Agent skill

AI Desk Card Onboarding

by op7418 in op7418/ai-desk-card

Walks a user through first-time setup of an AI Desk Card e-ink device, probing daemon, USB, BLE, Wi-Fi and firmware state and fixing whatever is missing.

Custom licenceAuto-check: notesDevelopment

SKILL.md written in Chinese; this summary is our English description.

Install AI Desk Card Onboarding

skills CLI
$ npx skills add op7418/ai-desk-card --skill card-onboard -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install op7418/ai-desk-card card-onboard --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/op7418/ai-desk-card.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugin/skills/card-onboard .claude/skills/card-onboard && 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
card-onboard
GitHub stars
151
Token cost
~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
352 words
Files
2 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
4
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Walks a user through first-time setup of an AI Desk Card e-ink device, probing daemon, USB, BLE, Wi-Fi and firmware state and fixing whatever is missing.

  • Works in 5 steps: 拔 USB,daemon 自动 fallback 到 BLE → /card-stop && /card-start → daemon 自动扫描 Card-* 设备 → 1-2 分钟连上 → …
  • Setting up a new AI Desk Card for the first time
  • SKILL.md covers 一次性原则, 探针入口, 决策树(按顺序处理;命中分支就先修,再回到 probe 验证) and 安抚话术, plus 2 more sections
  • Runs Shell scripts from its folder; calls bash

What it does

The skill takes someone from an unboxed device to widgets on the screen over Wi-Fi. Its first rule is to run scripts/probe.sh before anything else, which returns the daemon state, the transport, a firmware check and mDNS visibility as one JSON object, instead of asking the user what is running. The agent reports progress at each step, stops and hands over diagnostics rather than retrying in a loop, and prefers Wi-Fi because a frame takes about 0.2 seconds there, against 1 to 32 seconds over USB, and BLE does not carry frames (a known issue).

A decision tree covers each state in order. A device already on Wi-Fi that the daemon is not using triggers a restart with /card-stop and /card-start; a stopped daemon is started; an offline device prompts for power or a USB-C data cable; a USB port that is present but not connected gets a restart.

A device running other firmware is offered a flash with /card-install flash only after the user agrees, since flashing erases other programs. A device with firmware but no Wi-Fi is offered /card-wifi-setup, with credentials stored on the device only. When everything is ready it offers a default widget set of weather, AI status, focus and to-do. The SKILL.md is written in Chinese.

When your agent uses it

  • Setting up a new AI Desk Card for the first time
  • Reconnecting the device after moving to a new machine or Wi-Fi network
  • Checking the device after a firmware update
  • Diagnosing why the card shows nothing or will not connect

Example prompts

  • “I just got my AI Desk Card; walk me through the first-time setup.”
  • “The card stopped responding after I moved to a new Wi-Fi network. Figure out what's wrong.”
  • “Flash the AI Desk Card firmware and get it onto Wi-Fi.”

Requirements

  • An AI Desk Card device based on the M5Paper e-ink display
  • A USB-C data cable for flashing and first pairing
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash, Read

Workflow steps

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

  1. 拔 USB,daemon 自动 fallback 到 BLE
  2. /card-stop && /card-start
  3. daemon 自动扫描 Card-* 设备 → 1-2 分钟连上
  4. 重 probe → transport.type == "BLETransport"
  5. 推 widget 失败时回到此分支建议配 Wi-Fi

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit dc3b498. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Bash
    • Read

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Shell), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • bash

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

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • github.com

    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

AI Desk Card Onboarding loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 119 tokens; SKILL.md has 352 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~119
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.2k

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Bash, Read

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); the scripts in this folder 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 352 words (~1,165 tokens).

“把用户从"刚拿到设备/啥都没装"带到"四个 widget 在屏上、Wi-Fi 在线、推帧 0.2 秒到位"。”

— opening of SKILL.md by op7418, Custom licence
name
card-onboard
allowed-tools
Bash, Read
trigger_keywords
card onboard, 入职, 第一次用, first-time setup, 刷固件, 怎么连卡片, ai-desk-card 连不上, 配对, 配 wifi

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (scripts) in plugin/skills/card-onboard of op7418/ai-desk-card.

  • SKILL.md
  • scripts/probe.sh

Open the folder on GitHubat commit dc3b498

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Works with

Questions about AI Desk Card Onboarding

What does AI Desk Card Onboarding do?

Walks a user through first-time setup of an AI Desk Card e-ink device, probing daemon, USB, BLE, Wi-Fi and firmware state and fixing whatever is missing. The skill takes someone from an unboxed device to widgets on the screen over Wi-Fi.sh before anything else, which returns the daemon state, the transport, a firmware check and mDNS visibility as one JSON object, instead of asking the user what is running.

When should I use AI Desk Card Onboarding?

AI Desk Card Onboarding fits situations like: setting up a new AI Desk Card for the first time; reconnecting the device after moving to a new machine or Wi-Fi network; checking the device after a firmware update; diagnosing why the card shows nothing or will not connect.

How do I install AI Desk Card Onboarding in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add op7418/ai-desk-card --skill card-onboard -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugin/skills/card-onboard in op7418/ai-desk-card) into .claude/skills/card-onboard in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install AI Desk Card Onboarding in Codex?

Run `npx skills add op7418/ai-desk-card --skill card-onboard -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugin/skills/card-onboard in op7418/ai-desk-card) into .agents/skills/card-onboard in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use AI Desk Card Onboarding 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 op7418/ai-desk-card --skill card-onboard -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/card-onboard, .gemini/skills/card-onboard, .github/skills/card-onboard and .opencode/skills/card-onboard in your project.

What does AI Desk Card Onboarding need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, AI Desk Card Onboarding needs a shell for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (bash). Our summary lists: An AI Desk Card device based on the M5Paper e-ink display; A USB-C data cable for flashing and first pairing. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash, Read.

Does AI Desk Card Onboarding access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is AI Desk Card Onboarding safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does AI Desk Card Onboarding use?

AI Desk Card Onboarding 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 AI Desk Card Onboarding use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.7k 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 AI Desk Card Onboarding?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with AI Desk Card Onboarding: RuView Hardware Setup (ruvnet/RuView, 97k stars), Esp32 Firmware Engineer (alxv2016/folloup-sticky, 117 stars), RuView mmWave Radar Setup (ruvnet/RuView, 97k stars) and Embedded Debug (FastLED/FastLED, 7.5k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains AI Desk Card Onboarding?

op7418 (a GitHub user) maintains it in op7418/ai-desk-card, which has 151 GitHub stars. The repository holds 4 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 22, 2026.

Source: op7418/ai-desk-card on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.