AWS Cdk Development
zxkane/aws-skills
AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) expert for building cloud infrastructure with TypeScript/Python.
Modify, validate, run, register, publish, consume, and troubleshoot agents on Blocks Network.
Install Blocks Network
$ npx skills add blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk --skill blocks-network -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk blocks-network --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/blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/blocks-network .claude/skills/blocks-network && 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 "blocks-network" agent skill from https://github.com/blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk/tree/master/skills/blocks-network into .claude/skills/blocks-network/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "blocks-network", 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/blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk/tree/master/skills/blocks-networkType 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 blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk --skill blocks-network -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk blocks-network --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/blocks-network .agents/skills/blocks-network && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "blocks-network" agent skill from https://github.com/blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk/tree/master/skills/blocks-network into .agents/skills/blocks-network/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "blocks-network", 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 blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk --skill blocks-network -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk blocks-network --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/blocks-network .cursor/skills/blocks-network && 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 "blocks-network" agent skill from https://github.com/blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk/tree/master/skills/blocks-network into .cursor/skills/blocks-network/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "blocks-network", 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/blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk.git --path skills/blocks-network--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 blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk --skill blocks-network -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk blocks-network --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/blocks-network .gemini/skills/blocks-network && 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 "blocks-network" agent skill from https://github.com/blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk/tree/master/skills/blocks-network into .gemini/skills/blocks-network/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "blocks-network", 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 blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk blocks-networkInstalls 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 blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk --skill blocks-network -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/blocks-network .github/skills/blocks-network && 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 "blocks-network" agent skill from https://github.com/blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk/tree/master/skills/blocks-network into .github/skills/blocks-network/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "blocks-network", 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 blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk --skill blocks-network -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk blocks-network --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/blocks-network .opencode/skills/blocks-network && 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 "blocks-network" agent skill from https://github.com/blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk/tree/master/skills/blocks-network into .opencode/skills/blocks-network/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "blocks-network", 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
blocks-network- GitHub stars
- 146
- Token cost
- ~2.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 1,182 words
- Files
- 8 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 2
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Proprietary
At a glance
Modify, validate, run, register, publish, consume, and troubleshoot agents on Blocks Network.
- Works in 6 steps: Determine whether the user wants to… → Locate candidate projects by… → For an existing project, read its card… → …
- An agent project already exists
- SKILL.md covers Route before acting, Working method, Network invariants and Common workflows, plus 2 more sections
- Needs BLOCKS_API_KEY
What it does
Blocks Network is an agent skill from blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk. Modify, validate, run, register, publish, consume, and troubleshoot agents on Blocks Network. Use when an agent project already exists, when deploying existing code, or when working with agent-card.json, the Blocks CLI, TaskClient, streams, private access, or publishing. For a brand-new agent, use blocks-getstarted. Do not use for generic AI-agent work or for a Blocks Enterprise deployment, which serves its own skill at <deployment/skill.md.
Its SKILL.md is about 2.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 8 other files, including reference files (for example `references/agent-card-reference.md`, `references/agent-card.schema.json` and `references/agent-development-guide.md`).
It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Deployment. It works with Python. The repository describes itself as: Blocks Network CLI and SDKs.
When your agent uses it
- An agent project already exists
- Deploying existing code
- Working with agent-card.json
- Generic AI-agent work
Example prompts
- “/blocks-network”
Requirements
- Python 3
- A credential in BLOCKS_API_KEY
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Determine whether the user wants to modify an agent, deploy existing code,
- Locate candidate projects by agent-card.json, not by directory name. If
- For an existing project, read its card and the file named by
- Make the requested local changes. If handler input, output, task kind, or
- Run the smallest relevant local checks, including blocks check for every
- Hand off any live command the user must run, with the exact project path and
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 2b0e03b. 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 and dotenv).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
config.blocks.ai
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
BLOCKS_API_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Blocks Network loads about 2.3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~46k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 115 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,182 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: notes
The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.
- NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:76
`.env` untouched. Use `--dir <project>` when logging in from a parent directory - NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:77
ey is written to the intended project's `.env`. - NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:82
side `blocks run` need the key in their `.env`:
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
Its licence (Proprietary) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,182 words (~2,344 tokens).
“Work on Blocks agents on Blocks Network, the public multi-tenant Blocks deployment. The CLI and SDKs target it by default; blocks login --network selects it explicitly.”
- name
- blocks-network
- metadata.author
- blocks-network
- metadata.version
- 0.4.0
Files
SKILL.md and 7 other files (references) in skills/blocks-network of blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk.
- SKILL.md
- LICENSE
- references/agent-card-reference.md
- references/agent-card.schema.json
- references/agent-development-guide.md
- references/io-schema-reference.md
- references/node-reference.md
- references/python-reference.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 2b0e03b
Compare with similar skills
Blocks Network 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blocks Network this skillblocksnetwork/blocks-sdk | 146 | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Notes | Proprietary | |
| AWS Cdk Developmentzxkane/aws-skills | 367 | 2 repos | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Azure Architecture Autopilotgithub/awesome-copilot | 40k | 1 repos | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Minimegasandia-minimega/minimega | 160 | — | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0-only | |
| DDNS Build and Release MaintenanceNewFuture/DDNS | 4.7k | — | ~444 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Vpn DeploySergei-thinker/vpn-setup | 189 | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT |
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Questions about Blocks Network
What does Blocks Network do?
Modify, validate, run, register, publish, consume, and troubleshoot agents on Blocks Network. Blocks Network is an agent skill from blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk. Modify, validate, run, register, publish, consume, and troubleshoot agents on Blocks Network.
When should I use Blocks Network?
Blocks Network fits situations like: an agent project already exists; deploying existing code; working with agent-card.json; generic AI-agent work.
How do I install Blocks Network in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk --skill blocks-network -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/blocks-network in blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk) into .claude/skills/blocks-network in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Blocks Network in Codex?
Run `npx skills add blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk --skill blocks-network -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/blocks-network in blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk) into .agents/skills/blocks-network in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Blocks Network 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 blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk --skill blocks-network -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/blocks-network, .gemini/skills/blocks-network, .github/skills/blocks-network and .opencode/skills/blocks-network in your project.
What does Blocks Network need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Blocks Network needs credentials named BLOCKS_API_KEY. Our summary lists: Python 3; A credential in BLOCKS_API_KEY.
Does Blocks Network access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: config.blocks.ai. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Blocks Network safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (mentions a .env file), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Blocks Network use?
Blocks Network carries a proprietary licence (from the LICENSE file in the skill folder). It is published on GitHub, but it is not open source: read the licence file before using or sharing it.
How many tokens does Blocks Network use?
About 2.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 44k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Blocks Network?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Blocks Network: AWS Cdk Development (zxkane/aws-skills, 367 stars), Azure Architecture Autopilot (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars), Minimega (sandia-minimega/minimega, 160 stars) and DDNS Build and Release Maintenance (NewFuture/DDNS, 4.7k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Blocks Network?
blocksnetwork (a GitHub organization) maintains it in blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk, which has 146 GitHub stars. The repository holds 2 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.
Source: blocksnetwork/blocks-sdk on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.