Agent skill

Io Grida

by gridaco in gridaco/grida

Guides work on the Grida file format (.grida) from the TS side: the I/O packages that read/write it (loading, archive packing, clipboard) and the frozen schema bindings.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedDevelopment

Install Io Grida

skills CLI
$ npx skills add gridaco/grida --skill io-grida -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install gridaco/grida io-grida --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/gridaco/grida.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/io-grida .claude/skills/io-grida && 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
io-grida
GitHub stars
2.7k
Token cost
~1k tokens
SKILL.md length
340 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
29
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Guides work on the Grida file format (.grida) from the TS side: the I/O packages that read/write it (loading, archive packing, clipboard) and the frozen schema bindings.

  • Works in 3 steps: TS: bump… → Re-snapshot the frozen bindings from the… → Old files are rejected by the TS reader…
  • Working with .grida files in the editor
  • SKILL.md covers Format Overview, Key Locations, TS Side —… and The tombstone —…, plus 2 more sections
  • Calls pnpm

What it does

Io Grida is an agent skill from gridaco/grida. Guides work on the Grida file format (.grida) from the TS side: the I/O packages that read/write it (loading, archive packing, clipboard) and the frozen schema bindings. Use when working with .grida files in the editor or packages, or debugging format round-trip issues. (The schema and the Rust decoder live in the engine repo.)

Its SKILL.md is about 1k 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 Rust. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Working with .grida files in the editor
  • Debugging format round-trip issues

Example prompts

  • “Use the io-grida skill to guide work on the Grida file format (.grida) from the TS side: the I/O packages that read/write it (loading, archive…”
  • “/io-grida”

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. TS: bump grida.program.document.SCHEMA_VERSION in
  2. Re-snapshot the frozen bindings from the new schema (deliberate act, see above).
  3. Old files are rejected by the TS reader (format.ts calls

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 165496f. 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:

    • pnpm

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

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • github.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

Io Grida loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 85 tokens; SKILL.md has 340 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~85
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~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

The full file from gridaco/grida at commit 165496f, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© gridaco). 340 words, ~1,043 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/io-grida/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
io-grida
description
Guides work on the Grida file format (.grida) from the TS side: the I/O packages that read/write it (loading, archive packing, clipboard) and the frozen schema bindings. Use when working with .grida files in the editor or packages, or debugging format round-trip issues. (The schema and the Rust decoder live in the engine repo.)

Grida I/O — .grida Format & Loading (TS side)

Format Overview

Grida uses FlatBuffers as the canonical binary format. File identifier: "GRID".

Two on-disk variants:

VariantDetectionNotes
Raw FlatBuffers"GRID" at bytes 4–7Bare document, no images
ZIP archiveZIP magic bytesmanifest.json + document.grida + images/

Document model: Flat node repository (not nested). Nodes reference parents via ID + fractional-index position strings. Multi-scene: each Figma page → a SceneNode.

Key Locations

PathRole
packages/grida-canvas-schema/grida.tsTS runtime types (grida namespace) + SCHEMA_VERSION
packages/grida-canvas-io/TS file loading, archive pack/unpack, clipboard protocol
packages/grida-format/src/FROZEN flatc TS bindings (tombstone — see below)

The schema source of truth and the Rust decoder live in the engine repo: format/grida.fbs · crates/grida/src/io/.

TS Side — packages/grida-canvas-io/

  • io.load(file) — auto-detects format, decodes, extracts images → LoadedDocument
  • io.is_grid(bytes) — checks "GRID" identifier
  • io.archive.pack/unpack — ZIP with manifest.json
  • io.clipboard.encode/decode — Grida clipboard protocol

The tombstone — packages/grida-format

The generated TS FlatBuffers bindings are committed and frozen: the flatc generator wiring was deleted at the engine split (this repo has no format/grida.fbs and no bin/activate-flatc). The bindings are byte-identical to pinned flatc v25.12.19 output and the formatter/linter ignore them to keep it that way. Do not edit them. If the schema evolves in the engine repo and this reader should follow, re-snapshot deliberately from a gridaco/nothing checkout.

Verification

sh
pnpm turbo test --filter='@grida/io'
pnpm turbo typecheck --filter='@grida/io' --filter='@grida/canvas-schema'

Schema Changes

Schema evolution happens in the engine repo (see its io-grida skill and format/AGENTS.md). What this repo owes on a breaking change — a cross-REPO lockstep:

  1. TS: bump grida.program.document.SCHEMA_VERSION in packages/grida-canvas-schema/grida.ts to match the engine's SCHEMA_VERSION in crates/grida/src/io/io_grida_fbs.rs — exactly in sync; both writers must emit the same version string.
  2. Re-snapshot the frozen bindings from the new schema (deliberate act, see above).
  3. Old files are rejected by the TS reader (format.ts calls isSchemaCompatible() and throws on mismatch).

Version compatibility logic (isSchemaCompatible in grida-canvas-schema/grida.ts):

  • While MAJOR=0: same MAJOR.MINOR required (e.g. 0.91.* accepts 0.91.*, rejects 0.90.*)
  • Once MAJOR≥1: same MAJOR required (standard semver)

Format: MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH-prerelease+build (e.g. "0.91.0-beta+20260311").

Note: the TS FlatBuffers decoder is more lenient than the Rust verifier — a TS-side round-trip may pass on structurally invalid bytes. For byte-level verification, use the engine repo's Rust verifier.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/io-grida of gridaco/grida.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 165496f

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Questions about Io Grida

What does Io Grida do?

Guides work on the Grida file format (.grida) from the TS side: the I/O packages that read/write it (loading, archive packing, clipboard) and the frozen schema bindings. Io Grida is an agent skill from gridaco/grida.grida) from the TS side: the I/O packages that read/write it (loading, archive packing, clipboard) and the frozen schema bindings.

When should I use Io Grida?

Io Grida fits situations like: working with .grida files in the editor; debugging format round-trip issues.

How do I install Io Grida in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Io Grida in Codex?

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

Can I use Io Grida 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 gridaco/grida --skill io-grida -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/io-grida, .gemini/skills/io-grida, .github/skills/io-grida and .opencode/skills/io-grida in your project.

What does Io Grida need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Io Grida needs the command-line tools its instructions call (pnpm).

Does Io Grida access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Io Grida 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 Io Grida use?

Io Grida is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Io Grida use?

About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.2k 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 Io Grida?

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Who maintains Io Grida?

gridaco (a GitHub organization) maintains it in gridaco/grida, which has 2,659 GitHub stars. The repository holds 29 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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