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嵌入式串口调试工具，用于扫描串口、实时监控、发送数据、记录日志和 Hex 查看. An agent skill from zhinkgit/embeddedskills.
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Install Serial
$ npx skills add zhinkgit/embeddedskills --skill serial -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install zhinkgit/embeddedskills serial --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/zhinkgit/embeddedskills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/serial .claude/skills/serial && 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 "serial" agent skill from https://github.com/zhinkgit/embeddedskills/tree/main/serial into .claude/skills/serial/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "serial", 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/zhinkgit/embeddedskills/tree/main/serialType 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 zhinkgit/embeddedskills --skill serial -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install zhinkgit/embeddedskills serial --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/zhinkgit/embeddedskills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/serial .agents/skills/serial && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "serial" agent skill from https://github.com/zhinkgit/embeddedskills/tree/main/serial into .agents/skills/serial/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "serial", 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 zhinkgit/embeddedskills --skill serial -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install zhinkgit/embeddedskills serial --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/zhinkgit/embeddedskills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/serial .cursor/skills/serial && 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 "serial" agent skill from https://github.com/zhinkgit/embeddedskills/tree/main/serial into .cursor/skills/serial/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "serial", 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/zhinkgit/embeddedskills.git --path serial--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 zhinkgit/embeddedskills --skill serial -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install zhinkgit/embeddedskills serial --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/zhinkgit/embeddedskills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/serial .gemini/skills/serial && 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 "serial" agent skill from https://github.com/zhinkgit/embeddedskills/tree/main/serial into .gemini/skills/serial/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "serial", 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 zhinkgit/embeddedskills serialInstalls 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 zhinkgit/embeddedskills --skill serial -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/zhinkgit/embeddedskills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/serial .github/skills/serial && 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 "serial" agent skill from https://github.com/zhinkgit/embeddedskills/tree/main/serial into .github/skills/serial/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "serial", 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 zhinkgit/embeddedskills --skill serial -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install zhinkgit/embeddedskills serial --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/zhinkgit/embeddedskills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/serial .opencode/skills/serial && 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 "serial" agent skill from https://github.com/zhinkgit/embeddedskills/tree/main/serial into .opencode/skills/serial/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "serial", 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
serial- GitHub stars
- 731
- Token cost
- ~1.4k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 298 words
- Files
- 11 (incl. scripts, references)
- Skills in repo
- 12
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
嵌入式串口调试工具，用于扫描串口、实时监控、发送数据、记录日志和 Hex 查看. An agent skill from zhinkgit/embeddedskills.
- Works in 4 steps: CLI 参数 (--port, --baudrate 等) - 最高优先级 → 工程级配置 (.embeddedskills/config.json 中的… → 状态文件 (.embeddedskills/state.json 中的历史记录) → …
- SKILL.md covers 配置, 子命令, 执行流程 and 脚本调用, plus 4 more sections
- Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python, pip and apt
What it does
Serial is an agent skill from zhinkgit/embeddedskills. 嵌入式串口调试工具，用于扫描串口、实时监控、发送数据、记录日志和 Hex 查看。 当用户提到串口、COM 口、UART、AT 命令调试、波特率、Hex 串流、串口抓日志、 串口监控、查看 MCU 输出、二进制协议联调时自动触发，也兼容 /serial 显式调用。 即使用户只是说"看看串口输出"、"发个 AT 命令"或"抓一下日志"，只要上下文涉及 串口通信就应触发此 skill。
Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 12 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `README.md`, `config.example.json` and `references/common_devices.json`).
It works with Python. The repository describes itself as: An open-source collection of embedded development and debugging skills for Claude Code, Copilot, TRAE, and other AI coding assistants that support the Skill protocol. Once… The licence is MIT.
Example prompts
- “看看串口输出”
- “发个 AT 命令”
- “/serial”
Requirements
- Python 3
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- CLI 参数 (--port, --baudrate 等) - 最高优先级
- 工程级配置 (.embeddedskills/config.json 中的 serial 部分)
- 状态文件 (.embeddedskills/state.json 中的历史记录)
- 默认值 - 最低优先级
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 536c1f9. 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
Ships 7 files in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
pythonpipapt
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use pip, 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
Serial loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.6k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 50 tokens; SKILL.md has 298 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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from zhinkgit/embeddedskills at commit 536c1f9, republished under its MIT licence (© zhinkgit). 298 words, ~1,374 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/serial/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 10 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- serial
- description
- 嵌入式串口调试工具，用于扫描串口、实时监控、发送数据、记录日志和 Hex 查看。 当用户提到串口、COM 口、UART、AT 命令调试、波特率、Hex 串流、串口抓日志、 串口监控、查看 MCU 输出、二进制协议联调时自动触发，也兼容 /serial 显式调用。 即使用户只是说"看看串口输出"、"发个 AT 命令"或"抓一下日志"，只要上下文涉及 串口通信就应触发此 skill。
- argument-hint
- [scan|monitor|send|hex|log] ...
