Agent skill

Scienceworld Instruction Reader

by zjunlp in zjunlp/SkillNet

Reads a recipe or note from the inventory using the 'read' action and extracts key information.

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Install Scienceworld Instruction Reader

skills CLI
$ npx skills add zjunlp/SkillNet --skill scienceworld-instruction-reader -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install zjunlp/SkillNet scienceworld-instruction-reader --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/zjunlp/SkillNet.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/experiments/src/skills/scienceworld/scienceworld-instruction-reader .claude/skills/scienceworld-instruction-reader && 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
scienceworld-instruction-reader
GitHub stars
1.4k
Token cost
~421 tokens
SKILL.md length
188 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
122
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Reads a recipe or note from the inventory using the 'read' action and extracts key information.

  • Works in 3 steps: Read the Document: read OBJ on the… → Extract Key Information → Plan Next Actions: Use the extracted…
  • You have acquired a recipe
  • SKILL.md covers Purpose, When to Use, Core Workflow and Example
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Scienceworld Instruction Reader is an agent skill from zjunlp/SkillNet. Reads a recipe or note from the inventory using the 'read' action and extracts key information. Use this skill when you have acquired a recipe, note, or readable document in your inventory and need to extract explicit instructions, ingredient lists, or procedural steps before executing a task.

Its SKILL.md is about 420 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/action_primer.md`).

The repository describes itself as: Create, Evaluate, and Connect AI Skills. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • You have acquired a recipe
  • Readable document in your inventory and need to extract explicit instructions
  • Ingredient lists
  • Procedural steps before executing a task

Example prompts

  • “Use the scienceworld-instruction-reader skill to read a recipe or note from the inventory using the 'read' action and extracts key information”
  • “/scienceworld-instruction-reader”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Read the Document: read OBJ on the document in your inventory.
  2. Extract Key Information
  3. Plan Next Actions: Use the extracted information to determine which skills and actions to invoke next.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3fcebf8. 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.

    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

Scienceworld Instruction Reader loads about 421 tokens when it runs, and up to ~686 if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 82 tokens; SKILL.md has 188 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~82
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~421
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~686

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

The full file from zjunlp/SkillNet at commit 3fcebf8, republished under its MIT licence (© zjunlp). 188 words, ~421 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/scienceworld-instruction-reader/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
scienceworld-instruction-reader
description
Reads a recipe or note from the inventory using the 'read' action and extracts key information. Use this skill when you have acquired a recipe, note, or readable document in your inventory and need to extract explicit instructions, ingredient lists, or procedural steps before executing a task.

Skill: Instruction Reader

Purpose

Read and parse a document (recipe, note, or instructions) from your inventory to extract the information needed to execute the current task.

When to Use

  • After picking up a recipe, note, or readable document.
  • When the task requires following written instructions (e.g., mixing chemicals, assembling components).
  • Before starting a multi-step procedure that depends on written directions.

Core Workflow

  1. Read the Document: read OBJ on the document in your inventory.
  2. Extract Key Information:
    • Goal: The final product or objective (e.g., "make salt water").
    • Required Components: Items or substances needed (e.g., "sodium chloride, water").
    • Procedural Steps: Actions or combinations described (e.g., "mix sodium chloride, water").
  3. Plan Next Actions: Use the extracted information to determine which skills and actions to invoke next.

Example

Task: Follow a recipe to make salt water.

  1. pick up recipe — acquire the document
  2. read recipe in inventory — output: "To make salt water, mix sodium chloride and water in a glass jar."
  3. Extracted info:
    • Goal: salt water
    • Components: sodium chloride, water
    • Procedure: mix in glass jar
  4. Proceed to fetch sodium chloride, water, and glass jar, then mix.

© zjunlp, 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 1 other file (references) in experiments/src/skills/scienceworld/scienceworld-instruction-reader of zjunlp/SkillNet.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/action_primer.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3fcebf8

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Acreadiness Generate Instructionsgithub/awesome-copilot40k1 repos~2.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Scienceworld Instruction Reader

What does Scienceworld Instruction Reader do?

Reads a recipe or note from the inventory using the 'read' action and extracts key information. Scienceworld Instruction Reader is an agent skill from zjunlp/SkillNet. Reads a recipe or note from the inventory using the 'read' action and extracts key information.

When should I use Scienceworld Instruction Reader?

Scienceworld Instruction Reader fits situations like: you have acquired a recipe; readable document in your inventory and need to extract explicit instructions; ingredient lists; procedural steps before executing a task.

How do I install Scienceworld Instruction Reader in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add zjunlp/SkillNet --skill scienceworld-instruction-reader -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (experiments/src/skills/scienceworld/scienceworld-instruction-reader in zjunlp/SkillNet) into .claude/skills/scienceworld-instruction-reader in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Scienceworld Instruction Reader in Codex?

Run `npx skills add zjunlp/SkillNet --skill scienceworld-instruction-reader -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (experiments/src/skills/scienceworld/scienceworld-instruction-reader in zjunlp/SkillNet) into .agents/skills/scienceworld-instruction-reader in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Scienceworld Instruction Reader 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 zjunlp/SkillNet --skill scienceworld-instruction-reader -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/scienceworld-instruction-reader, .gemini/skills/scienceworld-instruction-reader, .github/skills/scienceworld-instruction-reader and .opencode/skills/scienceworld-instruction-reader in your project.

What does Scienceworld Instruction Reader need to run?

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

Does Scienceworld Instruction Reader 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 Scienceworld Instruction Reader 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 Scienceworld Instruction Reader use?

Scienceworld Instruction Reader 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 Scienceworld Instruction Reader use?

About 421 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. Its references folder adds about 265 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Scienceworld Instruction Reader?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Scienceworld Instruction Reader: Meeting Notes And Actions (composio-community/awesome-codex-skills, 17k stars), Meeting Action Items (NousResearch/hermes-agent, 252k stars), Meeting Notes (outline/outline, 41k stars) and Actions (JetBrains/intellij-community, 21k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Scienceworld Instruction Reader?

zjunlp (a GitHub organization) maintains it in zjunlp/SkillNet, which has 1,393 GitHub stars. The repository holds 122 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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