Agent skill

Pp Pexels

by mvanhorn in mvanhorn/printing-press-library

Every Pexels photo, video, and collection endpoint — plus a local store that adds quota forecasting, dedup-aware bulk download, and one-shot attribution exports no other Pexels tool has.

Apache-2.0Auto-check: notesData & Analytics

Install Pp Pexels

skills CLI

$ npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-pexels -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mvanhorn/printing-press-library pp-pexels --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/mvanhorn/printing-press-library.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-skills/pp-pexels .claude/skills/pp-pexels && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "pp-pexels" agent skill from https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/tree/main/cli-skills/pp-pexels into .claude/skills/pp-pexels/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pp-pexels", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/tree/main/cli-skills/pp-pexels

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-pexels -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mvanhorn/printing-press-library pp-pexels --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-skills/pp-pexels .agents/skills/pp-pexels && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "pp-pexels" agent skill from https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/tree/main/cli-skills/pp-pexels into .agents/skills/pp-pexels/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pp-pexels", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-pexels -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mvanhorn/printing-press-library pp-pexels --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-skills/pp-pexels .cursor/skills/pp-pexels && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "pp-pexels" agent skill from https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/tree/main/cli-skills/pp-pexels into .cursor/skills/pp-pexels/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pp-pexels", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library.git --path cli-skills/pp-pexels

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-pexels -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mvanhorn/printing-press-library pp-pexels --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-skills/pp-pexels .gemini/skills/pp-pexels && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "pp-pexels" agent skill from https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/tree/main/cli-skills/pp-pexels into .gemini/skills/pp-pexels/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pp-pexels", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mvanhorn/printing-press-library pp-pexels

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-pexels -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-skills/pp-pexels .github/skills/pp-pexels && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "pp-pexels" agent skill from https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/tree/main/cli-skills/pp-pexels into .github/skills/pp-pexels/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pp-pexels", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-pexels -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mvanhorn/printing-press-library pp-pexels --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-skills/pp-pexels .opencode/skills/pp-pexels && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "pp-pexels" agent skill from https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/tree/main/cli-skills/pp-pexels into .opencode/skills/pp-pexels/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pp-pexels", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: pp-pexels
GitHub stars: 2.1k
Token cost: ~3.8k tokens
SKILL.md length: 1,592 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 506
Repo updated: Oct 9, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

Every Pexels photo, video, and collection endpoint — plus a local store that adds quota forecasting, dedup-aware bulk download, and one-shot attribution exports no other Pexels tool has.

Works in 3 steps: Install via the Printing Press… → Verify: pexels-pp-cli --version → Ensure the reported install directory is…
Phrases: search pexels for photos
SKILL.md covers Prerequisites: Install the CLI, When to Use This CLI, Anti-triggers and Unique Capabilities, plus 12 more sections
Calls go, claude and npx; needs PEXELS_API_KEY

What it does

Pp Pexels is an agent skill from mvanhorn/printing-press-library. Every Pexels photo, video, and collection endpoint — plus a local store that adds quota forecasting, dedup-aware bulk download, and one-shot attribution exports no other Pexels tool has. Trigger phrases: search pexels for photos, download stock video b-roll, get a stock photo of, find royalty-free images, export photo attribution credits, use pexels, run pexels.

Its SKILL.md is about 3.8k 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 Data & Analytics, covering Forecasting and time series and Rate limiting. The repository describes itself as: Official library of CLIs generated by the CLI Printing Press. Endorsed, tested, and community-contributed. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

Phrases: search pexels for photos
Download stock video b-roll
Get a stock photo of
Find royalty-free images

Example prompts

“/pp-pexels”

Requirements

Node.js
A credential in PEXELS_API_KEY
Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Bash

Workflow steps

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

Install via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to $HOME/.local/bin on macOS/Linux and…
Verify: pexels-pp-cli --version
Ensure the reported install directory is on $PATH for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 76de244. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
- Read
- Bash
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- go
- claude
- npx
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npx, 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 these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
- PEXELS_API_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Pp Pexels loads about 3.8k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 97 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,592 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~97
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~3.8k

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.

NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
```
allowed-tools: Read, Bash
```

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 mvanhorn/printing-press-library at commit 76de244, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© mvanhorn). 1,592 words, ~3,770 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/pp-pexels/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: pp-pexels
description: Every Pexels photo, video, and collection endpoint — plus a local store that adds quota forecasting, dedup-aware bulk download, and one-shot attribution exports no other Pexels tool has. Trigger phrases: `search pexels for photos`, `download stock video b-roll`, `get a stock photo of`, `find royalty-free images`, `export photo attribution credits`, `use pexels`, `run pexels`.
allowed-tools: Read, Bash
author: Vincent Colombo
license: Apache-2.0
argument-hint: <command> [args] | install cli|mcp

<!-- GENERATED FILE — DO NOT EDIT.
     This file is a verbatim mirror of library/media-and-entertainment/pexels/SKILL.md,
     regenerated post-merge by tools/generate-skills/. Hand-edits here are
     silently overwritten on the next regen. Edit the library/ source instead.
     See the repository agent guide, section "Generated artifacts: registry.json, cli-skills/". -->

Pexels — Printing Press CLI

Prerequisites: Install the CLI

This skill drives the pexels-pp-cli binary. You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill. If it is missing, install it first:

Install via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to $HOME/.local/bin on macOS/Linux and %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PrintingPress\bin on Windows:
bash
```
npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press-library install pexels --cli-only
```
Verify: pexels-pp-cli --version
Ensure the reported install directory is on $PATH for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill.

If the npx install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.6 or newer). This installs into $GOPATH/bin (default $HOME/go/bin), so add that directory to $PATH instead:

bash

go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/media-and-entertainment/pexels/cmd/pexels-pp-cli@latest

If --version reports "command not found" after install, the runtime cannot see the binary directory on $PATH. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds.

A single binary for the full Pexels API: search and curated photos, video search and popular feeds, and collections including your own. It mirrors results into a local SQLite store so you can re-search offline, dedup downloads across sessions, forecast your rate budget, pick the best-fit resolution for a target, and export license-compliant attribution in one command.

When to Use This CLI

Use this CLI when an agent or script needs stock photos or video b-roll from Pexels with deterministic JSON output, license-compliant attribution, and rate-budget awareness. It is the right choice for repeated or bulk media harvesting, re-finding previously pulled media offline, and picking exact resolutions for known media ids.

Anti-triggers

Do not use this CLI for:

Do not use this CLI to upload, like, or modify content on Pexels — the API is strictly read-only.
Do not use it as a wallpaper app or to replicate Pexels' core browsing experience; Pexels' guidelines forbid that and gate such clients.
Do not use it for non-Pexels stock sources (Unsplash, Pixabay); it only speaks the Pexels API.

Unique Capabilities

These capabilities aren't available in any other tool for this API.

Rate-limit intelligence

quota forecast — Check before a bulk pull whether it fits your remaining hourly/monthly Pexels quota, with a reset ETA.

Reach for this before any large download to avoid burning the 200/hour budget mid-batch.
bash
```
pexels-pp-cli quota forecast --resources photos,videos --max-pages 10 --agent
```

Resolution & download intelligence

resolve — Pick the smallest photo size or video file that meets a target dimension without upscaling.

Use when you know the media id and need exactly one URL sized for a target, instead of parsing eight src variants.
bash
```
pexels-pp-cli resolve 2014422 --target-width 1280 --target-height 720 --agent
```
download — Bulk-download a query, skipping media already in your ledger and checkpointing each page so a hit quota stops you gracefully.

Use for repeated or large harvests that must not re-download files or exceed the rate budget.
bash
```
pexels-pp-cli download "mountain lake" --type photo --limit 30 --max-pages 3 --size large --sidecar
```

License compliance

attribution export — Emit a SOURCES.md and per-file .meta.json sidecars crediting every photographer in your local download ledger.

Reach for this to satisfy Pexels' attribution guideline in one shot rather than hand-building credit lists.
bash
```
pexels-pp-cli attribution export --resources photos,videos --csv
```

Local store that compounds

search — Full-text search media you already synced, with stable ordering and no API call.