Serial — 嵌入式串口调试工具
统一封装端口发现、实时监控、数据发送、日志记录和 Hex 查看能力。
配置
环境级配置 (skill/config.json)
serial skill 的环境级配置目前为空对象 {}，因为串口参数属于工程级配置，统一在工作区的 .embeddedskills/config.json 中管理。
工程级配置 (.embeddedskills/config.json)
工作区下的 .embeddedskills/config.json 存放工程级串口配置：
{
"serial": {
"port": "",
"baudrate": 115200,
"bytesize": 8,
"parity": "none",
"stopbits": 1,
"encoding": "utf-8",
"timeout_sec": 1.0,
"log_dir": ".embeddedskills/logs/serial"
}
}| 字段 | 说明 | 默认值 |
|---|---|---|
port | 串口号，如 COM3 | "" |
baudrate | 波特率 | 115200 |
bytesize | 数据位 | 8 |
parity | 校验位：none/even/odd/mark/space | none |
stopbits | 停止位：1/1.5/2 | 1 |
encoding | 文本编码 | utf-8 |
timeout_sec | 读写超时（秒） | 1.0 |
log_dir | 日志输出目录 | .embeddedskills/logs/serial |
参数解析优先级
- CLI 参数 (
--port,--baudrate等) - 最高优先级 - 工程级配置 (
.embeddedskills/config.json中的serial部分) - 状态文件 (
.embeddedskills/state.json中的历史记录) - 默认值 - 最低优先级
自动扫描行为
当未指定 port 时，脚本会自动扫描系统串口：
- 若只找到一个串口，自动使用该端口并写入工程配置
- 若找到多个串口，返回候选列表让用户选择（通过
--port指定） - 若未找到串口，提示错误
子命令
| 子命令 | 用途 | 风险 |
|---|---|---|
scan | 扫描可用串口 | 低 |
monitor | 实时查看文本输出 | 低 |
send | 发送文本或 Hex 数据 | 中 |
hex | 实时查看二进制流 | 低 |
log | 保存串口日志到文件 | 低 |
执行流程
- 检查
pyserial是否可用，未安装时提示pip install pyserial - 按优先级解析参数：CLI > 工程级配置 > 状态文件 > 默认值
- 无子命令时默认执行
scan monitor / send / hex / log使用解析后的连接参数- 若未指定
port，自动扫描系统串口：- 唯一候选：自动使用并写入工程配置
- 多候选：返回列表让用户选择
- 成功执行后，将确认的参数写回工程配置
- 运行对应脚本并输出结构化结果
- 失败时优先反馈端口占用、驱动、波特率和编码问题
脚本调用
所有脚本位于 skill 目录的 scripts/ 下，通过 python 直接调用。
脚本会按优先级从 CLI 参数、工程级配置、状态文件中读取参数。
# 扫描串口
python scripts/serial_scan.py [--filter <关键词>] [--json]
# 实时监控
python scripts/serial_monitor.py [--port <串口>] [--baudrate <波特率>] [--timestamp] [--filter <regex>] [--timeout <秒>] [--json]
# 发送数据
python scripts/serial_send.py [--port <串口>] [--baudrate <波特率>] <data> [--hex] [--crlf] [--repeat <次>] [--wait-response] [--json]
# Hex 查看
python scripts/serial_hex.py [--port <串口>] [--baudrate <波特率>] [--width <列>] [--timeout <秒>] [--json]
# 日志记录
python scripts/serial_log.py [--port <串口>] [--baudrate <波特率>] [--output <文件>] [--duration <秒>] [--format text|csv|json] [--json]输出格式
单次命令返回标准 JSON：
{
"status": "ok",
"action": "scan",
"summary": "发现 2 个串口",
"details": { ... }
}持续命令（monitor --json、hex --json）输出 JSON Lines，结束摘要写入 stderr。
错误输出：
{
"status": "error",
"action": "monitor",
"error": { "code": "port_busy", "message": "串口被其他程序占用" }
}串口多路复用 (Mux)
当需要同时使用 minicom（或其他串口工具）和 skill 脚本访问同一个串口设备时，可以通过 mux 后台服务实现多路复用。
依赖
- socat —
apt install socat/pacman -S socat
架构
┌──────────────────┐
│ Real Hardware │
│ /dev/ttyUSB0 │
└────────┬─────────┘
│
┌────────▼─────────┐
│ Python mux server │
│ TCP-LISTEN:20001 │ 单串口读者 + 广播
└────────┬─────────┘
│
┌───────────────┼───────────────┐
│ │ │
┌────────▼──────┐ ┌─────▼──────┐ ┌──────▼────────┐
│ socat PTY │ │ skill │ │ skill │
│ /tmp/serial_ │ │ monitor │ │ send/log/hex │
│ mux_vserial │ │ socket:// │ │ socket:// │
└───────┬───────┘ └────────────┘ └───────────────┘
│
┌───────▼───────┐
│ minicom │
│ (用户侧) │
└───────────────┘- Layer 1: Python mux 进程独占打开真实串口，暴露 TCP server，并把串口 RX 广播给所有客户端
- Layer 2: socat 作为 TCP 客户端创建虚拟 PTY
/tmp/serial_mux_vserial，供 minicom 使用 - Skill 脚本: 自动检测 mux 状态，仅当本次串口配置与 mux 匹配时通过
socket://连接 TCP 端口 - 数据流: 串口 RX → 广播到所有 TCP 客户端；任一客户端 TX → 转发到真实串口
Mux 管理命令
# 启动多路复用
python scripts/serial_mux.py start --port /dev/ttyUSB0 [--baudrate 115200]
# 查询状态
python scripts/serial_mux.py status
# 停止多路复用
python scripts/serial_mux.py stop启动后，skill 脚本（monitor/hex/log/send）自动通过多路复用连接，无需额外参数。若命令显式指定了不同串口或串口参数，则不会复用当前 mux。
使用流程
python scripts/serial_mux.py start --port /dev/ttyUSB0minicom -D /tmp/serial_mux_vserial（用户侧交互）python scripts/serial_monitor.py（模型侧监控，自动走 mux）- 两个终端同时看到串口数据
