Agent skill

Swift Linux

Install and configure Swift programming language on Debian Linux for server-side development.

MITAuto-check: notesMobile

Install Swift Linux

skills CLI

$ npx skills add OpenHands/extensions --skill swift-linux -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install OpenHands/extensions swift-linux --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/extensions.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/swift-linux .claude/skills/swift-linux && 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 "swift-linux" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenHands/extensions/tree/main/skills/swift-linux into .claude/skills/swift-linux/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "swift-linux", 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/extensions/tree/main/skills/swift-linux

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/extensions --skill swift-linux -a codex

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install OpenHands/extensions swift-linux --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/extensions.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/swift-linux .agents/skills/swift-linux && 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 "swift-linux" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenHands/extensions/tree/main/skills/swift-linux into .agents/skills/swift-linux/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "swift-linux", 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/extensions --skill swift-linux -a cursor

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install OpenHands/extensions swift-linux --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/extensions.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/swift-linux .cursor/skills/swift-linux && 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 "swift-linux" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenHands/extensions/tree/main/skills/swift-linux into .cursor/skills/swift-linux/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "swift-linux", 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/extensions.git --path skills/swift-linux

--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/extensions --skill swift-linux -a gemini-cli

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install OpenHands/extensions swift-linux --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/extensions.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/swift-linux .gemini/skills/swift-linux && 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 "swift-linux" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenHands/extensions/tree/main/skills/swift-linux into .gemini/skills/swift-linux/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "swift-linux", 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/extensions swift-linux

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/extensions --skill swift-linux -a github-copilot

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OpenHands/extensions.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/swift-linux .github/skills/swift-linux && 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 "swift-linux" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenHands/extensions/tree/main/skills/swift-linux into .github/skills/swift-linux/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "swift-linux", 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/extensions --skill swift-linux -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/extensions swift-linux --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/extensions.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/swift-linux .opencode/skills/swift-linux && 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 "swift-linux" agent skill from https://github.com/OpenHands/extensions/tree/main/skills/swift-linux into .opencode/skills/swift-linux/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "swift-linux", 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: swift-linux
GitHub stars: 158
Token cost: ~660 tokens
SKILL.md length: 230 words
Files: 5
Skills in repo: 78
Repo updated: Oct 7, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Install and configure Swift programming language on Debian Linux for server-side development.

Works in 3 steps: Find the latest Swift version for Debian → Download the Swift binary for Debian 12 → Extract the archive
Building Swift applications on Linux
SKILL.md covers Prerequisites, Download and Install Swift and Verify Installation
Calls apt-get, git and wget; reaches download.swift.org

What it does

Swift Linux is an agent skill from OpenHands/extensions. Install and configure Swift programming language on Debian Linux for server-side development. Use when building Swift applications on Linux or setting up a Swift development environment.

Its SKILL.md is about 660 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files (for example `.plugin/plugin.json` and `README.md`).

It sits in Mobile, covering iOS development. It works with Linux. The repository describes itself as: Public registry for OpenHands extensions. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Building Swift applications on Linux
Setting up a Swift development environment

Example prompts

“/swift-linux”

Workflow steps

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

Find the latest Swift version for Debian
Download the Swift binary for Debian 12
Extract the archive

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d008b81. 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:
- apt-get
- git
- wget
- swift
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:
- download.swift.org
Also links to:
- swift.org
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

Swift Linux loads about 660 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 50 tokens; SKILL.md has 230 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~50
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~660

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.

NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:24
```
sudo apt-get update
```
NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:25
```
sudo apt-get install -y \
```

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/extensions at commit d008b81, republished under its MIT licence (© OpenHands). 230 words, ~660 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/swift-linux/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 4 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: swift-linux
description: Install and configure Swift programming language on Debian Linux for server-side development. Use when building Swift applications on Linux or setting up a Swift development environment.
triggers: swift-linux, swift-debian, swift-installation

Swift Installation Guide for Debian Linux

This document provides instructions for installing Swift on Debian 12 (Bookworm).