Reach for this to re-find media you pulled earlier instead of spending quota on a fresh live search.
bash
```
pexels-pp-cli search "sunset" --type photos --limit 10 --agent --select id,photographer,alt
```
analytics — Group your synced photos by photographer to review credit balance and licensing coverage.

Use during a licensing or credit review to see which photographers dominate your pulled set.
bash
```
pexels-pp-cli analytics --type photos --group-by photographer --limit 20
```

Command Reference

collections — Browse featured collections, your own collections, and collection media

pexels-pp-cli collections featured — List Pexels featured collections
pexels-pp-cli collections list — List the authenticated user's own collections (requires PEXELS_API_KEY)
pexels-pp-cli collections media — List the media (photos and/or videos) inside a collection

photos — Search, curate, and fetch Pexels photos

pexels-pp-cli photos curated — Browse the Pexels editor-curated photo feed (use --random for a random page)
pexels-pp-cli photos get — Get a single photo by its numeric id
pexels-pp-cli photos search — Search photos by keyword with orientation/size/color/locale filters

videos — Search, browse popular, and fetch Pexels videos

pexels-pp-cli videos get — Get a single video by its numeric id
pexels-pp-cli videos popular — Browse popular videos with optional dimension/duration filters
pexels-pp-cli videos search — Search videos by keyword with orientation/size/locale filters

Finding the right command

When you know what you want to do but not which command does it, ask the CLI directly:

bash

pexels-pp-cli which "<capability in your own words>"

which resolves a natural-language capability query to the best matching command from this CLI's curated feature index. Exit code 0 means at least one match; exit code 2 means no confident match — fall back to --help or use a narrower query.

Recipes

Agent-native photo search, narrowed

bash

pexels-pp-cli photos search --query "foggy forest" --orientation portrait --per-page 8 --agent --select photos.id,photos.photographer,photos.src.large2x,photos.alt

Returns only the four fields an agent needs from a deeply-nested response, instead of all eight src sizes per photo.

Forecast then harvest

bash

pexels-pp-cli quota forecast --resources photos --max-pages 5 && pexels-pp-cli download "city skyline night" --type photo --limit 50 --max-pages 5 --size large --sidecar

Check the rate budget, then run a dedup-aware bulk pull that writes attribution sidecars.

Best-fit resolution for a known id

bash

pexels-pp-cli resolve 2014422 --target-width 1920 --target-height 1080 --agent

Picks the smallest src/video_file that covers 1080p without upscaling.

Browse your own collections

bash

pexels-pp-cli collections list --per-page 20 --json

Lists the authenticated user's collections — a surface only two ecosystem tools expose.

Re-find synced media offline

bash

pexels-pp-cli sync --resources photos --max-pages 3 && pexels-pp-cli search "sunset" --type photos --limit 10

Mirror a few pages locally, then full-text search them without spending more quota.

Auth Setup

Pexels uses a free API key sent as a raw Authorization: <key> header — there is NO Bearer prefix (the single most common 401 in the ecosystem). Set PEXELS_API_KEY or run pexels-pp-cli auth login. Every request also sends a User-Agent, since Pexels' edge returns 403 to header-less clients.

Run pexels-pp-cli doctor to verify setup.

Agent Mode

Add --agent to any command. Expands to: --json --compact --no-input --no-color --yes.

Pipeable — JSON on stdout, errors on stderr
Filterable — --select keeps a subset of fields. Dotted paths descend into nested structures; arrays traverse element-wise. Critical for keeping context small on verbose APIs:
bash
```
pexels-pp-cli collections list --agent --select id,name,status
```
Previewable — --dry-run shows the request without sending
Offline-friendly — sync/search commands can use the local SQLite store when available
Non-interactive — never prompts, every input is a flag
Read-only — do not use this CLI for create, update, delete, publish, comment, upvote, invite, order, send, or other mutating requests

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Response envelope

Commands that read from the local store or the API wrap output in a provenance envelope:

json

{
  "meta": {"source": "live" | "local", "synced_at": "...", "reason": "..."},
  "results": <data>
}

Parse .results for data and .meta.source to know whether it's live or local. A human-readable N results (live) summary is printed to stderr only when stdout is a terminal AND no machine-format flag (--json, --csv, --compact, --quiet, --plain, --select) is set — piped/agent consumers and explicit-format runs get pure JSON on stdout.

