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Automattic/wordpress-activitypub
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Workflow for WooCommerce development: run PHP and JavaScript tests, lint and fix code style on the current branch, and follow guides for i18n and markdown.
Install WooCommerce Dev Cycle
$ npx skills add woocommerce/woocommerce --skill woocommerce-dev-cycle -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install woocommerce/woocommerce woocommerce-dev-cycle --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.ai/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle .claude/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "woocommerce-dev-cycle" agent skill from https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/tree/trunk/.ai/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle into .claude/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "woocommerce-dev-cycle", 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 install https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/tree/trunk/.ai/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycleType 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.
$ npx skills add woocommerce/woocommerce --skill woocommerce-dev-cycle -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install woocommerce/woocommerce woocommerce-dev-cycle --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.ai/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle .agents/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "woocommerce-dev-cycle" agent skill from https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/tree/trunk/.ai/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle into .agents/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "woocommerce-dev-cycle", 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.
$ npx skills add woocommerce/woocommerce --skill woocommerce-dev-cycle -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install woocommerce/woocommerce woocommerce-dev-cycle --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.ai/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle .cursor/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "woocommerce-dev-cycle" agent skill from https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/tree/trunk/.ai/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle into .cursor/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "woocommerce-dev-cycle", 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 https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce.git --path .ai/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add woocommerce/woocommerce --skill woocommerce-dev-cycle -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install woocommerce/woocommerce woocommerce-dev-cycle --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.ai/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle .gemini/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "woocommerce-dev-cycle" agent skill from https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/tree/trunk/.ai/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle into .gemini/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "woocommerce-dev-cycle", 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.
$ gh skill install woocommerce/woocommerce woocommerce-dev-cycleInstalls 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).
$ npx skills add woocommerce/woocommerce --skill woocommerce-dev-cycle -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.ai/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle .github/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "woocommerce-dev-cycle" agent skill from https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/tree/trunk/.ai/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle into .github/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "woocommerce-dev-cycle", 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.
$ npx skills add woocommerce/woocommerce --skill woocommerce-dev-cycle -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install woocommerce/woocommerce woocommerce-dev-cycle --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.ai/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle .opencode/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "woocommerce-dev-cycle" agent skill from https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/tree/trunk/.ai/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle into .opencode/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "woocommerce-dev-cycle", 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
woocommerce-dev-cycle- GitHub stars
- 11k
- Used in
- 3 other repos
- Token cost
- ~431 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 180 words
- Files
- 6
- Skills in repo
- 11
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Workflow for WooCommerce development: run PHP and JavaScript tests, lint and fix code style on the current branch, and follow guides for i18n and markdown.
- Works in 5 steps: Running tests: See running-tests.md for… → Code quality: See code-quality.md for… → PHP linting patterns: See… → …
- Running PHP tests for a WooCommerce change
- SKILL.md covers Instructions, Development Workflow and Key Principles
- Calls pnpm
What it does
The skill points the agent to five topic files: running tests, code quality, PHP linting patterns, JavaScript and TypeScript i18n patterns for translatable strings and placeholders, and markdown linting. The standard loop is to change code, run the relevant tests with pnpm run test:php:env and a filter, check the branch's PHP with pnpm run lint:changes:branch:php, fix issues with pnpm run lint:php:fix, and commit only after the tests pass.
Its principles are to run tests after every change, use narrow filters during development, fix lint errors only in code from the current branch, and read test failures for the expected versus actual values. The test environment sets up WordPress and WooCommerce automatically.
When your agent uses it
- Running PHP tests for a WooCommerce change
- Fixing PHP code style errors in changed files
- Writing translatable strings in JavaScript or TypeScript
- Linting markdown files in the repo
Example prompts
- “Run only the tests for my cart discount class and explain any failures.”
- “Lint the PHP changes on this branch and fix what can be fixed automatically.”
- “Fix the i18n placeholder warnings in my React component.”
- “Check the markdown I edited against the repo's linting rules.”
