Agent skill

Yao Process Documentation Lookup

by YaoApp in YaoApp/yao

“Yao process documentation expert. ALWAYS invoke this skill when the user needs to discover available processes, read process signatures, or validate process names. Do not guess…”

— description from SKILL.md by YaoApp
Custom licenceAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Yao Process Documentation Lookup

skills CLI
$ npx skills add YaoApp/yao --skill yao-doc -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install YaoApp/yao yao-doc --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/YaoApp/yao.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/tools/skills/yao-doc .claude/skills/yao-doc && 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
yao-doc
GitHub stars
8.1k
Token cost
~428 tokens
SKILL.md length
139 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
14
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

  • Works in 3 steps: doc_list — discover available processes… → doc_inspect — read the full signature… → doc_validate — fix typos when a process…
  • SKILL.md covers doc_list, doc_inspect, doc_validate and Workflow, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

About this skill

“Yao process documentation expert. ALWAYS invoke this skill when the user needs to discover available processes, read process signatures, or validate process names. Do not guess process APIs — use this skill first.”

— description from SKILL.md by YaoApp

Yao Process Documentation Lookup is a skill in YaoApp/yao (8.1k stars). Its SKILL.md is about 428 tokens. Licence: Custom licence.

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. doc_list — discover available processes by keyword
  2. doc_inspect — read the full signature before calling
  3. doc_validate — fix typos when a process name doesn't work

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0b6ee5f. 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

Yao Process Documentation Lookup loads about 428 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 55 tokens; SKILL.md has 139 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~55
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~428

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 139 words (~428 tokens).

“Three tools for browsing Yao process documentation, called via bash.”

— opening of SKILL.md by YaoApp, Custom licence
name
yao-doc

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in tools/skills/yao-doc of YaoApp/yao.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0b6ee5f

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Categories

Questions about Yao Process Documentation Lookup

How do I install Yao Process Documentation Lookup in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Yao Process Documentation Lookup in Codex?

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

Can I use Yao Process Documentation Lookup 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 YaoApp/yao --skill yao-doc -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/yao-doc, .gemini/skills/yao-doc, .github/skills/yao-doc and .opencode/skills/yao-doc in your project.

What does Yao Process Documentation Lookup need to run?

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

Does Yao Process Documentation Lookup 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 Yao Process Documentation Lookup 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 Yao Process Documentation Lookup use?

Yao Process Documentation Lookup 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 Yao Process Documentation Lookup use?

About 428 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 Yao Process Documentation Lookup?

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Who maintains Yao Process Documentation Lookup?

YaoApp (a GitHub organization) maintains it in YaoApp/yao, which has 8,095 GitHub stars. The repository holds 14 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

Source: YaoApp/yao on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.