Paths and state

Agents should treat the CLI's path resolver as part of the runtime contract:

Use --home <dir> for one invocation, or set PEXELS_HOME=<dir> to relocate all four path kinds under one root.
Use per-kind env vars only when a specific kind must diverge: PEXELS_CONFIG_DIR, PEXELS_DATA_DIR, PEXELS_STATE_DIR, PEXELS_CACHE_DIR.
Resolution order is per-kind env var, --home, PEXELS_HOME, XDG (XDG_CONFIG_HOME, XDG_DATA_HOME, XDG_STATE_HOME, XDG_CACHE_HOME), then platform defaults.
config contains settings like config.toml and profiles. data contains credentials.toml, data.db, cookies, and auth sidecars. state contains persisted queries, jobs, and teach.log. cache contains regenerable HTTP/cache files.
Stored secrets live in credentials.toml under the data dir. Existing legacy config.toml secrets are read for compatibility and leave config.toml on the first auth write.
Run pexels-pp-cli doctor --fail-on warn to surface path and credential-location warnings. agent-context exposes a schema v4 paths block for agents that need the resolved dirs.

For MCP, pass relocation through the MCP host config. The MCP binary does not inherit CLI flags:

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pexels": {
      "command": "pexels-pp-mcp",
      "env": {
        "PEXELS_HOME": "/srv/pexels"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fleet precedence: an inherited per-kind env var overrides an explicit --home for that kind. Use PEXELS_HOME or per-kind vars as durable fleet levers, and use --home only for a single invocation. Relocation is not reversible by unsetting env vars; move files manually before clearing PEXELS_HOME, or doctor will not find credentials left under the former root.

Agent Feedback

When you (or the agent) notice something off about this CLI, record it:

pexels-pp-cli feedback "the --since flag is inclusive but docs say exclusive"
pexels-pp-cli feedback --stdin < notes.txt
pexels-pp-cli feedback list --json --limit 10

Entries are stored locally as feedback.jsonl under the resolved data dir. They are never POSTed unless PEXELS_FEEDBACK_ENDPOINT is set AND either --send is passed or PEXELS_FEEDBACK_AUTO_SEND=true. Default behavior is local-only.

Write what surprised you, not a bug report. Short, specific, one line: that is the part that compounds.

Output Delivery

Every command accepts --deliver <sink>. The output goes to the named sink in addition to (or instead of) stdout, so agents can route command results without hand-piping. Three sinks are supported:

Sink	Effect
`stdout`	Default; write to stdout only
`file:<path>`	Atomically write output to `<path>` (tmp + rename)
`webhook:<url>`	POST the output body to the URL (`application/json` or `application/x-ndjson` when `--compact`)

Unknown schemes are refused with a structured error naming the supported set. Webhook failures return non-zero and log the URL + HTTP status on stderr.

Named Profiles

A profile is a saved set of flag values, reused across invocations. Use it when a scheduled agent calls the same command every run with the same configuration - HeyGen's "Beacon" pattern.

pexels-pp-cli profile save briefing --json
pexels-pp-cli --profile briefing collections list
pexels-pp-cli profile list --json
pexels-pp-cli profile show briefing
pexels-pp-cli profile delete briefing --yes

Explicit flags always win over profile values; profile values win over defaults. agent-context lists all available profiles under available_profiles so introspecting agents discover them at runtime.

