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A skill your agent uses when writing new features, fixing bugs, or refactoring code.
A skill your agent uses when writing/modifying CIME unit tests.
Install Cime Unit Test
$ npx skills add ESMCI/cime --skill cime-unit-test -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install ESMCI/cime cime-unit-test --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ESMCI/cime.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/cime-unit-testing .claude/skills/cime-unit-test && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "cime-unit-test" agent skill from https://github.com/ESMCI/cime/tree/master/.agents/skills/cime-unit-testing into .claude/skills/cime-unit-test/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cime-unit-test", 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 install https://github.com/ESMCI/cime/tree/master/.agents/skills/cime-unit-testingType 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.
$ npx skills add ESMCI/cime --skill cime-unit-test -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install ESMCI/cime cime-unit-test --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ESMCI/cime.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/cime-unit-testing .agents/skills/cime-unit-test && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "cime-unit-test" agent skill from https://github.com/ESMCI/cime/tree/master/.agents/skills/cime-unit-testing into .agents/skills/cime-unit-test/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cime-unit-test", 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.
$ npx skills add ESMCI/cime --skill cime-unit-test -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install ESMCI/cime cime-unit-test --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ESMCI/cime.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/cime-unit-testing .cursor/skills/cime-unit-test && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "cime-unit-test" agent skill from https://github.com/ESMCI/cime/tree/master/.agents/skills/cime-unit-testing into .cursor/skills/cime-unit-test/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cime-unit-test", 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 https://github.com/ESMCI/cime.git --path .agents/skills/cime-unit-testing--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add ESMCI/cime --skill cime-unit-test -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install ESMCI/cime cime-unit-test --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ESMCI/cime.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/cime-unit-testing .gemini/skills/cime-unit-test && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "cime-unit-test" agent skill from https://github.com/ESMCI/cime/tree/master/.agents/skills/cime-unit-testing into .gemini/skills/cime-unit-test/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cime-unit-test", 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.
$ gh skill install ESMCI/cime cime-unit-testInstalls 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).
$ npx skills add ESMCI/cime --skill cime-unit-test -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ESMCI/cime.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/cime-unit-testing .github/skills/cime-unit-test && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "cime-unit-test" agent skill from https://github.com/ESMCI/cime/tree/master/.agents/skills/cime-unit-testing into .github/skills/cime-unit-test/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cime-unit-test", 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.
$ npx skills add ESMCI/cime --skill cime-unit-test -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install ESMCI/cime cime-unit-test --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ESMCI/cime.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/cime-unit-testing .opencode/skills/cime-unit-test && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "cime-unit-test" agent skill from https://github.com/ESMCI/cime/tree/master/.agents/skills/cime-unit-testing into .opencode/skills/cime-unit-test/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cime-unit-test", 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
cime-unit-test- GitHub stars
- 174
- Token cost
- ~543 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 243 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 3
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when writing/modifying CIME unit tests.
- Works in 5 steps: Identify target unit for testing. → Analyze function implementation. → Write test checking for all combinations… → …
- Writing/modifying CIME unit tests
- SKILL.md covers Overview, When to use, Required frameworks and style and Test structure, plus 6 more sections
- Calls pytest
What it does
Cime Unit Test is an agent skill from ESMCI/cime. Use when writing/modifying CIME unit tests.
Its SKILL.md is about 540 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 Testing & QA, covering Unit testing. The repository describes itself as: Common Infrastructure for Modeling the Earth.
When your agent uses it
- Writing/modifying CIME unit tests
- Tasks that involve Unit testing
Example prompts
- “/cime-unit-test”
Requirements
- Python 3
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Identify target unit for testing.
- Analyze function implementation.
- Write test checking for all combinations of input/output, errors, and edge cases.
- Run tests and check for adaquate coverage.
- If failing go back to step 2, continue until tests pass.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 56bc592. 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:
pytest
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
Cime Unit Test loads about 543 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 15 tokens; SKILL.md has 243 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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 243 words (~543 tokens).
“Use this skill when writing/modifying python unit tests under CIME/tests that are prefixed with test_unit.”
- name
- cime-unit-test
Files
Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/cime-unit-testing of ESMCI/cime.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 56bc592
Compare with similar skills
Cime Unit Test 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cime Unit Test this skillESMCI/cime | 174 | — | ~543 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| TDD WorkflowhellangleZ/burn-in-cceverywhere-ralph | 112 | 11 repos | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Testing OpenLogi UIAprilNEA/OpenLogi | 23k | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Go Testingcxuu/golang-skills | 170 | 1 repos | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Contractssamchon/nestia | 2.2k | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Cohesion Over TestabilityEpicenterHQ/epicenter | 4.8k | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
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Questions about Cime Unit Test
What does Cime Unit Test do?
A skill your agent uses when writing/modifying CIME unit tests. Cime Unit Test is an agent skill from ESMCI/cime. Use when writing/modifying CIME unit tests.
When should I use Cime Unit Test?
Cime Unit Test fits situations like: writing/modifying CIME unit tests; tasks that involve Unit testing.
How do I install Cime Unit Test in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add ESMCI/cime --skill cime-unit-test -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/cime-unit-testing in ESMCI/cime) into .claude/skills/cime-unit-test in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Cime Unit Test in Codex?
Run `npx skills add ESMCI/cime --skill cime-unit-test -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/cime-unit-testing in ESMCI/cime) into .agents/skills/cime-unit-test in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Cime Unit Test 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 ESMCI/cime --skill cime-unit-test -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/cime-unit-test, .gemini/skills/cime-unit-test, .github/skills/cime-unit-test and .opencode/skills/cime-unit-test in your project.
What does Cime Unit Test need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Cime Unit Test needs the command-line tools its instructions call (pytest). Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Cime Unit Test 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 Cime Unit Test 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 Cime Unit Test use?
Cime Unit Test 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 Cime Unit Test use?
About 543 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.2k 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 Cime Unit Test?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Cime Unit Test: TDD Workflow (hellangleZ/burn-in-cceverywhere-ralph, 112 stars), Testing OpenLogi UI (AprilNEA/OpenLogi, 23k stars), Go Testing (cxuu/golang-skills, 170 stars) and Contracts (samchon/nestia, 2.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Cime Unit Test?
ESMCI (a GitHub organization) maintains it in ESMCI/cime, which has 174 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: ESMCI/cime on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.