Agent skill

Visualize Repo

by BuilderIO in BuilderIO/agent-native

Open or create a repo-native visual documentation workspace backed by local Plan MDX files.

No licenceAuto-check passedDocuments & Office

Install Visualize Repo

skills CLI
$ npx skills add BuilderIO/agent-native --skill visualize-repo -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install BuilderIO/agent-native visualize-repo --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/BuilderIO/agent-native.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/visualize-repo .claude/skills/visualize-repo && 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
visualize-repo
GitHub stars
7.1k
Token cost
~947 tokens
SKILL.md length
394 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
102
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Open or create a repo-native visual documentation workspace backed by local Plan MDX files.

  • Works in 5 steps: Inspect agent-native.json and the… → Read the source anchors listed for each… → Add only the visual blocks that earn… → …
  • The user asks to visualize a repository
  • SKILL.md covers Default Command, When There Is No Manifest, Agent Workflow and Privacy Boundary
  • Calls npx

What it does

Visualize Repo is an agent skill from BuilderIO/agent-native. Open or create a repo-native visual documentation workspace backed by local Plan MDX files. Use when the user asks to visualize a repository, create durable visual docs for APIs/components/models/flows, launch a visual repo viewer, review repo docs like a visual IDE, or collect Plan comments that should become coding-agent changes.

Its SKILL.md is about 950 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 Documents & Office, covering Markdown. The repository describes itself as: A framework for building agentic apps.

When your agent uses it

  • The user asks to visualize a repository
  • Create durable visual docs for APIs/components/models/flows
  • Launch a visual repo viewer
  • Review repo docs like a visual IDE

Example prompts

  • “/visualize-repo”

Requirements

  • Node.js

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Inspect agent-native.json and the generated plan.mdx.
  2. Read the source anchors listed for each target before changing the visual
  3. Add only the visual blocks that earn their keep: api-endpoint for stable
  4. Run npx @agent-native/core@latest visualize-repo check after editing MDX.
  5. Use verify before handoff when renderer correctness matters.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e16da0c. 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:

    • npx

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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

Visualize Repo loads about 947 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 87 tokens; SKILL.md has 394 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~87
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~947

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 394 words (~947 tokens).

“/visualize-repo opens a local, source-controlled visual documentation layer for a repository. It is for durable repo understanding, not a one-off plan: components can have wireframes, APIs can have specs, models can have schema views, and reviewers can comment on those…”

— opening of SKILL.md by BuilderIO
name
visualize-repo
metadata.visibility
exported

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/visualize-repo of BuilderIO/agent-native.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e16da0c

Compare with similar skills

Visualize Repo 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.

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Visualize Repo this skillBuilderIO/agent-native7.1k—~947Automated safety check: PassNone
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Questions about Visualize Repo

What does Visualize Repo do?

Open or create a repo-native visual documentation workspace backed by local Plan MDX files. Visualize Repo is an agent skill from BuilderIO/agent-native. Open or create a repo-native visual documentation workspace backed by local Plan MDX files.

When should I use Visualize Repo?

Visualize Repo fits situations like: the user asks to visualize a repository; create durable visual docs for APIs/components/models/flows; launch a visual repo viewer; review repo docs like a visual IDE.

How do I install Visualize Repo in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add BuilderIO/agent-native --skill visualize-repo -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/visualize-repo in BuilderIO/agent-native) into .claude/skills/visualize-repo in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Visualize Repo in Codex?

Run `npx skills add BuilderIO/agent-native --skill visualize-repo -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/visualize-repo in BuilderIO/agent-native) into .agents/skills/visualize-repo in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Visualize Repo 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 BuilderIO/agent-native --skill visualize-repo -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/visualize-repo, .gemini/skills/visualize-repo, .github/skills/visualize-repo and .opencode/skills/visualize-repo in your project.

What does Visualize Repo need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Visualize Repo needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npx). Our summary lists: Node.js.

Does Visualize Repo access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Visualize Repo 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 Visualize Repo use?

No licence was found for Visualize Repo or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Visualize Repo use?

About 947 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.8k 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 Visualize Repo?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Visualize Repo: Markdown Article Formatter (JimLiu/baoyu-skills, 26k stars), Markitdown (ImCa0/just-laws, 781 stars), Obsidian Markdown (Atmosphere/atmosphere, 3.8k stars) and Gzh Design (isjiamu/gzh-design-skill, 3.9k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Visualize Repo?

BuilderIO (a GitHub organization) maintains it in BuilderIO/agent-native, which has 7,087 GitHub stars. The repository holds 102 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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