Agent skill

Test Local

Test proveit from source against an example project or temp directory.

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Install Test Local

skills CLI

$ npx skills add searlsco/prove_it --skill test-local -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

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

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 searlsco/prove_it --skill test-local -a codex

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install searlsco/prove_it test-local --agent codex

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/searlsco/prove_it.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/test-local .agents/skills/test-local && 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 "test-local" agent skill from https://github.com/searlsco/prove_it/tree/main/.claude/skills/test-local into .agents/skills/test-local/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "test-local", 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 searlsco/prove_it --skill test-local -a cursor

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install searlsco/prove_it test-local --agent cursor

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/searlsco/prove_it.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/test-local .cursor/skills/test-local && 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 "test-local" agent skill from https://github.com/searlsco/prove_it/tree/main/.claude/skills/test-local into .cursor/skills/test-local/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "test-local", 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/searlsco/prove_it.git --path .claude/skills/test-local

--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 searlsco/prove_it --skill test-local -a gemini-cli

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

GitHub CLI

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

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 searlsco/prove_it --skill test-local -a github-copilot

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/searlsco/prove_it.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/test-local .github/skills/test-local && 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 "test-local" agent skill from https://github.com/searlsco/prove_it/tree/main/.claude/skills/test-local into .github/skills/test-local/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "test-local", 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 searlsco/prove_it --skill test-local -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 searlsco/prove_it test-local --agent opencode

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/searlsco/prove_it.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/test-local .opencode/skills/test-local && 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 "test-local" agent skill from https://github.com/searlsco/prove_it/tree/main/.claude/skills/test-local into .opencode/skills/test-local/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "test-local", 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: test-local
GitHub stars: 198
Token cost: ~518 tokens
SKILL.md length: 119 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 3
Repo updated: Sep 22, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Test proveit from source against an example project or temp directory.

Works in 4 steps: Identify the test target. If the user… → Set up the PATH shim so prove_it… → Run the requested test. Common scenarios → …
You want to verify hook behavior end-to-end without a Homebrew release
SKILL.md covers Steps and Notes
Calls git and node

What it does

Test Local is an agent skill from searlsco/prove_it. Test proveit from source against an example project or temp directory. Use when you want to verify hook behavior end-to-end without a Homebrew release.

Its SKILL.md is about 520 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It works with Homebrew. The repository describes itself as: The verification harness that Claude Code should have shipped with. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

You want to verify hook behavior end-to-end without a Homebrew release

Example prompts

“/test-local”

Workflow steps

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

Identify the test target. If the user didn't specify, use example/basic/.
Set up the PATH shim so prove_it resolves to the repo's cli.js
Run the requested test. Common scenarios
Report the output and whether the behavior matches expectations.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit eedd8da. 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:
- git
- node
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
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

Test Local loads about 518 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 41 tokens; SKILL.md has 119 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~41
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~518

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 searlsco/prove_it at commit eedd8da, republished under its MIT licence (© searlsco). 119 words, ~518 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/test-local/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: test-local
description: Test prove_it from source against an example project or temp directory. Use when you want to verify hook behavior end-to-end without a Homebrew release.

Test prove_it locally

Run prove_it from the repo source (not the Homebrew install) to test hook behavior.

Steps

Identify the test target. If the user didn't specify, use example/basic/.

Set up the PATH shim so prove_it resolves to the repo's cli.js:

bash

export PATH="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/test/bin:$PATH"
which prove_it   # should show test/bin/prove_it

Run the requested test. Common scenarios:

Test a specific hook event:

bash

cd example/basic
echo '{"hook_event_name":"Stop","session_id":"test","cwd":"."}' | prove_it hook claude:Stop

Test SessionStart:

bash

echo '{"hook_event_name":"SessionStart","source":"startup","session_id":"test","cwd":"."}' | prove_it hook claude:SessionStart

Test PreToolUse (edit protection):

bash

echo '{"hook_event_name":"PreToolUse","tool_name":"Edit","tool_input":{"file_path":"src/greet.js"},"session_id":"test","cwd":"."}' | prove_it hook claude:PreToolUse

Test PreToolUse (commit gate):

bash

echo '{"hook_event_name":"PreToolUse","tool_name":"Bash","tool_input":{"command":"git commit -m test"},"session_id":"test","cwd":"."}' | prove_it hook claude:PreToolUse

Test init in a temp directory:

bash

tmpdir=$(mktemp -d)
cd "$tmpdir" && git init
prove_it init --no-default-checks
cat .claude/prove_it/config.json
prove_it deinit
rm -rf "$tmpdir"

Test doctor:

bash

cd example/basic
prove_it doctor

Report the output and whether the behavior matches expectations.

Notes

The shim at test/bin/prove_it just does exec node ../../cli.js "$@"
All $(prove_it prefix)/libexec/* commands in configs will also resolve through the shim
This tracks with the current git ref—check out any commit to test that version

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/test-local of searlsco/prove_it.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit eedd8da

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Questions about Test Local

What does Test Local do?

Test proveit from source against an example project or temp directory. Test Local is an agent skill from searlsco/prove_it. Test proveit from source against an example project or temp directory.

When should I use Test Local?

Test Local fits situations like: you want to verify hook behavior end-to-end without a Homebrew release.

How do I install Test Local in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add searlsco/prove_it --skill test-local -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/test-local in searlsco/prove_it) into .claude/skills/test-local in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Test Local in Codex?

Run `npx skills add searlsco/prove_it --skill test-local -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/test-local in searlsco/prove_it) into .agents/skills/test-local in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Test Local 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 searlsco/prove_it --skill test-local -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/test-local, .gemini/skills/test-local, .github/skills/test-local and .opencode/skills/test-local in your project.

What does Test Local need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Test Local needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git and node).

Does Test Local access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Test Local 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 Test Local use?

Test Local 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 Test Local use?

About 518 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.1k 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 Test Local?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Test Local: Mole CLI Release Flow (tw93/Mole, 70k stars), Release Asc CLI (rorkai/App-Store-Connect-CLI, 7.7k stars), CodexBar Usage Reader (steipete/CodexBar, 22k stars) and Youtube Clipper (op7418/Youtube-clipper-skill, 2.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Test Local?

searlsco (a GitHub organization) maintains it in searlsco/prove_it, which has 198 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 22, 2026.

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

Test Local

Install Test Local

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

Test prove_it locally

Steps

Notes

Files

Compare with similar skills

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Session Log

Prove Feature

Questions about Test Local

Install Test Local

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

Test prove_it locally

Steps

Notes

Files

Compare with similar skills

Similar skills

More from searlsco/prove_it

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Questions about Test Local