Ask a real engine what a stylesheet means instead of reasoning about tokens — the Less compiler, lightningcss, dart-sass, and a custom syntax's own parser.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedFrontend & Design

Install Engine Probes

skills CLI
$ npx skills add stylelint-stylistic/stylelint-stylistic --skill engine-probes -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install stylelint-stylistic/stylelint-stylistic engine-probes --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/stylelint-stylistic/stylelint-stylistic.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/engine-probes .claude/skills/engine-probes && 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
engine-probes
GitHub stars
106
Token cost
~1.8k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,043 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
6
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Ask a real engine what a stylesheet means instead of reasoning about tokens — the Less compiler, lightningcss, dart-sass, and a custom syntax's own parser.

  • A fix rests on what a language accepts
  • SKILL.md covers Less, lightningcss, A custom syntax and Where a probe lives, plus 1 more section
  • Calls pnpm, make and git
  • A probe has to see what a preprocessor makes of a fixture

What it does

Engine Probes is an agent skill from stylelint-stylistic/stylelint-stylistic. Ask a real engine what a stylesheet means instead of reasoning about tokens — the Less compiler, lightningcss, dart-sass, and a custom syntax's own parser. Use when a fix rests on what a language accepts or refuses, when a probe has to see what a preprocessor makes of a fixture, or when a review asks for the evidence behind a claim about a grammar.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.8k 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 Frontend & Design, covering CSS and styling. The repository describes itself as: A collection of stylistic rules for Stylelintin in a form of a plugin.

When your agent uses it

  • A fix rests on what a language accepts
  • A probe has to see what a preprocessor makes of a fixture
  • A review asks for the evidence behind a claim about a grammar

Example prompts

  • “/engine-probes”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e74a1ee. 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:

    • pnpm
    • make
    • git

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use pnpm and 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

Engine Probes loads about 1.8k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 91 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,043 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~91
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.8k

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 1,043 words (~1,753 tokens).

“A parser is not a compiler, and this plugin holds parsers. Anything phrased as "is this text a valid X" is that language's grammar, and a guard carrying a piece of it carries a piece that will be wrong somewhere…”

— opening of SKILL.md by stylelint-stylistic, Custom licence
name
engine-probes

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/engine-probes of stylelint-stylistic/stylelint-stylistic.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e74a1ee

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Questions about Engine Probes

What does Engine Probes do?

Ask a real engine what a stylesheet means instead of reasoning about tokens — the Less compiler, lightningcss, dart-sass, and a custom syntax's own parser. Engine Probes is an agent skill from stylelint-stylistic/stylelint-stylistic. Ask a real engine what a stylesheet means instead of reasoning about tokens — the Less compiler, lightningcss, dart-sass, and a custom syntax's own parser.

When should I use Engine Probes?

Engine Probes fits situations like: A fix rests on what a language accepts; A probe has to see what a preprocessor makes of a fixture; A review asks for the evidence behind a claim about a grammar.

How do I install Engine Probes in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add stylelint-stylistic/stylelint-stylistic --skill engine-probes -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/engine-probes in stylelint-stylistic/stylelint-stylistic) into .claude/skills/engine-probes in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Engine Probes in Codex?

Run `npx skills add stylelint-stylistic/stylelint-stylistic --skill engine-probes -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/engine-probes in stylelint-stylistic/stylelint-stylistic) into .agents/skills/engine-probes in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Engine Probes 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 stylelint-stylistic/stylelint-stylistic --skill engine-probes -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/engine-probes, .gemini/skills/engine-probes, .github/skills/engine-probes and .opencode/skills/engine-probes in your project.

What does Engine Probes need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Engine Probes needs the command-line tools its instructions call (pnpm, make and git).

Does Engine Probes 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 Engine Probes 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 Engine Probes use?

Engine Probes 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 Engine Probes use?

About 1.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7k 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 Engine Probes?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Engine Probes: Tailwindcss Development (anonaddy/anonaddy, 4.9k stars), UI Styling (Ohh-889/skyroc, 795 stars), MCP Development (coollabsio/coolify, 63k stars) and Web Animation Design (baptisteArno/typebot.io, 11k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Engine Probes?

stylelint-stylistic (a GitHub organization) maintains it in stylelint-stylistic/stylelint-stylistic, which has 106 GitHub stars. The repository holds 6 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

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