Agent skill

Desktop Electron

This skill should be used when the user asks to "change the desktop app", "package Electron", "build a universal macOS app", "bundle Node or uv", "fix Electron startup", or changes electron/…

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Install Desktop Electron

skills CLI

$ npx skills add OpenHands/OpenHands --skill desktop-electron -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install OpenHands/OpenHands desktop-electron --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/OpenHands/OpenHands.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/desktop-electron .claude/skills/desktop-electron && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "desktop-electron" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/tree/main/.agents/skills/desktop-electron into .claude/skills/desktop-electron/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "desktop-electron", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/tree/main/.agents/skills/desktop-electron

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add OpenHands/OpenHands --skill desktop-electron -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install OpenHands/OpenHands desktop-electron --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/desktop-electron .agents/skills/desktop-electron && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "desktop-electron" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/tree/main/.agents/skills/desktop-electron into .agents/skills/desktop-electron/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "desktop-electron", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add OpenHands/OpenHands --skill desktop-electron -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install OpenHands/OpenHands desktop-electron --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/desktop-electron .cursor/skills/desktop-electron && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "desktop-electron" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/tree/main/.agents/skills/desktop-electron into .cursor/skills/desktop-electron/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "desktop-electron", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands.git --path .agents/skills/desktop-electron

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add OpenHands/OpenHands --skill desktop-electron -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install OpenHands/OpenHands desktop-electron --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/desktop-electron .gemini/skills/desktop-electron && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "desktop-electron" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/tree/main/.agents/skills/desktop-electron into .gemini/skills/desktop-electron/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "desktop-electron", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install OpenHands/OpenHands desktop-electron

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add OpenHands/OpenHands --skill desktop-electron -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/desktop-electron .github/skills/desktop-electron && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "desktop-electron" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/tree/main/.agents/skills/desktop-electron into .github/skills/desktop-electron/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "desktop-electron", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add OpenHands/OpenHands --skill desktop-electron -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install OpenHands/OpenHands desktop-electron --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/desktop-electron .opencode/skills/desktop-electron && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "desktop-electron" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/tree/main/.agents/skills/desktop-electron into .opencode/skills/desktop-electron/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "desktop-electron", 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: desktop-electron
GitHub stars: 90k
Token cost: ~302 tokens
SKILL.md length: 101 words
Files: 2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo: 8
Repo updated: Oct 7, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

This skill should be used when the user asks to "change the desktop app", "package Electron", "build a universal macOS app", "bundle Node or uv", "fix Electron startup", or changes electron/…

Works in 5 steps: Read references/guide.md before changing… → Test cold-start readiness independently… → Keep packaged dependency stripping and… → …
Asks to change the desktop app
SKILL.md covers Workflow and Reference
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Desktop Electron is an agent skill from OpenHands/OpenHands. This skill should be used when the user asks to "change the desktop app", "package Electron", "build a universal macOS app", "bundle Node or uv", "fix Electron startup", or changes electron/, electron-builder.config.mjs, desktop workflows, bundled runtimes, or desktop process startup.

Its SKILL.md is about 300 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/guide.md`).

It works with macOS, Electron and OpenAI. The repository describes itself as: 🙌 OpenHands: AI-Driven Development. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Asks to change the desktop app
Package Electron
Build a universal macOS app
Fix Electron startup

Example prompts

“change the desktop app”
“package Electron”
“build a universal macOS app”
“/desktop-electron”

Requirements

Node.js

Workflow steps

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

Read references/guide.md before changing Electron startup, branding, packaging hooks, runtime resources, or desktop CI.
Test cold-start readiness independently from ingress readiness.
Keep packaged dependency stripping and the explicit runtime package closure synchronized.
Validate bundled Node and uv paths on every affected platform and architecture.
Test installed artifacts outside the repository tree so local node_modules cannot hide missing packaged dependencies.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 7ea83ba. 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
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
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

Desktop Electron loads about 302 tokens when it runs, and up to ~3.2k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 76 tokens; SKILL.md has 101 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~76
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~302
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them: ~3.2k

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 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

The full file from OpenHands/OpenHands at commit 7ea83ba, republished under its MIT licence (© OpenHands). 101 words, ~302 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/desktop-electron/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: desktop-electron
description: This skill should be used when the user asks to "change the desktop app", "package Electron", "build a universal macOS app", "bundle Node or uv", "fix Electron startup", or changes electron/, electron-builder.config.mjs, desktop workflows, bundled runtimes, or desktop process startup.

Electron Desktop

Preserve desktop startup reliability and packaging invariants across development, installed single-architecture builds, and universal macOS builds.

Workflow

Read references/guide.md before changing Electron startup, branding, packaging hooks, runtime resources, or desktop CI.
Test cold-start readiness independently from ingress readiness.
Keep packaged dependency stripping and the explicit runtime package closure synchronized.
Validate bundled Node and uv paths on every affected platform and architecture.
Test installed artifacts outside the repository tree so local node_modules cannot hide missing packaged dependencies.

Reference

references/guide.md — Cold-start coordination, loading feedback, node_modules stripping, universal runtime layout, macOS development branding, and bundled Node/npm/npx behavior.

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in .agents/skills/desktop-electron of OpenHands/OpenHands.

SKILL.md
references/guide.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7ea83ba

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Questions about Desktop Electron

What does Desktop Electron do?

This skill should be used when the user asks to "change the desktop app", "package Electron", "build a universal macOS app", "bundle Node or uv", "fix Electron startup", or changes electron/…. Desktop Electron is an agent skill from OpenHands/OpenHands.mjs, desktop workflows, bundled runtimes, or desktop process startup.

When should I use Desktop Electron?

Desktop Electron fits situations like: asks to change the desktop app; package Electron; build a universal macOS app; fix Electron startup.

How do I install Desktop Electron in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add OpenHands/OpenHands --skill desktop-electron -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/desktop-electron in OpenHands/OpenHands) into .claude/skills/desktop-electron in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Desktop Electron in Codex?

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

Can I use Desktop Electron 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 OpenHands/OpenHands --skill desktop-electron -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/desktop-electron, .gemini/skills/desktop-electron, .github/skills/desktop-electron and .opencode/skills/desktop-electron in your project.

What does Desktop Electron need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Desktop Electron is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Node.js.

Does Desktop Electron 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 Desktop Electron 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 Desktop Electron use?

Desktop Electron is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Desktop Electron use?

About 302 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.2k 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 2.9k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

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Who maintains Desktop Electron?

OpenHands (a GitHub organization) maintains it in OpenHands/OpenHands, which has 90,141 GitHub stars. The repository holds 8 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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

Install Desktop Electron

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Electron Desktop

Workflow

Reference

Files

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