Agent skill

Shell Scripting

by aiskillstore in aiskillstore/marketplace

Shell scripting best practices and patterns. An agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace.

No licenceAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Shell Scripting

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill shell-scripting -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace shell-scripting --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/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/89jobrien/shell-scripting .claude/skills/shell-scripting && 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
shell-scripting
GitHub stars
430
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~1.7k tokens
SKILL.md length
160 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
1,085
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Shell scripting best practices and patterns. An agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • Writing bash/zsh scripts
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use This Skill, Script Structure, Error Handling and Variables & Substitution, plus 6 more sections
  • Calls jq
  • Automating tasks

What it does

Shell Scripting is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Shell scripting best practices and patterns. Use when writing bash/zsh scripts, automating tasks, creating CLI tools, or debugging shell commands.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.7k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `skill-report.json`).

It sits in Development, covering Shell scripting. It works with Bash. The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified.

When your agent uses it

  • Writing bash/zsh scripts
  • Automating tasks
  • Creating CLI tools
  • Debugging shell commands

Example prompts

  • “/shell-scripting”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 4ac52da. 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:

    • jq

    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

Shell Scripting loads about 1.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 41 tokens; SKILL.md has 160 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~41
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.7k

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 160 words (~1,712 tokens).

“Comprehensive shell scripting skill covering bash/zsh patterns, automation, error handling, and CLI tool development.”

— opening of SKILL.md by aiskillstore
name
shell-scripting
author
Joseph OBrien
status
unpublished
updated
2025-12-23
version
1.0.1
tag
skill
type
skill

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/89jobrien/shell-scripting of aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • skill-report.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 4ac52da

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in aiskillstore/marketplace, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Shell Scripting

What does Shell Scripting do?

Shell scripting best practices and patterns. An agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Shell Scripting is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Shell scripting best practices and patterns.

When should I use Shell Scripting?

Shell Scripting fits situations like: writing bash/zsh scripts; automating tasks; creating CLI tools; debugging shell commands.

How do I install Shell Scripting in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill shell-scripting -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/89jobrien/shell-scripting in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .claude/skills/shell-scripting in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Shell Scripting in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill shell-scripting -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/89jobrien/shell-scripting in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .agents/skills/shell-scripting in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Shell Scripting 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 aiskillstore/marketplace --skill shell-scripting -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/shell-scripting, .gemini/skills/shell-scripting, .github/skills/shell-scripting and .opencode/skills/shell-scripting in your project.

What does Shell Scripting need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Shell Scripting needs the command-line tools its instructions call (jq).

Does Shell Scripting 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 Shell Scripting 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 Shell Scripting use?

No licence was found for Shell Scripting or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Shell Scripting use?

About 1.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.8k 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 Shell Scripting?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Shell Scripting: Mole Bug Patterns (tw93/Mole, 69k stars), CLI Developer (Jeffallan/claude-skills, 12k stars), JSON Processing with jq (charmbracelet/crush, 29k stars) and Shellm Architecture Reference (laude-institute/headlong, 1.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Shell Scripting?

aiskillstore (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiskillstore/marketplace, which has 430 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,085 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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