DeepTutor CLI
HKUDS/DeepTutor
Teaches the agent to set up and run DeepTutor from the command line: chat and capabilities, knowledge bases, partners, memory, sessions, notebooks and the server or Web app.
“Quick reference for the 48 Laws of Power. Browse, search, or get specific laws.”
Install 48 Laws of Power Reference
$ npx skills add NovusEdge/palpatine --skill laws -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install NovusEdge/palpatine laws --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/NovusEdge/palpatine.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/palpatine/skills/laws .claude/skills/laws && 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 "laws" agent skill from https://github.com/NovusEdge/palpatine/tree/main/plugins/palpatine/skills/laws into .claude/skills/laws/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "laws", 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/NovusEdge/palpatine/tree/main/plugins/palpatine/skills/lawsType 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 NovusEdge/palpatine --skill laws -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install NovusEdge/palpatine laws --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/NovusEdge/palpatine.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/palpatine/skills/laws .agents/skills/laws && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "laws" agent skill from https://github.com/NovusEdge/palpatine/tree/main/plugins/palpatine/skills/laws into .agents/skills/laws/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "laws", 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 NovusEdge/palpatine --skill laws -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install NovusEdge/palpatine laws --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/NovusEdge/palpatine.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/palpatine/skills/laws .cursor/skills/laws && 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 "laws" agent skill from https://github.com/NovusEdge/palpatine/tree/main/plugins/palpatine/skills/laws into .cursor/skills/laws/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "laws", 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/NovusEdge/palpatine.git --path plugins/palpatine/skills/laws--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 NovusEdge/palpatine --skill laws -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install NovusEdge/palpatine laws --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/NovusEdge/palpatine.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/palpatine/skills/laws .gemini/skills/laws && 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 "laws" agent skill from https://github.com/NovusEdge/palpatine/tree/main/plugins/palpatine/skills/laws into .gemini/skills/laws/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "laws", 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 NovusEdge/palpatine lawsInstalls 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 NovusEdge/palpatine --skill laws -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/NovusEdge/palpatine.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/palpatine/skills/laws .github/skills/laws && 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 "laws" agent skill from https://github.com/NovusEdge/palpatine/tree/main/plugins/palpatine/skills/laws into .github/skills/laws/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "laws", 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 NovusEdge/palpatine --skill laws -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install NovusEdge/palpatine laws --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/NovusEdge/palpatine.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/palpatine/skills/laws .opencode/skills/laws && 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 "laws" agent skill from https://github.com/NovusEdge/palpatine/tree/main/plugins/palpatine/skills/laws into .opencode/skills/laws/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "laws", 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
laws- GitHub stars
- 110
- Token cost
- ~1.1k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 553 words
- Files
- 3 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 8
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
- Works in 12 steps: Never Outshine the Master → Never Put Too Much Trust in Friends,… → Conceal Your Intentions → …
- SKILL.md covers Usage, Quick Lookup, Output Format and Thematic Groups, plus 1 more section
- Calls rg
About this skill
48 Laws of Power Reference is a skill in NovusEdge/palpatine (110 stars). Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, with 2 other files in the folder (references). Licence: Custom licence.
Workflow steps
12 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Never Outshine the Master
- Never Put Too Much Trust in Friends, Learn How to Use Enemies
- Conceal Your Intentions
- Always Say Less Than Necessary
- So Much Depends on Reputation - Guard It with Your Life
- Court Attention at All Cost
- Get Others to Do the Work, but Always Take the Credit
- Make Other People Come to You - Use Bait if Necessary
- Win Through Your Actions, Never Through Argument
- Infection: Avoid the Unhappy and Unlucky
- Learn to Keep People Dependent on You
- Use Selective Honesty and Generosity to Disarm Your Victim
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 53a3ac4. 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:
rg
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
48 Laws of Power Reference loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs, and up to ~6.3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 21 tokens; SKILL.md has 553 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 553 words (~1,079 tokens).
“Invoke with Claude Code /palpatine:laws or /palpatine:laws , or Codex $palpatine:laws or $palpatine:laws .”
- name
- laws
Files
SKILL.md and 2 other files (references) in plugins/palpatine/skills/laws of NovusEdge/palpatine.
- SKILL.md
- agents/openai.yaml
- references/law_index.json
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 53a3ac4
Compare with similar skills
48 Laws of Power Reference 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 Laws of Power Reference this skillNovusEdge/palpatine | 110 | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| DeepTutor CLIHKUDS/DeepTutor | 41k | — | ~2.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| AI Engineering Placement Quizrohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch | 66k | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Deep Reading Analystginobefun/deep-reading-analyst-skill | 354 | 4 repos | ~3.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| OpenMAIC Setup and ExtensionTHU-MAIC/OpenMAIC | 40k | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Codebase to Coursezarazhangrui/codebase-to-course | 5.7k | — | ~4.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | None |
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Questions about 48 Laws of Power Reference
How do I install 48 Laws of Power Reference in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add NovusEdge/palpatine --skill laws -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/palpatine/skills/laws in NovusEdge/palpatine) into .claude/skills/laws in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install 48 Laws of Power Reference in Codex?
Run `npx skills add NovusEdge/palpatine --skill laws -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/palpatine/skills/laws in NovusEdge/palpatine) into .agents/skills/laws in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use 48 Laws of Power Reference 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 NovusEdge/palpatine --skill laws -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/laws, .gemini/skills/laws, .github/skills/laws and .opencode/skills/laws in your project.
What does 48 Laws of Power Reference need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, 48 Laws of Power Reference needs the command-line tools its instructions call (rg).
Does 48 Laws of Power Reference 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 48 Laws of Power Reference 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 48 Laws of Power Reference use?
48 Laws of Power Reference 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 48 Laws of Power Reference use?
About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 5.2k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to 48 Laws of Power Reference?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with 48 Laws of Power Reference: DeepTutor CLI (HKUDS/DeepTutor, 41k stars), AI Engineering Placement Quiz (rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch, 66k stars), Deep Reading Analyst (ginobefun/deep-reading-analyst-skill, 354 stars) and OpenMAIC Setup and Extension (THU-MAIC/OpenMAIC, 40k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains 48 Laws of Power Reference?
NovusEdge (a GitHub user) maintains it in NovusEdge/palpatine, which has 110 GitHub stars. The repository holds 8 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 14, 2026.
Source: NovusEdge/palpatine on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.