Emacs Channel for NanoClaw
nanocoai/nanoclaw
Lets you chat with NanoClaw from Emacs through a local HTTP bridge, with a chat buffer and org-mode commands that put replies inline.
Always use emacsclient instead of emacs. An agent skill from xenodium/emacs-skills.
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Install Emacsclient
$ npx skills add xenodium/emacs-skills --skill emacsclient -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install xenodium/emacs-skills emacsclient --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/emacsclient .claude/skills/emacsclient && 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 "emacsclient" agent skill from https://github.com/xenodium/emacs-skills/tree/main/skills/emacsclient into .claude/skills/emacsclient/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "emacsclient", 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/emacsclientType 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 emacsclient -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install xenodium/emacs-skills emacsclient --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/emacsclient .agents/skills/emacsclient && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "emacsclient" agent skill from https://github.com/xenodium/emacs-skills/tree/main/skills/emacsclient into .agents/skills/emacsclient/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "emacsclient", 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 emacsclient -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install xenodium/emacs-skills emacsclient --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/emacsclient .cursor/skills/emacsclient && 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 "emacsclient" agent skill from https://github.com/xenodium/emacs-skills/tree/main/skills/emacsclient into .cursor/skills/emacsclient/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "emacsclient", 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/emacsclient--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 emacsclient -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install xenodium/emacs-skills emacsclient --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/emacsclient .gemini/skills/emacsclient && 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 "emacsclient" agent skill from https://github.com/xenodium/emacs-skills/tree/main/skills/emacsclient into .gemini/skills/emacsclient/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "emacsclient", 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 emacsclientInstalls 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 emacsclient -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/emacsclient .github/skills/emacsclient && 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 "emacsclient" agent skill from https://github.com/xenodium/emacs-skills/tree/main/skills/emacsclient into .github/skills/emacsclient/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "emacsclient", 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 emacsclient -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 emacsclient --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/emacsclient .opencode/skills/emacsclient && 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 "emacsclient" agent skill from https://github.com/xenodium/emacs-skills/tree/main/skills/emacsclient into .opencode/skills/emacsclient/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "emacsclient", 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
emacsclient- GitHub stars
- 143
- Token cost
- ~353 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 108 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 19
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Always use emacsclient instead of emacs. An agent skill from xenodium/emacs-skills.
- SKILL.md covers Examples and Rules
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Emacsclient is an agent skill from xenodium/emacs-skills. Always use emacsclient instead of emacs. This applies to all Emacs operations: user requests, byte compilation, check-parens, running ERT tests, and any other elisp evaluation.
Its SKILL.md is about 350 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
The repository describes itself as: Emacs skills for coding agents.
Example prompts
- “Use the emacsclient skill to alway use emacsclient instead of emacs. An agent skill from xenodium/emacs-skills”
- “/emacsclient”
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
Emacsclient loads about 353 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 47 tokens; SKILL.md has 108 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 108 words (~353 tokens).
“The user has an Emacs server running. All Emacs operations must go through emacsclient, never emacs or emacs --batch. This includes both user-requested actions and agent-initiated operations like byte compilation, syntax checking, or running tests.”
- name
- emacsclient
- tools
- Bash
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/emacsclient of xenodium/emacs-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit a158238
Compare with similar skills
Emacsclient 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emacsclient this skillxenodium/emacs-skills | 143 | — | ~353 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Emacs Channel for NanoClawnanocoai/nanoclaw | 31k | — | ~2.7k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Meta Applywanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep | 17k | 1 repos | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Meta Applywanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep | 17k | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Morph Applyparcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 | 3.9k | 1 repos | ~739 | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Applying A Permission Policymvschwarz/openrig | 6.2k | — | ~3.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Emacsclient
What does Emacsclient do?
Always use emacsclient instead of emacs. An agent skill from xenodium/emacs-skills. Emacsclient is an agent skill from xenodium/emacs-skills. Always use emacsclient instead of emacs.
How do I install Emacsclient in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add xenodium/emacs-skills --skill emacsclient -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/emacsclient in xenodium/emacs-skills) into .claude/skills/emacsclient in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Emacsclient in Codex?
Run `npx skills add xenodium/emacs-skills --skill emacsclient -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/emacsclient in xenodium/emacs-skills) into .agents/skills/emacsclient in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Emacsclient 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 emacsclient -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/emacsclient, .gemini/skills/emacsclient, .github/skills/emacsclient and .opencode/skills/emacsclient in your project.
What does Emacsclient need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Emacsclient is instructions for the agent only.
Does Emacsclient 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 Emacsclient 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 Emacsclient use?
No licence was found for Emacsclient or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Emacsclient use?
About 353 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.4k 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 Emacsclient?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Emacsclient: Emacs Channel for NanoClaw (nanocoai/nanoclaw, 31k stars), Meta Apply (wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep, 17k stars), Meta Apply (wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep, 17k stars) and Morph Apply (parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3, 3.9k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Emacsclient?
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.