Agent skill

Tables CLI

by clay-run in clay-run/agent-plugins

Clay tables — inspect, query, and export data from an existing table via the clay tables CLI (list, columns, rows, query-live, structured query).

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Install Tables CLI

skills CLI
$ npx skills add clay-run/agent-plugins --skill tables-cli -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install clay-run/agent-plugins tables-cli --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/clay-run/agent-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/clay/skills/tables-cli .claude/skills/tables-cli && 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
tables-cli
GitHub stars
130
Token cost
~3.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,621 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
35
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Clay tables — inspect, query, and export data from an existing table via the clay tables CLI (list, columns, rows, query-live, structured query).

  • SKILL.md covers Finding a table, Not supported, CLI: clay tables and Example: join across tables, plus 2 more sections
  • Calls jq

What it does

Tables CLI is an agent skill from clay-run/agent-plugins. Clay tables — inspect, query, and export data from an existing table via the clay tables CLI (list, columns, rows, query-live, structured query). To investigate a table or record, use the focused /tables- skills (analyze, trace, error-sweep, value-trace, capacity).

Its SKILL.md is about 3.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `dependency-catalog.md`).

The repository describes itself as: Build with Clay in your AI coding agent - skills, MCP tools, and the clay CLI for Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. Search companies and people, run enrichment routines, and query…

Example prompts

  • “/tables-cli”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a813258. 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:

    • jq

    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):

    • developers.clay.com

    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

Tables CLI loads about 3.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 70 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,621 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~70
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3.4k

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 1,621 words (~3,365 tokens).

“Clay tables are spreadsheet-like: columns (basic, formula, or enrichment), rows (usually people or companies), and sources that add rows. This skill only reads tables that already exist. If clay isn't on PATH or clay whoami fails on auth, run the…”

— opening of SKILL.md by clay-run
name
tables-cli

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in clay/skills/tables-cli of clay-run/agent-plugins.

  • SKILL.md
  • dependency-catalog.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit a813258

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Cost Exportruvnet/ruflo74k1 repos~687Automated safety check: NotesMIT

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Questions about Tables CLI

What does Tables CLI do?

Clay tables — inspect, query, and export data from an existing table via the clay tables CLI (list, columns, rows, query-live, structured query). Tables CLI is an agent skill from clay-run/agent-plugins. Clay tables — inspect, query, and export data from an existing table via the clay tables CLI (list, columns, rows, query-live, structured query).

How do I install Tables CLI in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add clay-run/agent-plugins --skill tables-cli -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (clay/skills/tables-cli in clay-run/agent-plugins) into .claude/skills/tables-cli in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Tables CLI in Codex?

Run `npx skills add clay-run/agent-plugins --skill tables-cli -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (clay/skills/tables-cli in clay-run/agent-plugins) into .agents/skills/tables-cli in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Tables CLI 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 clay-run/agent-plugins --skill tables-cli -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/tables-cli, .gemini/skills/tables-cli, .github/skills/tables-cli and .opencode/skills/tables-cli in your project.

What does Tables CLI need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Tables CLI needs the command-line tools its instructions call (jq).

Does Tables CLI access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: developers.clay.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Tables CLI 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 Tables CLI use?

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

How many tokens does Tables CLI use?

About 3.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 13k 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 Tables CLI?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Tables CLI: Node Inspect Debugger (openclaw/openclaw, 392k stars), Table Fit (asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks, 69k stars), Export (0xsline/OpenChatCut, 2.2k stars) and Export Download Debugging (nexu-io/open-design, 100k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Tables CLI?

clay-run (a GitHub organization) maintains it in clay-run/agent-plugins, which has 130 GitHub stars. The repository holds 35 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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