Apply core PHP language standards and modern 8.x features. An agent skill from HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Php Language

skills CLI
$ npx skills add HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard --skill php-language -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard php-language --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/HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/php/php-language .claude/skills/php-language && 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
php-language
GitHub stars
572
Token cost
~472 tokens
SKILL.md length
164 words
Files
3 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
211
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Apply core PHP language standards and modern 8.x features. An agent skill from HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard.

  • Working with PHP 8.x features like enums
  • SKILL.md covers Priority: P0 (CRITICAL), Structure, Implementation Guidelines and Anti-Patterns, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Readonly properties

What it does

Php Language is an agent skill from HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard. Apply core PHP language standards and modern 8.x features. Use when working with PHP 8.x features like enums, fibers, readonly properties, or named arguments.

Its SKILL.md is about 470 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including reference files (for example `evals/evals.json` and `references/implementation.md`).

It sits in Development. It works with PHP. The repository describes itself as: A collection of Agent Skills Standard and Best Practice for Programming Languages, Frameworks that help our AI Agent follow best practies on frameworks and programming laguages. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Working with PHP 8.x features like enums
  • Readonly properties
  • Named arguments

Example prompts

  • “/php-language”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b529c2d. 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

Php Language loads about 472 tokens when it runs, and up to ~670 if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 43 tokens; SKILL.md has 164 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~43
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~472
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~670

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 HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard at commit b529c2d, republished under its MIT licence (© HoangNguyen0403). 164 words, ~472 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/php-language/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
php-language
description
Apply core PHP language standards and modern 8.x features. Use when working with PHP 8.x features like enums, fibers, readonly properties, or named arguments.

PHP Language Standards

Priority: P0 (CRITICAL)

Structure

text
src/
└── {Namespace}/
    └── {Class}.php

Implementation Guidelines

Core Language Standards
  • Strict Typing: Declare declare(strict_types=1); at very top of every file.
  • Type Hinting: Apply scalar type hints (e.g., string, int) and return types to all functions.
  • Strict Comparison: Avoid loose == comparison; always use === for strict equality.
Modern PHP 8+ Patterns
  • Match Expressions: Prefer match($status) over switch for value returns. It provides strict comparison and exhaustive by default.
  • Default Case: Use default => throw new InvalidArgumentException($status) to handle unknown states.
  • Read-only: Use public readonly string $name for properties set once at construction.
  • Property Promotion: Use public function __construct(public string $name) {} to reduce boilerplate.
  • Named Arguments: Call functions with name: 'John', age: 25 to skip optional parameters.
  • Flexible Types: Use Union types (int|string) and Intersection types (Countable&Traversable).

Anti-Patterns

  • No untyped functions: Declare return and parameter types always.
  • No loose == comparison: Use === for strict equality.
  • No switch for value mapping: Use match expressions instead.
  • No global namespace logic: Organize in classes and namespaces.

References

© HoangNguyen0403, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (references) in skills/php/php-language of HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard.

  • SKILL.md
  • evals/evals.json
  • references/implementation.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b529c2d

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Questions about Php Language

What does Php Language do?

Apply core PHP language standards and modern 8.x features. An agent skill from HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard. Php Language is an agent skill from HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard.x features.

When should I use Php Language?

Php Language fits situations like: working with PHP 8.x features like enums; readonly properties; named arguments.

How do I install Php Language in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard --skill php-language -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/php/php-language in HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard) into .claude/skills/php-language in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Php Language in Codex?

Run `npx skills add HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard --skill php-language -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/php/php-language in HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard) into .agents/skills/php-language in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Php Language 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 HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard --skill php-language -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/php-language, .gemini/skills/php-language, .github/skills/php-language and .opencode/skills/php-language in your project.

What does Php Language need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Php Language is instructions for the agent only.

Does Php Language 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 Php Language 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 Php Language use?

Php Language is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Php Language use?

About 472 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 198 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Php Language?

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Who maintains Php Language?

HoangNguyen0403 (a GitHub user) maintains it in HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard, which has 572 GitHub stars. The repository holds 211 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.