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Docs Build

by GPlates in GPlates/GPlates

Build the pyGPlates Python API documentation (Sphinx, docs-pygplates).

Custom licenceAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Docs Build

skills CLI
$ npx skills add GPlates/GPlates --skill docs-build -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install GPlates/GPlates docs-build --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/GPlates/GPlates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/docs-build .claude/skills/docs-build && 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
docs-build
GitHub stars
154
Token cost
~620 tokens
SKILL.md length
292 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
6
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Build the pyGPlates Python API documentation (Sphinx, docs-pygplates).

  • Check the Python API docs
  • SKILL.md covers Prerequisites, Build from scratch, Things that will bite and Verify
  • Calls cmake and conda
  • Verify a docstring change renders correctly

What it does

Docs Build is an agent skill from GPlates/GPlates. Build the pyGPlates Python API documentation (Sphinx, docs-pygplates). Use when asked to build, rebuild or check the Python API docs, or to verify a docstring change renders correctly.

Its SKILL.md is about 620 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, covering Technical documentation. It works with Python and C++. The repository describes itself as: GPlates is a program for visualising and manipulating plate tectonic reconstructions. PyGPlates is a Python package containing the core plate reconstruction functionality in…

When your agent uses it

  • Check the Python API docs
  • Verify a docstring change renders correctly

Example prompts

  • “/docs-build”

Requirements

  • Python 3

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e845347. 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:

    • cmake
    • conda

    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

Docs Build loads about 620 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 49 tokens; SKILL.md has 292 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
~620

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 292 words (~620 tokens).

“The docs are built by the docs-pygplates CMake target, so a configured pyGPlates build tree is required (see /build-pygplates). Sphinx and its theme come from an overlay environment file:”

— opening of SKILL.md by GPlates, Custom licence
name
docs-build

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/docs-build of GPlates/GPlates.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e845347

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Questions about Docs Build

What does Docs Build do?

Build the pyGPlates Python API documentation (Sphinx, docs-pygplates). Docs Build is an agent skill from GPlates/GPlates. Build the pyGPlates Python API documentation (Sphinx, docs-pygplates).

When should I use Docs Build?

Docs Build fits situations like: check the Python API docs; verify a docstring change renders correctly.

How do I install Docs Build in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Docs Build in Codex?

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

Can I use Docs Build 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 GPlates/GPlates --skill docs-build -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/docs-build, .gemini/skills/docs-build, .github/skills/docs-build and .opencode/skills/docs-build in your project.

What does Docs Build need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Docs Build needs the command-line tools its instructions call (cmake and conda). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Docs Build 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 Docs Build 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 Docs Build use?

Docs Build 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 Docs Build use?

About 620 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.5k 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 Docs Build?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Docs Build: Genie API Service Docs (qualcomm/qai-appbuilder, 246 stars), Edge Bringup (exeex/edge-cores, 110 stars), Qai Appbuilder Docs (qualcomm/qai-appbuilder, 246 stars) and Adk Sample Creator (google/adk-python, 22k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Docs Build?

GPlates (a GitHub organization) maintains it in GPlates/GPlates, which has 154 GitHub stars. The repository holds 6 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

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