Official agent skill

Crosvm Cl Tool

by google in google/crosvm

Skill to assist with using the ./tools/cl tool for managing and uploading Gerrit CLs in the crosvm repository.

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Install Crosvm Cl Tool

skills CLI
$ npx skills add google/crosvm --skill crosvm-cl-tool -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install google/crosvm crosvm-cl-tool --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/google/crosvm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/crosvm_cl_tool .claude/skills/crosvm-cl-tool && 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
crosvm-cl-tool
GitHub stars
1.3k
Token cost
~647 tokens
SKILL.md length
278 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
4
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
BSD-3-Clause

At a glance

Skill to assist with using the ./tools/cl tool for managing and uploading Gerrit CLs in the crosvm repository.

  • Works in 4 steps: status → upload → rebase → …
  • SKILL.md covers Prerequisites and Subcommands
  • Calls git; reaches chromium-review.googlesource.com

What it does

Crosvm Cl Tool is an agent skill from google/crosvm, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Skill to assist with using the ./tools/cl tool for managing and uploading Gerrit CLs in the crosvm repository.

Its SKILL.md is about 650 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: The Chrome OS Virtual Machine Monitor - Mirror of https://chromium.googlesource.com/crosvm/crosvm/. The licence is BSD-3-Clause.

Example prompts

  • “/crosvm-cl-tool”

Workflow steps

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

  1. status
  2. upload
  3. rebase
  4. prune

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 044c3e3. 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:

    • git

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

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • chromium-review.googlesource.com

    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

Crosvm Cl Tool loads about 647 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 32 tokens; SKILL.md has 278 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~32
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~647

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 google/crosvm at commit 044c3e3, republished under its BSD-3-Clause licence (© google). 278 words, ~647 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/crosvm-cl-tool/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
crosvm-cl-tool
description
Skill to assist with using the `./tools/cl` tool for managing and uploading Gerrit CLs in the crosvm repository.

Crosvm CL Tool (./tools/cl)

The ./tools/cl script is a custom tool in the crosvm repository used to manage local branches and upload changes to the upstream Gerrit review site (https://chromium-review.googlesource.com).

It wraps git push with the correct Gerrit refs and options, and helps rebase changes when tracking downstream branches.

Prerequisites

To use this tool, you must be on a local branch that tracks a remote branch (typically origin/main). You can set this up when creating a branch:

bash
git checkout -b mybranch --track origin/main

If you are already on a branch, you can set the upstream manually:

bash
git branch --set-upstream-to origin/main

Subcommands

1. status

Lists all local branches, their tracking status, and the status of their local commits on Gerrit (e.g., MERGED, ABANDONED, NEW, NOT_UPLOADED).

bash
./tools/cl status
2. upload

Uploads local commits on the current branch to Gerrit.

bash
./tools/cl upload [options]

Options:

  • -d, --dry-run: Show the push command that would be run without actually executing it.
  • -r, --reviewer <email>: Add a reviewer. Can be repeated to add multiple reviewers.
  • -a, --auto-submit: Set Auto-Submit+1 and Commit-Queue+1 labels on Gerrit.
  • -s, --submit: Set Commit-Queue+2 (trigger immediate submit after approval).
  • -t, --try: Set Commit-Queue+1 (trigger try jobs / dry run).
3. rebase

Helps rebase changes if you are tracking a different branch (e.g., aosp/main or cros/chromeos) and want to upload to upstream origin/main.

It creates a new branch named <current-branch>-upstream tracking origin/main and cherry-picks your local commits onto it.

bash
./tools/cl rebase

Rebase Workflow:

  1. Run the rebase command:
    bash
    ./tools/cl rebase
  2. If there are conflicts, resolve them manually:
    bash
    # Resolve conflicts in files...
    git add <resolved-files>
    git cherry-pick --continue
  3. Once the rebase/cherry-pick is complete, upload from the new -upstream branch:
    bash
    ./tools/cl upload
4. prune

Cleans up your local repository by deleting local branches whose changes have already been merged or abandoned on Gerrit.

bash
./tools/cl prune [options]

Options:

  • -f, --force: Force delete the branches without prompting for confirmation.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/crosvm_cl_tool of google/crosvm.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 044c3e3

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Questions about Crosvm Cl Tool

What does Crosvm Cl Tool do?

Skill to assist with using the ./tools/cl tool for managing and uploading Gerrit CLs in the crosvm repository. Crosvm Cl Tool is an agent skill from google/crosvm, published by the product's own GitHub organization./tools/cl tool for managing and uploading Gerrit CLs in the crosvm repository.

How do I install Crosvm Cl Tool in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Crosvm Cl Tool in Codex?

Run `npx skills add google/crosvm --skill crosvm-cl-tool -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/crosvm_cl_tool in google/crosvm) into .agents/skills/crosvm-cl-tool in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Crosvm Cl Tool 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 google/crosvm --skill crosvm-cl-tool -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/crosvm-cl-tool, .gemini/skills/crosvm-cl-tool, .github/skills/crosvm-cl-tool and .opencode/skills/crosvm-cl-tool in your project.

What does Crosvm Cl Tool need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Crosvm Cl Tool needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git).

Does Crosvm Cl Tool access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: chromium-review.googlesource.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Crosvm Cl Tool 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 Crosvm Cl Tool use?

Crosvm Cl Tool is published under the BSD-3-Clause licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Crosvm Cl Tool use?

About 647 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Crosvm Cl Tool?

google (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in google/crosvm, which has 1,330 GitHub stars. The repository holds 4 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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