Agent skill

Terminal Output

by swamp-club in swamp-club/swamp

Terminal output design system for swamp CLI commands. An agent skill from swamp-club/swamp.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedAI & LLM Engineering

Install Terminal Output

skills CLI
$ npx skills add swamp-club/swamp --skill terminal-output -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install swamp-club/swamp terminal-output --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/swamp-club/swamp.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/terminal-output .claude/skills/terminal-output && 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
terminal-output
GitHub stars
646
Token cost
~2.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
682 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
7
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Terminal output design system for swamp CLI commands. An agent skill from swamp-club/swamp.

  • Works in 2 steps: A data interface describing the output… → A render function that branches on…
  • Modifying any CLI command output
  • SKILL.md covers Two Output Modes, Which Stream, Architecture and Log Mode vs LogTape, plus 5 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Terminal Output is an agent skill from swamp-club/swamp. Terminal output design system for swamp CLI commands. Use when creating or modifying any CLI command output, render function, or presentation layer code. Ensures consistent formatting, coloring, and structure across all swamp commands in both "log" (human-readable) and "json" (structured) output modes. Triggers on output files in src/presentation/output/, render functions, writeOutput usage, OutputMode handling, or any CLI command that produces terminal output.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/logtape.md`).

It sits in AI & LLM Engineering, covering Structured output and tool calling and Design systems. The repository describes itself as: Stinemates, Watson, Adam, Mahir, Paul.

When your agent uses it

  • Modifying any CLI command output
  • Render function
  • Presentation layer code
  • Output files in src/presentation/output/

Example prompts

  • “(human-readable) and”
  • “/terminal-output”

Workflow steps

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

  1. A data interface describing the output shape
  2. A render function that branches on OutputMode

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1b5a295. 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 typescript).

    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

Terminal Output loads about 2.1k tokens when it runs, and up to ~4.4k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 120 tokens; SKILL.md has 682 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~120
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.1k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~4.4k

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 682 words (~2,082 tokens).

“Consistent, human-readable terminal output for the swamp CLI.”

— opening of SKILL.md by swamp-club, Custom licence
name
terminal-output

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in .claude/skills/terminal-output of swamp-club/swamp.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/logtape.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1b5a295

Compare with similar skills

Terminal Output 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.

Terminal Output compared with similar skills
SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Terminal Output this skillswamp-club/swamp646—~2.1kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
Agent Elements21st-dev/agent-elements1041 repos~2.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Richard S SuttonK-Dense-AI/mimeo282—~1.8kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Widgets UIaiskillstore/marketplace4331 repos~1.3kAutomated safety check: PassNone
Google Agents CLI Adk Codepifferologo/cloud-agents-cli1291 repos~768Automated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Dx Insight Usage Guardrailcultureamp/kaizen-design-system176—~1.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

Similar skills

  • Agent Elements

    21st-dev/agent-elements

    A skill your agent uses whenever the user wants to build or modify a chat, agent, or tool-calling UI in a React 19 + Tailwind v4 project — especially if the code imports from…

    104 GitHub starsUsed in 1 repo~2.3k tokens
    Frontend & DesignAuto-check passed
  • Richard S Sutton

    K-Dense-AI/mimeo

    Reach for this skill whenever you are discussing reinforcement learning, agentic AI systems, AI alignment, continual learning, or the philosophical limits of large language models.

    282 GitHub stars~1.8k tokensUpdated 1 mo ago
    AI & LLM EngineeringAuto-check passed
  • Widgets UI

    aiskillstore/marketplace

    Declarative UI widgets from JSON for React/Next.js from ui.inference.sh.

    433 GitHub starsUsed in 1 repo~1.3k tokens
    AI & LLM EngineeringAuto-check passed
  • Google Agents CLI Adk Code

    pifferologo/cloud-agents-cli

    This skill should be used when the user wants to "write agent code", "build an agent with ADK", "add a tool", "create a callback", "define an agent", "use state management", or needs ADK (Agent…

    129 GitHub starsUsed in 1 repo~768 tokens
    AI & LLM EngineeringAuto-check passed
  • Dx Insight Usage Guardrail

    cultureamp/kaizen-design-system

    Checks deps update in widely consumed repos will cause problems or not, and ranks dependency updates by downstream impact for prioritisation.

    176 GitHub stars~1.3k tokensUpdated 5 days ago
    Frontend & DesignAuto-check passed
  • Phoenix Design

    Arize-ai/phoenix

    Design system conventions for the Phoenix frontend — layout, dialogs, error display, BEM CSS class naming, and CSS design tokens.

    12k GitHub stars~416 tokensUpdated yesterday
    Frontend & DesignAuto-check passed

More from swamp-club/swamp

  • Ddd

    swamp-club/swamp

    Domain Driven Design guidance for TypeScript/Deno codebases.

    646 GitHub stars~1.4k tokensUpdated today
    Auto-check passed
  • GitHub PR

    swamp-club/swamp

    Create and manage GitHub pull requests. An agent skill from swamp-club/swamp.

    646 GitHub stars~671 tokensUpdated today
    Auto-check passed
  • Swamp

    swamp-club/swamp

    Swamp CLI — create and run models, build and validate workflows, query and manage data, store and retrieve vault secrets, develop and publish extensions, initialize repos, run reports, file issues…

    646 GitHub stars~1.9k tokensUpdated today
    Auto-check passed
  • Swamp Getting Started

    swamp-club/swamp

    Interactive getting-started walkthrough for new swamp users.

    646 GitHub stars~1.3k tokensUpdated today
    Auto-check passed
  • Issue Lifecycle

    swamp-club/swamp

    Drive the @swamp/issue-lifecycle model for interactive issue triage and plan iteration against swamp-club lab issues.

    646 GitHub stars~4.6k tokensUpdated today
    Auto-check: warnings
  • Jujutsu

    swamp-club/swamp

    Track changes, rebase modifications, resolve conflicts, and manage bookmarks with Jujutsu (jj).

    646 GitHub stars~906 tokensUpdated today
    Auto-check passed

Questions about Terminal Output

What does Terminal Output do?

Terminal output design system for swamp CLI commands. An agent skill from swamp-club/swamp. Terminal Output is an agent skill from swamp-club/swamp. Terminal output design system for swamp CLI commands.

When should I use Terminal Output?

Terminal Output fits situations like: modifying any CLI command output; render function; presentation layer code; output files in src/presentation/output/.

How do I install Terminal Output in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add swamp-club/swamp --skill terminal-output -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/terminal-output in swamp-club/swamp) into .claude/skills/terminal-output in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Terminal Output in Codex?

Run `npx skills add swamp-club/swamp --skill terminal-output -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/terminal-output in swamp-club/swamp) into .agents/skills/terminal-output in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Terminal Output 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 swamp-club/swamp --skill terminal-output -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/terminal-output, .gemini/skills/terminal-output, .github/skills/terminal-output and .opencode/skills/terminal-output in your project.

What does Terminal Output need to run?

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

Does Terminal Output 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 Terminal Output 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 Terminal Output use?

Terminal Output 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 Terminal Output use?

About 2.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.3k 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 2.3k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Terminal Output?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Terminal Output: Agent Elements (21st-dev/agent-elements, 104 stars), Richard S Sutton (K-Dense-AI/mimeo, 282 stars), Widgets UI (aiskillstore/marketplace, 433 stars) and Google Agents CLI Adk Code (pifferologo/cloud-agents-cli, 129 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Terminal Output?

swamp-club (a GitHub organization) maintains it in swamp-club/swamp, which has 646 GitHub stars. The repository holds 7 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 11, 2026.

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