A skill your agent uses when running any ODK-backed command in this repo — owltools, robot, make NORM, robot verify, or any other tool that lives inside the ODK docker image

CC-BY-4.0Auto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Odk

skills CLI
$ npx skills add monarch-initiative/mondo --skill odk -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install monarch-initiative/mondo odk --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/monarch-initiative/mondo.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/odk .claude/skills/odk && 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
odk
GitHub stars
326
Token cost
~757 tokens
SKILL.md length
315 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
4
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
CC-BY-4.0

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when running any ODK-backed command in this repo — owltools, robot, make NORM, robot verify, or any other tool that lives inside the ODK docker image

  • Running any ODK-backed command in this repo — owltools
  • SKILL.md covers TL;DR, When you have a TTY…, When you don't have a TTY… and Reading the right image tag, plus 2 more sections
  • Calls sh, docker and make
  • Any other tool that lives inside the ODK docker image

What it does

Odk is an agent skill from monarch-initiative/mondo. Use when running any ODK-backed command in this repo — owltools, robot, make NORM, robot verify, or any other tool that lives inside the ODK docker image

Its SKILL.md is about 760 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 Containers. It works with Docker. The repository describes itself as: Mondo Disease Ontology. The licence is CC-BY-4.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Running any ODK-backed command in this repo — owltools
  • Any other tool that lives inside the ODK docker image

Example prompts

  • “/odk”

Requirements

  • Docker

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9bfccbe. 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:

    • sh
    • docker
    • make

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use docker, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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

Odk loads about 757 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 39 tokens; SKILL.md has 315 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~39
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~757

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 monarch-initiative/mondo at commit 9bfccbe, republished under its CC-BY-4.0 licence (© monarch-initiative). 315 words, ~757 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/odk/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
odk
description
Use when running any ODK-backed command in this repo — owltools, robot, make NORM, robot verify, or any other tool that lives inside the ODK docker image

Running ODK commands in this repo

TL;DR

src/ontology/run.sh is the official wrapper, but it ends in docker run -ti so it fails silently in any non-TTY context (Claude Code, CI, non-interactive shells) with the input device is not a TTY and exits without running the command.

If you have a TTY, prefer run.sh. If you don't, call docker directly with -i only.

When you have a TTY (interactive terminal)

bash
cd src/ontology && sh run.sh <command> <args...>

Examples:

bash
sh run.sh make NORM
sh run.sh owltools --use-catalog mondo-edit.obo --obsolete-replace MONDO:A MONDO:B -o -f obo mondo-edit.obo
sh run.sh robot verify --catalog catalog-v001.xml -i mondo-edit.obo --queries ../sparql/qc/general/qc-foo.sparql -O reports/

When you don't have a TTY (Claude Code, CI, scripts)

Symptom: sh run.sh <anything> prints the input device is not a TTY and exits with no further output, no file changes.

Workaround — invoke docker directly using the same image and mounts as run.sh, but with -i only:

bash
docker run --memory=8g \
  -v /ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/REPO:/work \
  -w /work/src/ontology \
  -e ROBOT_JAVA_ARGS=-Xmx8G -e JAVA_OPTS=-Xmx8G \
  --rm -i obolibrary/odkfull:<TAG-FROM-RUN.SH> \
  <command> <args...>

Where:

  • /ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/REPO = the repo root (the parent of src/).
  • <TAG-FROM-RUN.SH> = whatever tag is set in IMAGE= in src/ontology/run.sh. Always read run.sh first to look up the current tag — do not hardcode v1.6 or any other version.

Reading the right image tag

Don't memorize the version. The line in run.sh is the source of truth:

bash
grep '^IMAGE=' src/ontology/run.sh
# IMAGE=${IMAGE:-odkfull:v1.6}

Common ODK commands you'll need

WhatCommand body (after run.sh or after the docker run ... -i obolibrary/odkfull:<TAG> prefix)
Normalize edit filemake NORM then mv NORM mondo-edit.obo (run from src/ontology)
Convert / syntax checkrobot convert --catalog catalog-v001.xml -i mondo-edit.obo -f obo -o mondo-edit.TMP.obo
Run a QC queryrobot verify --catalog catalog-v001.xml -i mondo-edit.obo --queries ../sparql/qc/general/qc-X.sparql -O reports/
Merge / obsolete with replacementowltools --use-catalog mondo-edit.obo --obsolete-replace MONDO:A MONDO:B -o -f obo mondo-edit.obo

Notes

  • All ODK commands assume CWD is src/ontology/.
  • make NORM writes to a file called NORM in src/ontology/. You must mv NORM mondo-edit.obo afterward.
  • robot verify exits non-zero on QC failures and writes one TSV per failing query under -O reports/. Empty exit + PASS Rule ... 0 violation(s) = clean.
  • If run.sh reports the input device is not a TTY, do not retry the same command — it will keep failing. Switch to the docker-direct invocation.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/odk of monarch-initiative/mondo.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9bfccbe

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Questions about Odk

What does Odk do?

A skill your agent uses when running any ODK-backed command in this repo — owltools, robot, make NORM, robot verify, or any other tool that lives inside the ODK docker image. Odk is an agent skill from monarch-initiative/mondo.

When should I use Odk?

Odk fits situations like: running any ODK-backed command in this repo — owltools; any other tool that lives inside the ODK docker image.

How do I install Odk in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Odk in Codex?

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

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

What does Odk need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Odk needs the command-line tools its instructions call (sh, docker and make). Our summary lists: Docker.

Does Odk access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use docker, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Odk 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 Odk use?

Odk is published under the CC-BY-4.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Odk use?

About 757 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3k 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 Odk?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Odk: Iron Proxy Gateway for NanoClaw (nanocoai/nanoclaw, 31k stars), GreptimeDB Dev Docker Image (GreptimeTeam/greptimedb, 6.7k stars), Senior DevOps Toolkit (maslennikov-ig/claude-code-orchestrator-kit, 260 stars) and LangBot Deployment Guide (langbot-app/LangBot, 18k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Odk?

monarch-initiative (a GitHub organization) maintains it in monarch-initiative/mondo, which has 326 GitHub stars. The repository holds 4 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

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