Create Invoke Task
DataDog/datadog-agent
Create a new Python invoke task for the dda CLI. An agent skill from DataDog/datadog-agent.
This skill should be used when the user invokes "/describe" to look up Emacs documentation via emacsclient.
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Install Describe
$ npx skills add xenodium/emacs-skills --skill describe -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install xenodium/emacs-skills describe --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/xenodium/emacs-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/describe .claude/skills/describe && 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 "describe" agent skill from https://github.com/xenodium/emacs-skills/tree/main/skills/describe into .claude/skills/describe/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "describe", 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/xenodium/emacs-skills/tree/main/skills/describeType 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 xenodium/emacs-skills --skill describe -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install xenodium/emacs-skills describe --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/xenodium/emacs-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/describe .agents/skills/describe && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "describe" agent skill from https://github.com/xenodium/emacs-skills/tree/main/skills/describe into .agents/skills/describe/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "describe", 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 xenodium/emacs-skills --skill describe -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install xenodium/emacs-skills describe --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/xenodium/emacs-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/describe .cursor/skills/describe && 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 "describe" agent skill from https://github.com/xenodium/emacs-skills/tree/main/skills/describe into .cursor/skills/describe/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "describe", 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/xenodium/emacs-skills.git --path skills/describe--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 xenodium/emacs-skills --skill describe -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install xenodium/emacs-skills describe --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/xenodium/emacs-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/describe .gemini/skills/describe && 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 "describe" agent skill from https://github.com/xenodium/emacs-skills/tree/main/skills/describe into .gemini/skills/describe/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "describe", 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 xenodium/emacs-skills describeInstalls 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 xenodium/emacs-skills --skill describe -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/xenodium/emacs-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/describe .github/skills/describe && 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 "describe" agent skill from https://github.com/xenodium/emacs-skills/tree/main/skills/describe into .github/skills/describe/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "describe", 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 xenodium/emacs-skills --skill describe -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install xenodium/emacs-skills describe --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/xenodium/emacs-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/describe .opencode/skills/describe && 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 "describe" agent skill from https://github.com/xenodium/emacs-skills/tree/main/skills/describe into .opencode/skills/describe/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "describe", 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
describe- GitHub stars
- 143
- Token cost
- ~249 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 83 words
- Files
- 2
- Skills in repo
- 19
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
This skill should be used when the user invokes "/describe" to look up Emacs documentation via emacsclient.
- Invokes /describe to look up Emacs documentation via emacsclient
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Describe is an agent skill from xenodium/emacs-skills. This skill should be used when the user invokes "/describe" to look up Emacs documentation via emacsclient.
Its SKILL.md is about 250 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file.
The repository describes itself as: Emacs skills for coding agents.
When your agent uses it
- Invokes /describe to look up Emacs documentation via emacsclient
Example prompts
- “/describe”
- “/describe”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a158238. 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).
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
Describe loads about 249 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 29 tokens; SKILL.md has 83 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
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 83 words (~249 tokens).
“Look up Emacs documentation using emacsclient --eval and summarize the findings. The query is searched across multiple mechanisms (function, variable, face, key binding, and apropos) in one call, returning all findings as a single string.”
- name
- describe
- tools
- Bash
- disable-model-invocation
- true
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/describe of xenodium/emacs-skills.
- SKILL.md
- agent-skill-describe.el
Open the folder on GitHubat commit a158238
Compare with similar skills
Describe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Describe this skillxenodium/emacs-skills | 143 | — | ~249 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Create Invoke TaskDataDog/datadog-agent | 3.8k | — | ~606 | Automated safety check: Notes | Apache-2.0 | |
| Describepartcad/partcad | 503 | — | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Describe PRparcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 | 3.9k | 1 repos | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Describe Designposit-dev/skills | 535 | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Golem Invoke Agent Moonbitgolemcloud/golem | 1.5k | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
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Questions about Describe
What does Describe do?
This skill should be used when the user invokes "/describe" to look up Emacs documentation via emacsclient. Describe is an agent skill from xenodium/emacs-skills. This skill should be used when the user invokes "/describe" to look up Emacs documentation via emacsclient.
When should I use Describe?
Describe fits situations like: invokes /describe to look up Emacs documentation via emacsclient.
How do I install Describe in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add xenodium/emacs-skills --skill describe -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/describe in xenodium/emacs-skills) into .claude/skills/describe in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Describe in Codex?
Run `npx skills add xenodium/emacs-skills --skill describe -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/describe in xenodium/emacs-skills) into .agents/skills/describe in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Describe 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 xenodium/emacs-skills --skill describe -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/describe, .gemini/skills/describe, .github/skills/describe and .opencode/skills/describe in your project.
What does Describe need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Describe is instructions for the agent only.
Does Describe 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 Describe 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 Describe use?
No licence was found for Describe or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Describe use?
About 249 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 996 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 Describe?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Describe: Create Invoke Task (DataDog/datadog-agent, 3.8k stars), Describe (partcad/partcad, 503 stars), Describe PR (parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3, 3.9k stars) and Describe Design (posit-dev/skills, 535 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Describe?
xenodium (a GitHub user) maintains it in xenodium/emacs-skills, which has 143 GitHub stars. The repository holds 19 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 21, 2026.
Source: xenodium/emacs-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.