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Agent skill

GitHub Airplane Mode

by vincentkoc in vincentkoc/dotskills

Inspect or switch the local Git and GitHub download guard using an already-installed compatible low-data command.

MITAuto-check passedLegal & Compliance

Install GitHub Airplane Mode

skills CLI
$ npx skills add vincentkoc/dotskills --skill github-airplane-mode -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install vincentkoc/dotskills github-airplane-mode --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/vincentkoc/dotskills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/github-airplane-mode .claude/skills/github-airplane-mode && 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
github-airplane-mode
GitHub stars
107
Token cost
~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
429 words
Files
3 (incl. assets)
Skills in repo
19
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Inspect or switch the local Git and GitHub download guard using an already-installed compatible low-data command.

  • Works in 3 steps: Resolve command -v low-data and inspect… → Inspect the current state with env -u… → Apply only the requested mode. Interpret…
  • Metered connections
  • SKILL.md covers Purpose, When to use, Workflow and Inputs, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

GitHub Airplane Mode is an agent skill from vincentkoc/dotskills. Inspect or switch the local Git and GitHub download guard using an already-installed compatible low-data command. Use for airplane mode, flight or metered connections, returning online, or requests to enable, disable, or automatically select low-data protection on this machine.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including assets (for example `agents/openai.yaml`).

It sits in Legal & Compliance, covering Privacy and GDPR and Git workflow. It works with GitHub and Git. The repository describes itself as: 🐙 A curated set of Codex and OpenClaw skills for workflow automation, technical debugging, and agent-assisted development patterns. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Metered connections
  • Returning online
  • Requests to enable
  • Automatically select low-data protection on this machine

Example prompts

  • “/github-airplane-mode”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Resolve command -v low-data and inspect its file or symlink target. Verify
  2. Inspect the current state with env -u LOW_DATA_ALLOW_NETWORK low-data status.
  3. Apply only the requested mode. Interpret "I'm back", "return online", or

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b83ca13. 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 bash and mermaid).

    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

GitHub Airplane Mode loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 75 tokens; SKILL.md has 429 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~75
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.2k

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 vincentkoc/dotskills at commit b83ca13, republished under its MIT licence (© vincentkoc). 429 words, ~1,176 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/github-airplane-mode/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
github-airplane-mode
description
Inspect or switch the local Git and GitHub download guard using an already-installed compatible low-data command. Use for airplane mode, flight or metered connections, returning online, or requests to enable, disable, or automatically select low-data protection on this machine.
license
MIT
metadata.source
https://github.com/vincentkoc/dotskills

GitHub Airplane Mode

Purpose

Switch an already-installed local Git and GitHub download guard.

Keep the guard installed and active sessions intact. This skill does not bundle or install low-data, Git/GitHub wrappers, or a native connection-cost detector.

When to use

  • Enable protection before a flight or on a metered connection.
  • Disable protection after returning online.
  • Inspect the current policy or use automatic connection-cost detection.

Workflow

Verify the prerequisite

Operate only on the current machine. Require an already-installed compatible low-data command before running any recipe.

  1. Resolve command -v low-data and inspect its file or symlink target. Verify its trusted local source and the mode, status, and exit semantics below. Stop if it is missing, shadowed, unfamiliar, or incompatible; report the prerequisite instead of downloading or replacing it.
  2. Inspect the current state with env -u LOW_DATA_ALLOW_NETWORK low-data status.
  3. Apply only the requested mode. Interpret "I'm back", "return online", or "remove airplane mode" as off, not removal of the reusable guard.
Switch modes
sh
# Inspect without a per-command override masking the saved policy.
env -u LOW_DATA_ALLOW_NETWORK low-data status

# Force protection for a flight or metered connection.
env -u LOW_DATA_ALLOW_NETWORK low-data on

# Explicitly disable protection after returning online.
env -u LOW_DATA_ALLOW_NETWORK low-data off

# Follow the native connection-cost detector.
env -u LOW_DATA_ALLOW_NETWORK low-data auto

Require these semantics: on forces protection; off explicitly disables it; auto protects constrained or expensive connections and fails closed when native status is unavailable. An unmetered connection is unprotected in auto.