Requirements
- A WooCommerce checkout with pnpm installed
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Running tests: See running-tests.md for PHP and JavaScript test commands, test environment setup, and troubleshooting
- Code quality: See code-quality.md for linting and code style fixes
- PHP linting patterns: See php-linting-patterns.md for common PHP linting issues and fixes
- JS/TS i18n patterns: See js-i18n-patterns.md for translatable string patterns and placeholder usage
- Markdown linting: See markdown-linting.md for markdown file linting and formatting
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6173f77. 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:
pnpm
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use pnpm, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
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
WooCommerce Dev Cycle loads about 431 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 43 tokens; SKILL.md has 180 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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 180 words (~431 tokens).
“This skill provides guidance for the WooCommerce development workflow, including running tests, code quality checks, and troubleshooting.”
- name
- woocommerce-dev-cycle
Files
SKILL.md and 5 other files in .ai/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle of woocommerce/woocommerce.
- SKILL.md
- code-quality.md
- js-i18n-patterns.md
- markdown-linting.md
- php-linting-patterns.md
- running-tests.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6173f77
Used in 3 other repositories
We found 5 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 3 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in woocommerce/woocommerce, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Compare with similar skills
WooCommerce Dev Cycle next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WooCommerce Dev Cycle this skillwoocommerce/woocommerce | 11k | 3 repos | ~431 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| DevAutomattic/wordpress-activitypub | 582 | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Antfuoyjt/uniapp-vue3-template | 627 | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Changelogduracelltomi/gtm4wp | 174 | — | ~2.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-2.0-or-later | |
| WordPress ProJeffallan/claude-skills | 12k | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Ha Frontend Testinghome-assistant/frontend | 5.7k | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about WooCommerce Dev Cycle
What does WooCommerce Dev Cycle do?
Workflow for WooCommerce development: run PHP and JavaScript tests, lint and fix code style on the current branch, and follow guides for i18n and markdown. The skill points the agent to five topic files: running tests, code quality, PHP linting patterns, JavaScript and TypeScript i18n patterns for translatable strings and placeholders, and markdown linting. The standard loop is to change code, run the relevant tests with pnpm run test:php:env and a filter, check the branch's PHP with pnpm run lint:changes:branch:php, fix issues with pnpm run lint:php:fix, and commit only after the tests pass.
When should I use WooCommerce Dev Cycle?
WooCommerce Dev Cycle fits situations like: running PHP tests for a WooCommerce change; fixing PHP code style errors in changed files; writing translatable strings in JavaScript or TypeScript; linting markdown files in the repo.
How do I install WooCommerce Dev Cycle in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add woocommerce/woocommerce --skill woocommerce-dev-cycle -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.ai/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle in woocommerce/woocommerce) into .claude/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install WooCommerce Dev Cycle in Codex?
Run `npx skills add woocommerce/woocommerce --skill woocommerce-dev-cycle -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.ai/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle in woocommerce/woocommerce) into .agents/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use WooCommerce Dev Cycle 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 woocommerce/woocommerce --skill woocommerce-dev-cycle -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle, .gemini/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle, .github/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle and .opencode/skills/woocommerce-dev-cycle in your project.
What does WooCommerce Dev Cycle need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, WooCommerce Dev Cycle needs the command-line tools its instructions call (pnpm). Our summary lists: A WooCommerce checkout with pnpm installed.
Does WooCommerce Dev Cycle 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 WooCommerce Dev Cycle 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 WooCommerce Dev Cycle use?
WooCommerce Dev Cycle 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 WooCommerce Dev Cycle use?
About 431 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.7k 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 WooCommerce Dev Cycle?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with WooCommerce Dev Cycle: Dev (Automattic/wordpress-activitypub, 582 stars), Antfu (oyjt/uniapp-vue3-template, 627 stars), Changelog (duracelltomi/gtm4wp, 174 stars) and WordPress Pro (Jeffallan/claude-skills, 12k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains WooCommerce Dev Cycle?
woocommerce (a GitHub organization) maintains it in woocommerce/woocommerce, which has 10,538 GitHub stars. The repository holds 11 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: woocommerce/woocommerce on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.