Official agent skill

Check Terminology

by python in python/python-docs-zh-tw

Checks terminology consistency against project glossary and identifies zhCN terms that need conversion to zhTW.

OfficialCustom licenceAuto-check passedWriting & Content

Install Check Terminology

skills CLI
$ npx skills add python/python-docs-zh-tw --skill check-terminology -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install python/python-docs-zh-tw check-terminology --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/python/python-docs-zh-tw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/check-terminology .claude/skills/check-terminology && 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
check-terminology
GitHub stars
284
Token cost
~705 tokens
SKILL.md length
262 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
3
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Checks terminology consistency against project glossary and identifies zhCN terms that need conversion to zhTW.

  • Works in 3 steps: Primary: glossary.po - Official Python… → Secondary:… → Tertiary:…
  • Verify term usage
  • SKILL.md covers Terminology Sources, Check Process, Error Categories and Context Decision Log, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Check Terminology is an agent skill from python/python-docs-zh-tw, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Checks terminology consistency against project glossary and identifies zhCN terms that need conversion to zhTW. Use to verify term usage.

Its SKILL.md is about 710 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/keep-in-english.md`).

It sits in Writing & Content, covering Translation. It works with Python. The repository describes itself as: Traditional Chinese (zh-tw) translation of the Python Documentation.

When your agent uses it

  • Verify term usage
  • Tasks that involve Translation

Example prompts

  • “Use the check-terminology skill to check terminology consistency against project glossary and identifies zhCN terms that need conversion to zhTW”
  • “/check-terminology”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

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

  1. Primary: glossary.po - Official Python glossary translations
  2. Secondary: focused_terminology_dictionary.csv - 118 key terms
  3. Tertiary: .scripts/google_translate/utils.py - zh_CN to zh_TW mappings

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9b577d2. 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

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

    • hackmd.io
    • zh.wikibooks.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

Check Terminology loads about 705 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.2k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 39 tokens; SKILL.md has 262 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~39
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~705
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~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 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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 262 words (~705 tokens).

“Check terminology against project glossary and zh_CN/zh_TW mappings.”

— opening of SKILL.md by python, Custom licence
name
check-terminology
argument-hint
<term-or-po-file>

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in .claude/skills/check-terminology of python/python-docs-zh-tw.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/keep-in-english.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9b577d2

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Works with

Questions about Check Terminology

What does Check Terminology do?

Checks terminology consistency against project glossary and identifies zhCN terms that need conversion to zhTW. Check Terminology is an agent skill from python/python-docs-zh-tw, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Checks terminology consistency against project glossary and identifies zhCN terms that need conversion to zhTW.

When should I use Check Terminology?

Check Terminology fits situations like: verify term usage; tasks that involve Translation.

How do I install Check Terminology in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add python/python-docs-zh-tw --skill check-terminology -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/check-terminology in python/python-docs-zh-tw) into .claude/skills/check-terminology in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Check Terminology in Codex?

Run `npx skills add python/python-docs-zh-tw --skill check-terminology -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/check-terminology in python/python-docs-zh-tw) into .agents/skills/check-terminology in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Check Terminology 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 python/python-docs-zh-tw --skill check-terminology -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/check-terminology, .gemini/skills/check-terminology, .github/skills/check-terminology and .opencode/skills/check-terminology in your project.

What does Check Terminology need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Check Terminology is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Check Terminology access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. As links in the text: hackmd.io and zh.wikibooks.org. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Check Terminology 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 Check Terminology use?

Check Terminology 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 Check Terminology use?

About 705 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.8k 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 531 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Check Terminology?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Check Terminology: China Travel Kit (tczyliu/china-travel-kit, 194 stars), Technology Search (freestylefly/wesight, 943 stars), Obs Build Logs (Nuitka/Nuitka, 15k stars) and Update Gui Translations (ArduPilot/MethodicConfigurator, 163 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Check Terminology?

python (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in python/python-docs-zh-tw, which has 284 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

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