Answer 'is this site down or is it just me' properly — curl status/timing diagnostics, DNS cross-check, and TLS certificate reads, assembled into a where-it's-broken diagnosis.

MITAuto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Site Check

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill site-check -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills site-check --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/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/site-check .claude/skills/site-check && 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
site-check
GitHub stars
1.4k
Token cost
~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
595 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1,348
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Answer 'is this site down or is it just me' properly — curl status/timing diagnostics, DNS cross-check, and TLS certificate reads, assembled into a where-it's-broken diagnosis.

  • Works in 5 steps: HTTP first (the 5-second answer): curl… → DNS when connection fails: curl -s… → TLS when the browser screamed: curl -svo… → …
  • Asked is this website down
  • SKILL.md covers What This Skill Produces, Required Inputs, Framework: The Layer Walk and Output Format, plus 3 more sections
  • Calls curl; reaches dns.google

What it does

Site Check is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Answer 'is this site down or is it just me' properly — curl status/timing diagnostics, DNS cross-check, and TLS certificate reads, assembled into a where-it's-broken diagnosis. Use when asked is this website down, why can't I reach this site, check if my site is up, or is the SSL certificate expired. Produces the layered diagnosis (DNS → TLS → HTTP → content), response timing, cert expiry, and the rerunnable commands.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Cloud networking. The repository describes itself as: 1255 professional Agent Skills for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor & Codex — PRDs, postmortems, leases, medical bills, layoffs, go-bags, new countries. Plain markdown, MIT, in… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Asked is this website down
  • Why cant I reach this site
  • Check if my site is up
  • Is the SSL certificate expired

Example prompts

  • “is this site down or is it just me”
  • “s-broken diagnosis. Use when asked is this website down, why can”
  • “/site-check”

Workflow steps

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

  1. HTTP first (the 5-second answer): curl -sI -m 10 -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code} %{time_total}s %{remote_ip}\n" "https://example.com"…
  2. DNS when connection fails: curl -s "https://dns.google/resolve?name=example.com&type=A" — NXDOMAIN vs. records-exist separates "domain…
  3. TLS when the browser screamed: curl -svo /dev/null "https://example.com" 2>&1 | grep -E "expire|subject|issuer" — expired cert, wrong-host…
  4. The just-you test: if direct checks fail but DoH shows records and the failure is connection-level, the honest options are local (DNS…
  5. Timing as diagnosis: -w breakdowns (time_namelookup, time_connect, time_starttransfer) locate slowness — slow DNS vs. slow TLS vs. slow…

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1cbf1f0. 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:

    • curl

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

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • dns.google

    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

Site Check loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 108 tokens; SKILL.md has 595 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~108
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.2k

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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills at commit 1cbf1f0, republished under its MIT licence (© mohitagw15856). 595 words, ~1,157 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/site-check/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
site-check
description
Answer 'is this site down or is it just me' properly — curl status/timing diagnostics, DNS cross-check, and TLS certificate reads, assembled into a where-it's-broken diagnosis. Use when asked is this website down, why can't I reach this site, check if my site is up, or is the SSL certificate expired. Produces the layered diagnosis (DNS → TLS → HTTP → content), response timing, cert expiry, and the rerunnable commands.

Site Check Skill

"Is it down or is it me?" is a diagnosis, not a yes/no — a site can fail at DNS, at TLS, at HTTP, or only from your network, and each failure names a different fix. This skill runs the layers in order with plain curl, reads the evidence (status codes, cert dates, resolver agreement), and answers with where it's broken, which is the answer that was actually needed.

What This Skill Produces

  • The verdict — up / down-for-everyone-probably / broken-at-layer-X / likely-just-you, with the evidence
  • The layer results — DNS resolution, TLS handshake + cert expiry, HTTP status, response timing
  • The interpretation — what a 503 vs. a timeout vs. a cert error vs. NXDOMAIN each means, in words
  • The commands — every check rerunnable

Required Inputs

Ask for these if not provided:

  • The URL/domain — as the user experiences it (scheme and path matter; example.com up and example.com/app down is a real and common state)
  • The symptom — error message, spinner, cert warning — it picks which layer to check first
  • Whose site — theirs (deeper diagnostics welcome) vs. someone else's (status check, politely)

