Agent skill

Handsontable Cell Editor Developer

by handsontable in handsontable/handsontable

Guides building a new Handsontable cell editor through its four-state lifecycle, DOM setup, viewport-aware positioning and async validation, matching the grid's existing editor classes.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedFrontend & Design

Install Handsontable Cell Editor Developer

skills CLI
$ npx skills add handsontable/handsontable --skill handsontable-editor-dev -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install handsontable/handsontable handsontable-editor-dev --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/handsontable/handsontable.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/handsontable-editor-dev .claude/skills/handsontable-editor-dev && 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
handsontable-editor-dev
GitHub stars
22k
Token cost
~3.8k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,967 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
31
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Guides building a new Handsontable cell editor through its four-state lifecycle, DOM setup, viewport-aware positioning and async validation, matching the grid's existing editor classes.

  • Creating a new custom cell editor for a Handsontable grid
  • SKILL.md covers Editor state machine, File structure, Lifecycle methods (required… and Key patterns, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Fixing an editor that skips a lifecycle state or mispositions on scroll

What it does

The skill centers on the editor lifecycle state machine: VIRGIN before an editor has opened, EDITING while it is visible and accepting input, WAITING once editing has finished but an async validator has not resolved, and FINISHED once validation completes and the editor closes. States must advance in order, never skipping WAITING on an async validation path, and can only move backward through a full reset. A new editor extends BaseEditor, lives under its own folder with a main class file and a re-export, and registers in a shared registry and factory file.

Required overrides cover init, prepare, getValue, setValue, open, close, focus, beginEditing and finishEditing, and finishEditing supports the WAITING state for async validation. Positioning goes through getEditedCellRect rather than manual math, which breaks with frozen rows or columns and scrolled viewports. Both full edit mode, where Enter opens the editor, and fast edit mode, where typing a character opens it, are supported. The textarea and dropdown editors serve as reference implementations. The excerpt breaks off at an IME gotcha.

When your agent uses it

  • Creating a new custom cell editor for a Handsontable grid
  • Fixing an editor that skips a lifecycle state or mispositions on scroll
  • Adding async validation support to an existing cell editor

Example prompts

  • “Create a new date-range cell editor following the Handsontable editor lifecycle.”
  • “Fix this custom editor so it positions correctly with frozen columns.”
  • “Add async validation to this editor so it waits before closing on an invalid value.”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 68b5e97. 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.

    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

Handsontable Cell Editor Developer loads about 3.8k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 64 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,967 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~64
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3.8k

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 1,967 words (~3,764 tokens).

“Four states: VIRGIN (never opened), EDITING (visible, accepting input), WAITING (editing finished, awaiting async validation), FINISHED (validation complete, editor closed). Move through the states in order: never skip one (VIRGIN straight to FINISHED, or past WAITING on async validation), and…”

— opening of SKILL.md by handsontable, Custom licence
name
handsontable-editor-dev
path
handsontable/src/editors/**

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/handsontable-editor-dev of handsontable/handsontable.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 68b5e97

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Questions about Handsontable Cell Editor Developer

What does Handsontable Cell Editor Developer do?

Guides building a new Handsontable cell editor through its four-state lifecycle, DOM setup, viewport-aware positioning and async validation, matching the grid's existing editor classes. The skill centers on the editor lifecycle state machine: VIRGIN before an editor has opened, EDITING while it is visible and accepting input, WAITING once editing has finished but an async validator has not resolved, and FINISHED once validation completes and the editor closes. States must advance in order, never skipping WAITING on an async validation path, and can only move backward through a full reset.

When should I use Handsontable Cell Editor Developer?

Handsontable Cell Editor Developer fits situations like: creating a new custom cell editor for a Handsontable grid; fixing an editor that skips a lifecycle state or mispositions on scroll; adding async validation support to an existing cell editor.

How do I install Handsontable Cell Editor Developer in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Handsontable Cell Editor Developer in Codex?

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

Can I use Handsontable Cell Editor Developer 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 handsontable/handsontable --skill handsontable-editor-dev -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/handsontable-editor-dev, .gemini/skills/handsontable-editor-dev, .github/skills/handsontable-editor-dev and .opencode/skills/handsontable-editor-dev in your project.

What does Handsontable Cell Editor Developer need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Handsontable Cell Editor Developer is instructions for the agent only.

Does Handsontable Cell Editor Developer 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 Handsontable Cell Editor Developer 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 Handsontable Cell Editor Developer use?

Handsontable Cell Editor Developer 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 Handsontable Cell Editor Developer use?

About 3.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 15k 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 Handsontable Cell Editor Developer?

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Who maintains Handsontable Cell Editor Developer?

handsontable (a GitHub organization) maintains it in handsontable/handsontable, which has 22,059 GitHub stars. The repository holds 31 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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