Agent skill

Device

by mikeyobrien in mikeyobrien/rho

Device controls — vibration, torch, volume, battery status, toast messages.

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Install Device

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mikeyobrien/rho --skill device -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mikeyobrien/rho device --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/mikeyobrien/rho.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/platforms/android/skills/device .claude/skills/device && 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
device
GitHub stars
372
Token cost
~400 tokens
SKILL.md length
29 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
35
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Device controls — vibration, torch, volume, battery status, toast messages.

  • Haptic feedback
  • SKILL.md covers Toast (quick popup), Vibration, Flashlight and Volume, plus 4 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Quick status checks

What it does

Device is an agent skill from mikeyobrien/rho. Device controls — vibration, torch, volume, battery status, toast messages. Use for haptic feedback, flashlight, or quick status checks.

Its SKILL.md is about 400 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: An AI agent that stays running, remembers across sessions, and checks in on its own. macOS, Linux, Android. Built on Pi. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Haptic feedback
  • Quick status checks

Example prompts

  • “/device”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 073a3ee. 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 (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

Device loads about 400 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 36 tokens; SKILL.md has 29 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~36
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~400

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 mikeyobrien/rho at commit 073a3ee, republished under its MIT licence (© mikeyobrien). 29 words, ~400 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/device/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
device
description
Device controls — vibration, torch, volume, battery status, toast messages. Use for haptic feedback, flashlight, or quick status checks.

Device Controls

Toast (quick popup)

bash
termux-toast "Message"
termux-toast -s "Short message"           # shorter duration
termux-toast -g top "Top message"         # position: top, middle, bottom
termux-toast -b black -c white "Styled"   # background & text color

Vibration

bash
termux-vibrate                     # 1 second default
termux-vibrate -d 500              # 500ms
termux-vibrate -f                  # force even in silent mode

Flashlight

bash
termux-torch on
termux-torch off

Volume

bash
termux-volume                      # show all streams
termux-volume music 10             # set music to 10
termux-volume ring 5               # set ring to 5

Streams: call, system, ring, music, alarm, notification

Battery Status

bash
termux-battery-status

Returns: percentage, status (CHARGING/DISCHARGING), plugged, temperature, etc.

Brightness

bash
termux-brightness 128              # 0-255
termux-brightness auto             # auto brightness

WiFi Info

bash
termux-wifi-connectioninfo         # current connection
termux-wifi-scaninfo               # nearby networks
termux-wifi-enable true/false      # toggle wifi

Sensor Data

bash
termux-sensor -l                   # list available sensors
termux-sensor -s accelerometer     # read specific sensor
termux-sensor -s accelerometer -n 5  # 5 readings then stop

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

Files

Just SKILL.md in platforms/android/skills/device of mikeyobrien/rho.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 073a3ee

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Device 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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Control UIopenclaw/openclaw392k—~1.8kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Control UI E2Eopenclaw/openclaw392k—~2.9kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Devices And ControlVectorSpaceLab/AREX-Skill328—~2.3kAutomated safety check: PassGPL-3.0
Control D AutomationComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills77k3 repos~738Automated safety check: PassNone

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Questions about Device

What does Device do?

Device controls — vibration, torch, volume, battery status, toast messages. Device is an agent skill from mikeyobrien/rho. Device controls — vibration, torch, volume, battery status, toast messages.

When should I use Device?

Device fits situations like: haptic feedback; quick status checks.

How do I install Device in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add mikeyobrien/rho --skill device -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (platforms/android/skills/device in mikeyobrien/rho) into .claude/skills/device in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Device in Codex?

Run `npx skills add mikeyobrien/rho --skill device -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (platforms/android/skills/device in mikeyobrien/rho) into .agents/skills/device in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Device 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 mikeyobrien/rho --skill device -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/device, .gemini/skills/device, .github/skills/device and .opencode/skills/device in your project.

What does Device need to run?

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

Does Device 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 Device 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 Device use?

Device 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 Device use?

About 400 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.6k 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 Device?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Device: Implementing Usb Device Control Policy (mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills, 34k stars), Control UI (openclaw/openclaw, 392k stars), Control UI E2E (openclaw/openclaw, 392k stars) and Devices And Control (VectorSpaceLab/AREX-Skill, 328 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Device?

mikeyobrien (a GitHub user) maintains it in mikeyobrien/rho, which has 372 GitHub stars. The repository holds 35 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 1, 2026.

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