Agent skill

Plannotator Annotate

by backnotprop in backnotprop/plannotator

Open Plannotator's annotation UI for a file, folder, or URL, then address the returned annotations.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passed

Install Plannotator Annotate

skills CLI
$ npx skills add backnotprop/plannotator --skill plannotator-annotate -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install backnotprop/plannotator plannotator-annotate --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/backnotprop/plannotator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/apps/vibe/skills/plannotator-annotate .claude/skills/plannotator-annotate && 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
plannotator-annotate
GitHub stars
9.2k
Token cost
~163 tokens
SKILL.md length
65 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
13
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Open Plannotator's annotation UI for a file, folder, or URL, then address the returned annotations.

  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Plannotator Annotate is an agent skill from backnotprop/plannotator. Open Plannotator's annotation UI for a file, folder, or URL, then address the returned annotations.

Its SKILL.md is about 160 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: Annotate and review coding agent plans and code diffs visually, share with your team, send feedback to agents with one click. The licence is Apache-2.0.

Example prompts

  • “/plannotator-annotate”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1d9fe3f. 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 bash).

    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

Plannotator Annotate loads about 163 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 30 tokens; SKILL.md has 65 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~30
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~163

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 backnotprop/plannotator at commit 1d9fe3f, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© backnotprop). 65 words, ~163 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/plannotator-annotate/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
plannotator-annotate
description
Open Plannotator's annotation UI for a file, folder, or URL, then address the returned annotations.
disable-model-invocation
true

Plannotator Annotate (Mistral Vibe)

Run:

bash
PLANNOTATOR_ORIGIN=mistral-vibe plannotator annotate $ARGUMENTS

$ARGUMENTS should be a markdown or plain-text config file path (.md, .txt, .yaml, .json, .toml, .ini, .csv, .log, …), folder path, html file path, or URL.

If the command reports that the arguments could not be resolved to a file, URL, or folder, work out which target the user means and re-run the command yourself with that concrete path or URL.

© backnotprop, 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

Just SKILL.md in apps/vibe/skills/plannotator-annotate of backnotprop/plannotator.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1d9fe3f

Compare with similar skills

Plannotator Annotate 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.

Plannotator Annotate compared with similar skills
SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Plannotator Annotate this skillbacknotprop/plannotator9.2k—~163Automated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Wireframe Annotatednexu-io/open-design100k—~960Automated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Arize Annotationgithub/awesome-copilot40k1 repos~2.7kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT
Image Annotationsgithub/awesome-copilot40k—~6kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Plannotate Plasmid Annotationjaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills3701 repos~4.7kAutomated safety check: PassGPL-3.0
Bio Genome Annotation Annotation QcGPTomics/bioSkills1.2k1 repos~3.6kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

Similar skills

  • Wireframe Annotated

    nexu-io/open-design

    An annotated / redline lo-fi wireframe — a desktop landing/marketing page drawn as flat greyboxes inside a browser chrome frame, overlaid with numbered annotation pins (①②③④⑤) in a single accent…

    100k GitHub stars~960 tokensUpdated today
    Frontend & DesignAuto-check passed
  • Arize Annotation

    github/awesome-copilot

    Official

    Creates and manages annotation configs (categorical, continuous, freeform label schemas) and annotation queues (human review workflows) on Arize.

    40k GitHub starsUsed in 1 repo~2.7k tokens
    Auto-check: notes
  • Image Annotations

    github/awesome-copilot

    Official

    Annotate screenshots, diagrams, and images with callout rectangles, arrows, labels, and color-coded highlights using PIL.

    40k GitHub stars~6k tokensUpdated today
    DevelopmentAuto-check passed
  • Plannotate Plasmid Annotation

    jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills

    Auto-annotate plasmids with features (promoters, terminators, resistance, origins, tags, fluorescent proteins) via BLAST against curated DBs (Addgene, fpbase, SnapGene).

