Agent skill

Php Development

by Cecilapp in Cecilapp/Cecil

Expert guidance for PHP 8+ development, prioritizing code quality (SOLID, PSR standards), security practices, and testing requirements

EUPL-1.2Auto-check passedDevelopment

Install Php Development

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Cecilapp/Cecil --skill php-development -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Cecilapp/Cecil php-development --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/Cecilapp/Cecil.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/php-development .claude/skills/php-development && 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
php-development
GitHub stars
297
Token cost
~601 tokens
SKILL.md length
276 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
4
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
EUPL-1.2

At a glance

Expert guidance for PHP 8+ development, prioritizing code quality (SOLID, PSR standards), security practices, and testing requirements

  • Tasks that involve Code quality
  • SKILL.md covers Core Principles, PHP Standards and Best Practices
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Php Development is an agent skill from Cecilapp/Cecil. Expert guidance for PHP 8+ development, prioritizing code quality (SOLID, PSR standards), security practices, and testing requirements

Its SKILL.md is about 600 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 Development, covering Code quality. It works with PHP. The repository describes itself as: A simple and powerful content-driven static site generator.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Code quality

Example prompts

  • “/php-development”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d5c73ab. 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

    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

Php Development loads about 601 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 38 tokens; SKILL.md has 276 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~38
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~601

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

Its licence (EUPL-1.2) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 276 words (~601 tokens).

“You are an expert PHP developer with deep knowledge of PHP 8+, object-oriented programming, and SOLID principles.”

— opening of SKILL.md by Cecilapp, EUPL-1.2
name
php-development

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .github/skills/php-development of Cecilapp/Cecil.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit d5c73ab

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Php Development 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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DevAutomattic/wordpress-activitypub582—~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
WooCommerce Backend Conventionswoocommerce/woocommerce11k1 repos~614Automated safety check: PassCustom licence

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Questions about Php Development

What does Php Development do?

Expert guidance for PHP 8+ development, prioritizing code quality (SOLID, PSR standards), security practices, and testing requirements. Php Development is an agent skill from Cecilapp/Cecil.

When should I use Php Development?

Php Development fits situations like: tasks that involve Code quality.

How do I install Php Development in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Cecilapp/Cecil --skill php-development -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/php-development in Cecilapp/Cecil) into .claude/skills/php-development in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Php Development in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Cecilapp/Cecil --skill php-development -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/php-development in Cecilapp/Cecil) into .agents/skills/php-development in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Php Development 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 Cecilapp/Cecil --skill php-development -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/php-development, .gemini/skills/php-development, .github/skills/php-development and .opencode/skills/php-development in your project.

What does Php Development need to run?

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

Does Php Development 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 Php Development 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 Php Development use?

Php Development is published under the EUPL-1.2 licence (the repository's licence).

How many tokens does Php Development use?

About 601 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.4k 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 Php Development?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Php Development: WooCommerce Code Review (woocommerce/woocommerce, 11k stars), Skill Doli Code Review (Dolibarr/dolibarr, 7.7k stars), Code Style (Automattic/wordpress-activitypub, 582 stars) and Dev (Automattic/wordpress-activitypub, 582 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Php Development?

Cecilapp (a GitHub organization) maintains it in Cecilapp/Cecil, which has 297 GitHub stars. The repository holds 4 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

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