Agent skill

Apm Usage

by mizchi in mizchi/skills

Reference for APM (Agent Package Manager) — apm.yml syntax, install / uninstall / update commands, target detection, lockfile workflow.

No licenceAuto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Apm Usage

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mizchi/skills --skill apm-usage -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mizchi/skills apm-usage --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/mizchi/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/apm-usage .claude/skills/apm-usage && 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
apm-usage
GitHub stars
356
Token cost
~1.9k tokens
SKILL.md length
554 words
Files
5 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
69
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Reference for APM (Agent Package Manager) — apm.yml syntax, install / uninstall / update commands, target detection, lockfile workflow.

  • Works in 3 steps: gh auth login (GH_TOKEN) — zero-config… → git credential fill — OS keychain, SSH… → GITHUB_APM_PAT environment variable —…
  • Mentions APM by name
  • SKILL.md covers When this skill applies, Core commands, apm.yml manifest and Creating skills in a repository, plus 5 more sections
  • Calls gh and git; needs GH_TOKEN

What it does

Apm Usage is an agent skill from mizchi/skills. Reference for APM (Agent Package Manager) — apm.yml syntax, install / uninstall / update commands, target detection, lockfile workflow. Read when you need exact field names, but do NOT auto-invoke on every apm-related task; user prompts about projects with installed skills can be handled with general APM knowledge. Invoke explicitly when the user mentions APM by name, asks to author or audit an apm.yml, or runs into an unfamiliar APM command / error.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.9k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files, including reference files (for example `README.md`, `SKILL-ja.md` and `references/manifest-schema.md`).

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Monitoring and alerting and Dependency management. The repository describes itself as: Agent skills by mizchi, distributed via APM.

When your agent uses it

  • Mentions APM by name
  • Audit an apm.yml
  • Runs into an unfamiliar APM command / error

Example prompts

  • “/apm-usage”

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. gh auth login (GH_TOKEN) — zero-config if already logged in
  2. git credential fill — OS keychain, SSH keys
  3. GITHUB_APM_PAT environment variable — for CI or explicit setup

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 62f5808. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • gh
    • git

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • agentskills.io

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • GH_TOKEN

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Apm Usage loads about 1.9k tokens when it runs, and up to ~3.6k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 116 tokens; SKILL.md has 554 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~116
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.9k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~3.6k

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 554 words (~1,941 tokens).

“APM is a dependency manager for AI agent skills, instructions, prompts, and MCP servers. Think of it as npm for agent configuration.”

— opening of SKILL.md by mizchi
name
apm-usage

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 4 other files (references) in apm-usage of mizchi/skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • README.md
  • SKILL-ja.md
  • references/manifest-schema.md
  • references/publishing.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 62f5808

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Kubelb Dependency Updateskubermatic/kubelb148—~1.3kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
AI ServerOpentrons/opentrons521—~2.5kAutomated safety check: NotesApache-2.0

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Questions about Apm Usage

What does Apm Usage do?

Reference for APM (Agent Package Manager) — apm.yml syntax, install / uninstall / update commands, target detection, lockfile workflow. Apm Usage is an agent skill from mizchi/skills.yml syntax, install / uninstall / update commands, target detection, lockfile workflow.

When should I use Apm Usage?

Apm Usage fits situations like: mentions APM by name; audit an apm.yml; runs into an unfamiliar APM command / error.

How do I install Apm Usage in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Apm Usage in Codex?

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

Can I use Apm Usage 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 mizchi/skills --skill apm-usage -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/apm-usage, .gemini/skills/apm-usage, .github/skills/apm-usage and .opencode/skills/apm-usage in your project.

What does Apm Usage need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Apm Usage needs the command-line tools its instructions call (gh and git) and credentials named GH_TOKEN.

Does Apm Usage access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: agentskills.io. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Apm Usage 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 Apm Usage use?

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

How many tokens does Apm Usage use?

About 1.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.8k 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 1.7k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Apm Usage?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Apm Usage: Audit And Reduce Dependencies (grafana/skills, 279 stars), Docs Corpus Audit (microsoft/apm, 4k stars), Check Deps Sync (Hyk260/PureChat, 546 stars) and Kubelb Dependency Updates (kubermatic/kubelb, 148 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Apm Usage?

mizchi (a GitHub user) maintains it in mizchi/skills, which has 356 GitHub stars. The repository holds 69 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 2, 2026.

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