Agent skill

Swpm Dev Guide

Development guide for setting up, debugging, and testing SWPM locally.

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Install Swpm Dev Guide

skills CLI

$ npx skills add deinsoftware/swpm --skill swpm-dev-guide -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install deinsoftware/swpm swpm-dev-guide --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/deinsoftware/swpm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/swpm-dev-guide .claude/skills/swpm-dev-guide && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "swpm-dev-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/deinsoftware/swpm/tree/main/.agents/skills/swpm-dev-guide into .claude/skills/swpm-dev-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "swpm-dev-guide", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/deinsoftware/swpm/tree/main/.agents/skills/swpm-dev-guide

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add deinsoftware/swpm --skill swpm-dev-guide -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install deinsoftware/swpm swpm-dev-guide --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/deinsoftware/swpm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/swpm-dev-guide .agents/skills/swpm-dev-guide && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "swpm-dev-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/deinsoftware/swpm/tree/main/.agents/skills/swpm-dev-guide into .agents/skills/swpm-dev-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "swpm-dev-guide", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add deinsoftware/swpm --skill swpm-dev-guide -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install deinsoftware/swpm swpm-dev-guide --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/deinsoftware/swpm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/swpm-dev-guide .cursor/skills/swpm-dev-guide && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "swpm-dev-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/deinsoftware/swpm/tree/main/.agents/skills/swpm-dev-guide into .cursor/skills/swpm-dev-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "swpm-dev-guide", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/deinsoftware/swpm.git --path .agents/skills/swpm-dev-guide

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add deinsoftware/swpm --skill swpm-dev-guide -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install deinsoftware/swpm swpm-dev-guide --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/deinsoftware/swpm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/swpm-dev-guide .gemini/skills/swpm-dev-guide && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "swpm-dev-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/deinsoftware/swpm/tree/main/.agents/skills/swpm-dev-guide into .gemini/skills/swpm-dev-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "swpm-dev-guide", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install deinsoftware/swpm swpm-dev-guide

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add deinsoftware/swpm --skill swpm-dev-guide -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/deinsoftware/swpm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/swpm-dev-guide .github/skills/swpm-dev-guide && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "swpm-dev-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/deinsoftware/swpm/tree/main/.agents/skills/swpm-dev-guide into .github/skills/swpm-dev-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "swpm-dev-guide", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add deinsoftware/swpm --skill swpm-dev-guide -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install deinsoftware/swpm swpm-dev-guide --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/deinsoftware/swpm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/swpm-dev-guide .opencode/skills/swpm-dev-guide && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "swpm-dev-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/deinsoftware/swpm/tree/main/.agents/skills/swpm-dev-guide into .opencode/skills/swpm-dev-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "swpm-dev-guide", 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: swpm-dev-guide
GitHub stars: 125
Token cost: ~1k tokens
SKILL.md length: 437 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 7
Repo updated: Jun 6, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Development guide for setting up, debugging, and testing SWPM locally.

Works in 4 steps: Clone the repository → Run npm install to install dependencies → Run npm run build to compile → …
Tasks that involve Debugging
SKILL.md covers When to Use, Project Structure, Build & Test Commands and Development Tasks, plus 3 more sections
Calls npm, node and npx

What it does

Swpm Dev Guide is an agent skill from deinsoftware/swpm. Development guide for setting up, debugging, and testing SWPM locally. Includes project structure, build commands, testing, and common development tasks.

Its SKILL.md is about 1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development, covering Debugging. It works with npm, Node.js and TypeScript. The repository describes itself as: Switch Package Manager - Say goodbye to Package Manager confusion. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Debugging

Example prompts

“/swpm-dev-guide”

Requirements

Node.js

Workflow steps

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

Clone the repository
Run npm install to install dependencies
Run npm run build to compile
Use npm link (in bin/) to test globally

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ee443bd. 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:
- npm
- node
- npx
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npm and npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
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

Swpm Dev Guide loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 42 tokens; SKILL.md has 437 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~42
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1k

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 deinsoftware/swpm at commit ee443bd, republished under its MIT licence (© deinsoftware). 437 words, ~1,044 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/swpm-dev-guide/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: swpm-dev-guide
description: Development guide for setting up, debugging, and testing SWPM locally. Includes project structure, build commands, testing, and common development tasks.
id: swpm-dev-guide
version: 1.0.0
tags: swpm, development, debugging, local-env, testing, build

SWPM Development Guide

Use this skill when developers need help with local development tasks, debugging, project structure understanding, or setting up their development environment for SWPM.

When to Use

Developer asks how to set up the development environment
Questions about building, testing, or debugging SWPM
Need to understand project structure or architecture
Help with common development tasks (adding features, fixing bugs)
Do not use for questions about using SWPM as an end-user

Project Structure

swpm/
├── src/
│   ├── cli/swpm/          # CLI commands and entry points
│   │   ├── cli.ts         # Main CLI router (yargs v18)
│   │   └── commands/      # Individual command files
│   ├── packages/
│   │   ├── managers/      # Package manager configs (npm.ts, yarn.ts, etc.)
│   │   └── *.ts           # Package detection and utilities
│   └── alias/             # Direct CLI entry points (not via yargs)
├── bin/                   # Compiled output (deleted on prebuild)
├── .agents/skills/        # Agent skills for AI assistants
└── package.json           # ESM module, Node.js >= 20

Build & Test Commands

Build the project

bash

npm run build

Deletes bin/, compiles TypeScript, copies assets, runs npm ci in bin/.

