Agent skill

Journey Realtime

by butterbase-ai in butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills

Use as the realtime build stage of the Butterbase journey. An agent skill from butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills.

MITAuto-check passedBackend & APIs

Install Journey Realtime

skills CLI
$ npx skills add butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills --skill journey-realtime -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills journey-realtime --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/butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/journey-realtime .claude/skills/journey-realtime && 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
journey-realtime
GitHub stars
534
Token cost
~514 tokens
SKILL.md length
213 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
39
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Use as the realtime build stage of the Butterbase journey. An agent skill from butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills.

  • Works in 7 steps: Refresh docs. Call butterbase_docs with… → Read the Realtime section. Print it… → Invoke butterbase-skills:realtime via… → …
  • Tasks that involve Realtime and WebSockets
  • SKILL.md covers When to use, Preflight, Inputs and Procedure, plus 2 more sections
  • Reaches docs.butterbase.ai

What it does

Journey Realtime is an agent skill from butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills. Use as the realtime build stage of the Butterbase journey. Implements the Realtime section of 02-plan.md by delegating to the realtime skill. Calls managerealtime (configure) to enable WebSocket subscriptions on the listed tables. Skipped if the plan has no realtime needs.

Its SKILL.md is about 510 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 Backend & APIs, covering Realtime and WebSockets. The repository describes itself as: Plugin for Butterbase.ai. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Realtime and WebSockets

Example prompts

  • “/journey-realtime”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Refresh docs. Call butterbase_docs with topic: "realtime". For WebSocket subscription shape and RLS interaction, also WebFetch…
  2. Read the Realtime section. Print it back: "About to enable realtime on: . Proceed?". Wait for yes.
  3. Invoke butterbase-skills:realtime via the Skill tool with the realtime plan and app_id. The wrapped skill calls manage_realtime action…
  4. Verify with manage_realtime action: get.
  5. Append one line to docs/butterbase/04-build-log.md
  6. Tick - [x] realtime in 00-state.md, set current_stage: to the next unchecked stage.
  7. Return to journey orchestrator (or ask "Continue to the next stage? (yes/no)").

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit aa8ae69. 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.

    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:

    • docs.butterbase.ai

    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

Journey Realtime loads about 514 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 73 tokens; SKILL.md has 213 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~73
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~514

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 butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills at commit aa8ae69, republished under its MIT licence (© butterbase-ai). 213 words, ~514 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/journey-realtime/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
journey-realtime
description
Use as the realtime build stage of the Butterbase journey. Implements the Realtime section of 02-plan.md by delegating to the realtime skill. Calls manage_realtime (configure) to enable WebSocket subscriptions on the listed tables. Skipped if the plan has no realtime needs.

Journey: Realtime

Stage 3h of the guided journey. Enable WebSocket subscriptions per the plan.

When to use

  • Dispatched by journey when current_stage: realtime.
  • Directly via /butterbase-skills:journey-realtime.
  • Skipped (annotated (n/a)) if the plan has no Realtime section.

Preflight

If docs/butterbase/03-preflight.md is missing, older than 24 hours, or 00-state.md has app_id: null, invoke butterbase-skills:journey-preflight first. Wait for it to return successfully before proceeding.

Inputs

  • docs/butterbase/02-plan.md — the Realtime section.
  • docs/butterbase/00-state.md — for app_id.

Procedure

  1. Refresh docs. Call butterbase_docs with topic: "realtime". For WebSocket subscription shape and RLS interaction, also WebFetch https://docs.butterbase.ai/realtime. Skip if cache is fresh.

  2. Read the Realtime section. Print it back: "About to enable realtime on: <tables>. Proceed?". Wait for yes.

  3. Invoke butterbase-skills:realtime via the Skill tool with the realtime plan and app_id. The wrapped skill calls manage_realtime action: configure per table and reminds the user that RLS still applies to subscribed rows.

  4. Verify with manage_realtime action: get.

  5. Append one line to docs/butterbase/04-build-log.md: <ISO timestamp> realtime manage_realtime ok

  6. Tick - [x] realtime in 00-state.md, set current_stage: to the next unchecked stage.

  7. Return to journey orchestrator (or ask "Continue to the next stage? (yes/no)").

Outputs

  • Realtime configured tables.
  • One line in 04-build-log.md.

Anti-patterns

  • ❌ Enabling realtime on a table whose RLS hasn't been configured — clients will connect but see no events.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/journey-realtime of butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit aa8ae69

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Categories

Questions about Journey Realtime

What does Journey Realtime do?

Use as the realtime build stage of the Butterbase journey. An agent skill from butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills. Journey Realtime is an agent skill from butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills. Use as the realtime build stage of the Butterbase journey.

When should I use Journey Realtime?

Journey Realtime fits situations like: tasks that involve Realtime and WebSockets.

How do I install Journey Realtime in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills --skill journey-realtime -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/journey-realtime in butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills) into .claude/skills/journey-realtime in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Journey Realtime in Codex?

Run `npx skills add butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills --skill journey-realtime -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/journey-realtime in butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills) into .agents/skills/journey-realtime in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Journey Realtime 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 butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills --skill journey-realtime -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/journey-realtime, .gemini/skills/journey-realtime, .github/skills/journey-realtime and .opencode/skills/journey-realtime in your project.

What does Journey Realtime need to run?

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

Does Journey Realtime access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: docs.butterbase.ai; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Journey Realtime 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 Journey Realtime use?

Journey Realtime is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Journey Realtime use?

About 514 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.1k 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 Journey Realtime?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Journey Realtime: Supabase Development and Debugging (supabase/agent-skills, 2.7k stars), Use Yaak (mountain-loop/yaak, 19k stars), Gemini Live API Dev (google-gemini/gemini-skills, 4.3k stars) and Broker Integration (marketcalls/openalgo, 2.8k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Journey Realtime?

butterbase-ai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills, which has 534 GitHub stars. The repository holds 39 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

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