Agent skill

Example Tool

by nirholas in nirholas/PAI

A template skill demonstrating the PAI SKILL.md format. An agent skill from nirholas/PAI.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedAI & LLM Engineering

Install Example Tool

skills CLI
$ npx skills add nirholas/PAI --skill example-tool -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install nirholas/PAI example-tool --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/nirholas/PAI.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/example-tool .claude/skills/example-tool && 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
example-tool
GitHub stars
113
Token cost
~919 tokens
SKILL.md length
343 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
3
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

A template skill demonstrating the PAI SKILL.md format. An agent skill from nirholas/PAI.

  • Works in 6 steps: Purpose → Instructions → Guardrails → …
  • Tasks that involve LLM inference and serving
  • SKILL.md covers 1. Purpose, 2. Instructions, 3. Guardrails and 4. Example session, plus 2 more sections
  • Calls git

What it does

Example Tool is an agent skill from nirholas/PAI. A template skill demonstrating the PAI SKILL.md format.

Its SKILL.md is about 920 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 AI & LLM Engineering, covering LLM inference and serving. It works with Ollama and Linux. The repository describes itself as: A complete private computer on a USB stick. PAI is a bootable Debian 12 Linux distro that runs Ollama locally on any x8664 or ARM64 machine — full desktop, local AI, hardened….

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve LLM inference and serving

Example prompts

  • “/example-tool”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Purpose
  2. Instructions
  3. Guardrails
  4. Example session
  5. Testing this skill
  6. Changelog

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d97055d. 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:

    • git

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git, 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 no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

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

Context cost

Example Tool loads about 919 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 17 tokens; SKILL.md has 343 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~17
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~919

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 343 words (~919 tokens).

“A reference implementation of the PAI SKILL.md convention. Copy this directory as a starting point for any new skill.”

— opening of SKILL.md by nirholas, Custom licence
name
example-tool
version
0.1.0
triggers
when the user asks how to author a new skill, when an agent needs a template to copy
outputs
a new directory under /skills/ with a populated SKILL.md
constraints
must not commit secrets, must pass scripts/validate-skills.sh

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/example-tool of nirholas/PAI.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit d97055d

Compare with similar skills

Example Tool next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Example Tool this skillnirholas/PAI113—~919Automated safety check: PassCustom licence
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Perfupraullenchai/Rapid-MLX3.9k—~1.6kAutomated safety check: NotesCustom licence
Dev BumpNetis/heron102—~983Automated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Dspy Rubymajiayu000/claude-skill-registry6662 repos~3.9kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Works with

Questions about Example Tool

What does Example Tool do?

A template skill demonstrating the PAI SKILL.md format. An agent skill from nirholas/PAI. Example Tool is an agent skill from nirholas/PAI.md format.

When should I use Example Tool?

Example Tool fits situations like: tasks that involve LLM inference and serving.

How do I install Example Tool in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add nirholas/PAI --skill example-tool -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/example-tool in nirholas/PAI) into .claude/skills/example-tool in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Example Tool in Codex?

Run `npx skills add nirholas/PAI --skill example-tool -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/example-tool in nirholas/PAI) into .agents/skills/example-tool in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Example Tool 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 nirholas/PAI --skill example-tool -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/example-tool, .gemini/skills/example-tool, .github/skills/example-tool and .opencode/skills/example-tool in your project.

What does Example Tool need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Example Tool needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git).

Does Example Tool access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Example Tool 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 Example Tool use?

Example Tool 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 Example Tool use?

About 919 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.7k 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 Example Tool?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Example Tool: Ollama Setup (jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace, 2.8k stars), Zed (majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, 666 stars), Perfup (raullenchai/Rapid-MLX, 3.9k stars) and Dev Bump (Netis/heron, 102 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Example Tool?

nirholas (a GitHub user) maintains it in nirholas/PAI, which has 113 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 15, 2026.

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