Reader
reader is for your command line what the “readability” view is for modern browsers: A lightweight tool offering better readability of web pages (and EML files!) on the CLI. (https://codeberg.org/mrus/reader)
Supply asset profile
Research and knowledge work
Deep research, source comparison, literature review, RAG, knowledge search, and reports.
Scenario
Document processing
I need my agent to read PDFs, extract tables, and turn documents into structured data.
Agent fit
Claude Code + Browser agents + CLI
Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, CLI, or custom agents.
Install
Ready
npx skills add mrusme/reader
Maintenance
stable
7mo since push
Risk
Needs review
Quality score needs review
GitHub quality
408
65/100 quality · 74/100 trust
Coverage tags
Review notes
Quality score needs review · Stars/forks activity: 408 stars, 16 forks; issue activity unavailable in current metadata
Agent adoption scorecard
Trust, audit, and install readiness at a glance
These scores combine public repository metadata, OpenAgentSkill review signals, maintenance freshness, and install readiness. They are a shortlist signal, not a replacement for human review.
Quality
PromisingUseful candidate, but compare it with alternatives before adopting.
Trust
Sandbox onlyUseful candidate with missing or mixed trust signals. Keep it in an isolated workspace until the outcome loop proves task fit.
Audit
Needs reviewInstall readiness, security metadata, maintenance, and adoption risk.
Trust Score v5
Human review before install
Run only in a sandbox and compare close alternatives before using it for real work.
Stars
408 GitHub stars
Repo activity
408 stars, 16 forks
Maintenance
7mo since push
License
GPL-3.0
Install
npx skills add mrusme/reader
Install safety
standard package or runtime install path
Permission surface
shell or command execution, filesystem or document access
Agent outcomes
No agent outcome data yet
Docs
Strong README/SKILL.md context
Risk summary
Review before production
- Quality score needs review
- Stars/forks activity: 408 stars, 16 forks; issue activity unavailable in current metadata
Install readiness
Install path available
- Install path is available
- Repository evidence is available
- License is declared
- No Agent Proven outcome evidence yet
Agent-readable metadata
Machine-readable decision data for this skill.
Use this block or the embedded JSON to decide whether an agent should install this skill, choose an alternative, or ask for human review first.
Suited tasks
- Coding agents workflows
- Claude Code teams
- builders willing to evaluate younger projects
- Inspect source files
Suited agents
Install decision
- Command
- npx skills add mrusme/reader
- Policy
- review
- Human review
- yes
Trust and risk
- Trust
- 66/100
- Audit
- 73/100
- Risk level
- Needs review
Outcome loop
- Endpoint
- /api/agent/outcome
- Event ID
- resolve
- Outcomes
- 5
Do not use when
- teams that need a vendor-supported SLA
- high-compliance environments without internal security review
- No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet
- High-risk permission hints: Shell or command execution
- Quality score needs review
Agent safety v2
45/100 · Avoid automatic install
Sparse or mixed signals. Useful for discovery, but not for autonomous installation.
Test manually in an isolated workspace and compare against safer alternatives.
high
Shell or command execution
Skill metadata references terminal, CLI, shell, subprocess, or command execution workflows.
medium
Network access
Skill likely fetches remote pages, APIs, repositories, or external services.
medium
Filesystem access
Skill may read or write project files, documents, generated artifacts, or local workspace state.
- High-risk permission hints: Shell or command execution
- Quality score needs review
Install targets
Install this skill in your agent workflow
Copy the registry command or an agent-specific install prompt for Codex, Claude Code, and Cursor.
OpenAgentSkill CLI
Use the registry command when your workflow supports the OpenAgentSkill installer.
$ npx skills add mrusme/readerAgent resolve plan
Let an agent verify fit before installing.
The Resolve API returns the selected skill, alternatives, safety policy, audit notes, install target, and copy-paste prompt an agent can follow without scraping this page.
Resolve JSON
/api/agent/resolve?task=Use%20Reader%20for%20an%20agent%20workflow&agent=codex&max_risk=medium
Resolve text
/api/agent/resolve?task=Use%20Reader%20for%20an%20agent%20workflow&agent=codex&max_risk=medium&format=text
Install handoff
/api/skills/mrusme-reader/install
Agent should check
- Task fit and alternatives from Resolve API.
- Audit score, trust score, and safety policy warnings.
- Install target compatibility for Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, or CLI.
Copy prompt
Task: Use Reader in this workspace.
Resolve first: https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/resolve?task=Use%20Reader%20for%20an%20agent%20workflow&agent=codex&max_risk=medium
Review install handoff: https://www.openagentskill.com/api/skills/mrusme-reader/install
Install command: npx skills add mrusme/reader
Before running it, summarize audit warnings, required permissions, and the fallback skill if install is risky.Agent handoff
Give an agent the install path, not another directory page.
Use the public install endpoint to fetch the command, safety checklist, target prompts, and canonical links for this skill.
Install handoff
/api/skills/mrusme-reader/install
LLM text format
/api/skills/mrusme-reader/install?format=text
Find alternatives
/api/skills/search?q=Reader&limit=3
Agent prompt
Use Reader for this task. Review https://www.openagentskill.com/api/skills/mrusme-reader/install, then install with: npx skills add mrusme/readerRegistry metadata
Agent-readable profile for automatic skill selection.
This page exposes the same decision, trust, audit, use-case, and install signals through the Registry API, so agents can rank this skill without scraping the UI.
