Agent skill

Code Walk Thru

by pchalasani in pchalasani/claude-code-tools

Use this when user wants you to walk through (code or text) files in a EDITOR to either explain how some code works, or to show the user what changes you made, etc.

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Install Code Walk Thru

skills CLI
$ npx skills add pchalasani/claude-code-tools --skill code-walk-thru -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install pchalasani/claude-code-tools code-walk-thru --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/pchalasani/claude-code-tools.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/workflow/skills/code-walk-thru .claude/skills/code-walk-thru && 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
code-walk-thru
GitHub stars
2k
Token cost
~340 tokens
SKILL.md length
105 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
17
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Use this when user wants you to walk through (code or text) files in a EDITOR to either explain how some code works, or to show the user what changes you made, etc.

  • Wants you to walk through (code
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Text) files in a EDITOR to either explain how some code works
  • Show the user what changes you made

What it does

Code Walk Thru is an agent skill from pchalasani/claude-code-tools. Use this when user wants you to walk through (code or text) files in a EDITOR to either explain how some code works, or to show the user what changes you made, etc. You would typically use this repeatedly to show the user your changes or code files one by one, sometimes with specific line-numbers. This way the user is easily able to follow along in their favorite EDITOR as you point at various files possibly at specific line numbers within those files.

Its SKILL.md is about 340 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: Practical productivity tools for Claude Code, Codex-CLI, and similar CLI coding agents. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Wants you to walk through (code
  • Text) files in a EDITOR to either explain how some code works
  • Show the user what changes you made

Example prompts

  • “/code-walk-thru”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0ca7320. 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

Code Walk Thru loads about 340 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 118 tokens; SKILL.md has 105 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~118
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~340

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 pchalasani/claude-code-tools at commit 0ca7320, republished under its MIT licence (© pchalasani). 105 words, ~340 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/code-walk-thru/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
code-walk-thru
description
Use this when user wants you to walk through (code or text) files in a EDITOR to either explain how some code works, or to show the user what changes you made, etc. You would typically use this repeatedly to show the user your changes or code files one by one, sometimes with specific line-numbers. This way the user is easily able to follow along in their favorite EDITOR as you point at various files possibly at specific line numbers within those files.

code-walk-thru

Instructions

Depending on which EDITOR the user says they are using, you will use a different "show-file" cli command that shows (in the EDITOR) a specific file, optionally at specific line-number, as in examples below. If no editor specified, you must ask the user which editor they are using.

IMPORTANT: you must walk thru the files ONE BY ONE, and you MUST wait for the user to say something before moving on to the next file, or to same file different line.

  • VSCode:
code --goto <file_path>:<line_number>
  • PyCharm:
pycharm --line <line_number> <file_path>
  • IntelliJ:
intellij --line <line_number> <file_path>
  • Zed:
zed path/to/file.md:43
  • Vim/Neovim:
vim +42 blah.py
nvim +42 blah.py

If any of these fail tell the user to install the corresponding CLI tool for their editor.

© pchalasani, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in plugins/workflow/skills/code-walk-thru of pchalasani/claude-code-tools.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0ca7320

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Questions about Code Walk Thru

What does Code Walk Thru do?

Use this when user wants you to walk through (code or text) files in a EDITOR to either explain how some code works, or to show the user what changes you made, etc. Code Walk Thru is an agent skill from pchalasani/claude-code-tools. Use this when user wants you to walk through (code or text) files in a EDITOR to either explain how some code works, or to show the user what changes you made, etc.

When should I use Code Walk Thru?

Code Walk Thru fits situations like: wants you to walk through (code; text) files in a EDITOR to either explain how some code works; show the user what changes you made.

How do I install Code Walk Thru in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add pchalasani/claude-code-tools --skill code-walk-thru -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/workflow/skills/code-walk-thru in pchalasani/claude-code-tools) into .claude/skills/code-walk-thru in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Code Walk Thru in Codex?

Run `npx skills add pchalasani/claude-code-tools --skill code-walk-thru -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/workflow/skills/code-walk-thru in pchalasani/claude-code-tools) into .agents/skills/code-walk-thru in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Code Walk Thru 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 pchalasani/claude-code-tools --skill code-walk-thru -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/code-walk-thru, .gemini/skills/code-walk-thru, .github/skills/code-walk-thru and .opencode/skills/code-walk-thru in your project.

What does Code Walk Thru need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Code Walk Thru is instructions for the agent only.

Does Code Walk Thru 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 Code Walk Thru 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 Code Walk Thru use?

Code Walk Thru 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 Code Walk Thru use?

About 340 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.4k 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 Code Walk Thru?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Code Walk Thru: Profit To Cash Walk (mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, 1.4k stars), Walk Forward Validation (agiprolabs/claude-trading-skills, 410 stars), Seedance Travel City Walk (LearnPrompt/awesome-seedance, 1.8k stars) and Git History Bug Audit (ben-manes/caffeine, 18k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Code Walk Thru?

pchalasani (a GitHub user) maintains it in pchalasani/claude-code-tools, which has 2,010 GitHub stars. The repository holds 17 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

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