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Agent skill

Output Services Check

by growthxai in growthxai/output

Verify Output SDK development services are running. An agent skill from growthxai/output.

Apache-2.0Auto-check: notesDevOps & Cloud

Install Output Services Check

skills CLI
$ npx skills add growthxai/output --skill output-services-check -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install growthxai/output output-services-check --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/growthxai/output.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/coding_assistants/claude/plugins/outputai/skills/output-services-check .claude/skills/output-services-check && 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
output-services-check
GitHub stars
442
Token cost
~898 tokens
SKILL.md length
257 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
50
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Verify Output SDK development services are running. An agent skill from growthxai/output.

  • Works in 3 steps: Check Docker Containers → Check API Server Health → Check Temporal UI Accessibility
  • Debugging workflows
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, When to Use This Skill, Instructions and Remediation Steps, plus 2 more sections
  • Calls docker, curl and npx

What it does

Output Services Check is an agent skill from growthxai/output. Verify Output SDK development services are running. Use when debugging workflows, starting development, encountering connection errors, services may be down, or when you see "ECONNREFUSED" or timeout errors.

Its SKILL.md is about 900 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 DevOps & Cloud, covering Verification before completion and Containers. It works with Docker. The repository describes itself as: The open-source TypeScript framework for building AI workflows and agents. Designed for Claude Code describe what you want, Claude builds it, with all the best practices already… The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Debugging workflows
  • Starting development
  • Encountering connection errors
  • Services may be down

Example prompts

  • “ECONNREFUSED”
  • “/output-services-check”

Requirements

  • Node.js
  • Docker
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash, Read

Workflow steps

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

  1. Check Docker Containers
  2. Check API Server Health
  3. Check Temporal UI Accessibility

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 99ee298. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Bash
    • Read

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • docker
    • curl
    • npx

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use docker, curl and npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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

Output Services Check loads about 898 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 57 tokens; SKILL.md has 257 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~57
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~898

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Bash, Read

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 growthxai/output at commit 99ee298, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© growthxai). 257 words, ~898 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/output-services-check/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
output-services-check
description
Verify Output SDK development services are running. Use when debugging workflows, starting development, encountering connection errors, services may be down, or when you see "ECONNREFUSED" or timeout errors.
allowed-tools
Bash, Read

Output Services Health Check

Overview

This skill verifies that all required Output SDK development services are running and healthy. The Output SDK requires three services for local development: Docker containers, the API server, and the Temporal server with its UI.

When to Use This Skill

  • Starting a debugging session
  • Encountering connection refused errors (ECONNREFUSED)
  • Workflows failing to start or connect
  • Timeout errors when running workflows
  • Before running any workflow commands
  • When the development environment seems unresponsive

Instructions

Step 1: Check Docker Containers
bash
docker ps | grep output

Expected: You should see containers related to output running. If no containers appear, Docker may not be running or the services haven't been started.

Step 2: Check API Server Health
bash
curl -s http://localhost:3001/health

Expected: Returns a health status response. If this fails with "Connection refused", the API server is not running.

Step 3: Check Temporal UI Accessibility
bash
curl -s http://localhost:8080 > /dev/null && echo "Temporal UI accessible" || echo "Temporal UI not accessible"

Expected: "Temporal UI accessible". If not accessible, Temporal server may not be running.

Remediation Steps

If Docker is not running:
  1. Start Docker Desktop (macOS/Windows) or the Docker daemon (Linux)
  2. Wait for Docker to fully initialize
  3. Re-run the checks
If services are not running:
bash
# Start all development services
npx output dev

Wait 30-60 seconds for all services to initialize, then re-run the checks.

If only some services are down:
bash
# `output dev` reconciles a partially-up stack itself — it runs `up -d` for the
# missing containers, then attaches to monitor. Prefer it over raw compose so
# the project name and compose file match what the CLI uses.
npx output dev

To stop everything first and start clean:

bash
npx output dev down
npx output dev
If services fail to start:
  1. Check for port conflicts: lsof -i :3001 and lsof -i :8080
  2. Check Docker logs: docker compose logs
  3. Ensure you have sufficient system resources (memory, disk space)

Decision Tree

IF docker_not_running:
  ACTION: Start Docker Desktop/daemon
  WAIT: for Docker to initialize

IF no_output_containers:
  RUN: npx output dev
  WAIT: 30-60 seconds for services

IF api_not_responding:
  CHECK: port 3001 for conflicts
  RUN: output dev (if not already running)

IF temporal_not_accessible:
  CHECK: port 8080 for conflicts
  CHECK: docker compose logs for Temporal errors

IF all_services_healthy:
  PROCEED: with workflow debugging

Examples

Scenario: User reports "connection refused" when running a workflow

bash
# First, check if services are running
docker ps | grep output
# Output: (empty - no containers)

# Start services
npx output dev

# Wait and verify
sleep 60
curl -s http://localhost:3001/health
# Output: {"status":"healthy"}

Scenario: Partial service failure

bash
# API responds but Temporal doesn't
curl -s http://localhost:3001/health  # Works
curl -s http://localhost:8080  # Fails

# Check Temporal logs
docker compose logs temporal

# Restart just Temporal
docker compose restart temporal

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Files

Just SKILL.md in coding_assistants/claude/plugins/outputai/skills/output-services-check of growthxai/output.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 99ee298

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Questions about Output Services Check

What does Output Services Check do?

Verify Output SDK development services are running. An agent skill from growthxai/output. Output Services Check is an agent skill from growthxai/output. Verify Output SDK development services are running.

When should I use Output Services Check?

Output Services Check fits situations like: debugging workflows; starting development; encountering connection errors; services may be down.

How do I install Output Services Check in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add growthxai/output --skill output-services-check -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (coding_assistants/claude/plugins/outputai/skills/output-services-check in growthxai/output) into .claude/skills/output-services-check in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Output Services Check in Codex?

Run `npx skills add growthxai/output --skill output-services-check -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (coding_assistants/claude/plugins/outputai/skills/output-services-check in growthxai/output) into .agents/skills/output-services-check in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Output Services Check 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 growthxai/output --skill output-services-check -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/output-services-check, .gemini/skills/output-services-check, .github/skills/output-services-check and .opencode/skills/output-services-check in your project.

What does Output Services Check need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Output Services Check needs the command-line tools its instructions call (docker, curl and npx). Our summary lists: Node.js; Docker. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash, Read.

Does Output Services Check access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use docker, curl and npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Output Services Check safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Output Services Check use?

Output Services Check 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 Output Services Check use?

About 898 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.6k 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 Output Services Check?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Output Services Check: Veomni Review (ByteDance-Seed/VeOmni, 2.2k stars), Ship It (BlackBeltTechnology/pi-agent-dashboard, 315 stars), Borg Live Debug (karanhudia/borg-ui, 1.7k stars) and .NET Crash Dump Collection (dotnet/skills, 5.6k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Output Services Check?

growthxai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in growthxai/output, which has 442 GitHub stars. The repository holds 50 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

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