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Agent skill

Helmor CLI

by dohooo in dohooo/helmor

Use the Helmor CLI to remote-control Helmor from the terminal.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Helmor CLI

skills CLI
$ npx skills add dohooo/helmor --skill helmor-cli -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install dohooo/helmor helmor-cli --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/dohooo/helmor.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/helmor-cli .claude/skills/helmor-cli && 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
helmor-cli
GitHub stars
1.3k
Token cost
~1.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
578 words
Files
8 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
5
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Use the Helmor CLI to remote-control Helmor from the terminal.

  • Works in 2 steps: Check whether the CLI is installed and… → Check the active data directory and…
  • The user asks to inspect Helmor data/settings
  • SKILL.md covers Command Routing, Binary Name (Release vs Dev), First Checks and CLI Install And Update, plus 3 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder

What it does

Helmor CLI is an agent skill from dohooo/helmor. Use the Helmor CLI to remote-control Helmor from the terminal. Use when the user asks to inspect Helmor data/settings, manage repositories/workspaces/sessions/files, send prompts to agents, list models, use GitHub integration, inspect scripts, run Helmor as an MCP server, generate shell completions, quit a running app, check/install/update the Helmor CLI beta, install/update Helmor skills through the beta app flow, or needs the Helmor command reference. Also plan and build a large change as a stack of dependent…

Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 10 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`, `references/break.md` and `references/helmor-help.md`).

It sits in Agent Workflows. It works with Model Context Protocol and GitHub. The repository describes itself as: Open-source local workbench for multi-agent software development. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • The user asks to inspect Helmor data/settings
  • Manage repositories/workspaces/sessions/files
  • Send prompts to agents
  • Use GitHub integration

Example prompts

  • “/helmor-cli”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

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

  1. Check whether the CLI is installed and which data mode it targets
  2. Check the active data directory and database

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a76cda1. 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/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    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

Helmor CLI loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~5.2k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 177 tokens; SKILL.md has 578 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~177
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.3k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~5.2k

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

The full file from dohooo/helmor at commit a76cda1, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© dohooo). 578 words, ~1,295 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/helmor-cli/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 7 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
helmor-cli
description
Use the Helmor CLI to remote-control Helmor from the terminal. Use when the user asks to inspect Helmor data/settings, manage repositories/workspaces/sessions/files, send prompts to agents, list models, use GitHub integration, inspect scripts, run Helmor as an MCP server, generate shell completions, quit a running app, check/install/update the Helmor CLI beta, install/update Helmor skills through the beta app flow, or needs the Helmor command reference. Also plan and build a large change as a stack of dependent PRs (`/helmor-cli stack`), split a change you've already written into a stack (`/helmor-cli break`), and re-sync a stack after lower layers change or merge (`/helmor-cli restack`).

Helmor CLI

Use this skill to guide simple terminal-first Helmor workflows. Keep the answer practical: prefer one or two concrete commands over a long CLI tutorial.

Command Routing

Route by the first word after /helmor-cli:

  • restack — re-sync a PR stack after a lower layer changed or merged. Follow references/restack.md. (This is what the composer's Restack button sends.)
  • stack — plan and build a large change as a stack of dependent PRs. Follow references/stacked-pr.md.
  • break — split the change you've ALREADY written in the current workspace into a stack of smaller dependent PRs, confirming the slicing granularity with the user first. Follow references/break.md.
  • Anything else (or no argument) — an ordinary Helmor CLI task; use the binary-name guidance and command reference below.

Binary Name (Release vs Dev)

Examples below use the literal name helmor — the binary a release user has on their PATH.

  • Release builds: invoke commands as helmor <subcommand>.
  • Dev builds: do NOT assume helmor-dev is on PATH. Under Helmor's worktree-based dev workflow every worktree has its own target/debug/helmor-cli, and a shared /usr/local/bin/helmor-dev symlink (if it exists) can only point at one of them. Instead:
    • If you're an agent running inside Helmor, the system prompt has already handed you the exact CLI invocation to use (typically an absolute path like <worktree>/src-tauri/target/debug/helmor-cli). Call it verbatim — don't re-verify with which / file / --version.
    • If you're a human at a terminal, run <your-worktree>/src-tauri/target/debug/helmor-cli <subcommand> (or whatever path your active Helmor build uses).

