Agent skill

Avoiding Common Lisp Pitfalls

by ultralisp in ultralisp/ultralisp

A skill your agent uses when writing new or large Common Lisp code where subtle library or language gotchas are likely — event-emitter argument order, parenthesis imbalance in a big file, or a…

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Install Avoiding Common Lisp Pitfalls

skills CLI
$ npx skills add ultralisp/ultralisp --skill avoiding-common-lisp-pitfalls -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install ultralisp/ultralisp avoiding-common-lisp-pitfalls --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/ultralisp/ultralisp.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/avoiding-common-lisp-pitfalls .claude/skills/avoiding-common-lisp-pitfalls && 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
avoiding-common-lisp-pitfalls
GitHub stars
258
Token cost
~1.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
484 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
14
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when writing new or large Common Lisp code where subtle library or language gotchas are likely — event-emitter argument order, parenthesis imbalance in a big file, or a…

  • Large Common Lisp code where subtle library
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, When to Use, event-emitter has INCONSISTENT… and Silent CLOS method replacement, plus 5 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Language gotchas are likely — event-emitter argument order

What it does

Avoiding Common Lisp Pitfalls is an agent skill from ultralisp/ultralisp. Use when writing new or large Common Lisp code where subtle library or language gotchas are likely — event-emitter argument order, parenthesis imbalance in a big file, or a defmethod whose specializers may silently collide with one in a dependency. Also apply when wiring defmain subcommands.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file.

It sits in Development. The repository describes itself as: The software behind a Ultralisp.org Common Lisp repository.

When your agent uses it

  • Large Common Lisp code where subtle library
  • Language gotchas are likely — event-emitter argument order
  • Parenthesis imbalance in a big file
  • A defmethod whose specializers may silently collide with one in a dependency

Example prompts

  • “/avoiding-common-lisp-pitfalls”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3439788. 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 lisp).

    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

Avoiding Common Lisp Pitfalls loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 81 tokens; SKILL.md has 484 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~81
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.3k

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 484 words (~1,309 tokens).

“Verified, non-obvious CL traps: the event-emitter library's inconsistent argument order, silent CLOS method replacement, parenthesis imbalance in large files, and defmain subcommand quirks.”

— opening of SKILL.md by ultralisp
name
avoiding-common-lisp-pitfalls

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in .agents/skills/avoiding-common-lisp-pitfalls of ultralisp/ultralisp.

  • SKILL.md
  • check-paren-balance.lisp

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3439788

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Questions about Avoiding Common Lisp Pitfalls

What does Avoiding Common Lisp Pitfalls do?

A skill your agent uses when writing new or large Common Lisp code where subtle library or language gotchas are likely — event-emitter argument order, parenthesis imbalance in a big file, or a…. Avoiding Common Lisp Pitfalls is an agent skill from ultralisp/ultralisp. Use when writing new or large Common Lisp code where subtle library or language gotchas are likely — event-emitter argument order, parenthesis imbalance in a big file, or a defmethod whose specializers may silently collide with one in a dependency.

When should I use Avoiding Common Lisp Pitfalls?

Avoiding Common Lisp Pitfalls fits situations like: large Common Lisp code where subtle library; language gotchas are likely — event-emitter argument order; parenthesis imbalance in a big file; A defmethod whose specializers may silently collide with one in a dependency.

How do I install Avoiding Common Lisp Pitfalls in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add ultralisp/ultralisp --skill avoiding-common-lisp-pitfalls -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/avoiding-common-lisp-pitfalls in ultralisp/ultralisp) into .claude/skills/avoiding-common-lisp-pitfalls in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Avoiding Common Lisp Pitfalls in Codex?

Run `npx skills add ultralisp/ultralisp --skill avoiding-common-lisp-pitfalls -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/avoiding-common-lisp-pitfalls in ultralisp/ultralisp) into .agents/skills/avoiding-common-lisp-pitfalls in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Avoiding Common Lisp Pitfalls 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 ultralisp/ultralisp --skill avoiding-common-lisp-pitfalls -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/avoiding-common-lisp-pitfalls, .gemini/skills/avoiding-common-lisp-pitfalls, .github/skills/avoiding-common-lisp-pitfalls and .opencode/skills/avoiding-common-lisp-pitfalls in your project.

What does Avoiding Common Lisp Pitfalls need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Avoiding Common Lisp Pitfalls is instructions for the agent only.

Does Avoiding Common Lisp Pitfalls 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 Avoiding Common Lisp Pitfalls 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 Avoiding Common Lisp Pitfalls use?

No licence was found for Avoiding Common Lisp Pitfalls or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Avoiding Common Lisp Pitfalls use?

About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Avoiding Common Lisp Pitfalls?

ultralisp (a GitHub organization) maintains it in ultralisp/ultralisp, which has 258 GitHub stars. The repository holds 14 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 13, 2026.

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