Agent skill

Manipulation

by terrense in terrense/ros2-multimodal-robot-collab

A skill your agent uses when an Agent needs the robot arm to pick, transfer, place, hand over, or recover a tool using ROS2 arm control or MoveIt2.

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Install Manipulation

skills CLI
$ npx skills add terrense/ros2-multimodal-robot-collab --skill manipulation -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install terrense/ros2-multimodal-robot-collab manipulation --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/terrense/ros2-multimodal-robot-collab.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/manipulation .claude/skills/manipulation && 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
manipulation
GitHub stars
111
Token cost
~249 tokens
SKILL.md length
94 words
Files
4 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
6
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when an Agent needs the robot arm to pick, transfer, place, hand over, or recover a tool using ROS2 arm control or MoveIt2.

  • An Agent needs the robot arm to pick
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder
  • Recover a tool using ROS2 arm control

What it does

Manipulation is an agent skill from terrense/ros2-multimodal-robot-collab. Use this skill when an Agent needs the robot arm to pick, transfer, place, hand over, or recover a tool using ROS2 arm control or MoveIt2.

Its SKILL.md is about 250 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files, including scripts (for example `examples/pause_arm.json`, `schema.json` and `scripts/send_arm_control.py`).

The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • An Agent needs the robot arm to pick
  • Recover a tool using ROS2 arm control

Example prompts

  • “/manipulation”

Requirements

  • Python 3

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 47f7fca. 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 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    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

Manipulation loads about 249 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 38 tokens; SKILL.md has 94 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~38
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~249

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from terrense/ros2-multimodal-robot-collab at commit 47f7fca, republished under its MIT licence (© terrense). 94 words, ~249 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/manipulation/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
manipulation
description
Use this skill when an Agent needs the robot arm to pick, transfer, place, hand over, or recover a tool using ROS2 arm control or MoveIt2.

Manipulation Skill

Call /skills/pick_and_place for grasp and placement tasks.

Required inputs:

  • tool_id: requested tool id
  • source_frame: frame for the detected tool pose
  • target_frame: frame for the delivery or staging pose

Action:

  • Type: robot_collab_interfaces/action/PickAndPlace
  • Name: /skills/pick_and_place

Control topic:

  • Type: robot_collab_interfaces/msg/ArmControlCommand
  • Name: /arm/control_command
  • Commands: arm_start, arm_pause, system_stop

Planner rules:

  • Do not call this skill until navigation has reached the manipulation workspace.
  • Tool pose must be fresh enough for the configured scene.
  • If grasp fails, request a new perception update before retrying.
  • If system_stop is active, do not issue new arm goals until the operator explicitly resumes.

© terrense, 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 3 other files (scripts) in skills/manipulation of terrense/ros2-multimodal-robot-collab.

  • SKILL.md
  • examples/pause_arm.json
  • schema.json
  • scripts/send_arm_control.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 47f7fca

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Robots Txtthedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist74k—~483Automated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Manipulation

What does Manipulation do?

A skill your agent uses when an Agent needs the robot arm to pick, transfer, place, hand over, or recover a tool using ROS2 arm control or MoveIt2. Manipulation is an agent skill from terrense/ros2-multimodal-robot-collab. Use this skill when an Agent needs the robot arm to pick, transfer, place, hand over, or recover a tool using ROS2 arm control or MoveIt2.

When should I use Manipulation?

Manipulation fits situations like: an Agent needs the robot arm to pick; recover a tool using ROS2 arm control.

How do I install Manipulation in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add terrense/ros2-multimodal-robot-collab --skill manipulation -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/manipulation in terrense/ros2-multimodal-robot-collab) into .claude/skills/manipulation in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Manipulation in Codex?

Run `npx skills add terrense/ros2-multimodal-robot-collab --skill manipulation -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/manipulation in terrense/ros2-multimodal-robot-collab) into .agents/skills/manipulation in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Manipulation 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 terrense/ros2-multimodal-robot-collab --skill manipulation -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/manipulation, .gemini/skills/manipulation, .github/skills/manipulation and .opencode/skills/manipulation in your project.

What does Manipulation need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Manipulation needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Manipulation 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 Manipulation 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Manipulation use?

Manipulation 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 Manipulation use?

About 249 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 996 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 Manipulation?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Manipulation: Robots Meta Conflict (thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, 74k stars), Flutter Cherry Pick (flutter/flutter, 179k stars), Robot Framework Skill (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars) and Robots Meta (thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, 74k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Manipulation?

terrense (a GitHub user) maintains it in terrense/ros2-multimodal-robot-collab, which has 111 GitHub stars. The repository holds 6 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 25, 2026.

Source: terrense/ros2-multimodal-robot-collab on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.