The rest of every command shape is identical regardless of build.

First Checks

  1. Check whether the CLI is installed and which data mode it targets:
bash
helmor cli-status
  1. Check the active data directory and database:
bash
helmor data

Use --json when the output will be parsed by scripts or another tool.

CLI Install And Update

Treat Helmor CLI install/update as beta.

  • Prefer the Helmor desktop onboarding/settings Components panel for installing or repairing the managed CLI entrypoint.
  • Use helmor cli-status to verify whether the PATH entry points at the current app-managed CLI.
  • Do not invent a stable standalone install/update command unless it exists in helmor --help or a subcommand help page.
  • If the user is blocked, ask them to run helmor cli-status and share the output, or inspect the app's Components panel if working inside the Helmor repo.
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Helmor Skills Install And Update

Treat Helmor skills install/update as a beta app-managed flow.

  • Prefer the Helmor desktop onboarding/settings Components panel for installing or updating bundled Helmor skills.
  • Do not invent a helmor skills command; the top-level CLI help does not currently expose one.
  • If the user asks to update a bundled Helmor skill inside the repo, edit the skill files directly and validate them with the skill validation tooling.
  • Keep user-facing skill content concise and English-first unless the user explicitly asks for another language.

Common Tasks

Manage Repositories And Workspaces

Use these command groups for local-first project setup and workspace orchestration:

bash
helmor repo --help
helmor workspace --help

When creating workspaces, prefer explicit repo names and concise purpose labels:

bash
helmor workspace new --repo helmor
Inspect Sessions And Files

Use sessions for conversation history and files for editor-surface operations:

bash
helmor session --help
helmor files --help
Send A Prompt To An Agent

Use send when the user wants to dispatch work from the terminal:

bash
helmor send --help

Favor JSON output for automation:

bash
helmor --json send --help
Integrations And Local Tooling

Use the relevant command group:

bash
helmor github --help
helmor scripts --help
helmor models --help
MCP Server

Run Helmor as an MCP server over stdio:

bash
helmor mcp

Use this when another agent/runtime needs to call Helmor through Model Context Protocol.

Command Reference

Read references/helmor-help.md when you need the full top-level helmor --help command list.

For exact flags on a command group, run the group's help instead of guessing:

bash
helmor <command> --help

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Files

SKILL.md and 7 other files (scripts, references) in .agents/skills/helmor-cli of dohooo/helmor.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml
  • references/break.md
  • references/helmor-help.md
  • references/restack.md
  • references/stack-spec.md
  • references/stacked-pr.md
  • scripts/render_stack.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit a76cda1

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Questions about Helmor CLI

What does Helmor CLI do?

Use the Helmor CLI to remote-control Helmor from the terminal. Helmor CLI is an agent skill from dohooo/helmor. Use the Helmor CLI to remote-control Helmor from the terminal.

When should I use Helmor CLI?

Helmor CLI fits situations like: the user asks to inspect Helmor data/settings; manage repositories/workspaces/sessions/files; send prompts to agents; use GitHub integration.

How do I install Helmor CLI in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Helmor CLI in Codex?

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

Can I use Helmor CLI 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 dohooo/helmor --skill helmor-cli -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/helmor-cli, .gemini/skills/helmor-cli, .github/skills/helmor-cli and .opencode/skills/helmor-cli in your project.

What does Helmor CLI need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Helmor CLI needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Helmor CLI 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 Helmor CLI 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 Helmor CLI use?

Helmor CLI 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 Helmor CLI use?

About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.2k 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 3.9k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Helmor CLI?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Helmor CLI: Skill Seekers Builder (yusufkaraaslan/Skill_Seekers, 15k stars), Spec Driven Develop (zhu1090093659/deepseek-pp, 1.9k stars), MCP Apps Builder (awslabs/cli-agent-orchestrator, 1.4k stars) and Release (jgravelle/jcodemunch-mcp, 2.7k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Helmor CLI?

dohooo (a GitHub user) maintains it in dohooo/helmor, which has 1,309 GitHub stars. The repository holds 5 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 22, 2026.

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