Agent skill

Infinite Patch Authoring

by n1m21n in n1m21n/Infinite

Write, check and render Infinite patches (.inf text files) headless, without the UI.

Custom licenceAuto-check passed

Install Infinite Patch Authoring

skills CLI
$ npx skills add n1m21n/Infinite --skill infinite-patch-authoring -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install n1m21n/Infinite infinite-patch-authoring --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/n1m21n/Infinite.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/infinite-patch-authoring .claude/skills/infinite-patch-authoring && 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
infinite-patch-authoring
GitHub stars
268
Token cost
~6.9k tokens
SKILL.md length
2,856 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
56
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Write, check and render Infinite patches (.inf text files) headless, without the UI.

  • Works in 8 steps: Describe - Infinite --describe "" --json… → Write - the smallest patch that could… → Lay out and annotate - a node with no… → …
  • The user asks you to build
  • SKILL.md covers The loop (do every step, in…, Reading the result, The format in one screen and Rules that bite, plus 2 more sections
  • Calls node and python3; needs E_BAD_KEY

What it does

Infinite Patch Authoring is an agent skill from n1m21n/Infinite. Write, check and render Infinite patches (.inf text files) headless, without the UI. Use whenever the user asks you to build, change or debug an Infinite patch, wire nodes, add modulation, or render a frame, video or audio measurement from a patch file.

Its SKILL.md is about 6.9k 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: Infinite is a node-based audiovisual workstation — real-time GPU video compositing, procedural 3D geometry, modular synths, DSP, and VST3/AU plugin hosting.

When your agent uses it

  • The user asks you to build
  • Debug an Infinite patch
  • Audio measurement from a patch file

Example prompts

  • “/infinite-patch-authoring”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • A credential in E_BAD_KEY

Workflow steps

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

  1. Describe - Infinite --describe "" --json out.json. Read the type's params
  2. Write - the smallest patch that could work. Leave every parameter you do not change at its
  3. Lay out and annotate - a node with no pos spawns at 0,0, so a hand-written patch opens as one
  4. Validate - Infinite --validate patch.inf. Strict by default: warnings are errors too.
  5. Explain and compare to intent - Infinite --explain patch.inf. It prints the graph that
  6. Look and listen - Infinite --frame patch.inf 0,1,2 dir/ --contact-sheet sheet.png for
  7. Fix - change the patch, go back to step 4. Change one thing at a time.
  8. Render - Infinite --render patch.inf out.mp4 [--start S] [--duration S] [--fps N].

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 4e7ffe5. 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:

    • node
    • python3

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • E_BAD_KEY

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Infinite Patch Authoring loads about 6.9k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 70 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,856 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~70
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~6.9k

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 2,856 words (~6,861 tokens).

“A patch is a line-based text file. You write it, Infinite checks it and renders it, and you read the result back as JSON. Never guess a node's name, keys, slots or ranges: ask the binary.”

— opening of SKILL.md by n1m21n, Custom licence
name
infinite-patch-authoring

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/infinite-patch-authoring of n1m21n/Infinite.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 4e7ffe5

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Authoring Skillsvercel/next.js143k—~1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Render Blockingthedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist74k—~430Automated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Infinite Patch Authoring

What does Infinite Patch Authoring do?

Write, check and render Infinite patches (.inf text files) headless, without the UI. Infinite Patch Authoring is an agent skill from n1m21n/Infinite.inf text files) headless, without the UI.

When should I use Infinite Patch Authoring?

Infinite Patch Authoring fits situations like: the user asks you to build; debug an Infinite patch; audio measurement from a patch file.

How do I install Infinite Patch Authoring in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add n1m21n/Infinite --skill infinite-patch-authoring -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/infinite-patch-authoring in n1m21n/Infinite) into .claude/skills/infinite-patch-authoring in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Infinite Patch Authoring in Codex?

Run `npx skills add n1m21n/Infinite --skill infinite-patch-authoring -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/infinite-patch-authoring in n1m21n/Infinite) into .agents/skills/infinite-patch-authoring in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Infinite Patch Authoring 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 n1m21n/Infinite --skill infinite-patch-authoring -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/infinite-patch-authoring, .gemini/skills/infinite-patch-authoring, .github/skills/infinite-patch-authoring and .opencode/skills/infinite-patch-authoring in your project.

What does Infinite Patch Authoring need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Infinite Patch Authoring needs the command-line tools its instructions call (node and python3) and credentials named E_BAD_KEY. Our summary lists: Python 3; A credential in E_BAD_KEY.

Does Infinite Patch Authoring access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Infinite Patch Authoring 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 Infinite Patch Authoring use?

Infinite Patch Authoring has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Infinite Patch Authoring use?

About 6.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 27k 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 Infinite Patch Authoring?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Infinite Patch Authoring: Authoring VPhone Patch Sets (Lakr233/vphone-cli, 15k stars), Hermes Agent Skill Authoring (NousResearch/hermes-agent, 252k stars), Configuring Oauth2 Authorization Flow (mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills, 34k stars) and Authoring Skills (vercel/next.js, 143k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Infinite Patch Authoring?

n1m21n (a GitHub user) maintains it in n1m21n/Infinite, which has 268 GitHub stars. The repository holds 56 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: n1m21n/Infinite on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.