Agent skill

Pp Us Data

by mvanhorn in mvanhorn/printing-press-library

Use official US public data recipes for CPI, unemployment, Census population setup/lookups, BEA industry setup, and region-comparison briefs.

Apache-2.0Auto-check: notes

Install Pp Us Data

skills CLI

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

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mvanhorn/printing-press-library pp-us-data --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-us-data .claude/skills/pp-us-data && 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-us-data" agent skill from https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/tree/main/cli-skills/pp-us-data into .claude/skills/pp-us-data/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pp-us-data", 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-us-data

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-us-data -a codex

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mvanhorn/printing-press-library pp-us-data --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-us-data .agents/skills/pp-us-data && 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-us-data" agent skill from https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/tree/main/cli-skills/pp-us-data into .agents/skills/pp-us-data/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pp-us-data", 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-us-data -a cursor

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mvanhorn/printing-press-library pp-us-data --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-us-data .cursor/skills/pp-us-data && 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-us-data" agent skill from https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/tree/main/cli-skills/pp-us-data into .cursor/skills/pp-us-data/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pp-us-data", 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-us-data

--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-us-data -a gemini-cli

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install mvanhorn/printing-press-library pp-us-data --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-us-data .gemini/skills/pp-us-data && 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-us-data" agent skill from https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/tree/main/cli-skills/pp-us-data into .gemini/skills/pp-us-data/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pp-us-data", 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-us-data

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-us-data -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-us-data .github/skills/pp-us-data && 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-us-data" agent skill from https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/tree/main/cli-skills/pp-us-data into .github/skills/pp-us-data/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pp-us-data", 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-us-data -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-us-data --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-us-data .opencode/skills/pp-us-data && 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-us-data" agent skill from https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/tree/main/cli-skills/pp-us-data into .opencode/skills/pp-us-data/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pp-us-data", 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-us-data
GitHub stars: 2.1k
Token cost: ~1k tokens
SKILL.md length: 379 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 505
Repo updated: Oct 7, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

Use official US public data recipes for CPI, unemployment, Census population setup/lookups, BEA industry setup, and region-comparison briefs.

Works in 3 steps: Install via the Printing Press installer → Verify: us-data-pp-cli --version → Ensure $GOPATH/bin (or $HOME/go/bin) is…
Phrases: US CPI
SKILL.md covers Prerequisites: Install the CLI, When To Use, When Not To Use and Setup, plus 2 more sections
Calls npx and go; needs US_DATA_CENSUS_API_KEY and US_DATA_BEA_API_KEY

What it does

Pp Us Data is an agent skill from mvanhorn/printing-press-library. Use official US public data recipes for CPI, unemployment, Census population setup/lookups, BEA industry setup, and region-comparison briefs. Trigger phrases: US CPI, unemployment rate, Census population, BEA industry data, compare US regions, us-data-pp-cli.

Its SKILL.md is about 1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

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: US CPI
Unemployment rate
Census population
BEA industry data

Example prompts

“/pp-us-data”

Requirements

Node.js
A credential in US_DATA_CENSUS_API_KEY
A credential in US_DATA_BEA_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
Verify: us-data-pp-cli --version
Ensure $GOPATH/bin (or $HOME/go/bin) is on $PATH.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0fdcc7a. 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:
- npx
- go
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:
- US_DATA_CENSUS_API_KEY
- US_DATA_BEA_API_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Pp Us Data loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 68 tokens; SKILL.md has 379 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~68
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1k

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 0fdcc7a, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© mvanhorn). 379 words, ~1,028 tokens.

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

name: pp-us-data
description: Use official US public data recipes for CPI, unemployment, Census population setup/lookups, BEA industry setup, and region-comparison briefs. Trigger phrases: US CPI, unemployment rate, Census population, BEA industry data, compare US regions, us-data-pp-cli.
allowed-tools: Read, Bash
author: Dhilip Subramanian
license: Apache-2.0
argument-hint: <command> [args] | install cli

<!-- GENERATED FILE — DO NOT EDIT.
     This file is a verbatim mirror of library/other/us-data/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/". -->

US Data — Printing Press CLI

Prerequisites: Install the CLI

This skill drives the us-data-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:

bash

npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press-library install us-data --cli-only

Verify: us-data-pp-cli --version
Ensure $GOPATH/bin (or $HOME/go/bin) is on $PATH.

