Agent skill

Hmt Open

by psu-efd in psu-efd/pyHMT2D

Open a pyHMT2D hydraulic model project (SRH-2D or HEC-RAS) and display its materials, boundary conditions, and available result variables.

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Install Hmt Open

skills CLI
$ npx skills add psu-efd/pyHMT2D --skill hmt-open -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install psu-efd/pyHMT2D hmt-open --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/psu-efd/pyHMT2D.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/hmt-open .claude/skills/hmt-open && 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
hmt-open
GitHub stars
133
Token cost
~593 tokens
SKILL.md length
270 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
9
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Open a pyHMT2D hydraulic model project (SRH-2D or HEC-RAS) and display its materials, boundary conditions, and available result variables.

  • Works in 6 steps: Find the project file. → Open the project. → Show materials. → …
  • Inspect a hydraulic model
  • SKILL.md covers Usage and Steps
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Hmt Open is an agent skill from psu-efd/pyHMT2D. Open a pyHMT2D hydraulic model project (SRH-2D or HEC-RAS) and display its materials, boundary conditions, and available result variables. Use this when the user wants to open, load, or inspect a hydraulic model.

Its SKILL.md is about 590 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: Python Hydraulic Modeling Tools - 2D. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Inspect a hydraulic model

Example prompts

  • “/hmt-open”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Find the project file.
  2. Open the project.
  3. Show materials.
  4. Show boundary conditions. (run after step 3 completes — do NOT run in parallel)
  5. Look for a result file. (run after step 4 completes — do NOT run in parallel)
  6. Suggest next steps based on what was found

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 57645ff. 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 (its code samples are bash).

    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

Hmt Open loads about 593 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 55 tokens; SKILL.md has 270 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~55
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~593

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 psu-efd/pyHMT2D at commit 57645ff, republished under its MIT licence (© psu-efd). 270 words, ~593 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/hmt-open/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
hmt-open
description
Open a pyHMT2D hydraulic model project (SRH-2D or HEC-RAS) and display its materials, boundary conditions, and available result variables. Use this when the user wants to open, load, or inspect a hydraulic model.

Open a pyHMT2D hydraulic model project and display its contents.

Usage

/hmt-open [project_file]

The project file path is optional — if omitted, this skill scans the current directory.

Steps

  1. Find the project file. If the user provided a path in the command, use it directly. Otherwise, scan the current directory:

    bash
    hmt-cli list_model_files --args '{"directory": "."}'

    Show the found files as a table (file, model type, case name). If multiple files are found, ask the user which one to open. If none are found, tell the user no model files were detected and stop.

  2. Open the project.

    bash
    hmt-cli get_project_info --args '{"project_file": "<path>"}'

    On error: report the message and stop. On success: report model type, case name, number of cells, number of material zones, and number of boundary conditions.

  3. Show materials.

    bash
    hmt-cli get_materials

    Present as a Markdown table: ID | Name | Manning's n

  4. Show boundary conditions. (run after step 3 completes — do NOT run in parallel)

    bash
    hmt-cli get_boundary_conditions

    Present as a Markdown table: ID | Name | Type | Value | Units

  5. Look for a result file. (run after step 4 completes — do NOT run in parallel) Check the same directory for .h5, .hdf, or .hdf5 files. If found, offer to inspect available variables:

    bash
    hmt-cli get_result_variables --args '{"result_file": "<result_file>"}'

    Report: variable names and number of time steps.

    Important: Each hmt-cli call spawns a separate process that opens its own HEC-RAS COM instance. Always run these calls sequentially to avoid simultaneous instances that can cause file I/O conflicts.

  6. Suggest next steps based on what was found:

    • If result file present: "Run /hmt-results to query simulation output."
    • If no result file: "Run /hmt-run to execute the simulation."
    • To change parameters: "Run /hmt-modify."

The session is automatically saved to .hmt_session.json by each hmt-cli call.

© psu-efd, 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 .agents/skills/hmt-open of psu-efd/pyHMT2D.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 57645ff

Compare with similar skills

Hmt Open 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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Hmt Open this skillpsu-efd/pyHMT2D133—~593Automated safety check: PassMIT
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Hmt Convertpsu-efd/pyHMT2D133—~605Automated safety check: PassMIT
Hmt Runpsu-efd/pyHMT2D133—~367Automated safety check: PassMIT
Hmt Statuspsu-efd/pyHMT2D133—~396Automated safety check: PassMIT
Hmt Modifypsu-efd/pyHMT2D133—~470Automated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Hmt Open

What does Hmt Open do?

Open a pyHMT2D hydraulic model project (SRH-2D or HEC-RAS) and display its materials, boundary conditions, and available result variables. Hmt Open is an agent skill from psu-efd/pyHMT2D. Open a pyHMT2D hydraulic model project (SRH-2D or HEC-RAS) and display its materials, boundary conditions, and available result variables.

When should I use Hmt Open?

Hmt Open fits situations like: inspect a hydraulic model.

How do I install Hmt Open in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add psu-efd/pyHMT2D --skill hmt-open -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/hmt-open in psu-efd/pyHMT2D) into .claude/skills/hmt-open in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Hmt Open in Codex?

Run `npx skills add psu-efd/pyHMT2D --skill hmt-open -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/hmt-open in psu-efd/pyHMT2D) into .agents/skills/hmt-open in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Hmt Open 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 psu-efd/pyHMT2D --skill hmt-open -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/hmt-open, .gemini/skills/hmt-open, .github/skills/hmt-open and .opencode/skills/hmt-open in your project.

What does Hmt Open need to run?

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

Does Hmt Open 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 Hmt Open 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 Hmt Open use?

Hmt Open 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 Hmt Open use?

About 593 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.4k 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 Hmt Open?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Hmt Open: Neqsim Column Internals And Rate Based (equinor/neqsim, 156 stars), Hmt Convert (psu-efd/pyHMT2D, 133 stars), Hmt Run (psu-efd/pyHMT2D, 133 stars) and Hmt Status (psu-efd/pyHMT2D, 133 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Hmt Open?

psu-efd (a GitHub user) maintains it in psu-efd/pyHMT2D, which has 133 GitHub stars. The repository holds 9 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 9, 2026.

Source: psu-efd/pyHMT2D on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.