Agent skill

Reference Board

by machina-exm in machina-exm/film-studio-skills

Build and lock reference boards before asset creation. An agent skill from machina-exm/film-studio-skills.

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Install Reference Board

skills CLI
$ npx skills add machina-exm/film-studio-skills --skill reference-board -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install machina-exm/film-studio-skills reference-board --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/machina-exm/film-studio-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/reference-board .claude/skills/reference-board && 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
reference-board
GitHub stars
146
Token cost
~932 tokens
SKILL.md length
556 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
7
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Build and lock reference boards before asset creation. An agent skill from machina-exm/film-studio-skills.

  • SKILL.md covers Locate the studio, Set the reference rule, Build boards on two axes and Interview one board at a time, plus 5 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Reference Board is an agent skill from machina-exm/film-studio-skills. Build and lock reference boards before asset creation.

Its SKILL.md is about 930 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: 7 installable agent skills that run the pipeline behind $2M AI video productions — script to locked, generation-ready shot prompts. Claude Code · Codex · Hermes · OpenCode.

Example prompts

  • “/reference-board”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3145173. 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

Reference Board loads about 932 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 18 tokens; SKILL.md has 556 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~18
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~932

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 556 words (~932 tokens).

“Turn references supplied by the user into a written visual bible. Treat references as specifications, not inspiration.”

— opening of SKILL.md by machina-exm
name
reference-board

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/reference-board of machina-exm/film-studio-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3145173

Compare with similar skills

Reference Board 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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Game Asset AuditDonchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios26k—~2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
3D Asset Generationcalesthio/OpenMontage66k—~1.2kAutomated safety check: PassAGPL-3.0
Paperclip Boardpaperclipai/paperclip99k—~5.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Reference Board

What does Reference Board do?

Build and lock reference boards before asset creation. An agent skill from machina-exm/film-studio-skills. Reference Board is an agent skill from machina-exm/film-studio-skills. Build and lock reference boards before asset creation.

How do I install Reference Board in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add machina-exm/film-studio-skills --skill reference-board -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/reference-board in machina-exm/film-studio-skills) into .claude/skills/reference-board in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Reference Board in Codex?

Run `npx skills add machina-exm/film-studio-skills --skill reference-board -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/reference-board in machina-exm/film-studio-skills) into .agents/skills/reference-board in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Reference Board 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 machina-exm/film-studio-skills --skill reference-board -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/reference-board, .gemini/skills/reference-board, .github/skills/reference-board and .opencode/skills/reference-board in your project.

What does Reference Board need to run?

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

Does Reference Board 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 Reference Board 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 Reference Board use?

No licence was found for Reference Board or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Reference Board use?

About 932 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.7k 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 Reference Board?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Reference Board: Board (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars), Assets (BuilderIO/agent-native, 7.1k stars), Game Asset Audit (Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios, 26k stars) and 3D Asset Generation (calesthio/OpenMontage, 66k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Reference Board?

machina-exm (a GitHub user) maintains it in machina-exm/film-studio-skills, which has 146 GitHub stars. The repository holds 7 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 14, 2026.

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