If the npx install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.6 or newer):

bash

go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/other/us-data/cmd/us-data-pp-cli@latest

If --version reports "command not found" after install, the install step did not put the binary on $PATH. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds.

When To Use

Use us-data-pp-cli when an agent needs source-backed US public economic or demographic context from BLS, Census, or BEA.

You need the latest BLS CPI or national unemployment snapshot.
You need a Census population lookup for a supported city/state and have a Census API key.
You need to explain what auth is missing for Census or BEA workflows.
You need a compact region-comparison shell for a research brief.

When Not To Use

Do not use it for forecasts, investment advice, legal advice, or policy conclusions.
Do not treat missing data as proof that the fact does not exist.
Do not use it as a full Census/BLS/BEA endpoint mirror; this CLI is recipe-first.

Show full SKILL.md (162 more words)Show less

Setup

BLS CPI and national unemployment commands work without credentials by default.

Census data queries require:

bash

export US_DATA_CENSUS_API_KEY="..."

BEA data queries require:

bash

export US_DATA_BEA_API_KEY="..."

Recipes

CPI Snapshot

bash

us-data-pp-cli cpi --agent

Use this for a compact BLS CPI result with latest value, prior value, calculated percent change, and freshness caveat.

National Unemployment

bash

us-data-pp-cli unemployment --agent

Use this for a national BLS unemployment snapshot. For state/local unemployment, pass an explicit BLS series ID until state mapping is expanded.

Population Setup Or Lookup

bash

us-data-pp-cli population --place "Austin, TX" --agent

If US_DATA_CENSUS_API_KEY is missing, the command returns setup guidance. If a key is present, it fetches the supported Census place population.

Region Comparison

bash

us-data-pp-cli compare-regions "Seattle, WA" "Austin, TX" --agent

Use this to prepare an agent-readable comparison shell. The output names available facts and any missing source credentials.

Source Coverage

bash

us-data-pp-cli sources --agent

Use this before a larger brief to confirm which sources are live in the current environment.

Output Notes

--agent enables compact JSON so the result can be consumed by an agent without parsing prose. Results include source names and caveats because public datasets have release schedules, vintages, and revisions.

Files

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

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0fdcc7a

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Questions about Pp Us Data

What does Pp Us Data do?

Use official US public data recipes for CPI, unemployment, Census population setup/lookups, BEA industry setup, and region-comparison briefs. Pp Us Data is an agent skill from mvanhorn/printing-press-library. Use official US public data recipes for CPI, unemployment, Census population setup/lookups, BEA industry setup, and region-comparison briefs.

When should I use Pp Us Data?

Pp Us Data fits situations like: phrases: US CPI; unemployment rate; census population; BEA industry data.

How do I install Pp Us Data in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Pp Us Data in Codex?

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

Can I use Pp Us Data 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-us-data -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-us-data, .gemini/skills/pp-us-data, .github/skills/pp-us-data and .opencode/skills/pp-us-data in your project.

What does Pp Us Data need to run?

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

Does Pp Us Data 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 Us Data 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 Us Data use?

Pp Us Data 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 Us Data use?

About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.1k 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 Us Data?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Pp Us Data: Ecc Recipes (affaan-m/ECC, 275k stars), Cellxgene Census (K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills, 48k stars), Cellxgene Census (davila7/claude-code-templates, 32k stars) and Census Bureau Automation (ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills, 77k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Pp Us Data?

mvanhorn (a GitHub user) maintains it in mvanhorn/printing-press-library, which has 2,053 GitHub stars. The repository holds 505 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 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 Us Data

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

US Data — Printing Press CLI

Prerequisites: Install the CLI

When To Use

When Not To Use

Setup

Recipes

CPI Snapshot

National Unemployment

Population Setup Or Lookup

Region Comparison

Source Coverage

Output Notes

Files

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