
Source: av/mi on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.