Apply Epicenter’s Yjs 14 patterns for row documents, transactions, persistence, and synchronization.

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Install Yjs

skills CLI
$ npx skills add EpicenterHQ/epicenter --skill yjs -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install EpicenterHQ/epicenter yjs --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/EpicenterHQ/epicenter.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/yjs .claude/skills/yjs && 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
yjs
GitHub stars
4.8k
Token cost
~3.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,815 words
Files
3 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
65
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Apply Epicenter’s Yjs 14 patterns for row documents, transactions, persistence, and synchronization.

  • Working with @y/y
  • SKILL.md covers Reference Repositories, Upstream Grounding, Transactions, Origins, And Undo and Store Connection, plus 6 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Collaborative editing

What it does

Yjs is an agent skill from EpicenterHQ/epicenter. Apply Epicenter’s Yjs 14 patterns for row documents, transactions, persistence, and synchronization. Use when working with @y/y, CRDTs, collaborative editing, awareness, or Yjs storage and providers.

Its SKILL.md is about 3.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files, including reference files (for example `references/debugging.md` and `references/document-design.md`).

The repository describes itself as: Open-source, local-first apps.

When your agent uses it

  • Working with @y/y
  • Collaborative editing
  • Yjs storage and providers

Example prompts

  • “/yjs”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 5b4bb69. 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

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • github.com
    • learn.yjs.dev
    • docs.yjs.dev
    • researchgate.net

    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

Yjs loads about 3.5k tokens when it runs, and up to ~5.1k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 51 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,815 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~51
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3.5k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~5.1k

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 1,815 words (~3,503 tokens).

“When conflict semantics, transaction origins, shared-type behavior, update encoding, storage growth, or shared-type APIs affect correctness, use source-backed grounding before relying on memory. If DeepWiki MCP is available, ask a narrow question against yjs/yjs; for sync and awareness algorithms, ask…”

— opening of SKILL.md by EpicenterHQ, Custom licence
name
yjs
metadata.author
epicenter
metadata.version
1.0

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (references) in .agents/skills/yjs of EpicenterHQ/epicenter.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/debugging.md
  • references/document-design.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 5b4bb69

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Handsontable Coordinate Systemshandsontable/handsontable22k—~721Automated safety check: PassCustom licence
Excel Subtotal AuditHKUDS/OpenSpace7.8k—~3.5kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Yjs

What does Yjs do?

Apply Epicenter’s Yjs 14 patterns for row documents, transactions, persistence, and synchronization. Yjs is an agent skill from EpicenterHQ/epicenter. Apply Epicenter’s Yjs 14 patterns for row documents, transactions, persistence, and synchronization.

When should I use Yjs?

Yjs fits situations like: working with @y/y; collaborative editing; yjs storage and providers.

How do I install Yjs in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Yjs in Codex?

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

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

What does Yjs need to run?

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

Does Yjs access the network?

SKILL.md names 4 domains. As links in the text: github.com, learn.yjs.dev, docs.yjs.dev and researchgate.net. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Yjs 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 Yjs use?

Yjs 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 Yjs use?

About 3.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 14k 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 1.6k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Yjs?

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Who maintains Yjs?

EpicenterHQ (a GitHub organization) maintains it in EpicenterHQ/epicenter, which has 4,821 GitHub stars. The repository holds 65 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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