Agent skill

Temp Files

Guidelines for creating temporary files in system temp directory.

Apache-2.0Auto-check: notes

Install Temp Files

skills CLI

$ npx skills add llama-farm/llamafarm --skill temp-files -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install llama-farm/llamafarm temp-files --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/llama-farm/llamafarm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/temp-files .claude/skills/temp-files && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "temp-files" agent skill from https://github.com/llama-farm/llamafarm/tree/main/.claude/skills/temp-files into .claude/skills/temp-files/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "temp-files", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/llama-farm/llamafarm/tree/main/.claude/skills/temp-files

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add llama-farm/llamafarm --skill temp-files -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install llama-farm/llamafarm temp-files --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/llama-farm/llamafarm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/temp-files .agents/skills/temp-files && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "temp-files" agent skill from https://github.com/llama-farm/llamafarm/tree/main/.claude/skills/temp-files into .agents/skills/temp-files/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "temp-files", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add llama-farm/llamafarm --skill temp-files -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install llama-farm/llamafarm temp-files --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/llama-farm/llamafarm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/temp-files .cursor/skills/temp-files && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "temp-files" agent skill from https://github.com/llama-farm/llamafarm/tree/main/.claude/skills/temp-files into .cursor/skills/temp-files/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "temp-files", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/llama-farm/llamafarm.git --path .claude/skills/temp-files

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add llama-farm/llamafarm --skill temp-files -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install llama-farm/llamafarm temp-files --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/llama-farm/llamafarm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/temp-files .gemini/skills/temp-files && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "temp-files" agent skill from https://github.com/llama-farm/llamafarm/tree/main/.claude/skills/temp-files into .gemini/skills/temp-files/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "temp-files", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install llama-farm/llamafarm temp-files

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add llama-farm/llamafarm --skill temp-files -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/llama-farm/llamafarm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/temp-files .github/skills/temp-files && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "temp-files" agent skill from https://github.com/llama-farm/llamafarm/tree/main/.claude/skills/temp-files into .github/skills/temp-files/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "temp-files", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add llama-farm/llamafarm --skill temp-files -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install llama-farm/llamafarm temp-files --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/llama-farm/llamafarm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/temp-files .opencode/skills/temp-files && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "temp-files" agent skill from https://github.com/llama-farm/llamafarm/tree/main/.claude/skills/temp-files into .opencode/skills/temp-files/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "temp-files", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: temp-files
GitHub stars: 836
Token cost: ~515 tokens
SKILL.md length: 199 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 19
Repo updated: Jun 10, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

Guidelines for creating temporary files in system temp directory.

Works in 4 steps: Create the directory → Generate a unique filename → Write the file → …
Agents need to create reports
SKILL.md covers Directory Structure, Creating a Temp File, When to Use This Pattern and When NOT to Use This Pattern, plus 1 more section
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Temp Files is an agent skill from llama-farm/llamafarm. Guidelines for creating temporary files in system temp directory. Use when agents need to create reports, logs, or progress files without cluttering the repository.

Its SKILL.md is about 520 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: Deploy any AI model, agent, database, RAG, and pipeline locally or remotely in minutes. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

Agents need to create reports
Progress files without cluttering the repository

Example prompts

“Use the temp-files skill to guideline for creating temporary files in system temp directory”
“/temp-files”

Requirements

Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash, Write, Read

Workflow steps

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

Create the directory
Generate a unique filename
Write the file
Inform the user

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6244d46. 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
- Write
- Read
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).
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

Temp Files loads about 515 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 44 tokens; SKILL.md has 199 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~44
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~515

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, Write, 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 llama-farm/llamafarm at commit 6244d46, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© llama-farm). 199 words, ~515 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/temp-files/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: temp-files
description: Guidelines for creating temporary files in system temp directory. Use when agents need to create reports, logs, or progress files without cluttering the repository.
allowed-tools: Bash, Write, Read

Temporary Files Skill

When you need to create files to track progress, generate reports, or store temporary data, use the system's temporary directory instead of the repository root.

Directory Structure

Use this base path for all temporary files (aligns with Claude Code's existing task output convention):

/tmp/claude/{sanitized-cwd}/

Where {sanitized-cwd} is the current working directory path with / replaced by - (leading slash stripped first to avoid a leading dash).

Example: Working in /Users/bobby/workspace/pivot/llamafarm → /tmp/claude/Users-bobby-workspace-pivot-llamafarm/

Creating a Temp File

Step 1: Create the directory

bash

SANITIZED_PATH=$(echo "$PWD" | sed 's|^/||' | tr '/' '-')
REPORT_DIR="/tmp/claude/${SANITIZED_PATH}/reviews"
mkdir -p "$REPORT_DIR"

Step 2: Generate a unique filename

Use this pattern: {descriptor}-{YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS}.{ext}

bash

TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)
FILENAME="code-review-${TIMESTAMP}.md"
FILEPATH="${REPORT_DIR}/${FILENAME}"

Step 3: Write the file

Use the Write tool with the full temp path.

Step 4: Inform the user

Always tell the user where the file was created:

Report saved to: /tmp/claude/Users-bobby-workspace-pivot-llamafarm/reviews/code-review-20260108-143052.md

When to Use This Pattern

Code review reports
Analysis outputs
Progress tracking files
Test result summaries
Any generated documentation not explicitly requested in a specific location

When NOT to Use This Pattern

User explicitly specifies a file path
Creating files that should be committed (e.g., README, config files)
Editing existing files

Cleanup Note

Files in /tmp/ are cleared on system restart. If the user needs to preserve a file, suggest they copy it to a permanent location.

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/temp-files of llama-farm/llamafarm.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6244d46

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Temp Files next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Brand Guidelinesalirezarezvani/claude-skills	28k	1 repos	~1.3k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	1 mo ago

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Questions about Temp Files

What does Temp Files do?

Guidelines for creating temporary files in system temp directory. Temp Files is an agent skill from llama-farm/llamafarm. Guidelines for creating temporary files in system temp directory.

When should I use Temp Files?

Temp Files fits situations like: agents need to create reports; progress files without cluttering the repository.

How do I install Temp Files in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add llama-farm/llamafarm --skill temp-files -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/temp-files in llama-farm/llamafarm) into .claude/skills/temp-files in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Temp Files in Codex?

Run `npx skills add llama-farm/llamafarm --skill temp-files -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/temp-files in llama-farm/llamafarm) into .agents/skills/temp-files in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Temp Files 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 llama-farm/llamafarm --skill temp-files -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/temp-files, .gemini/skills/temp-files, .github/skills/temp-files and .opencode/skills/temp-files in your project.

What does Temp Files need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Temp Files is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash, Write, Read.

Does Temp Files 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 Temp Files 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 Temp Files use?

Temp Files 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 Temp Files use?

About 515 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.1k 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 Temp Files?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Temp Files: Directory Submissions (coreyhaines31/marketingskills, 54k stars), Writing Guidelines (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars), Web Design Guidelines (nexu-io/open-design, 100k stars) and Writing Guidelines (vercel-labs/agent-skills, 32k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Temp Files?

llama-farm (a GitHub organization) maintains it in llama-farm/llamafarm, which has 836 GitHub stars. The repository holds 19 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 10, 2026.

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

Install Temp Files

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Temporary Files Skill

Directory Structure

Creating a Temp File

Step 1: Create the directory

Step 2: Generate a unique filename

Step 3: Write the file

Step 4: Inform the user

When to Use This Pattern

When NOT to Use This Pattern

Cleanup Note

Files

Compare with similar skills

Similar skills

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Questions about Temp Files