Agent skill

New Utility Node

by n1m21n in n1m21n/Infinite

Procedure for adding a Utility/IO node (Output/export, Syphon/Spout, Projection, OSC, Video In): terminal identity-pass, three-sided Platform:: rule, cross-context resources, gated side effects…

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Install New Utility Node

skills CLI
$ npx skills add n1m21n/Infinite --skill new-utility-node -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install n1m21n/Infinite new-utility-node --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/new-utility-node .claude/skills/new-utility-node && 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
new-utility-node
GitHub stars
264
Token cost
~2.6k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,364 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
56
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Procedure for adding a Utility/IO node (Output/export, Syphon/Spout, Projection, OSC, Video In): terminal identity-pass, three-sided Platform:: rule, cross-context resources, gated side effects…

  • Works in 10 steps: A terminal node is still a normal node → The one-abstraction rule (read… → Resource lifetime - the class of bug… → …
  • Implementing one
  • SKILL.md covers When to use (full scope), 0. A terminal node is still a…, 1. The one-abstraction rule… and 2. Resource lifetime - the…, plus 7 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

New Utility Node is an agent skill from n1m21n/Infinite. Procedure for adding a Utility/IO node (Output/export, Syphon/Spout, Projection, OSC, Video In): terminal identity-pass, three-sided Platform:: rule, cross-context resources, gated side effects, exit criterion. Use when implementing one, or when an IO node leaks, crashes on delete, or works on only one OS.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.6k 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

  • Implementing one
  • An IO node leaks
  • Crashes on delete
  • Works on only one OS

Example prompts

  • “/new-utility-node”

Workflow steps

10 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. A terminal node is still a normal node
  2. The one-abstraction rule (read windows-parity before writing code)
  3. Resource lifetime - the class of bug that actually bites here
  4. Side effects must be explicit and off by default
  5. Split the pure arithmetic out so it is testable without hardware
  6. The wiring checklist
  7. Bug traps, each of which has already happened in this codebase
  8. Tests
  9. Exit criterion - state it machine-checkably in every prompt
  10. Prompt template for a fresh session

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 2e82b19. 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

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are cpp and bash).

    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 no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

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

Context cost

New Utility Node loads about 2.6k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 81 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,364 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~81
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.6k

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 1,364 words (~2,632 tokens).

“The standard procedure for adding a Utility/IO node to Infinite - a node whose job is to move data in or out of the patch (Output/record/export, Syphon In/Out, Projection, OSC Send/Receive, Video In) rather than to make an image. Covers…”

— opening of SKILL.md by n1m21n, Custom licence
name
new-utility-node

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/new-utility-node of n1m21n/Infinite.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 2e82b19

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Questions about New Utility Node

What does New Utility Node do?

Procedure for adding a Utility/IO node (Output/export, Syphon/Spout, Projection, OSC, Video In): terminal identity-pass, three-sided Platform:: rule, cross-context resources, gated side effects…. New Utility Node is an agent skill from n1m21n/Infinite. Procedure for adding a Utility/IO node (Output/export, Syphon/Spout, Projection, OSC, Video In): terminal identity-pass, three-sided Platform:: rule, cross-context resources, gated side effects, exit criterion.

When should I use New Utility Node?

New Utility Node fits situations like: implementing one; an IO node leaks; crashes on delete; works on only one OS.

How do I install New Utility Node in Claude Code?

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

How do I install New Utility Node in Codex?

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

Can I use New Utility Node 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 new-utility-node -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/new-utility-node, .gemini/skills/new-utility-node, .github/skills/new-utility-node and .opencode/skills/new-utility-node in your project.

What does New Utility Node need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: New Utility Node is instructions for the agent only.

Does New Utility Node 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 New Utility Node 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 New Utility Node use?

New Utility Node 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 New Utility Node use?

About 2.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 11k 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 New Utility Node?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with New Utility Node: Export (0xsline/OpenChatCut, 2.2k stars), Export Download Debugging (nexu-io/open-design, 100k stars), Cost Export (ruvnet/ruflo, 74k stars) and Quantized Export (wshobson/agents, 40k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains New Utility Node?

n1m21n (a GitHub user) maintains it in n1m21n/Infinite, which has 264 GitHub stars. The repository holds 56 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 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.