Agent skill

Open

by xenodium in xenodium/emacs-skills

This skill should be used when the user invokes "/open" to open files from the latest interaction in Emacs buffers via emacsclient.

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Install Open

skills CLI
$ npx skills add xenodium/emacs-skills --skill open -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install xenodium/emacs-skills open --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/xenodium/emacs-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/open .claude/skills/open && 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
open
GitHub stars
143
Token cost
~353 tokens
SKILL.md length
135 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 "/open" to open files from the latest interaction in Emacs buffers via emacsclient.

  • Invokes /open to open files from the latest interaction in Emacs buffers via emacsclient
  • SKILL.md covers How to open and Rules
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Open is an agent skill from xenodium/emacs-skills. This skill should be used when the user invokes "/open" to open files from the latest interaction in Emacs buffers via emacsclient.

Its SKILL.md is about 350 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 /open to open files from the latest interaction in Emacs buffers via emacsclient

Example prompts

  • “/open”

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

Open loads about 353 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 34 tokens; SKILL.md has 135 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~34
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~353

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 135 words (~353 tokens).

“Open files from the most recent interaction in Emacs buffers using emacsclient --eval. Only include files relevant to the latest interaction (files just generated, edited, listed, or produced by the most recent tool output), not all files mentioned throughout the…”

— opening of SKILL.md by xenodium
name
open
tools
Bash
disable-model-invocation
true

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/open of xenodium/emacs-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • agent-skill-open.el

Open the folder on GitHubat commit a158238

Compare with similar skills

Open 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.

Open compared with similar skills
SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Open this skillxenodium/emacs-skills143—~353Automated safety check: PassNone
Create Invoke TaskDataDog/datadog-agent3.8k—~606Automated safety check: NotesApache-2.0
Golem Invoke Agent Moonbitgolemcloud/golem1.5k—~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
Golem Invoke Agent Rustgolemcloud/golem1.5k—~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
Golem Invoke Agent Scalagolemcloud/golem1.5k—~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
Golem Invoke Agent TSgolemcloud/golem1.5k—~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence

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Questions about Open

What does Open do?

This skill should be used when the user invokes "/open" to open files from the latest interaction in Emacs buffers via emacsclient. Open is an agent skill from xenodium/emacs-skills. This skill should be used when the user invokes "/open" to open files from the latest interaction in Emacs buffers via emacsclient.

When should I use Open?

Open fits situations like: invokes /open to open files from the latest interaction in Emacs buffers via emacsclient.

How do I install Open in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add xenodium/emacs-skills --skill open -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/open in xenodium/emacs-skills) into .claude/skills/open in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Open in Codex?

Run `npx skills add xenodium/emacs-skills --skill open -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/open in xenodium/emacs-skills) into .agents/skills/open in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Open 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 open -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/open, .gemini/skills/open, .github/skills/open and .opencode/skills/open in your project.

What does Open need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Open is instructions for the agent only.

Does Open 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 Open 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 Open use?

No licence was found for Open or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Open 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 Open?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Open: Create Invoke Task (DataDog/datadog-agent, 3.8k stars), Golem Invoke Agent Moonbit (golemcloud/golem, 1.5k stars), Golem Invoke Agent Rust (golemcloud/golem, 1.5k stars) and Golem Invoke Agent Scala (golemcloud/golem, 1.5k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Open?

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.