    370 GitHub starsUsed in 1 repo~4.7k tokens
    Research & ScienceAuto-check passed
  • Assesses the quality and completeness of a genome annotation with BUSCO (conserved single-copy ortholog recovery), OMArk (proteome completeness, consistency, and contamination), CheckM2 (prokaryotic…

    1.2k GitHub starsUsed in 1 repo~3.6k tokens
    Research & ScienceAuto-check passed
  • Transfers gene annotations between genome assemblies via coordinate liftover (UCSC liftOver, CrossMap for same-species version updates) or feature/sequence projection (Liftoff for same/close…

    1.2k GitHub starsUsed in 1 repo~4k tokens
    Research & ScienceAuto-check passed

More from backnotprop/plannotator

All 13 skills in this repo
  • Plannotator Visual Explainer

    backnotprop/plannotator

    Builds self-contained HTML explainers for plans, pull requests and technical concepts in Plannotator's theme, then opens them in its annotation view.

    9.2k GitHub stars~1.7k tokensUpdated today
    Auto-check passed
  • Plannotator Release Preparation

    backnotprop/plannotator

    Drafts Plannotator release notes with full contributor credit, bumps versions in dependency order, builds, and starts the tag-driven release pipeline, in four reviewed phases.

    9.2k GitHub stars~4.6k tokensUpdated today
    Auto-check passed
  • Plannotator Planning Analysis

    backnotprop/plannotator

    Mines a Plannotator archive of denied plans for feedback patterns and prompt improvements, then writes an HTML dashboard report, with a Claude Code fallback.

    9.2k GitHub stars~6.7k tokensUpdated today
    Auto-check passed
  • Renovate Actions PR Review

    backnotprop/plannotator

    Reviews Renovate pull requests that bump GitHub Actions by checking pinned SHAs against upstream tags, scanning changelogs and confirming workflows stay compatible.

    9.2k GitHub stars~640 tokensUpdated today
    Auto-check passed
  • Plannotator Goal Setup

    backnotprop/plannotator

    Guides the agent from a vague objective to a written goal package under goals/, using a confirmed restatement, a browser interview, a fact sheet and a codebase pass.

    9.2k GitHub stars~2.4k tokensUpdated today
    Auto-check passed
  • Dependency Update Audit

    backnotprop/plannotator

    Audits outdated npm and Bun packages for supply chain integrity before bumping them, deferring risky ones and logging every decision.

    9.2k GitHub stars~1.8k tokensUpdated today
    Auto-check passed

Questions about Plannotator Annotate

What does Plannotator Annotate do?

Open Plannotator's annotation UI for a file, folder, or URL, then address the returned annotations. Plannotator Annotate is an agent skill from backnotprop/plannotator. Open Plannotator's annotation UI for a file, folder, or URL, then address the returned annotations.

How do I install Plannotator Annotate in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add backnotprop/plannotator --skill plannotator-annotate -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (apps/vibe/skills/plannotator-annotate in backnotprop/plannotator) into .claude/skills/plannotator-annotate in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Plannotator Annotate in Codex?

Run `npx skills add backnotprop/plannotator --skill plannotator-annotate -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (apps/vibe/skills/plannotator-annotate in backnotprop/plannotator) into .agents/skills/plannotator-annotate in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Plannotator Annotate 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 backnotprop/plannotator --skill plannotator-annotate -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/plannotator-annotate, .gemini/skills/plannotator-annotate, .github/skills/plannotator-annotate and .opencode/skills/plannotator-annotate in your project.

What does Plannotator Annotate need to run?

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

Does Plannotator Annotate 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 Plannotator Annotate 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 Plannotator Annotate use?

Plannotator Annotate is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Plannotator Annotate use?

About 163 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 652 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 Plannotator Annotate?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Plannotator Annotate: Wireframe Annotated (nexu-io/open-design, 100k stars), Arize Annotation (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars), Image Annotations (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars) and Plannotate Plasmid Annotation (jaechang-hits/SciAgent-Skills, 370 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Plannotator Annotate?

backnotprop (a GitHub user) maintains it in backnotprop/plannotator, which has 9,185 GitHub stars. The repository holds 13 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

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