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asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks
Explain where this session's tokens went, with one simple chart in plain language.
Apply before you trust, report, or act on a number you measured: a speedup, a regression, a throughput, a latency, or an eval result.
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Install Principle Explain The Number
$ npx skills add cursor/plugins --skill principle-explain-the-number -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install cursor/plugins principle-explain-the-number --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/cursor/plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/pstack/skills/principle-explain-the-number .claude/skills/principle-explain-the-number && 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 "principle-explain-the-number" agent skill from https://github.com/cursor/plugins/tree/main/pstack/skills/principle-explain-the-number into .claude/skills/principle-explain-the-number/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "principle-explain-the-number", 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/cursor/plugins/tree/main/pstack/skills/principle-explain-the-numberType 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 cursor/plugins --skill principle-explain-the-number -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install cursor/plugins principle-explain-the-number --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cursor/plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/pstack/skills/principle-explain-the-number .agents/skills/principle-explain-the-number && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "principle-explain-the-number" agent skill from https://github.com/cursor/plugins/tree/main/pstack/skills/principle-explain-the-number into .agents/skills/principle-explain-the-number/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "principle-explain-the-number", 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 cursor/plugins --skill principle-explain-the-number -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install cursor/plugins principle-explain-the-number --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cursor/plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/pstack/skills/principle-explain-the-number .cursor/skills/principle-explain-the-number && 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 "principle-explain-the-number" agent skill from https://github.com/cursor/plugins/tree/main/pstack/skills/principle-explain-the-number into .cursor/skills/principle-explain-the-number/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "principle-explain-the-number", 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/cursor/plugins.git --path pstack/skills/principle-explain-the-number--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 cursor/plugins --skill principle-explain-the-number -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install cursor/plugins principle-explain-the-number --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cursor/plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/pstack/skills/principle-explain-the-number .gemini/skills/principle-explain-the-number && 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 "principle-explain-the-number" agent skill from https://github.com/cursor/plugins/tree/main/pstack/skills/principle-explain-the-number into .gemini/skills/principle-explain-the-number/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "principle-explain-the-number", 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 cursor/plugins principle-explain-the-numberInstalls 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 cursor/plugins --skill principle-explain-the-number -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cursor/plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/pstack/skills/principle-explain-the-number .github/skills/principle-explain-the-number && 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 "principle-explain-the-number" agent skill from https://github.com/cursor/plugins/tree/main/pstack/skills/principle-explain-the-number into .github/skills/principle-explain-the-number/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "principle-explain-the-number", 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 cursor/plugins --skill principle-explain-the-number -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install cursor/plugins principle-explain-the-number --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cursor/plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/pstack/skills/principle-explain-the-number .opencode/skills/principle-explain-the-number && 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 "principle-explain-the-number" agent skill from https://github.com/cursor/plugins/tree/main/pstack/skills/principle-explain-the-number into .opencode/skills/principle-explain-the-number/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "principle-explain-the-number", 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
principle-explain-the-number- GitHub stars
- 10k
- Used in
- 3 other repos
- Token cost
- ~528 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 315 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 99
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Apply before you trust, report, or act on a number you measured: a speedup, a regression, a throughput, a latency, or an eval result.
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Principle Explain The Number is an agent skill from cursor/plugins, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Apply before you trust, report, or act on a number you measured: a speedup, a regression, a throughput, a latency, or an eval result. Find what limits it, and rule out that it measured something other than the work you think.
Its SKILL.md is about 530 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
The repository describes itself as: Cursor plugin specification and official plugins.
Example prompts
- “/principle-explain-the-number”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ccb5507. 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
Principle Explain The Number loads about 528 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 64 tokens; SKILL.md has 315 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 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 315 words (~528 tokens).
“A measured number is a claim about a system. Before you trust it, report it, or act on it, find what limits it and rule out that it measured something else.”
- name
- principle-explain-the-number
- disable-model-invocation
- true
Files
Just SKILL.md in pstack/skills/principle-explain-the-number of cursor/plugins.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit ccb5507
Used in 3 other repositories
We found 3 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 3 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in cursor/plugins, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
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| Principle Explain The Number this skillcursor/plugins | 10k | 3 repos | ~528 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
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| Implementing Zero Trust In Cloudmukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills | 34k | — | ~3.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Zero Trustsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills | 47k | 2 repos | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
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| Logic Explainsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills | 47k | 1 repos | ~894 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Principle Explain The Number
What does Principle Explain The Number do?
Apply before you trust, report, or act on a number you measured: a speedup, a regression, a throughput, a latency, or an eval result. Principle Explain The Number is an agent skill from cursor/plugins, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Apply before you trust, report, or act on a number you measured: a speedup, a regression, a throughput, a latency, or an eval result.
How do I install Principle Explain The Number in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add cursor/plugins --skill principle-explain-the-number -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (pstack/skills/principle-explain-the-number in cursor/plugins) into .claude/skills/principle-explain-the-number in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Principle Explain The Number in Codex?
Run `npx skills add cursor/plugins --skill principle-explain-the-number -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (pstack/skills/principle-explain-the-number in cursor/plugins) into .agents/skills/principle-explain-the-number in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Principle Explain The Number 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 cursor/plugins --skill principle-explain-the-number -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/principle-explain-the-number, .gemini/skills/principle-explain-the-number, .github/skills/principle-explain-the-number and .opencode/skills/principle-explain-the-number in your project.
What does Principle Explain The Number need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Principle Explain The Number is instructions for the agent only.
Does Principle Explain The Number 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 Principle Explain The Number 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 Principle Explain The Number use?
No licence was found for Principle Explain The Number or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Principle Explain The Number use?
About 528 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 Principle Explain The Number?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Principle Explain The Number: Explain Usage (asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks, 69k stars), Implementing Zero Trust In Cloud (mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills, 34k stars), Zero Trust (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars) and Uxui Principles (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Principle Explain The Number?
cursor (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in cursor/plugins, which has 10,278 GitHub stars. The repository holds 99 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.
Source: cursor/plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.