Official agent skill

Write Rbs

by DataDog in DataDog/dd-trace-rb

A skill your agent uses when writing, reviewing, or modifying RBS type signatures (sig//.rbs, vendor/rbs//.rbs, or inline : annotations) or running Steep – e.g.

OfficialCustom licenceAuto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Write Rbs

skills CLI
$ npx skills add DataDog/dd-trace-rb --skill write-rbs -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install DataDog/dd-trace-rb write-rbs --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/DataDog/dd-trace-rb.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/write-rbs .claude/skills/write-rbs && 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
write-rbs
GitHub stars
417
Token cost
~805 tokens
SKILL.md length
400 words
Files
9 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
3
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when writing, reviewing, or modifying RBS type signatures (sig//.rbs, vendor/rbs//.rbs, or inline : annotations) or running Steep – e.g.

  • Modifying RBS type signatures (sig//.rbs
  • SKILL.md covers Core rules, Vendored signatures, Advanced techniques and Signature generation, plus 1 more section
  • Calls bundle
  • Vendor/rbs//.rbs

What it does

Write Rbs is an agent skill from DataDog/dd-trace-rb, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Use when writing, reviewing, or modifying RBS type signatures (sig//.rbs, vendor/rbs//.rbs, or inline : annotations) or running Steep – e.g. "write rbs", "add type signatures", "type this class", "run steep", "check types". Enforces dd-trace-rb RBS conventions.

Its SKILL.md is about 810 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 9 other files, including reference files (for example `README.md`, `references/class-definitions.md` and `references/generics.md`).

It sits in DevOps & Cloud. It works with Datadog and Ruby. The repository describes itself as: Datadog's client library for Ruby.

When your agent uses it

  • Modifying RBS type signatures (sig//.rbs
  • Vendor/rbs//.rbs
  • Inline : annotations)
  • Running Steep – e.g

Example prompts

  • “write rbs”
  • “add type signatures”
  • “type this class”
  • “/write-rbs”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 8a3b01c. 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:

    • bundle

    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

Write Rbs loads about 805 tokens when it runs, and up to ~3.9k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 70 tokens; SKILL.md has 400 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
~805
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~3.9k

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 (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 400 words (~805 tokens).

“Signatures live in sig/, mirroring lib/ one .rbs per .rb. Vendored gem stubs live in vendor/rbs/. ALWAYS check for an existing .rbs before writing a new one”

— opening of SKILL.md by DataDog, Custom licence
name
write-rbs

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 8 other files (references) in .agents/skills/write-rbs of DataDog/dd-trace-rb.

  • SKILL.md
  • README.md
  • references/class-definitions.md
  • references/generics.md
  • references/inline-rbs.md
  • references/interfaces.md
  • references/procs.md
  • references/steep-annotations.md
  • references/type-aliases.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 8a3b01c

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Apm IntegrationsDataDog/dd-trace-java736—~3.7kAutomated safety check: NotesApache-2.0

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Questions about Write Rbs

What does Write Rbs do?

A skill your agent uses when writing, reviewing, or modifying RBS type signatures (sig//.rbs, vendor/rbs//.rbs, or inline : annotations) or running Steep – e.g. Write Rbs is an agent skill from DataDog/dd-trace-rb, published by the product's own GitHub organization.g.

When should I use Write Rbs?

Write Rbs fits situations like: modifying RBS type signatures (sig//.rbs; vendor/rbs//.rbs; inline : annotations); running Steep – e.g.

How do I install Write Rbs in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add DataDog/dd-trace-rb --skill write-rbs -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/write-rbs in DataDog/dd-trace-rb) into .claude/skills/write-rbs in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Write Rbs in Codex?

Run `npx skills add DataDog/dd-trace-rb --skill write-rbs -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/write-rbs in DataDog/dd-trace-rb) into .agents/skills/write-rbs in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Write Rbs 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 DataDog/dd-trace-rb --skill write-rbs -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/write-rbs, .gemini/skills/write-rbs, .github/skills/write-rbs and .opencode/skills/write-rbs in your project.

What does Write Rbs need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Write Rbs needs the command-line tools its instructions call (bundle).

Does Write Rbs 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 Write Rbs 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 Write Rbs use?

Write Rbs has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Write Rbs use?

About 805 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 3.1k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Write Rbs?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Write Rbs: Swig CI Repro (swig/swig, 6.3k stars), Apm Integrations (DataDog/dd-trace-js, 836 stars), Dd Idp (DataDog/pup, 1k stars) and Datadog Data Source Generator (DataDog/terraform-provider-datadog, 468 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Write Rbs?

DataDog (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in DataDog/dd-trace-rb, which has 417 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: DataDog/dd-trace-rb on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.