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Installs and configures intelligent-textbook infrastructure - scaffold a brand-new MkDocs Material textbook (init textbook), install any of 41 features (math, mascot, learning graph viewer, Google…
Install Book Installer
$ npx skills add dmccreary/ibook-skills --skill book-installer -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install dmccreary/ibook-skills book-installer --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/dmccreary/ibook-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/book-installer .claude/skills/book-installer && 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 "book-installer" agent skill from https://github.com/dmccreary/ibook-skills/tree/main/skills/book-installer into .claude/skills/book-installer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "book-installer", 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/dmccreary/ibook-skills/tree/main/skills/book-installerType 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 dmccreary/ibook-skills --skill book-installer -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install dmccreary/ibook-skills book-installer --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dmccreary/ibook-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/book-installer .agents/skills/book-installer && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "book-installer" agent skill from https://github.com/dmccreary/ibook-skills/tree/main/skills/book-installer into .agents/skills/book-installer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "book-installer", 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 dmccreary/ibook-skills --skill book-installer -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install dmccreary/ibook-skills book-installer --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dmccreary/ibook-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/book-installer .cursor/skills/book-installer && 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 "book-installer" agent skill from https://github.com/dmccreary/ibook-skills/tree/main/skills/book-installer into .cursor/skills/book-installer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "book-installer", 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/dmccreary/ibook-skills.git --path skills/book-installer--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 dmccreary/ibook-skills --skill book-installer -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install dmccreary/ibook-skills book-installer --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dmccreary/ibook-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/book-installer .gemini/skills/book-installer && 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 "book-installer" agent skill from https://github.com/dmccreary/ibook-skills/tree/main/skills/book-installer into .gemini/skills/book-installer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "book-installer", 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 dmccreary/ibook-skills book-installerInstalls 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 dmccreary/ibook-skills --skill book-installer -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dmccreary/ibook-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/book-installer .github/skills/book-installer && 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 "book-installer" agent skill from https://github.com/dmccreary/ibook-skills/tree/main/skills/book-installer into .github/skills/book-installer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "book-installer", 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 dmccreary/ibook-skills --skill book-installer -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install dmccreary/ibook-skills book-installer --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dmccreary/ibook-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/book-installer .opencode/skills/book-installer && 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 "book-installer" agent skill from https://github.com/dmccreary/ibook-skills/tree/main/skills/book-installer into .opencode/skills/book-installer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "book-installer", 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
book-installer- GitHub stars
- 105
- Token cost
- ~12k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 4,659 words
- Files
- 112 (incl. scripts, references, assets)
- Skills in repo
- 32
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- CC-BY-NC-4.0
At a glance
Installs and configures intelligent-textbook infrastructure - scaffold a brand-new MkDocs Material textbook (init textbook), install any of 41 features (math, mascot, learning graph viewer, Google…
- Works in 4 steps: Handle Help Requests → Identify Installation Type → Load the Matched Guide → …
- Tasks that involve Sprint planning and agile
- SKILL.md covers Overview, When to Use This Skill, Step 1: Handle Help Requests and Step 1b: Check for Navigation…, plus 4 more sections
- Calls pip, python3 and gh
What it does
Book Installer is an agent skill from dmccreary/ibook-skills. Installs and configures intelligent-textbook infrastructure - scaffold a brand-new MkDocs Material textbook (init textbook), install any of 41 features (math, mascot, learning graph viewer, Google Analytics GA4, custom 404, kanban board), and generate book metrics. Routes to the appropriate installation guide.
Its SKILL.md is about 12k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 117 other files, including scripts, reference files and assets (for example `README.md`, `TODO.md` and `assets/init-textbook/CONTENT-GENERATION-GUIDE.md`).
It sits in Product & Project Management, covering Sprint planning and agile. It works with Google Analytics.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Sprint planning and agile
Example prompts
- “Use the book-installer skill to install and configures intelligent-textbook infrastructure - scaffold a brand-new MkDocs Material textbook (init…”
- “/book-installer”
Requirements
- Python 3
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Handle Help Requests
- Identify Installation Type
- Load the Matched Guide
- Execute Installation
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 98a9991. 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
Ships 1 file in scripts/, which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
pippython3gh
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use pip and gh, 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
Book Installer loads about 12k tokens when it runs, and up to ~143k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 82 tokens; SKILL.md has 4,659 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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (CC-BY-NC-4.0) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 4,659 words (~11,842 tokens).
- name
- book-installer
- license
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
- metadata.ibook.version
- 1.0.1
Files
SKILL.md and 111 other files (scripts, references, assets) in skills/book-installer of dmccreary/ibook-skills.
- SKILL.md
- README.md
- TODO.md
- assets/init-textbook/.gitignore
- assets/init-textbook/AGENTS.md.template
- assets/init-textbook/CLAUDE.md.template
- assets/init-textbook/CONTENT-GENERATION-GUIDE.md
- assets/init-textbook/docs/about.md
- assets/init-textbook/docs/chapters/index.md
- assets/init-textbook/docs/contact.md
- assets/init-textbook/docs/course-description.md
- assets/init-textbook/docs/css/extra.css
- assets/init-textbook/docs/img/cover.png
- assets/init-textbook/docs/img/license.png
- assets/init-textbook/docs/index.md
- … and 97 more
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 98a9991
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Book Installer 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book Installer this skilldmccreary/ibook-skills | 105 | — | ~12k | Automated safety check: Pass | CC-BY-NC-4.0 | |
| Walking Skeleton Roadmap Scopingprime-radiant-inc/iterative-development | 181 | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| GitHub Project Management Swarmruvnet/agentic-flow | 817 | 6 repos | ~7.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Convex Create Componentspokvulcan/poker-planning | 115 | 8 repos | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Convex Migration Helperspokvulcan/poker-planning | 115 | 8 repos | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Agile Product Owneralirezarezvani/claude-skills | 28k | 3 repos | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Book Installer
What does Book Installer do?
Installs and configures intelligent-textbook infrastructure - scaffold a brand-new MkDocs Material textbook (init textbook), install any of 41 features (math, mascot, learning graph viewer, Google…. Book Installer is an agent skill from dmccreary/ibook-skills. Installs and configures intelligent-textbook infrastructure - scaffold a brand-new MkDocs Material textbook (init textbook), install any of 41 features (math, mascot, learning graph viewer, Google Analytics GA4, custom 404, kanban board), and generate book metrics.
When should I use Book Installer?
Book Installer fits situations like: tasks that involve Sprint planning and agile.
How do I install Book Installer in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add dmccreary/ibook-skills --skill book-installer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/book-installer in dmccreary/ibook-skills) into .claude/skills/book-installer in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Book Installer in Codex?
Run `npx skills add dmccreary/ibook-skills --skill book-installer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/book-installer in dmccreary/ibook-skills) into .agents/skills/book-installer in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Book Installer 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 dmccreary/ibook-skills --skill book-installer -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/book-installer, .gemini/skills/book-installer, .github/skills/book-installer and .opencode/skills/book-installer in your project.
What does Book Installer need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Book Installer needs the command-line tools its instructions call (pip, python3 and gh). Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Book Installer access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use pip and gh, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Book Installer 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does Book Installer use?
Book Installer is published under the CC-BY-NC-4.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md).
How many tokens does Book Installer use?
About 12k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 47k 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 131k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Book Installer?
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Who maintains Book Installer?
dmccreary (a GitHub user) maintains it in dmccreary/ibook-skills, which has 105 GitHub stars. The repository holds 32 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.
Source: dmccreary/ibook-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.