Changelog
duracelltomi/gtm4wp
How to write GTM4WP CHANGELOG.md / readme.txt entries. An agent skill from duracelltomi/gtm4wp.
Starts, stops, restarts, and troubleshoots the WooCommerce Core wp-env setup and its asset build watchers without re-reading the setup docs.
Install WooCommerce Local Environment Runner
$ npx skills add woocommerce/woocommerce --skill woocommerce-local-env -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install woocommerce/woocommerce woocommerce-local-env --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-local-env .claude/skills/woocommerce-local-env && 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-local-env" agent skill from https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/tree/trunk/.ai/skills/woocommerce-local-env into .claude/skills/woocommerce-local-env/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "woocommerce-local-env", 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-local-envType 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-local-env -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install woocommerce/woocommerce woocommerce-local-env --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-local-env .agents/skills/woocommerce-local-env && 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-local-env" agent skill from https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/tree/trunk/.ai/skills/woocommerce-local-env into .agents/skills/woocommerce-local-env/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "woocommerce-local-env", 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-local-env -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install woocommerce/woocommerce woocommerce-local-env --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-local-env .cursor/skills/woocommerce-local-env && 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-local-env" agent skill from https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/tree/trunk/.ai/skills/woocommerce-local-env into .cursor/skills/woocommerce-local-env/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "woocommerce-local-env", 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-local-env--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-local-env -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install woocommerce/woocommerce woocommerce-local-env --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-local-env .gemini/skills/woocommerce-local-env && 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-local-env" agent skill from https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/tree/trunk/.ai/skills/woocommerce-local-env into .gemini/skills/woocommerce-local-env/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "woocommerce-local-env", 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-local-envInstalls 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-local-env -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-local-env .github/skills/woocommerce-local-env && 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-local-env" agent skill from https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/tree/trunk/.ai/skills/woocommerce-local-env into .github/skills/woocommerce-local-env/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "woocommerce-local-env", 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-local-env -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-local-env --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-local-env .opencode/skills/woocommerce-local-env && 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-local-env" agent skill from https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/tree/trunk/.ai/skills/woocommerce-local-env into .opencode/skills/woocommerce-local-env/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "woocommerce-local-env", 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-local-env- GitHub stars
- 11k
- Token cost
- ~1.1k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 389 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 11
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Starts, stops, restarts, and troubleshoots the WooCommerce Core wp-env setup and its asset build watchers without re-reading the setup docs.
- Works in 4 steps: Check prerequisites when setup fails or… → Install dependencies from the repository… → Start the environment → …
- Getting WooCommerce Core running locally
- SKILL.md covers Overview, Process Ownership, Quick Commands and Setup Workflow, plus 3 more sections
- Calls pnpm, docker and node
What it does
This skill prefers short root pnpm scripts such as a single start command and a restart command, falling back to filtered package commands when those aliases aren't available, and treats watch commands as user-owned long-running processes to run in a separate terminal rather than something it keeps alive itself.
It covers first-time setup, checking node, pnpm, and php versions and installing dependencies only when they're missing or stale, then starting the environment and recommending a targeted watcher, such as admin, blocks, or classic assets, for focused work instead of the full build. The dev site serves at a fixed local port, with a separate port reserved for tests.
When your agent uses it
- Getting WooCommerce Core running locally
- Diagnosing why the local WooCommerce site isn't responding
- Choosing a targeted watcher instead of the full asset build
Example prompts
- “Start the WooCommerce local dev environment.”
- “Why isn't my local WooCommerce site loading after I started wp-env?”
- “Start just the blocks watcher instead of the full build.”
Requirements
- Node.js
- pnpm
- PHP
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Check prerequisites when setup fails or when the user asks for first-time setup
- Install dependencies from the repository root only when dependencies are missing or stale
- Start the environment
- Tell the user to start a watcher in a separate terminal if frontend or asset changes need live rebuilds
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0966a16. 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:
pnpmdockernodephpcomposercurl
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use pnpm, docker and curl, 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 Local Environment Runner loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 96 tokens; SKILL.md has 389 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 389 words (~1,132 tokens).
“Use this skill to get WooCommerce Core running locally without re-reading plugins/woocommerce/README.md and .wp-env.json.”
- name
- woocommerce-local-env
Files
Just SKILL.md in .ai/skills/woocommerce-local-env of woocommerce/woocommerce.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0966a16
Compare with similar skills
WooCommerce Local Environment Runner 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 Local Environment Runner this skillwoocommerce/woocommerce | 11k | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Changelogduracelltomi/gtm4wp | 174 | — | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-2.0-or-later | |
| WordPress ProJeffallan/claude-skills | 12k | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Woocommerce Code Reviewharukiseller-droid/commerce-agent-bench | 101 | — | ~415 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Wordpresssickn33/agentic-awesome-skills | 47k | 2 repos | ~348 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Container Devyansongda/pay | 5.4k | — | ~968 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about WooCommerce Local Environment Runner
What does WooCommerce Local Environment Runner do?
Starts, stops, restarts, and troubleshoots the WooCommerce Core wp-env setup and its asset build watchers without re-reading the setup docs. This skill prefers short root pnpm scripts such as a single start command and a restart command, falling back to filtered package commands when those aliases aren't available, and treats watch commands as user-owned long-running processes to run in a separate terminal rather than something it keeps alive itself.
When should I use WooCommerce Local Environment Runner?
WooCommerce Local Environment Runner fits situations like: getting WooCommerce Core running locally; diagnosing why the local WooCommerce site isn't responding; choosing a targeted watcher instead of the full asset build.
How do I install WooCommerce Local Environment Runner in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add woocommerce/woocommerce --skill woocommerce-local-env -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.ai/skills/woocommerce-local-env in woocommerce/woocommerce) into .claude/skills/woocommerce-local-env in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install WooCommerce Local Environment Runner in Codex?
Run `npx skills add woocommerce/woocommerce --skill woocommerce-local-env -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.ai/skills/woocommerce-local-env in woocommerce/woocommerce) into .agents/skills/woocommerce-local-env in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use WooCommerce Local Environment Runner 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-local-env -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-local-env, .gemini/skills/woocommerce-local-env, .github/skills/woocommerce-local-env and .opencode/skills/woocommerce-local-env in your project.
What does WooCommerce Local Environment Runner need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, WooCommerce Local Environment Runner needs the command-line tools its instructions call (pnpm, docker, node, php, composer and curl). Our summary lists: Node.js; pnpm; PHP.
Does WooCommerce Local Environment Runner access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use docker and curl, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is WooCommerce Local Environment Runner 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 Local Environment Runner use?
WooCommerce Local Environment Runner 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 Local Environment Runner use?
About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.5k 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 Local Environment Runner?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with WooCommerce Local Environment Runner: Changelog (duracelltomi/gtm4wp, 174 stars), WordPress Pro (Jeffallan/claude-skills, 12k stars), Woocommerce Code Review (harukiseller-droid/commerce-agent-bench, 101 stars) and Wordpress (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains WooCommerce Local Environment Runner?
woocommerce (a GitHub organization) maintains it in woocommerce/woocommerce, which has 10,541 GitHub stars. The repository holds 11 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 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.