Agent skill

Student First Run

by wengan-li in wengan-li/ncku-thesis-template-latex

Design every student-facing change from the viewpoint of a graduate student meeting this repository for the first time.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Student First Run

skills CLI
$ npx skills add wengan-li/ncku-thesis-template-latex --skill student-first-run -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install wengan-li/ncku-thesis-template-latex student-first-run --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/wengan-li/ncku-thesis-template-latex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/student-first-run .claude/skills/student-first-run && 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
student-first-run
GitHub stars
151
Token cost
~1.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
750 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
4
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Design every student-facing change from the viewpoint of a graduate student meeting this repository for the first time.

  • Works in 8 steps: GitHub repository page (README.md,… → Releases page (release notes, asset names) → Unzipped package (README.md, LICENSE,… → …
  • Tasks that involve LaTeX
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, The Lens, Rules and Review Checklist, plus 1 more section
  • Calls just, pdftotext and python3

What it does

Student First Run is an agent skill from wengan-li/ncku-thesis-template-latex. Design every student-facing change from the viewpoint of a graduate student meeting this repository for the first time. Load before touching READMEs, conf/context skeletons, the teaching example, release notes, or the Overleaf package.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development, covering LaTeX, Essays and academic help and Changelog and release notes. It works with LaTeX. The repository describes itself as: NCKU Thesis/Dissertation Template in Latex | 台灣國立成功大學碩博士用畢業論文LaTex模板.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve LaTeX
  • Tasks that involve Essays and academic help
  • Tasks that involve Changelog and release notes

Example prompts

  • “/student-first-run”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

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

  1. GitHub repository page (README.md, repository description, topics)
  2. Releases page (release notes, asset names)
  3. Unzipped package (README.md, LICENSE, the directory tree)
  4. conf/conf.tex with conf/README.md beside it
  5. context/context.tex and the chapter placeholders
  6. First build: Overleaf, a terminal, or Texmaker/TeXstudio
  7. First own-thesis build after turning \ExampleMode off
  8. Submission: certificate page, cover PDF for printing, ETDS upload

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 7a42edb. 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:

    • just
    • pdftotext
    • python3

    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

Student First Run loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 63 tokens; SKILL.md has 750 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~63
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.5k

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 750 words (~1,476 tokens).

“Load this skill before changing anything a student sees before their first successful build:”

— opening of SKILL.md by wengan-li, Custom licence
name
student-first-run

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/student-first-run of wengan-li/ncku-thesis-template-latex.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7a42edb

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Thesis Figure Skill0xE1337/thesis-figure-skill144—~9.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Sci PptShZhao27208/Aut_Sci_Write209—~757Automated safety check: PassMIT
Latex Thesis Zhbrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills4.6k—~1.5kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence

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Works with

Questions about Student First Run

What does Student First Run do?

Design every student-facing change from the viewpoint of a graduate student meeting this repository for the first time. Student First Run is an agent skill from wengan-li/ncku-thesis-template-latex. Design every student-facing change from the viewpoint of a graduate student meeting this repository for the first time.

When should I use Student First Run?

Student First Run fits situations like: tasks that involve LaTeX; tasks that involve Essays and academic help; tasks that involve Changelog and release notes.

How do I install Student First Run in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add wengan-li/ncku-thesis-template-latex --skill student-first-run -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/student-first-run in wengan-li/ncku-thesis-template-latex) into .claude/skills/student-first-run in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Student First Run in Codex?

Run `npx skills add wengan-li/ncku-thesis-template-latex --skill student-first-run -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/student-first-run in wengan-li/ncku-thesis-template-latex) into .agents/skills/student-first-run in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Student First Run 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 wengan-li/ncku-thesis-template-latex --skill student-first-run -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/student-first-run, .gemini/skills/student-first-run, .github/skills/student-first-run and .opencode/skills/student-first-run in your project.

What does Student First Run need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Student First Run needs the command-line tools its instructions call (just, pdftotext and python3). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Student First Run 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 Student First Run 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 Student First Run use?

Student First Run has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Student First Run use?

About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.9k 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 Student First Run?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Student First Run: Vibe Slop Filter (ash1794/vibe-engineering, 163 stars), Opendocs (ioteverythin/OpenDocs, 234 stars), Thesis Figure Skill (0xE1337/thesis-figure-skill, 144 stars) and Sci Ppt (ShZhao27208/Aut_Sci_Write, 209 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Student First Run?

wengan-li (a GitHub user) maintains it in wengan-li/ncku-thesis-template-latex, which has 151 GitHub stars. The repository holds 4 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 3, 2026.

Source: wengan-li/ncku-thesis-template-latex on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.