Agent skill

Golem Add Initial Files

by golemcloud in golemcloud/golem

Adding initial files to Golem agent filesystems via the files: section in golem.yaml.

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Install Golem Add Initial Files

skills CLI
$ npx skills add golemcloud/golem --skill golem-add-initial-files -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install golemcloud/golem golem-add-initial-files --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/golemcloud/golem.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/golem-skills/skills/common/golem-add-initial-files .claude/skills/golem-add-initial-files && 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
golem-add-initial-files
GitHub stars
1.5k
Token cost
~2.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
624 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
289
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Adding initial files to Golem agent filesystems via the files: section in golem.yaml.

  • Works in 4 steps: Component Template Level → Component Level → Agent Type Level → …
  • Provisioning local
  • SKILL.md covers File Entry Structure, Cascade Hierarchy (Most…, 1. Component Template Level and 2. Component Level, plus 8 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Golem Add Initial Files is an agent skill from golemcloud/golem. Adding initial files to Golem agent filesystems via the files: section in golem.yaml. Use when provisioning local or remote files into an agent's virtual filesystem, setting read-only / read-write permissions, or configuring file mounts at the component, agent, template, or preset level.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.1k 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 SQL. The repository describes itself as: Golem Cloud is the agent-native platform for building AI agents and distributed applications that never lose state, never duplicate work, and never require you to build…

When your agent uses it

  • Provisioning local
  • Remote files into an agents virtual filesystem
  • Setting read-only / read-write permissions
  • Configuring file mounts at the component

Example prompts

  • “/golem-add-initial-files”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Component Template Level
  2. Component Level
  3. Agent Type Level
  4. Preset Level (Component and Agent)

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c6a3029. 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 yaml).

    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

Golem Add Initial Files loads about 2.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 79 tokens; SKILL.md has 624 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~79
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.1k

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 624 words (~2,095 tokens).

“Initial files (IFS — Initial File System) provision files into an agent's virtual filesystem when it starts. Files are defined in the application manifest (golem.yaml) and uploaded to the Golem registry during golem deploy. They follow the same cascade property…”

— opening of SKILL.md by golemcloud, Custom licence
name
golem-add-initial-files

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in golem-skills/skills/common/golem-add-initial-files of golemcloud/golem.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit c6a3029

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Works with

Questions about Golem Add Initial Files

What does Golem Add Initial Files do?

Adding initial files to Golem agent filesystems via the files: section in golem.yaml. Golem Add Initial Files is an agent skill from golemcloud/golem.yaml.

When should I use Golem Add Initial Files?

Golem Add Initial Files fits situations like: provisioning local; remote files into an agents virtual filesystem; setting read-only / read-write permissions; configuring file mounts at the component.

How do I install Golem Add Initial Files in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Golem Add Initial Files in Codex?

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

Can I use Golem Add Initial Files 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 golemcloud/golem --skill golem-add-initial-files -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/golem-add-initial-files, .gemini/skills/golem-add-initial-files, .github/skills/golem-add-initial-files and .opencode/skills/golem-add-initial-files in your project.

What does Golem Add Initial Files need to run?

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

Does Golem Add Initial Files 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 Golem Add Initial Files 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 Golem Add Initial Files use?

Golem Add Initial Files 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 Golem Add Initial Files use?

About 2.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.4k 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 Golem Add Initial Files?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Golem Add Initial Files: Excel and CSV Data Analysis (bytedance/deer-flow, 83k stars), Clickhouse Logs Queries (supabase/supabase, 111k stars), Review PR (apache/shardingsphere, 21k stars) and Django Filter Benchmark (saleor/saleor, 23k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Golem Add Initial Files?

golemcloud (a GitHub organization) maintains it in golemcloud/golem, which has 1,507 GitHub stars. The repository holds 289 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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