Agent skill

C Apps

by daxaur in daxaur/openpaw

Install, update, and search Mac App Store apps from the command line using mas.

MITAuto-check passed

Install C Apps

skills CLI
$ npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-apps -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install daxaur/openpaw c-apps --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/daxaur/openpaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/c-apps .claude/skills/c-apps && 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
c-apps
GitHub stars
173
Token cost
~210 tokens
SKILL.md length
49 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
42
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Install, update, and search Mac App Store apps from the command line using mas.

  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

C Apps is an agent skill from daxaur/openpaw. Install, update, and search Mac App Store apps from the command line using mas.

Its SKILL.md is about 210 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It works with macOS. The repository describes itself as: Personal Assistant Wizard for Claude Code — npx pawmode. The licence is MIT.

Example prompts

  • “/c-apps”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a2562d1. 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 (its code samples are bash).

    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

C Apps loads about 210 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 22 tokens; SKILL.md has 49 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~22
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~210

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 daxaur/openpaw at commit a2562d1, republished under its MIT licence (© daxaur). 49 words, ~210 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/c-apps/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
c-apps
description
Install, update, and search Mac App Store apps from the command line using mas.
tags
apps, appstore, macos, install

Mac App Store (mas)

bash
# Search for apps
mas search Xcode
mas search "Bear Notes"

# Install by app ID
mas install 497799835    # Xcode

# List installed apps
mas list

# Check for outdated apps
mas outdated

# Upgrade all outdated apps
mas upgrade

# Upgrade specific app
mas upgrade 497799835

# Show app info
mas info 497799835

# Open app page in App Store
mas open 497799835

Guidelines

  • User must be signed into the Mac App Store
  • On macOS 15+, install/upgrade requires admin password
  • Use mas search to find app IDs before installing
  • mas upgrade updates all apps — confirm with user first
  • Free and paid apps both work (paid requires prior purchase)

© daxaur, MIT. 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 skills/c-apps of daxaur/openpaw.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit a2562d1

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Orca iOS Simulator Controlstablyai/orca87k1 repos~584Automated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Mole Bug Patternstw93/Mole69k—~2kAutomated safety check: PassGPL-3.0
Disk Storage AnalyzerKKKKhazix/khazix-skills21k1 repos~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Works with

Questions about C Apps

What does C Apps do?

Install, update, and search Mac App Store apps from the command line using mas. C Apps is an agent skill from daxaur/openpaw. Install, update, and search Mac App Store apps from the command line using mas.

How do I install C Apps in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-apps -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/c-apps in daxaur/openpaw) into .claude/skills/c-apps in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install C Apps in Codex?

Run `npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-apps -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/c-apps in daxaur/openpaw) into .agents/skills/c-apps in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use C Apps 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 daxaur/openpaw --skill c-apps -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/c-apps, .gemini/skills/c-apps, .github/skills/c-apps and .opencode/skills/c-apps in your project.

What does C Apps need to run?

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

Does C Apps 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 C Apps 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 C Apps use?

C Apps is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does C Apps use?

About 210 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 840 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 C Apps?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with C Apps: Site Architecture (AvdLee/RocketSimApp, 802 stars), macOS Spm App Packaging (Dimillian/Skills, 4k stars), Orca iOS Simulator Control (stablyai/orca, 87k stars) and Mole Bug Patterns (tw93/Mole, 69k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains C Apps?

daxaur (a GitHub user) maintains it in daxaur/openpaw, which has 173 GitHub stars. The repository holds 42 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 23, 2026.

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