Agent skill

Opencode

Delegate coding to OpenCode CLI (multi-LLM open-source coding agent)

Apache-2.0Auto-check: notesAI & LLM Engineering

Install Opencode

skills CLI

$ npx skills add taracodlabs/aiden --skill opencode -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

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

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 taracodlabs/aiden --skill opencode -a codex

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install taracodlabs/aiden opencode --agent codex

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

Manual copy

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

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install taracodlabs/aiden opencode --agent cursor

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

Manual copy

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

--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 taracodlabs/aiden --skill opencode -a gemini-cli

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

GitHub CLI

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

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 taracodlabs/aiden --skill opencode -a github-copilot

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

Manual copy

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

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/opencode .opencode/skills/opencode && 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 "opencode" agent skill from https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden/tree/main/skills/opencode into .opencode/skills/opencode/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "opencode", 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: opencode
GitHub stars: 849
Token cost: ~917 tokens
SKILL.md length: 279 words
Files: 2
Skills in repo: 63
Repo updated: Sep 13, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

Delegate coding to OpenCode CLI (multi-LLM open-source coding agent)

Works in 7 steps: Install OpenCode → Configure providers → Run an interactive coding session → …
Tasks that involve LLM inference and serving
SKILL.md covers When to Use, How to Use, Examples and Cautions
Calls opencode, npm and ollama; reaches opencode.ai; needs ANTHROPIC_API_KEY and OPENAI_API_KEY

What it does

Opencode is an agent skill from taracodlabs/aiden. Delegate coding to OpenCode CLI (multi-LLM open-source coding agent)

Its SKILL.md is about 920 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `skill.json`).

It sits in AI & LLM Engineering, covering LLM inference and serving. It works with Ollama and OpenAI. The repository describes itself as: Aiden — an autonomous AI agent and work engine built solo. It can operate your browser, terminal, files, apps, APIs, skills and tools, remember context, recover from failures… The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve LLM inference and serving

Example prompts

“/opencode”

Requirements

Python 3
Node.js
A credential in ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
A credential in OPENAI_API_KEY

Workflow steps

7 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

Install OpenCode
Configure providers
Run an interactive coding session
Run a specific task non-interactively
Use local Ollama model (no cloud API costs)
Run on a specific file
Generate a new file

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3704204. 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:
- opencode
- npm
- ollama
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:
- opencode.ai
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
- ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
- OPENAI_API_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Opencode loads about 917 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 19 tokens; SKILL.md has 279 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~19
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~917

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

NotePipes a well-known installer script into a shellSKILL.md:32

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://opencode.ai/install" -UseBasicParsing | Invoke-Expression

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 taracodlabs/aiden at commit 3704204, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© taracodlabs). 279 words, ~917 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/opencode/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: opencode
description: Delegate coding to OpenCode CLI (multi-LLM open-source coding agent)
category: agent-bridge
version: 1.0.0
origin: aiden
license: Apache-2.0
tags: opencode, ai-coding, agent-bridge, open-source, multi-model, coding, delegation, claude, gpt

OpenCode CLI Agent Bridge

Delegate coding tasks to OpenCode — an open-source AI coding CLI that supports multiple LLM providers (Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, local Ollama). Provides a terminal UI for interactive coding sessions.

When to Use

User wants an open-source, self-hostable AI coding agent
User wants to use local Ollama models for coding without cloud API costs
User wants to switch between multiple LLM providers for the same task
Task requires a coding agent with a built-in terminal UI
User wants to run coding sessions with custom model configurations

How to Use

1. Install OpenCode

powershell

# Install via npm
npm install -g opencode-ai

# Or install via the installer script
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://opencode.ai/install" -UseBasicParsing | Invoke-Expression

# Verify
opencode --version

2. Configure providers

OpenCode reads from ~/.config/opencode/config.json:

powershell

$config = @{
  providers = @{
    anthropic = @{ apiKey = $env:ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }
    openai    = @{ apiKey = $env:OPENAI_API_KEY }
    ollama    = @{ baseUrl = "http://localhost:11434" }
  }
  model = "anthropic/claude-opus-4-5"
} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 5

$configDir = "$env:USERPROFILE\.config\opencode"
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $configDir | Out-Null
Set-Content -Path "$configDir\config.json" -Value $config

3. Run an interactive coding session

powershell

Set-Location "C:\Users\<you>\myproject"
opencode
# Opens terminal UI — type your task in the prompt

4. Run a specific task non-interactively

powershell

# Run task without TUI
opencode run "Add pagination to the GET /users endpoint"

# Run with a specific model
opencode run --model "openai/gpt-4o" "Refactor the auth middleware to handle OAuth2"

5. Use local Ollama model (no cloud API costs)

powershell

# Ensure Ollama is running with a code-capable model
# ollama pull qwen2.5-coder:7b

opencode run --model "ollama/qwen2.5-coder:7b" "Write a Python script to parse CSV files"

6. Run on a specific file

powershell

opencode run "Review and fix the error handling in" src/api/payments.ts

7. Generate a new file

powershell

opencode run "Create a new TypeScript module at src/cache/redis.ts that wraps ioredis with:
- connect(), disconnect() methods
- get(key), set(key, value, ttlSeconds) methods
- Proper error handling and type safety"

Examples

"Use the local Qwen model to add tests to my utility functions" → Use step 5 with --model "ollama/qwen2.5-coder:7b" and ask it to generate tests for your utils file.

"Run an interactive coding session on my project" → Use step 3 — navigate to the project first, then run opencode to open the TUI.

"Refactor this module but use GPT-4o instead of Claude" → Use step 4 with --model "openai/gpt-4o".

Cautions

OpenCode requires at least one provider configured with a valid API key (or Ollama running locally)
The TUI mode (step 3) requires a terminal that supports ANSI escape codes — works in Windows Terminal
Local models via Ollama are free but slower and less capable than cloud models for complex refactoring
OpenCode may request file system access — review the project scope before running on sensitive codebases
Check https://opencode.ai for the latest install instructions as the project is actively developed

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/opencode of taracodlabs/aiden.

SKILL.md
skill.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3704204

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Questions about Opencode

What does Opencode do?

Delegate coding to OpenCode CLI (multi-LLM open-source coding agent). Opencode is an agent skill from taracodlabs/aiden.

When should I use Opencode?

Opencode fits situations like: tasks that involve LLM inference and serving.

How do I install Opencode in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Opencode in Codex?

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

Can I use Opencode 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 taracodlabs/aiden --skill opencode -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/opencode, .gemini/skills/opencode, .github/skills/opencode and .opencode/skills/opencode in your project.

What does Opencode need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Opencode needs the command-line tools its instructions call (opencode, npm and ollama) and credentials named ANTHROPIC_API_KEY and OPENAI_API_KEY. Our summary lists: Python 3; Node.js; A credential in ANTHROPIC_API_KEY; A credential in OPENAI_API_KEY.

Does Opencode access the network?

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

Is Opencode safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pipes a well-known installer script into a shell), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Opencode use?

Opencode is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Opencode use?

About 917 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.7k 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 Opencode?

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Who maintains Opencode?

taracodlabs (a GitHub organization) maintains it in taracodlabs/aiden, which has 849 GitHub stars. The repository holds 63 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 13, 2026.

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

Install Opencode

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

OpenCode CLI Agent Bridge

When to Use

How to Use

1. Install OpenCode

2. Configure providers

3. Run an interactive coding session

4. Run a specific task non-interactively

5. Use local Ollama model (no cloud API costs)

6. Run on a specific file

7. Generate a new file

Examples

Cautions

Files

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