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Agent skills

Install GNO as a progressive agent skill for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, OpenClaw, and compatible clients.

GNO skills teach coding agents how to use the gno CLI without permanently loading a large tool schema into their context. They are ideal for quick, explicit knowledge lookups from Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, OpenClaw, and other clients that support agent skills.

What this is

• Progressive instructions — the agent discovers the GNO workflow only when you invoke the skill or ask for local knowledge retrieval.
• CLI-backed — skill commands call the installed gno binary, so results match the terminal.
• Good for humans and agents — ask the agent to search a personal knowledge base, project docs, PDFs, meeting notes, or saved research before it answers.

Install

gno skill install --scope user # Claude Code default
gno skill install --target codex --scope user
gno skill install --target opencode --scope user
gno skill install --target openclaw --scope user
gno skill install --target all --scope user --force

• --target — claude, codex, opencode, openclaw, or all.
• --scope — user for every project or project for the current repo.
• --force — overwrite an existing installed copy after upgrading GNO.

Skill management commands

• gno skill install — copy the bundled skill into the selected target.
• gno skill uninstall — remove it.
• gno skill show — preview the generated skill files.
• gno skill paths — show target install locations.

Using the skill

/gno search "deployment checklist"
/gno query "what did I save about spaced repetition?"
/gno ask "summarize my notes on local-first software"
/gno graph --neighbors gno://notes/llm-memory.md

Natural language works too: “search my notes for the latest pricing decision,” “find related docs before you edit this file,” or “use GNO to retrieve my notes about this client.”

Skills vs MCP

• Use skills for explicit slash-command lookups and low context overhead.
• Use MCP when you want the AI client to automatically call tools during conversation.
• Installing both is normal: skills for direct control, MCP for deeper agent integration.