Agent skill

Expert Rmt5

by FastLED in FastLED/FastLED

ESP-IDF v5.x RMT5 API expert for LED protocols, encoders, and multi-channel control.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Expert Rmt5

skills CLI
$ npx skills add FastLED/FastLED --skill expert-rmt5 -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install FastLED/FastLED expert-rmt5 --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/FastLED/FastLED.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/expert-rmt5 .claude/skills/expert-rmt5 && 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
expert-rmt5
GitHub stars
7.5k
Token cost
~419 tokens
SKILL.md length
162 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
23
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

ESP-IDF v5.x RMT5 API expert for LED protocols, encoders, and multi-channel control.

  • Working with RMT peripheral programming
  • SKILL.md covers What This Expert Covers and What You'll Get
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • LED strip control

What it does

Expert Rmt5 is an agent skill from FastLED/FastLED. ESP-IDF v5.x RMT5 API expert for LED protocols, encoders, and multi-channel control. Use when working with RMT peripheral programming, LED strip control, or migrating from RMT4 to RMT5.

Its SKILL.md is about 420 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 Development. It works with ESP32. The repository describes itself as: The FastLED library for colored LED animation on Arduino. Please direct questions/requests for help to the FastLED Reddit community: http://fastled.io/r We'd like to use github… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Working with RMT peripheral programming
  • LED strip control
  • Migrating from RMT4 to RMT5

Example prompts

  • “/expert-rmt5”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c97d721. 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.

    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

Expert Rmt5 loads about 419 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 49 tokens; SKILL.md has 162 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~49
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~419

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 FastLED/FastLED at commit c97d721, republished under its MIT licence (© FastLED). 162 words, ~419 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/expert-rmt5/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
expert-rmt5
description
ESP-IDF v5.x RMT5 API expert for LED protocols, encoders, and multi-channel control. Use when working with RMT peripheral programming, LED strip control, or migrating from RMT4 to RMT5.
context
fork
agent
expert-rmt5-agent

Get expert guidance on ESP-IDF v5.x RMT (Remote Control Transceiver) peripheral programming.

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What This Expert Covers

Implementation & Design
  • LED Strip Control: WS2812, SK6812, APA106, and custom LED protocols
  • Encoder Architecture: Copy, Bytes, Simple Callback, and Custom Composite encoders
  • Multi-Channel Sync: Coordinated transmission across multiple outputs
  • IR Remote Control: NEC, RC5, and other infrared protocols
Migration & Modernization
  • RMT4 to RMT5 Migration: Convert legacy code to new encoder-based architecture
  • API Translation: Channel handles, symbol structures, clock configuration
Debugging & Troubleshooting
  • Common errors: encoding artifacts, clock source mismatch, timing inaccuracies
  • System crashes: Cache safety, IRAM placement, flash operation conflicts
  • Performance issues: DMA configuration, encoder optimization
Configuration & Optimization
  • Timing calculations, resolution selection, duration encoding
  • DMA setup, buffer sizing, alignment requirements
  • Hardware limits across ESP32 family (ESP32, S2, S3, C3, C6, H2)

What You'll Get

  • Complete code examples with detailed comments
  • Timing calculations showing duration/resolution conversions
  • State machine diagrams for custom encoders
  • Hardware compatibility analysis for your target chip
  • Testing strategies with edge cases and validation steps

© FastLED, 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 .claude/skills/expert-rmt5 of FastLED/FastLED.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit c97d721

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Questions about Expert Rmt5

What does Expert Rmt5 do?

ESP-IDF v5.x RMT5 API expert for LED protocols, encoders, and multi-channel control. Expert Rmt5 is an agent skill from FastLED/FastLED.x RMT5 API expert for LED protocols, encoders, and multi-channel control.

When should I use Expert Rmt5?

Expert Rmt5 fits situations like: working with RMT peripheral programming; LED strip control; migrating from RMT4 to RMT5.

How do I install Expert Rmt5 in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add FastLED/FastLED --skill expert-rmt5 -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/expert-rmt5 in FastLED/FastLED) into .claude/skills/expert-rmt5 in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Expert Rmt5 in Codex?

Run `npx skills add FastLED/FastLED --skill expert-rmt5 -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/expert-rmt5 in FastLED/FastLED) into .agents/skills/expert-rmt5 in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Expert Rmt5 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 FastLED/FastLED --skill expert-rmt5 -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/expert-rmt5, .gemini/skills/expert-rmt5, .github/skills/expert-rmt5 and .opencode/skills/expert-rmt5 in your project.

What does Expert Rmt5 need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Expert Rmt5 is instructions for the agent only.

Does Expert Rmt5 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 Expert Rmt5 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 Expert Rmt5 use?

Expert Rmt5 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 Expert Rmt5 use?

About 419 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.7k 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 Expert Rmt5?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Expert Rmt5: RuView Hardware Setup (ruvnet/RuView, 97k stars), Esp32 Firmware Engineer (alxv2016/folloup-sticky, 116 stars), RuView mmWave Radar Setup (ruvnet/RuView, 97k stars) and Auto Embedded (DunCanYounG-1/MICU-auto-embedded, 253 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Expert Rmt5?

FastLED (a GitHub organization) maintains it in FastLED/FastLED, which has 7,505 GitHub stars. The repository holds 23 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

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