Framework: The Layer Walk

  1. HTTP first (the 5-second answer): curl -sI -m 10 -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code} %{time_total}s %{remote_ip}\n" "https://example.com" — status, total time, and which IP answered in one line. 200/301 = up · 4xx = up but refusing this request · 5xx = up but broken behind the server · 000 = never connected → walk down the stack.
  2. DNS when connection fails: curl -s "https://dns.google/resolve?name=example.com&type=A" — NXDOMAIN vs. records-exist separates "domain problem" from "server problem"; two public resolvers agreeing ≈ not a DNS issue (the dns-lookup skill has the full treatment).
  3. TLS when the browser screamed: curl -svo /dev/null "https://example.com" 2>&1 | grep -E "expire|subject|issuer" — expired cert, wrong-host cert, or incomplete chain each read differently; quote the expiry date and say how long ago/until.
  4. The just-you test: if direct checks fail but DoH shows records and the failure is connection-level, the honest options are local (DNS cache, VPN, firewall, ISP) — suggest the local moves (curl from another network if possible, flush DNS, try the resolved IP) rather than declaring the site dead from one vantage point.
  5. Timing as diagnosis: -w breakdowns (time_namelookup, time_connect, time_starttransfer) locate slowness — slow DNS vs. slow TLS vs. slow server are different tickets; a 12-second time_starttransfer with fast connect is the backend's confession.
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Output Format

Site Check: [url] — [time]

[The verdict: "Down at the HTTP layer — DNS and TLS fine, server returning 503; not your network." ]

LayerResultRead
DNS[records / NXDOMAIN]…
TLS[handshake ok · cert expires [date]]…
HTTP[code, time, IP]…

[Cert questions: expiry with the countdown · Slowness: the timing breakdown and which phase owns it]

Rerun: [the curl(s)] One vantage point — "up for me" ≠ up for everyone; for your own production site, real monitoring beats spot checks.

Quality Checks

  • The verdict names the failing layer, not just up/down
  • Status codes are interpreted (4xx up-but-refusing vs 5xx up-but-broken vs 000 never-connected)
  • Cert answers quote the expiry date with the countdown
  • Connection failures trigger the DNS cross-check before any verdict
  • The one-vantage-point caveat appears

Anti-Patterns

  • Do not answer up/down without the layer — the layer is the diagnosis
  • Do not declare a site dead from one failed local check — run the just-you branch
  • Do not confuse 403/401 with down — refusing you is a form of up
  • Do not hammer a struggling site — one clean check per layer, not a retry loop against someone's outage
  • Do not extend into probing others' infrastructure — status and reachability, not scanning

Example Trigger Phrases

  • "Is this website down?"
  • "Why can't I reach this site?"
  • "Check if my site is up."
  • "Is the SSL certificate expired?"

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Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/site-check of mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1cbf1f0

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Questions about Site Check

What does Site Check do?

Answer 'is this site down or is it just me' properly — curl status/timing diagnostics, DNS cross-check, and TLS certificate reads, assembled into a where-it's-broken diagnosis. Site Check is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Answer 'is this site down or is it just me' properly — curl status/timing diagnostics, DNS cross-check, and TLS certificate reads, assembled into a where-it's-broken diagnosis.

When should I use Site Check?

Site Check fits situations like: asked is this website down; why cant I reach this site; check if my site is up; is the SSL certificate expired.

How do I install Site Check in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill site-check -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/site-check in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .claude/skills/site-check in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Site Check in Codex?

Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill site-check -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/site-check in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .agents/skills/site-check in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Site Check 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill site-check -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/site-check, .gemini/skills/site-check, .github/skills/site-check and .opencode/skills/site-check in your project.

What does Site Check need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Site Check needs the command-line tools its instructions call (curl).

Does Site Check access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: dns.google; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Site Check 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 Site Check use?

Site Check 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 Site Check use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.6k 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 Site Check?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Site Check: Kubeshark KFL2 Filter Reference (kubeshark/kubeshark, 12k stars), Nginx To Higress Migration (higress-group/higress, 9.5k stars), Bfe Rd Workflow (bfenetworks/bfe, 6.3k stars) and NGINX Ingress Controller Feature Checklists (nginx/kubernetes-ingress, 5.1k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Site Check?

mohitagw15856 (a GitHub user) maintains it in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, which has 1,434 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,348 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.