python scripts/serial_mux.py stop停止复用（终止 socat 进程并清理/tmp/serial_mux_vserial符号链接）
写入冲突警告
多客户端同时写入会导致串口数据错乱。 监控/hex/log 脚本在通过 mux 连接时输出警告到 stderr。send 脚本输出更强的冲突警告。如需直连真实串口（跳过 mux），使用 --direct 参数。
Mux 状态持久化
mux 进程 PID 保存到 .embeddedskills/state.json 的 serial_mux 段。脚本退出后下次调用 status 会检测进程是否仍存活，自动清理僵尸 PID。start 成功后会把已确认的串口配置写回 .embeddedskills/config.json，方便后续无参命令复用。stop 命令会终止 mux 与 socat PTY 进程，并删除残留的 /tmp/serial_mux_vserial 符号链接。
核心规则
- 不自动猜测波特率；发现多个候选串口时不自动选择端口
- 参数解析优先级：CLI > 工程级配置 > 状态文件 > 默认值
- 未指定
port时自动扫描，唯一候选自动写入配置，多候选需用户选择 - 成功执行后，确认的参数自动写回
.embeddedskills/config.json - 未明确说明用途时不主动发送任何串口数据
--json输出的持续流使用 JSON Lines，摘要写 stderr 不污染数据流- 正则过滤失败不应导致监控退出
- Mux 运行中发送数据前提示用户避免同时写入
参考
references/common_devices.json：常见 USB 转串口芯片 VID/PID 映射
© zhinkgit, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 10 other files (scripts, references) in serial of zhinkgit/embeddedskills.
- SKILL.md
- README.md
- config.example.json
- references/common_devices.json
- scripts/serial_hex.py
- scripts/serial_log.py
- scripts/serial_monitor.py
- scripts/serial_mux.py
- scripts/serial_runtime.py
- scripts/serial_scan.py
- scripts/serial_send.py
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 536c1f9
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Questions about Serial
What does Serial do?
嵌入式串口调试工具，用于扫描串口、实时监控、发送数据、记录日志和 Hex 查看. An agent skill from zhinkgit/embeddedskills. Serial is an agent skill from zhinkgit/embeddedskills.
How do I install Serial in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add zhinkgit/embeddedskills --skill serial -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (serial in zhinkgit/embeddedskills) into .claude/skills/serial in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Serial in Codex?
Run `npx skills add zhinkgit/embeddedskills --skill serial -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (serial in zhinkgit/embeddedskills) into .agents/skills/serial in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Serial 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 zhinkgit/embeddedskills --skill serial -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/serial, .gemini/skills/serial, .github/skills/serial and .opencode/skills/serial in your project.
What does Serial need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Serial needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python, pip and apt). Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Serial access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use pip, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Serial 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does Serial use?
Serial is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Serial use?
About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 223 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Serial?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Serial: MCP Server Builder (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), PDF Processing (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), NotebookLM Research Assistant (PleasePrompto/notebooklm-skill, 7.8k stars) and Manim Video Production (browser-use/video-use, 28k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Serial?
zhinkgit (a GitHub user) maintains it in zhinkgit/embeddedskills, which has 731 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 3, 2026.
Source: zhinkgit/embeddedskills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.