Agent skill

Ss New Driver

by Serial-Studio in Serial-Studio/Serial-Studio

Scaffold a new Serial Studio I/O driver (a new data source under core/Devices/IO/Drivers/).

Custom licenceAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Ss New Driver

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Serial-Studio/Serial-Studio --skill ss-new-driver -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Serial-Studio/Serial-Studio ss-new-driver --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/Serial-Studio/Serial-Studio.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/ss-new-driver .claude/skills/ss-new-driver && 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
ss-new-driver
GitHub stars
7.2k
Token cost
~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
494 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
15
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Scaffold a new Serial Studio I/O driver (a new data source under core/Devices/IO/Drivers/).

  • Works in 10 steps: core/Devices/IO/Drivers/.h / .cpp — the… → core/Core/SerialStudio.h — add the value… → core/Devices/IO/ConnectionManager.{h,cpp}… → …
  • Adding support for a new bus/transport — e.g
  • SKILL.md covers Touch-points to wire (verify… and Rules
  • Calls python

What it does

Ss New Driver is an agent skill from Serial-Studio/Serial-Studio. Scaffold a new Serial Studio I/O driver (a new data source under core/Devices/IO/Drivers/). Use when adding support for a new bus/transport — e.g. "add a <X driver", "support reading from <Y", "new data source". Encodes the canonical driver pattern and every registration touch-point so the new driver actually shows up in the UI, CLI, and connection manager.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development. It works with C++. The repository describes itself as: Open-source telemetry dashboard. Supports UART, BLE, MQTT, Modbus, CAN Bus and more.

When your agent uses it

  • Adding support for a new bus/transport — e.g

Example prompts

  • “add a <X driver”
  • “support reading from <Y”
  • “new data source”
  • “/ss-new-driver”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

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

  1. core/Devices/IO/Drivers/.h / .cpp — the driver class, SPDX header, .h ordering rules.
  2. core/Core/SerialStudio.h — add the value to the BusType enum (QML uses SerialStudio.BusType.*,
  3. core/Devices/IO/ConnectionManager.{h,cpp} — accessor (e.g. network() / uart() analogue)
  4. core/Devices/CMakeLists.txt — add IO/Drivers/.cpp to the source list (sources are
  5. QML configuration UI — the driver panes are bespoke forms (only the Project Editor renders
  6. core/Core/EnumLabels.cpp — add the bus to the busTypeSlug() and busTypeLabel()
  7. core/Ui/ProjectEditor/ProjectEditorIcons.h — add the bus to the busTypeIcon()
  8. Icon — add the driver SVG under app/rcc/icons/devices// (16/24/32) and register it with a
  9. CLI (optional) — if it should be launchable headless, add options in app/src/Misc/CLI.{h,cpp}
  10. tests/utils/api_client.py (optional) — add the bus to bus_map if integration tests should

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3657d2c. 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:

    • python

    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

Ss New Driver loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 94 tokens; SKILL.md has 494 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~94
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.1k

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 494 words (~1,149 tokens).

“Before writing anything, read core/Devices/IO/Drivers/BluetoothLE.h and BluetoothLE.cpp in full. They are the canonical reference for the driver contract — match their structure, signal/slot wiring, and driverProperties() shape rather than inventing a new layout. After the read, restate the driver contract…”

— opening of SKILL.md by Serial-Studio, Custom licence
name
ss-new-driver
argument-hint
[DriverName]

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/ss-new-driver of Serial-Studio/Serial-Studio.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3657d2c

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Questions about Ss New Driver

What does Ss New Driver do?

Scaffold a new Serial Studio I/O driver (a new data source under core/Devices/IO/Drivers/). Ss New Driver is an agent skill from Serial-Studio/Serial-Studio. Scaffold a new Serial Studio I/O driver (a new data source under core/Devices/IO/Drivers/).

When should I use Ss New Driver?

Ss New Driver fits situations like: adding support for a new bus/transport — e.g.

How do I install Ss New Driver in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Serial-Studio/Serial-Studio --skill ss-new-driver -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/ss-new-driver in Serial-Studio/Serial-Studio) into .claude/skills/ss-new-driver in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Ss New Driver in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Serial-Studio/Serial-Studio --skill ss-new-driver -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/ss-new-driver in Serial-Studio/Serial-Studio) into .agents/skills/ss-new-driver in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Ss New Driver 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 Serial-Studio/Serial-Studio --skill ss-new-driver -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/ss-new-driver, .gemini/skills/ss-new-driver, .github/skills/ss-new-driver and .opencode/skills/ss-new-driver in your project.

What does Ss New Driver need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Ss New Driver needs the command-line tools its instructions call (python). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Ss New Driver 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 Ss New Driver 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 Ss New Driver use?

Ss New Driver 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 Ss New Driver use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.6k 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 Ss New Driver?

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Who maintains Ss New Driver?

Serial-Studio (a GitHub organization) maintains it in Serial-Studio/Serial-Studio, which has 7,226 GitHub stars. The repository holds 15 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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