Agent skill

Dxos Skills

by dxos in dxos/dxos

Guide for creating and integrating Skills in DXOS. An agent skill from dxos/dxos.

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Install Dxos Skills

skills CLI
$ npx skills add dxos/dxos --skill dxos-skills -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install dxos/dxos dxos-skills --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/dxos/dxos.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/skills .claude/skills/dxos-skills && 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
dxos-skills
GitHub stars
526
Token cost
~1.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
272 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
41
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Guide for creating and integrating Skills in DXOS. An agent skill from dxos/dxos.

  • Works in 3 steps: Capability module — contributes the… → Plugin — registers the capability module → Composer — plugin must be in the app's…
  • Adding skills to plugins
  • SKILL.md covers Skill definition, File structure and Testing with AssistantTestLayer
  • Needs SKILL_KEY

What it does

Dxos Skills is an agent skill from dxos/dxos. Guide for creating and integrating Skills in DXOS. Use when adding skills to plugins, wiring operations as tools, structuring skill definitions, or testing with AssistantTestLayer.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: TypeScript implementation of the DXOS protocols, SDK, toolchain and Composer.

When your agent uses it

  • Adding skills to plugins
  • Wiring operations as tools
  • Structuring skill definitions
  • Testing with AssistantTestLayer

Example prompts

  • “/dxos-skills”

Requirements

  • A credential in SKILL_KEY

Workflow steps

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

  1. Capability module — contributes the skill to the app
  2. Plugin — registers the capability module
  3. Composer — plugin must be in the app's plugin list (packages/apps/composer-app/src/plugin-defs.tsx). If the plugin is imported there, its…

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 085dcb1. 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 typescript).

    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 these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • SKILL_KEY

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Dxos Skills loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 48 tokens; SKILL.md has 272 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~48
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.4k

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 272 words (~1,444 tokens).

“Skills define AI toolkits for a domain (e.g. markdown, kanban). They combine operation definitions (for tool schemas) with operation handlers (for runtime execution). See the operations skill (.cursor/skills/operations/SKILL.md) for defining operations.”

— opening of SKILL.md by dxos, Custom licence
name
dxos-skills

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/skills of dxos/dxos.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 085dcb1

Compare with similar skills

Dxos Skills 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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Robius Matrix Integrationsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills47k2 repos~3.6kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
API Integration Architectsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills47k1 repos~2.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Dxos Skills

What does Dxos Skills do?

Guide for creating and integrating Skills in DXOS. An agent skill from dxos/dxos. Dxos Skills is an agent skill from dxos/dxos. Guide for creating and integrating Skills in DXOS.

When should I use Dxos Skills?

Dxos Skills fits situations like: adding skills to plugins; wiring operations as tools; structuring skill definitions; testing with AssistantTestLayer.

How do I install Dxos Skills in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Dxos Skills in Codex?

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

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

What does Dxos Skills need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Dxos Skills needs credentials named SKILL_KEY. Our summary lists: A credential in SKILL_KEY.

Does Dxos Skills 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 Dxos Skills 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 Dxos Skills use?

Dxos Skills has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Dxos Skills use?

About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.8k 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 Dxos Skills?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Dxos Skills: Integration Testing (thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, 74k stars), API Integration (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars), Labarchive Integration (davila7/claude-code-templates, 33k stars) and Robius Matrix Integration (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Dxos Skills?

dxos (a GitHub organization) maintains it in dxos/dxos, which has 526 GitHub stars. The repository holds 41 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

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