Agent skill

Lite Tools

by ejboy in ejboy/agent-scripts

Use compact wrappers when running routine Maven builds and tests, supported npm/Node test workflows, or Go tests.

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Install Lite Tools

skills CLI
$ npx skills add ejboy/agent-scripts --skill lite-tools -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install ejboy/agent-scripts lite-tools --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/ejboy/agent-scripts.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/lite-tools .claude/skills/lite-tools && 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
lite-tools
GitHub stars
116
Token cost
~290 tokens
SKILL.md length
124 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
4
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Use compact wrappers when running routine Maven builds and tests, supported npm/Node test workflows, or Go tests.

  • Calls npm, go and node

What it does

Lite Tools is an agent skill from ejboy/agent-scripts. Use compact wrappers when running routine Maven builds and tests, supported npm/Node test workflows, or Go tests. Select mvn-lite for supported Maven build and test workflows, npm-lite for npm run verify, npm run test:unit, or node --test, and go-lite for go test.

Its SKILL.md is about 290 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It works with npm. The repository describes itself as: Token-efficient, local-first CLI tools for coding agents - compact Maven, npm/Node, and Go test output plus reusable development helpers. The licence is MIT.

Example prompts

  • “/lite-tools”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cb132f2. 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
    • go
    • node

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npm, 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

Lite Tools loads about 290 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 69 tokens; SKILL.md has 124 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~69
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~290

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 ejboy/agent-scripts at commit cb132f2, republished under its MIT licence (© ejboy). 124 words, ~290 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/lite-tools/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
lite-tools
description
Use compact wrappers when running routine Maven builds and tests, supported npm/Node test workflows, or Go tests. Select mvn-lite for supported Maven build and test workflows, npm-lite for npm run verify, npm run test:unit, or node --test, and go-lite for go test.

lite-tools

Follow project instructions before this Skill.

For supported workflows, prefer the corresponding compact wrapper:

  • Maven: prefer mvn-lite for supported build and test workflows.
  • npm / Node tests: prefer npm-lite for npm run verify, npm run test:unit, and supported node --test workflows.
  • Go tests: prefer go-lite for go test.

Use normal npm or node when npm-lite is unavailable or the workflow is unsupported. For a test workflow where go-lite is unavailable, use go test; for non-test Go workflows, use the normal go command. For Maven, fall back to executable ./mvnw when present, otherwise mvn. Do not claim compact behavior for unsupported npm or Go commands. Use mvn-lite --full only when compact Maven output is insufficient for diagnosis. Do not download or install Agent Scripts automatically.

© ejboy, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/lite-tools of ejboy/agent-scripts.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit cb132f2

Compare with similar skills

Lite Tools 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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Works with

Questions about Lite Tools

What does Lite Tools do?

Use compact wrappers when running routine Maven builds and tests, supported npm/Node test workflows, or Go tests. Lite Tools is an agent skill from ejboy/agent-scripts. Use compact wrappers when running routine Maven builds and tests, supported npm/Node test workflows, or Go tests.

How do I install Lite Tools in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Lite Tools in Codex?

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

Can I use Lite Tools 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 ejboy/agent-scripts --skill lite-tools -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/lite-tools, .gemini/skills/lite-tools, .github/skills/lite-tools and .opencode/skills/lite-tools in your project.

What does Lite Tools need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Lite Tools needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npm, go and node).

Does Lite Tools access the network?

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

Is Lite Tools 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 Lite Tools use?

Lite Tools 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 Lite Tools use?

About 290 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 Lite Tools?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Lite Tools: Defuddle (kepano/obsidian-skills, 49k stars), Vercel Deploy (bytedance/deer-flow, 83k stars), MCP Server Builder (shareAI-lab/learn-claude-code, 78k stars) and Knap Markdown Templates (kepano/obsidian-skills, 49k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Lite Tools?

ejboy (a GitHub user) maintains it in ejboy/agent-scripts, which has 116 GitHub stars. The repository holds 4 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 2, 2026.

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