Verify the result

After any change, run both checks with the override unset:

sh
env -u LOW_DATA_ALLOW_NETWORK low-data status
if env -u LOW_DATA_ALLOW_NETWORK low-data active; then
  printf 'active_exit=0 (protected)\n'
else
  active_exit=$?
  printf 'active_exit=%s\n' "$active_exit"
fi

Require active exit 0 for on and exit 1 for off. For auto, report the detected reason and the matching active state. Treat any other exit as a failed check. Do not claim success from the mode-setting command alone.

Show full SKILL.md (184 more words)Show less
Keep changes bounded
  • Preserve the switch, guards, native detector, and unrelated settings. Use the command to change mode; do not delete the implementation or edit shell startup files to turn it off.
  • Limit protection claims to guarded Git history and bulk GitHub repository, release, and artifact downloads. Normal commits, pushes, metadata/API requests, curl, package installs, and model traffic remain allowed.
  • Do not claim whole-machine airplane mode, a firewall, or a bandwidth cap. PATH wrappers are not a network boundary. Never bypass them through absolute Git or GitHub CLI binaries, aliases, or custom hooks.
  • Allow LOW_DATA_ALLOW_NETWORK=1 command ... only for one explicitly approved command. Never export that override globally.
  • Do not pause, resume, kill, or relaunch agent, tmux, terminal, or background sessions. A mode change is not process-control authority.
  • Do not change other hosts, credentials, GitHub authentication, proxy settings, or remote repositories.

Inputs

  • Requested local operation: status, on, off, or auto.
  • Already-installed compatible low-data command and its trusted source.

Outputs

  • Saved mode, effective protected/unprotected state, and detected reason.
  • Post-change status and active exit-code proof.
  • Exact missing prerequisite or failed verification when the operation cannot complete.

Flow

mermaid
stateDiagram-v2
    [*] --> VerifyInstalledCommand
    VerifyInstalledCommand --> ReportBlocked: missing or incompatible
    VerifyInstalledCommand --> ReadCurrentState: compatible
    ReadCurrentState --> ReportState: status only
    ReadCurrentState --> SetRequestedMode: on, off, or auto requested
    SetRequestedMode --> CheckStatusAndActive
    CheckStatusAndActive --> ReportState: mode and active result agree
    CheckStatusAndActive --> ReportBlocked: unexpected exit or mismatch
    ReportState --> [*]
    ReportBlocked --> [*]

© vincentkoc, 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 2 other files (assets) in skills/github-airplane-mode of vincentkoc/dotskills.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml
  • assets/icon.jpg

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b83ca13

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Questions about GitHub Airplane Mode

What does GitHub Airplane Mode do?

Inspect or switch the local Git and GitHub download guard using an already-installed compatible low-data command. GitHub Airplane Mode is an agent skill from vincentkoc/dotskills. Inspect or switch the local Git and GitHub download guard using an already-installed compatible low-data command.

When should I use GitHub Airplane Mode?

GitHub Airplane Mode fits situations like: metered connections; returning online; requests to enable; automatically select low-data protection on this machine.

How do I install GitHub Airplane Mode in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add vincentkoc/dotskills --skill github-airplane-mode -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/github-airplane-mode in vincentkoc/dotskills) into .claude/skills/github-airplane-mode in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install GitHub Airplane Mode in Codex?

Run `npx skills add vincentkoc/dotskills --skill github-airplane-mode -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/github-airplane-mode in vincentkoc/dotskills) into .agents/skills/github-airplane-mode in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use GitHub Airplane Mode 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 vincentkoc/dotskills --skill github-airplane-mode -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/github-airplane-mode, .gemini/skills/github-airplane-mode, .github/skills/github-airplane-mode and .opencode/skills/github-airplane-mode in your project.

What does GitHub Airplane Mode need to run?

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

Does GitHub Airplane Mode 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 GitHub Airplane Mode 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 GitHub Airplane Mode use?

GitHub Airplane Mode is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does GitHub Airplane Mode use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.7k 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 GitHub Airplane Mode?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with GitHub Airplane Mode: Contributor-First PR Merge (HKUDS/OpenHarness, 16k stars), Create Pull Request (cline/cline, 70k stars), Release Bump (jamiepine/voicebox, 57k stars) and Creating Description For Gh PR (redis/jedis, 12k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains GitHub Airplane Mode?

vincentkoc (a GitHub user) maintains it in vincentkoc/dotskills, which has 107 GitHub stars. The repository holds 19 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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