Agent Reach
Panniantong/Agent-Reach
Routes web research and platform lookups across 16 sites, including Twitter, Reddit, YouTube, Bilibili, Xiaohongshu and GitHub, through one command-line tool.
Reach the actual human you're working for via the human CLI (ask/approve/choose/tell) when you need a decision, approval, or notification and no one is watching this terminal right now.
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Install Human CLI
$ npx skills add novuhq/novu --skill human-cli -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install novuhq/novu human-cli --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/novuhq/novu.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/human/src/skills/content/human-cli .claude/skills/human-cli && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "human-cli" agent skill from https://github.com/novuhq/novu/tree/next/packages/human/src/skills/content/human-cli into .claude/skills/human-cli/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "human-cli", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/novuhq/novu/tree/next/packages/human/src/skills/content/human-cliType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add novuhq/novu --skill human-cli -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install novuhq/novu human-cli --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/novuhq/novu.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/human/src/skills/content/human-cli .agents/skills/human-cli && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "human-cli" agent skill from https://github.com/novuhq/novu/tree/next/packages/human/src/skills/content/human-cli into .agents/skills/human-cli/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "human-cli", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add novuhq/novu --skill human-cli -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install novuhq/novu human-cli --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/novuhq/novu.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/human/src/skills/content/human-cli .cursor/skills/human-cli && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "human-cli" agent skill from https://github.com/novuhq/novu/tree/next/packages/human/src/skills/content/human-cli into .cursor/skills/human-cli/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "human-cli", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/novuhq/novu.git --path packages/human/src/skills/content/human-cli--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add novuhq/novu --skill human-cli -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install novuhq/novu human-cli --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/novuhq/novu.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/human/src/skills/content/human-cli .gemini/skills/human-cli && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "human-cli" agent skill from https://github.com/novuhq/novu/tree/next/packages/human/src/skills/content/human-cli into .gemini/skills/human-cli/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "human-cli", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install novuhq/novu human-cliInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add novuhq/novu --skill human-cli -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/novuhq/novu.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/human/src/skills/content/human-cli .github/skills/human-cli && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "human-cli" agent skill from https://github.com/novuhq/novu/tree/next/packages/human/src/skills/content/human-cli into .github/skills/human-cli/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "human-cli", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add novuhq/novu --skill human-cli -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install novuhq/novu human-cli --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/novuhq/novu.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/human/src/skills/content/human-cli .opencode/skills/human-cli && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "human-cli" agent skill from https://github.com/novuhq/novu/tree/next/packages/human/src/skills/content/human-cli into .opencode/skills/human-cli/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "human-cli", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
human-cli- GitHub stars
- 40k
- Token cost
- ~2.6k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 1,279 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 28
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Reach the actual human you're working for via the human CLI (ask/approve/choose/tell) when you need a decision, approval, or notification and no one is watching this terminal right now.
- Background/autonomous/scheduled runs
- SKILL.md covers When to reach for this vs.…, Before you rely on it: check…, Who can I reach: check… and The four commands, plus 4 more sections
- Calls npx; reaches gethuman.md; needs NOVU_SECRET_KEY
- Irreversible actions
What it does
Human CLI is an agent skill from novuhq/novu. Reach the actual human you're working for via the human CLI (ask/approve/choose/tell) when you need a decision, approval, or notification and no one is watching this terminal right now. Use for background/autonomous/scheduled runs, risky or irreversible actions, and genuine multi-way ambiguity — not for routine questions the current chat user can just answer next turn.
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: The open-source communication infrastructure for agents and products.
When your agent uses it
- Background/autonomous/scheduled runs
- Irreversible actions
- Genuine multi-way ambiguity — not for routine questions the current chat user can just answer next turn
Example prompts
- “/human-cli”
Requirements
- Node.js
- A credential in NOVU_SECRET_KEY
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 5536391. 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:
npx
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
gethuman.md
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
NOVU_SECRET_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Human CLI loads about 2.6k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 96 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,279 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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 1,279 words (~2,614 tokens).
“human (package @novu/human) is a small CLI whose only job is getting a real decision from a real person: ask a question, approve an action, choose between options, or tell them something — over Telegram, Slack, or email, wherever they…”
- name
- human-cli
- triggers
- human ask, human approve, human cli, ask the human, need approval before deploying, notify when done, no one is watching this session
Files
Just SKILL.md in packages/human/src/skills/content/human-cli of novuhq/novu.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 5536391
Compare with similar skills
Human CLI 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human CLI this skillnovuhq/novu | 40k | — | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Agent ReachPanniantong/Agent-Reach | 93k | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Is This Actually Goodmohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills | 1.4k | — | ~884 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Actual Budgetsundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills | 663 | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| B2b Reach Engineeringhashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins | 1.2k | — | ~992 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Agent ReachEdisonChenAI/agent-reach | 104 | 1 repos | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Human CLI
What does Human CLI do?
Reach the actual human you're working for via the human CLI (ask/approve/choose/tell) when you need a decision, approval, or notification and no one is watching this terminal right now. Human CLI is an agent skill from novuhq/novu. Reach the actual human you're working for via the human CLI (ask/approve/choose/tell) when you need a decision, approval, or notification and no one is watching this terminal right now.
When should I use Human CLI?
Human CLI fits situations like: background/autonomous/scheduled runs; irreversible actions; genuine multi-way ambiguity — not for routine questions the current chat user can just answer next turn.
How do I install Human CLI in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add novuhq/novu --skill human-cli -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (packages/human/src/skills/content/human-cli in novuhq/novu) into .claude/skills/human-cli in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Human CLI in Codex?
Run `npx skills add novuhq/novu --skill human-cli -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (packages/human/src/skills/content/human-cli in novuhq/novu) into .agents/skills/human-cli in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Human CLI 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 novuhq/novu --skill human-cli -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/human-cli, .gemini/skills/human-cli, .github/skills/human-cli and .opencode/skills/human-cli in your project.
What does Human CLI need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Human CLI needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npx) and credentials named NOVU_SECRET_KEY. Our summary lists: Node.js; A credential in NOVU_SECRET_KEY.
Does Human CLI access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: gethuman.md; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Human CLI 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 Human CLI use?
Human CLI 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 Human CLI use?
About 2.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 10k 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 Human CLI?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Human CLI: Agent Reach (Panniantong/Agent-Reach, 93k stars), Is This Actually Good (mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, 1.4k stars), Actual Budget (sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills, 663 stars) and B2b Reach Engineering (hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins, 1.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Human CLI?
novuhq (a GitHub organization) maintains it in novuhq/novu, which has 40,120 GitHub stars. The repository holds 28 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: novuhq/novu on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.