Agent skill

Modal Login

by tamaratran in tamaratran/jev-pruner

Authenticate an explicitly authorized Modal CLI through existing Chrome without logging token values.

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Install Modal Login

skills CLI
$ npx skills add tamaratran/jev-pruner --skill modal-login -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install tamaratran/jev-pruner modal-login --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/tamaratran/jev-pruner.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/modal-login .claude/skills/modal-login && 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
modal-login
GitHub stars
160
Token cost
~392 tokens
SKILL.md length
196 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
3
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Authenticate an explicitly authorized Modal CLI through existing Chrome without logging token values.

  • Works in 5 steps: Sign into https://modal.com/login using… → Create a mode-700 private directory… → Run python open_cli_login.py PRIVATE_LOG… → …
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls modal and python; reaches modal.com

What it does

Modal Login is an agent skill from tamaratran/jev-pruner. Authenticate an explicitly authorized Modal CLI through existing Chrome without logging token values.

Its SKILL.md is about 390 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `open_cli_login.py`).

It works with Python. The repository describes itself as: Claude Code plugin: trim long Bash output with TypeSafe Jev before the model sees it. The licence is MIT.

Example prompts

  • “/modal-login”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

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

  1. Sign into https://modal.com/login using the user's authorized identity.
  2. Create a mode-700 private directory outside the repository and evidence.
  3. Run python open_cli_login.py PRIVATE_LOG using Python with Playwright.
  4. Wait for the CLI process to finish successfully, restrict .modal.toml to
  5. Keep account state out of commits, artifacts, and environment blueprints.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit edbc602. 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

    Ships script files (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • modal
    • python

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

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • modal.com

    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

Modal Login loads about 392 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 28 tokens; SKILL.md has 196 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~28
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~392

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 tamaratran/jev-pruner at commit edbc602, republished under its MIT licence (© tamaratran). 196 words, ~392 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/modal-login/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
modal-login
description
Authenticate an explicitly authorized Modal CLI through existing Chrome without logging token values.

Requires Linux, the existing Chrome CDP endpoint at http://localhost:29229, Modal 1.5.1, and Python Playwright. Use only after the user authorizes access to their Modal account. Login alone does not authorize compute or deployments.

  1. Sign into https://modal.com/login using the user's authorized identity. Existing GitHub sign-in may require a GitHub Mobile approval from the user. Confirm the intended workspace; a default organization can differ from the user's personal workspace.
  2. Create a mode-700 private directory outside the repository and evidence. With umask 077, run BROWSER=true modal token new --profile PROFILE --activate in a background shell, redirecting stdout/stderr into a private log there. Never print or attach that log, token-flow URLs/codes, or .modal.toml.
  3. Run python open_cli_login.py PRIVATE_LOG using Python with Playwright. This opens the CLI-generated official URL in existing Chrome without printing it. Select the authorized workspace and click Authorize.
  4. Wait for the CLI process to finish successfully, restrict .modal.toml to mode 600, and verify modal profile current. An authorized compute preflight can verify actual account access; do not launch inference merely for login.
  5. Keep account state out of commits, artifacts, and environment blueprints. Saving the token as a reusable Devin secret requires separate permission.

© tamaratran, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in .agents/skills/modal-login of tamaratran/jev-pruner.

  • SKILL.md
  • open_cli_login.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit edbc602

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Works with

Questions about Modal Login

What does Modal Login do?

Authenticate an explicitly authorized Modal CLI through existing Chrome without logging token values. Modal Login is an agent skill from tamaratran/jev-pruner. Authenticate an explicitly authorized Modal CLI through existing Chrome without logging token values.

How do I install Modal Login in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add tamaratran/jev-pruner --skill modal-login -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/modal-login in tamaratran/jev-pruner) into .claude/skills/modal-login in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Modal Login in Codex?

Run `npx skills add tamaratran/jev-pruner --skill modal-login -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/modal-login in tamaratran/jev-pruner) into .agents/skills/modal-login in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Modal Login 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 tamaratran/jev-pruner --skill modal-login -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/modal-login, .gemini/skills/modal-login, .github/skills/modal-login and .opencode/skills/modal-login in your project.

What does Modal Login need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Modal Login needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (modal and python). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Modal Login access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: modal.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Modal Login 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 Modal Login use?

Modal Login 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 Modal Login use?

About 392 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.6k 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 Modal Login?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Modal Login: MCP Server Builder (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), PDF Processing (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), NotebookLM Research Assistant (PleasePrompto/notebooklm-skill, 7.8k stars) and Manim Video Production (browser-use/video-use, 29k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Modal Login?

tamaratran (a GitHub user) maintains it in tamaratran/jev-pruner, which has 160 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 30, 2026.

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