Run a given Ballerina source file with jBallerina to compare behaviour against this interpreter

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Install Run Jballerina

skills CLI
$ npx skills add ballerina-nutcracker/ballerina --skill run-jballerina -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install ballerina-nutcracker/ballerina run-jballerina --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/ballerina-nutcracker/ballerina.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/run-jballerina .claude/skills/run-jballerina && 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
run-jballerina
GitHub stars
121
Token cost
~241 tokens
SKILL.md length
121 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
7
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Run a given Ballerina source file with jBallerina to compare behaviour against this interpreter

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

What it does

Run Jballerina is an agent skill from ballerina-nutcracker/ballerina. Run a given Ballerina source file with jBallerina to compare behaviour against this interpreter

Its SKILL.md is about 240 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: Native Ballerina Interpreter. The licence is Apache-2.0.

Example prompts

  • “/run-jballerina”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 10721ca. 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

Run Jballerina loads about 241 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 28 tokens; SKILL.md has 121 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~28
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~241

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 ballerina-nutcracker/ballerina at commit 10721ca, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© ballerina-nutcracker). 121 words, ~241 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/run-jballerina/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
run-jballerina
description
Run a given Ballerina source file with jBallerina to compare behaviour against this interpreter

Use this skill when you need to validate this interpreter's behaviour against the Java implementation of Ballerina (jBallerina).

  • Run the given Ballerina source file with jBallerina using:

    bash
    bal run $file
  • Replace $file with the path to the .bal source file under test.

  • Compare stdout, stderr, exit status, compile errors, and runtime panics/errors with this interpreter's behaviour.

    • When it comes to errors validate you get the error in the same line numbers and that interpreter error is not an unimplemented or internal error.
    • For panics validate the line numbers in stack frame are the same.
    • For both don't worry about the error messages being different
  • If bal is not available in PATH, report that jBallerina is not installed or not configured for the current environment.

© ballerina-nutcracker, 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 .agents/skills/run-jballerina of ballerina-nutcracker/ballerina.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 10721ca

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Questions about Run Jballerina

What does Run Jballerina do?

Run a given Ballerina source file with jBallerina to compare behaviour against this interpreter. Run Jballerina is an agent skill from ballerina-nutcracker/ballerina.

How do I install Run Jballerina in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add ballerina-nutcracker/ballerina --skill run-jballerina -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/run-jballerina in ballerina-nutcracker/ballerina) into .claude/skills/run-jballerina in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Run Jballerina in Codex?

Run `npx skills add ballerina-nutcracker/ballerina --skill run-jballerina -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/run-jballerina in ballerina-nutcracker/ballerina) into .agents/skills/run-jballerina in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Run Jballerina 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 ballerina-nutcracker/ballerina --skill run-jballerina -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/run-jballerina, .gemini/skills/run-jballerina, .github/skills/run-jballerina and .opencode/skills/run-jballerina in your project.

What does Run Jballerina need to run?

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

Does Run Jballerina 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 Run Jballerina 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 Run Jballerina use?

Run Jballerina 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 Run Jballerina use?

About 241 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 964 characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Run Jballerina?

ballerina-nutcracker (a GitHub organization) maintains it in ballerina-nutcracker/ballerina, which has 121 GitHub stars. The repository holds 7 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

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