Agent skill

Heavy File Ingestion Claude Desktop

by NateBJones-Projects in NateBJones-Projects/OB1

Use in Claude Desktop when a user asks to read, analyze, summarize, or extract from a heavyweight file such as PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, CSV, or TSV.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedDocuments & Office

Install Heavy File Ingestion Claude Desktop

skills CLI
$ npx skills add NateBJones-Projects/OB1 --skill heavy-file-ingestion-claude-desktop -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install NateBJones-Projects/OB1 heavy-file-ingestion-claude-desktop --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/NateBJones-Projects/OB1.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/heavy-file-ingestion/variants/claude-desktop .claude/skills/heavy-file-ingestion-claude-desktop && 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
heavy-file-ingestion-claude-desktop
GitHub stars
4.7k
Token cost
~547 tokens
SKILL.md length
245 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
24
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Use in Claude Desktop when a user asks to read, analyze, summarize, or extract from a heavyweight file such as PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, CSV, or TSV.

  • Works in 3 steps: Do not ingest the raw heavyweight file… → First ask for the cheapest workable… → If the user has not converted it yet,…
  • Tasks that involve CSV and tabular files
  • SKILL.md covers Problem, Trigger Conditions, Process and Client Rules
  • Calls python

What it does

Heavy File Ingestion Claude Desktop is an agent skill from NateBJones-Projects/OB1. Use in Claude Desktop when a user asks to read, analyze, summarize, or extract from a heavyweight file such as PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, CSV, or TSV. Avoid raw ingestion of bulky files. Ask for a converted markdown or CSV artifact first, or give the user exact conversion commands to run outside Claude Desktop.

Its SKILL.md is about 550 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 Documents & Office, covering CSV and tabular files, Word documents and PowerPoint presentations. It works with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Word. The repository describes itself as: Open Brain — The infrastructure layer for your thinking. One database, one AI gateway, one chat channel — any AI plugs in. No middleware, no SaaS.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve CSV and tabular files
  • Tasks that involve Word documents
  • Tasks that involve PowerPoint presentations

Example prompts

  • “/heavy-file-ingestion-claude-desktop”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

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

  1. Do not ingest the raw heavyweight file by default.
  2. First ask for the cheapest workable artifact
  3. If the user has not converted it yet, offer exact commands they can run outside Claude Desktop.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 238df6c. 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:

    • python

    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

Heavy File Ingestion Claude Desktop loads about 547 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 86 tokens; SKILL.md has 245 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~86
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~547

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 245 words (~547 tokens).

“Claude Desktop does not have the same local shell workflow as coding agents, so it should avoid pretending it can efficiently process bulky files raw.”

— opening of SKILL.md by NateBJones-Projects, Custom licence
name
heavy-file-ingestion-claude-desktop
author
Nate B. Jones
version
1.0.0

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/heavy-file-ingestion/variants/claude-desktop of NateBJones-Projects/OB1.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 238df6c

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To MarkdownMathews-Tom/armory329—~2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Compdf Conversion CLILeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills2.2k—~5.9kAutomated safety check: PassProprietary

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Questions about Heavy File Ingestion Claude Desktop

What does Heavy File Ingestion Claude Desktop do?

Use in Claude Desktop when a user asks to read, analyze, summarize, or extract from a heavyweight file such as PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, CSV, or TSV. Heavy File Ingestion Claude Desktop is an agent skill from NateBJones-Projects/OB1. Use in Claude Desktop when a user asks to read, analyze, summarize, or extract from a heavyweight file such as PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, CSV, or TSV.

When should I use Heavy File Ingestion Claude Desktop?

Heavy File Ingestion Claude Desktop fits situations like: tasks that involve CSV and tabular files; tasks that involve Word documents; tasks that involve PowerPoint presentations.

How do I install Heavy File Ingestion Claude Desktop in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add NateBJones-Projects/OB1 --skill heavy-file-ingestion-claude-desktop -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/heavy-file-ingestion/variants/claude-desktop in NateBJones-Projects/OB1) into .claude/skills/heavy-file-ingestion-claude-desktop in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Heavy File Ingestion Claude Desktop in Codex?

Run `npx skills add NateBJones-Projects/OB1 --skill heavy-file-ingestion-claude-desktop -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/heavy-file-ingestion/variants/claude-desktop in NateBJones-Projects/OB1) into .agents/skills/heavy-file-ingestion-claude-desktop in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Heavy File Ingestion Claude Desktop 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 NateBJones-Projects/OB1 --skill heavy-file-ingestion-claude-desktop -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/heavy-file-ingestion-claude-desktop, .gemini/skills/heavy-file-ingestion-claude-desktop, .github/skills/heavy-file-ingestion-claude-desktop and .opencode/skills/heavy-file-ingestion-claude-desktop in your project.

What does Heavy File Ingestion Claude Desktop need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Heavy File Ingestion Claude Desktop needs the command-line tools its instructions call (python). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Heavy File Ingestion Claude Desktop 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 Heavy File Ingestion Claude Desktop 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 Heavy File Ingestion Claude Desktop use?

Heavy File Ingestion Claude Desktop 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 Heavy File Ingestion Claude Desktop use?

About 547 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.2k 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 Heavy File Ingestion Claude Desktop?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Heavy File Ingestion Claude Desktop: Light File Reading (Light0305/Light-skills, 640 stars), Document Converter (wentorai/Research-Claw, 858 stars), Doc Summarizer (BlackBeltTechnology/pi-agent-dashboard, 315 stars) and To Markdown (Mathews-Tom/armory, 329 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Heavy File Ingestion Claude Desktop?

NateBJones-Projects (a GitHub organization) maintains it in NateBJones-Projects/OB1, which has 4,710 GitHub stars. The repository holds 24 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: NateBJones-Projects/OB1 on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.