This setup is intended for non-UI development tasks on Swift on Linux. On Windows, run these Debian commands inside WSL2 or a Linux container. For native Windows Swift, use the Windows toolchain from Swift.org instead.

Prerequisites

Before installing Swift, you need to install the required dependencies for your system. You can find the most up-to-date list of dependencies for your specific Linux distribution and version at the Swift.org tarball installation guide.

FOR EXAMPLE, the dependencies you may need to install for Debian 12 could be:

bash

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y \
  binutils-gold \
  gcc \
  git \
  libcurl4-openssl-dev \
  libedit-dev \
  libicu-dev \
  libncurses-dev \
  libpython3-dev \
  libsqlite3-dev \
  libxml2-dev \
  pkg-config \
  tzdata \
  uuid-dev

Download and Install Swift

Find the latest Swift version for Debian:

Go to the Swift.org download page to find the latest Swift version compatible with Debian 12 (Bookworm).

Look for a tarball named something like swift-<VERSION>-RELEASE-debian12.tar.gz (e.g., swift-6.0.3-RELEASE-debian12.tar.gz).

The URL pattern is typically:
```
https://download.swift.org/swift-<VERSION>-release/debian12/swift-<VERSION>-RELEASE/swift-<VERSION>-RELEASE-debian12.tar.gz
```
Where <VERSION> is the Swift version number (e.g., 6.0.3).
Download the Swift binary for Debian 12:

bash

cd /workspace
wget https://download.swift.org/swift-6.0.3-release/debian12/swift-6.0.3-RELEASE/swift-6.0.3-RELEASE-debian12.tar.gz

Extract the archive:

Note: Make sure to install Swift in the /workspace directory, but outside the git repository to avoid committing the Swift binaries.

Add Swift to your PATH by adding the following line to your ~/.bashrc file:

bash

echo 'export PATH=/workspace/swift-6.0.3-RELEASE-debian12/usr/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

Note: Make sure to update the version number in the PATH to match the version you downloaded.

Verify Installation

Verify that Swift is correctly installed by running:

bash

swift --version

Files

SKILL.md and 4 other files in skills/swift-linux of OpenHands/extensions.

SKILL.md
.claude-plugin
.codex-plugin
.plugin/plugin.json
README.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit d008b81

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Questions about Swift Linux

What does Swift Linux do?

Install and configure Swift programming language on Debian Linux for server-side development. Swift Linux is an agent skill from OpenHands/extensions. Install and configure Swift programming language on Debian Linux for server-side development.

When should I use Swift Linux?

Swift Linux fits situations like: building Swift applications on Linux; setting up a Swift development environment.

How do I install Swift Linux in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Swift Linux in Codex?

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

Can I use Swift Linux 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/extensions --skill swift-linux -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/swift-linux, .gemini/skills/swift-linux, .github/skills/swift-linux and .opencode/skills/swift-linux in your project.

What does Swift Linux need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Swift Linux needs the command-line tools its instructions call (apt-get, git, wget and swift).

Does Swift Linux access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. In commands or code: download.swift.org; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: swift.org. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Swift Linux safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (runs commands with sudo), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Swift Linux use?

Swift Linux 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 Swift Linux use?

About 660 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Swift Linux?

OpenHands (a GitHub organization) maintains it in OpenHands/extensions, which has 158 GitHub stars. The repository holds 78 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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

Swift Linux

Install Swift Linux

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Swift Installation Guide for Debian Linux

Prerequisites

Download and Install Swift

Verify Installation

Files

Compare with similar skills

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Questions about Swift Linux

Install Swift Linux

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Swift Installation Guide for Debian Linux

Prerequisites

Download and Install Swift

Verify Installation

Files

Compare with similar skills

Similar skills

More from OpenHands/extensions

Related

Questions about Swift Linux