Manifest
/api/registry/manifest/mrusme-reader
LLM text
/api/registry/manifest/mrusme-reader?format=text
Install alias
/api/registry/install/mrusme-reader
Recommend
/api/registry/recommend?task=Use%20Reader%20in%20an%20agent%20workflow&limit=3
Agent fit
Coding agents
Use-case tags
Platforms
Go, Markdown, Claude Code, Browser agents
Audit report
Needs review · 73/100
Review install readiness, maintenance, trust, quality, and metadata warnings before adding this skill to an agent workflow.
Agent decision cockpit
Needs validation for Coding agents
Do a manual repository review before adding this to an agent workflow.
Role in stack
Needs validation
Primary fit
Coding agents
Trust label
Needs manual review
Install path
Command ready
Use when
- Coding agents workflows
- Claude Code teams
- builders willing to evaluate younger projects
Evidence
- install command or GitHub repo available
- 65/100 quality profile
Review first
- No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet
Implementation path
- 1Install it in a sandbox agent and run one Coding agents task end to end.
- 2Compare output quality, latency, and failure behavior against at least one alternative.
- 3Promote it into production only after reviewing repository permissions, license, and maintenance signals.
Trust profile
Sandbox only
Useful candidate with missing or mixed trust signals. Keep it in an isolated workspace until the outcome loop proves task fit.
GitHub adoption
INFO408 GitHub stars
Stars/forks activity
CHECK408 stars, 16 forks; issue activity unavailable in current metadata
Recent maintenance
INFO7mo since push
License clarity
PASSGPL-3.0
Good signals
- AI review approved
- Install path is available
- Repository evidence is available
- Install command has no obvious high-risk pattern
- Outcome loop is ready but needs first real agent run
Review before install
- Quality score needs review
- Stars/forks activity: 408 stars, 16 forks; issue activity unavailable in current metadata
- No real agent outcome reports yet
- Human review required before unattended installation
Recommended action
Run only in a sandbox and compare close alternatives before using it for real work.
Quality profile
Promising candidate for agent workflows
Useful candidate, but compare it with alternatives before adopting.
Workflow fit
Use this skill in these scenarios
Build and ship code
Coding agents
I need a coding agent that can understand a repository, edit code, and review pull requests.
Automate repeated work
Workflow automation
I need my agent to automate a repeated workflow across tools and files.
Parse messy files
Document processing
I need my agent to read PDFs, extract tables, and turn documents into structured data.
Stack fit
Add it to a complete workflow
Scrape, clean, and reuse web data
Web data pipeline
A practical stack for agents that crawl public pages, extract clean content, normalize data, and hand it to downstream research or RAG workflows.
Inspect, patch, and verify code
Coding review agent
A stack for software agents that inspect repositories, review pull requests, generate tests, and turn findings into shippable patches.
Turn skills into distribution
Content growth agent
A stack for turning newly indexed skills into SEO briefs, social drafts, comparison pages, and reusable publishing workflows.
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Overview
reader is for your command line what the “readability” view is for modern browsers: A lightweight tool offering better readability of web pages (and EML files!) on the CLI. (https://codeberg.org/mrus/reader)
Imported by the skill-only GitHub discovery pipeline because it matches agent skill, automation, domain workflow, RAG, document-processing, data, finance, security, or developer-tool signals. Protocol-server projects are excluded from automated imports.
Platform Compatibility
Technical Details
- Version
- 1.0.0
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Last Updated
- 6/21/2026
- Published
- 6/21/2026
Frameworks & Tools
Decision snapshot
Needs validation
install command or GitHub repo available
Audit snapshot
Install review
Install and adoption review
- Security
- 83/100
- Maintenance
- 62/100
- Install
- 92/100
Agent-proven evidence
Agent Proven evidence
Outcome reports after resolve, review, install, and one narrow run.
- Success rate
- —
- Recent failure
- —
- Outcomes
- 0
- Output quality
- —
- Failed
- 0
- Not relevant
- 0
- Installs
- 0
- Risk blocked
- 0
- Setup needed
- 0
- Production
- 0
No agent outcome data yet. The first agent run can report success, setup needs, risk blocks, failure, or not-relevant through /api/agent/outcome.
Install
Add to agent workflow
Free and open source. Review the audit before production use.
Growth loop
Share kit
Scenario-led draft for Reader, ready for a manual X post.
Most web agents fail in the boring part: messy pages, missing context, repeatable extraction. Reader gives agents a cleaner path to browse, extract, and monitor web pages. 408 stars https://www.openagentskill.com/skills/mrusme-reader?ref=x #AIAgents
Optional reply with install command
Listing + install path for Reader: https://www.openagentskill.com/skills/mrusme-reader?ref=x Install: npx skills add mrusme/reader
Listing source
Community indexed
This listing was indexed from public sources and is not marked official until a maintainer claim is approved.
- Creator
- mrusme
- Source
- mrusme/reader
- Indexed by
- OpenAgentSkill community index
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[](https://www.openagentskill.com/skills/mrusme-reader)Author
mrusme
@mrusme
Platform Fit
Health Signals
- GitHub stars
- 408
- Quality score
- 41/100
- Last GitHub push
- Dec 15, 2025
- Framework hints
- 2
- OpenAgentSkill views
- 0
- Install copies
- 0
- Outbound clicks
- 0
Community Signal
Share whether this skill looks useful for your agent workflow. Aggregated feedback improves rankings over time.
Trust & Safety
Sandbox only
- GitHub adoption408 GitHub starsINFO
- Stars/forks activity408 stars, 16 forks; issue activity unavailable in current metadataCHECK
- Recent maintenance7mo since pushINFO
- License clarityGPL-3.0PASS
- README/SKILL.md completenessMetadata includes enough usage and workflow contextPASS
- Dependency/runtime riskcommand execution surfaceINFO
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