Agent skill

Justfile

by mizchi in mizchi/skills

Reference for the just command runner — justfile syntax and GitHub Actions integration.

No licenceAuto-check: notesDevOps & Cloud

Install Justfile

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mizchi/skills justfile --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/justfile .claude/skills/justfile && 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
justfile
GitHub stars
359
Token cost
~789 tokens
SKILL.md length
65 words
Files
5 (incl. assets)
Skills in repo
69
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Reference for the just command runner — justfile syntax and GitHub Actions integration.

  • An existing repo already has a justfile and tasks must be added
  • SKILL.md covers Basic Syntax, Variables, Settings and Conditionals, plus 5 more sections
  • Calls just
  • Tasks that involve CI/CD

What it does

Justfile is an agent skill from mizchi/skills. Reference for the just command runner — justfile syntax and GitHub Actions integration. Use when an existing repo already has a justfile and tasks must be added, modified, or audited. For new mizchi-owned repos, prefer the pkfire skill (Taskfile.pkl + pkf) instead; justfile is kept only for compatibility with existing repos.

Its SKILL.md is about 790 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files, including assets (for example `.claude-plugin/manifest.json`, `README.md` and `assets/gh_action_example.yaml`).

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering CI/CD. It works with GitHub Actions. The repository describes itself as: Agent skills by mizchi, distributed via APM.

When your agent uses it

  • An existing repo already has a justfile and tasks must be added
  • Tasks that involve CI/CD

Example prompts

  • “/justfile”

Requirements

  • Python 3

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:

    • just

    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):

    • github.com
    • just.systems

    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

Justfile loads about 789 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 86 tokens; SKILL.md has 65 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~86
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~789

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.

  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:61
    # Load .env

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 65 words (~789 tokens).

“just is a command runner for project-specific commands. Similar to Make but simpler.”

— opening of SKILL.md by mizchi
name
justfile

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 4 other files (assets) in justfile of mizchi/skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • .claude-plugin/manifest.json
  • README.md
  • assets/gh_action_example.yaml
  • assets/justfile

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 62f5808

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Questions about Justfile

What does Justfile do?

Reference for the just command runner — justfile syntax and GitHub Actions integration. Justfile is an agent skill from mizchi/skills. Reference for the just command runner — justfile syntax and GitHub Actions integration.

When should I use Justfile?

Justfile fits situations like: an existing repo already has a justfile and tasks must be added; tasks that involve CI/CD.

How do I install Justfile in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Justfile in Codex?

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

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

What does Justfile need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Justfile needs the command-line tools its instructions call (just). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Justfile access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. As links in the text: github.com and just.systems. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Justfile safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (mentions a .env file), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Justfile use?

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

How many tokens does Justfile use?

About 789 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.2k 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 Justfile?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Justfile: Analyze GitHub Action Logs (withastro/astro, 63k stars), GitHub Actions Templates (bartstc/vite-ts-react-template, 122 stars), Nushell (ccusage/ccusage, 19k stars) and Repo Hygiene Scan and Fix (QwenLM/qwen-code, 28k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Justfile?

mizchi (a GitHub user) maintains it in mizchi/skills, which has 359 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.