Agent skill

Cloud Preview

by davidondrej in davidondrej/cloudroom-core

Show a web app running in a Cloudroom cloud thread through the user’s laptop localhost.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passed

Install Cloud Preview

skills CLI
$ npx skills add davidondrej/cloudroom-core --skill cloud-preview -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install davidondrej/cloudroom-core cloud-preview --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/davidondrej/cloudroom-core.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/src/preview/cloud-preview .claude/skills/cloud-preview && 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
cloud-preview
GitHub stars
276
Token cost
~282 tokens
SKILL.md length
149 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
5
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Show a web app running in a Cloudroom cloud thread through the user’s laptop localhost.

  • Works in 5 steps: Start the HTTP development server on… → Run cloudroom preview PORT with its… → Only when the JSON says state: ready,… → …
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Cloud Preview is an agent skill from davidondrej/cloudroom-core. Show a web app running in a Cloudroom cloud thread through the user’s laptop localhost. Use after starting a development server or when asked to show a browser preview.

Its SKILL.md is about 280 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: Open-source, self-hostable Rust runtime that runs Claude Code, Codex, and Pi in the cloud. The licence is Apache-2.0.

Example prompts

  • “/cloud-preview”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Start the HTTP development server on IPv4 loopback (127.0.0.1) as the normal agent user. Keep its process running. Do not install packages…
  2. Run cloudroom preview PORT with its actual port.
  3. Only when the JSON says state: ready, post the returned url as a Markdown link. Do not guess a localhost port, open the browser…
  4. If pending, explain that the paired Mac must be connected; use cloudroom preview status PORT to check again. A failed or pending preview…
  5. cloudroom preview close PORT closes forwarding, not the app. Stop the app separately only when requested.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9603ed1. 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

Cloud Preview loads about 282 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 46 tokens; SKILL.md has 149 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~46
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~282

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 davidondrej/cloudroom-core at commit 9603ed1, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© davidondrej). 149 words, ~282 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/cloud-preview/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
cloud-preview
description
Show a web app running in a Cloudroom cloud thread through the user’s laptop localhost. Use after starting a development server or when asked to show a browser preview.

Cloud preview

  1. Start the HTTP development server on IPv4 loopback (127.0.0.1) as the normal agent user. Keep its process running. Do not install packages just to expose it.
  2. Run cloudroom preview PORT with its actual port.
  3. Only when the JSON says state: ready, post the returned url as a Markdown link. Do not guess a localhost port, open the browser automatically, or use BB Connect or other public hosting.
  4. If pending, explain that the paired Mac must be connected; use cloudroom preview status PORT to check again. A failed or pending preview does not stop cloud work.
  5. cloudroom preview close PORT closes forwarding, not the app. Stop the app separately only when requested.

Local threads use their ordinary localhost server directly. Do not change server security settings to allow all hosts/origins. Never ask for or print SSH private keys, core tokens, or hosting credentials.

© davidondrej, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in src/preview/cloud-preview of davidondrej/cloudroom-core.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9603ed1

Compare with similar skills

Cloud Preview 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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Windmill Dev Page Previewwindmill-labs/windmill18k—~1.8kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
Docs Learn PR Previewnetdata/netdata81k—~2kAutomated safety check: PassGPL-3.0

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Questions about Cloud Preview

What does Cloud Preview do?

Show a web app running in a Cloudroom cloud thread through the user’s laptop localhost. Cloud Preview is an agent skill from davidondrej/cloudroom-core. Show a web app running in a Cloudroom cloud thread through the user’s laptop localhost.

How do I install Cloud Preview in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add davidondrej/cloudroom-core --skill cloud-preview -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (src/preview/cloud-preview in davidondrej/cloudroom-core) into .claude/skills/cloud-preview in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Cloud Preview in Codex?

Run `npx skills add davidondrej/cloudroom-core --skill cloud-preview -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (src/preview/cloud-preview in davidondrej/cloudroom-core) into .agents/skills/cloud-preview in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Cloud Preview 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 davidondrej/cloudroom-core --skill cloud-preview -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/cloud-preview, .gemini/skills/cloud-preview, .github/skills/cloud-preview and .opencode/skills/cloud-preview in your project.

What does Cloud Preview need to run?

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

Does Cloud Preview 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 Cloud Preview 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 Cloud Preview use?

Cloud Preview is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Cloud Preview use?

About 282 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.1k 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 Cloud Preview?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Cloud Preview: Langfuse Previews (langfuse/langfuse, 36k stars), Upload Element Previews (remotion-dev/remotion, 63k stars), Turn This Into A Thread (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars) and Windmill Dev Page Preview (windmill-labs/windmill, 18k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Cloud Preview?

davidondrej (a GitHub user) maintains it in davidondrej/cloudroom-core, which has 276 GitHub stars. The repository holds 5 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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