Exit Codes

Code	Meaning
0	Success
2	Usage error (wrong arguments)
3	Resource not found
4	Authentication required
5	API error (upstream issue)
7	Rate limited (wait and retry)
10	Config error

Argument Parsing

Parse $ARGUMENTS:

Empty, help, or --help → show pexels-pp-cli --help output
Starts with install → ends with mcp → MCP installation; otherwise → see Prerequisites above
Anything else → Direct Use (execute as CLI command with --agent)

MCP Server Installation

Install the MCP server:

bash

go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/media-and-entertainment/pexels/cmd/pexels-pp-mcp@latest

bash

claude mcp add pexels-pp-mcp -- pexels-pp-mcp

Verify: claude mcp list

Direct Use

Check if installed: which pexels-pp-cli If not found, offer to install (see Prerequisites at the top of this skill).
Match the user query to the best command from the Unique Capabilities and Command Reference above.

Execute with the --agent flag:

bash

pexels-pp-cli <command> [subcommand] [args] --agent

If ambiguous, drill into subcommand help: pexels-pp-cli <command> --help.

Files

Just SKILL.md in cli-skills/pp-pexels of mvanhorn/printing-press-library.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 76de244

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Statistical models library for Python. An agent skill from zLanqing/codex-claude-academic-skills.
4.7k GitHub starsUsed in 15 repos~4.9k tokens
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Timesfm Forecasting
zLanqing/codex-claude-academic-skills
Zero-shot time series forecasting with Google's TimesFM foundation model.
4.7k GitHub starsUsed in 3 repos~7.5k tokens
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timescale/pg-aiguide
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Pensieve Search
arkohut/pensieve
Search the user's local Pensieve screenshot archive by text, app, or time range.
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ninehills/skills
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Questions about Pp Pexels

What does Pp Pexels do?

Every Pexels photo, video, and collection endpoint — plus a local store that adds quota forecasting, dedup-aware bulk download, and one-shot attribution exports no other Pexels tool has. Pp Pexels is an agent skill from mvanhorn/printing-press-library. Every Pexels photo, video, and collection endpoint — plus a local store that adds quota forecasting, dedup-aware bulk download, and one-shot attribution exports no other Pexels tool has.

When should I use Pp Pexels?

Pp Pexels fits situations like: phrases: search pexels for photos; download stock video b-roll; get a stock photo of; find royalty-free images.

How do I install Pp Pexels in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-pexels -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-skills/pp-pexels in mvanhorn/printing-press-library) into .claude/skills/pp-pexels in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Pp Pexels in Codex?

Run `npx skills add mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-pexels -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-skills/pp-pexels in mvanhorn/printing-press-library) into .agents/skills/pp-pexels in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Pp Pexels 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 mvanhorn/printing-press-library --skill pp-pexels -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/pp-pexels, .gemini/skills/pp-pexels, .github/skills/pp-pexels and .opencode/skills/pp-pexels in your project.

What does Pp Pexels need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Pp Pexels needs the command-line tools its instructions call (go, claude and npx) and credentials named PEXELS_API_KEY. Our summary lists: Node.js; A credential in PEXELS_API_KEY. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Bash.

Does Pp Pexels access the network?

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

Is Pp Pexels safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Pp Pexels use?

Pp Pexels is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Pp Pexels use?

About 3.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 15k 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 Pp Pexels?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Pp Pexels: TimesFM Forecasting (google-research/timesfm, 34k stars), Statsmodels (zLanqing/codex-claude-academic-skills, 4.7k stars), Timesfm Forecasting (zLanqing/codex-claude-academic-skills, 4.7k stars) and Find Hypertable Candidates (timescale/pg-aiguide, 1.9k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Pp Pexels?

mvanhorn (a GitHub user) maintains it in mvanhorn/printing-press-library, which has 2,056 GitHub stars. The repository holds 506 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: mvanhorn/printing-press-library on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Pp Pexels

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Pexels — Printing Press CLI

Prerequisites: Install the CLI

When to Use This CLI

Anti-triggers

Unique Capabilities

Rate-limit intelligence

Resolution & download intelligence

License compliance

Local store that compounds

Command Reference

Finding the right command

Recipes

Agent-native photo search, narrowed

Forecast then harvest

Best-fit resolution for a known id

Browse your own collections

Re-find synced media offline

Auth Setup

Agent Mode

Response envelope

Paths and state

Agent Feedback

Output Delivery

Named Profiles

Exit Codes

Argument Parsing

MCP Server Installation

Direct Use

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