Agent skill

Preview Site

A skill your agent uses when changing or reviewing Tau's static site under site/ and needing visual verification of layout, spacing, colors, alignment, desktop rendering, mobile rendering, or…

MPL-2.0Auto-check passedFrontend & Design

Install Preview Site

skills CLI

$ npx skills add dpc/tau --skill preview-site -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install dpc/tau preview-site --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/dpc/tau.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/preview-site .claude/skills/preview-site && 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 "preview-site" agent skill from https://github.com/dpc/tau/tree/master/.agents/skills/preview-site into .claude/skills/preview-site/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "preview-site", 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/dpc/tau/tree/master/.agents/skills/preview-site

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 dpc/tau --skill preview-site -a codex

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install dpc/tau preview-site --agent codex

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dpc/tau.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/preview-site .agents/skills/preview-site && 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 "preview-site" agent skill from https://github.com/dpc/tau/tree/master/.agents/skills/preview-site into .agents/skills/preview-site/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "preview-site", 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 dpc/tau --skill preview-site -a cursor

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install dpc/tau preview-site --agent cursor

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dpc/tau.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/preview-site .cursor/skills/preview-site && 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 "preview-site" agent skill from https://github.com/dpc/tau/tree/master/.agents/skills/preview-site into .cursor/skills/preview-site/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "preview-site", 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/dpc/tau.git --path .agents/skills/preview-site

--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 dpc/tau --skill preview-site -a gemini-cli

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install dpc/tau preview-site --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/dpc/tau.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/preview-site .gemini/skills/preview-site && 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 "preview-site" agent skill from https://github.com/dpc/tau/tree/master/.agents/skills/preview-site into .gemini/skills/preview-site/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "preview-site", 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 dpc/tau preview-site

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 dpc/tau --skill preview-site -a github-copilot

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dpc/tau.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/preview-site .github/skills/preview-site && 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 "preview-site" agent skill from https://github.com/dpc/tau/tree/master/.agents/skills/preview-site into .github/skills/preview-site/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "preview-site", 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 dpc/tau --skill preview-site -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 dpc/tau preview-site --agent opencode

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dpc/tau.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/preview-site .opencode/skills/preview-site && 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 "preview-site" agent skill from https://github.com/dpc/tau/tree/master/.agents/skills/preview-site into .opencode/skills/preview-site/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "preview-site", 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: preview-site
GitHub stars: 104
Token cost: ~308 tokens
SKILL.md length: 104 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 15
Repo updated: Oct 5, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MPL-2.0

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when changing or reviewing Tau's static site under site/ and needing visual verification of layout, spacing, colors, alignment, desktop rendering, mobile rendering, or…

Works in 4 steps: Run headless Chromium to capture a… → Read the screenshot image at… → Inspect the rendering and report any… → …
Reviewing Taus static site under site/ and needing visual verification of layout
SKILL.md covers Steps and Notes
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Preview Site is an agent skill from dpc/tau. Use this skill when changing or reviewing Tau's static site under site/ and needing visual verification of layout, spacing, colors, alignment, desktop rendering, mobile rendering, or screenshot-based regressions.

Its SKILL.md is about 310 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 Frontend & Design, covering Static sites and blogs. The repository describes itself as: Tau Coding Agent - like Pi, but twice as much. The licence is MPL-2.0.

When your agent uses it

Reviewing Taus static site under site/ and needing visual verification of layout
Desktop rendering
Mobile rendering
Screenshot-based regressions

Example prompts

“/preview-site”

Workflow steps

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

Run headless Chromium to capture a full-page screenshot
Read the screenshot image at /tmp/tau-site-preview.png using the Read tool -- it supports images natively.
Inspect the rendering and report any issues with layout, alignment, spacing, colors, or font consistency.
Clean up: rm /tmp/tau-site-preview.png

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d2e1955. 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

Preview Site loads about 308 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 56 tokens; SKILL.md has 104 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~56
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~308

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

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/preview-site/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: preview-site
description: Use this skill when changing or reviewing Tau's static site under site/ and needing visual verification of layout, spacing, colors, alignment, desktop rendering, mobile rendering, or screenshot-based regressions.
user-invocable: true

Preview Site

Take a headless browser screenshot of site/index.html to visually inspect layout, colors, spacing, and alignment.

Steps

Run headless Chromium to capture a full-page screenshot:

bash

chromium --headless \
  --screenshot=/tmp/tau-site-preview.png \
  --window-size=1280,4000 \
  --disable-gpu --no-sandbox \
  "file://$(pwd)/site/index.html"

Read the screenshot image at /tmp/tau-site-preview.png using the Read tool -- it supports images natively.
Inspect the rendering and report any issues with layout, alignment, spacing, colors, or font consistency.
Clean up: rm /tmp/tau-site-preview.png

Notes

The --window-size=1280,4000 height should be tall enough to capture the full page without scrolling. Increase if the page grows.
Chromium will emit dbus/vaapi warnings on headless servers -- these are harmless and can be ignored.
For mobile layout testing, use --window-size=375,2000.

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/preview-site of dpc/tau.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit d2e1955

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Preview Site 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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Preview Site this skilldpc/tau	104	—	~308	Automated safety check: Pass	MPL-2.0	2 days ago
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Create Docsvictorgarciaesgi/nuxt-typed-router	413	2 repos	~2.8k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	yesterday
Tabler Astro Component Scriptstabler/tabler	42k	—	~2.1k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	yesterday
Paperclip Pagepaperclipai/paperclip	98k	—	~1k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	today
Kill AI Slopyetone/kill-ai-slop	1.3k	—	~1.4k	Automated safety check: Pass	Apache-2.0	22 days ago

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Questions about Preview Site

What does Preview Site do?

A skill your agent uses when changing or reviewing Tau's static site under site/ and needing visual verification of layout, spacing, colors, alignment, desktop rendering, mobile rendering, or…. Preview Site is an agent skill from dpc/tau. Use this skill when changing or reviewing Tau's static site under site/ and needing visual verification of layout, spacing, colors, alignment, desktop rendering, mobile rendering, or screenshot-based regressions.

When should I use Preview Site?

Preview Site fits situations like: reviewing Taus static site under site/ and needing visual verification of layout; desktop rendering; mobile rendering; screenshot-based regressions.

How do I install Preview Site in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Preview Site in Codex?

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

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

What does Preview Site need to run?

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

Does Preview Site 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 Preview Site 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 Preview Site use?

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

How many tokens does Preview Site use?

About 308 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.2k 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 Preview Site?

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Who maintains Preview Site?

dpc (a GitHub user) maintains it in dpc/tau, which has 104 GitHub stars. The repository holds 15 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

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

Install Preview Site

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Preview Site

Steps

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Files

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