Run tests

bash

npm run test

Runs vitest with --pool=forks (required for ESM).

Run single test

bash

npx vitest run src/cli/swpm/commands/upgrade.test.ts --pool=forks

Type checking

bash

npm run ts:check

Type checking without emit.

Development Tasks

Starting development

Clone the repository
Run npm install to install dependencies
Run npm run build to compile
Use npm link (in bin/) to test globally

Debugging a command

Check if command exists in src/cli/swpm/commands/*.ts
Verify manager config in src/packages/managers/*.ts
Check registration in src/cli/swpm/cli.ts
Add console.log or use Node.js inspector
Run with node --inspect bin/swpm.js <command>

Adding a new feature

Follow architecture rules (two-layer command system)
Update manager configs if needed
Create command file if new command
Register in cli.ts if new command
Update documentation (CHEATSHEET.md, README.md)
Run tests and build to verify

Key Constraints

Node.js >= 20 (strict requirement)
ESM only ("type": "module" in package.json)
TypeScript strict mode enabled
@yargs v18 API (not v17 or earlier)
Output directory: bin/ (gets deleted on prebuild)

Example Questions

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Setup & Environment

Q: "How do I set up the development environment for SWPM?" Q: "What are the requirements to develop SWPM locally?" Q: "How do I build the project from source?"

Debugging

Q: "How can I debug why the upgrade command is not working?" Q: "The build is failing, how do I troubleshoot it?" Q: "How do I test changes to the npm manager config?"

Project Understanding

Q: "What is the two-layer command system?" Q: "Where are package manager configurations defined?" Q: "How does SWPM detect which package manager to use?"

Testing

Q: "How do I run tests for a specific command?" Q: "Why does vitest need --pool=forks?" Q: "How do I add a new test for my feature?"

Development Workflow

Q: "What steps should I follow to add a new command?" Q: "How do I verify my changes don't break existing functionality?" Q: "What documentation should I update when adding a feature?"

Observations

Before answering, observe:

Check current Node.js version with node --version
Verify if bin/ directory exists (build output)
Review AGENTS.md for architecture rules
Check .agents/skills/swpm-manage-commands-args/ for command/args management
Review CHEATSHEET.md for current implementation status

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/swpm-dev-guide of deinsoftware/swpm.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ee443bd

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Questions about Swpm Dev Guide

What does Swpm Dev Guide do?

Development guide for setting up, debugging, and testing SWPM locally. Swpm Dev Guide is an agent skill from deinsoftware/swpm. Development guide for setting up, debugging, and testing SWPM locally.

When should I use Swpm Dev Guide?

Swpm Dev Guide fits situations like: tasks that involve Debugging.

How do I install Swpm Dev Guide in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add deinsoftware/swpm --skill swpm-dev-guide -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/swpm-dev-guide in deinsoftware/swpm) into .claude/skills/swpm-dev-guide in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Swpm Dev Guide in Codex?

Run `npx skills add deinsoftware/swpm --skill swpm-dev-guide -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/swpm-dev-guide in deinsoftware/swpm) into .agents/skills/swpm-dev-guide in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Swpm Dev Guide 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 deinsoftware/swpm --skill swpm-dev-guide -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/swpm-dev-guide, .gemini/skills/swpm-dev-guide, .github/skills/swpm-dev-guide and .opencode/skills/swpm-dev-guide in your project.

What does Swpm Dev Guide need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Swpm Dev Guide needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npm, node and npx). Our summary lists: Node.js.

Does Swpm Dev Guide access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use npm and npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Swpm Dev Guide 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 Swpm Dev Guide use?

Swpm Dev Guide 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 Swpm Dev Guide use?

About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.2k 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 Swpm Dev Guide?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Swpm Dev Guide: EasyEDA Pro API Bridge (easyeda/easyeda-api-skill, 855 stars), Dbg (theodo-group/debug-that, 158 stars), Bun Runtime and Toolkit (mweinbach/agent-coworker, 156 stars) and Migrate to Deno (denoland/skills, 100 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Swpm Dev Guide?

deinsoftware (a GitHub organization) maintains it in deinsoftware/swpm, which has 125 GitHub stars. The repository holds 7 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 6, 2026.

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

Install Swpm Dev Guide

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

SWPM Development Guide

When to Use

Project Structure

Build & Test Commands

Build the project

Run tests

Run single test

Type checking

Development Tasks

Starting development

Debugging a command

Adding a new feature

Key Constraints

Example Questions

Setup & Environment

Debugging

Project Understanding

Testing

Development Workflow

Observations

Files

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