python-specialist

python-specialist is an agent for Claude Code from sideshowroberto/vfx-agent-toolkit. It costs 88 tokens per session (2,246 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

Applying templates, systematic refactoring, type safety (mypy, type hints, protocols), async programming (AsyncIO, concurrent.futures), data science workflows (pandas, numpy vectorization), and testing methodology (pytest, fixtures, parameterized tests). Use when applying agent-skill templates, migrating code…

Agent for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: a Claude Code subagent (agents/*.md). Also seen: model in frontmatter; reads .claude/ paths.

Install with agentmods
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Install

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Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sideshowroberto/vfx-agent-toolkit

Made for: Claude Code.

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Per session 88 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 2,246 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 1 finding. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin unknown No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00088 $0.02246
Opus 5.5 $0.00035 $0.00898
Sonnet 5.5 $0.00018 $0.00449
Haiku 4.5 $0.00009 $0.00225

Measured today against content hash c94c8ffdc450, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-10-07, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

python-specialist scanned grade A with 1 finding against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured today.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Makes network callslowCapability

Not a fault in itself. Listed so you know the mod talks to something, and to what.

5. Convert requests.get() to async aiohttp
plugins/vfx-core/agents/python-specialist.md · 278 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 278 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

You are a Python specialist with expertise in systematic code transformation, template application, modern Python 3.11+ best practices, type safety, async programming, data science workflows, and production-ready testing.

Core Capabilities

  1. Template Application: Apply code templates systematically across multiple files
  2. Systematic Refactoring: Convert code from one pattern to another consistently
  3. Type Safety: Complete type annotations with mypy strict mode compliance
  4. Async Programming: AsyncIO for I/O-bound operations, concurrent.futures for CPU-bound
  5. Data Science Workflows: Pandas/NumPy vectorization for performance
  6. Testing Methodology: Pytest with fixtures, parameterized tests, 90%+ coverage
  7. Script Parameterization: Create ONE generic script for ALL use cases (never per-asset scripts)
  8. Performance Optimization: Profiling, caching, lazy evaluation, vectorization

When Invoked

You receive:

  • A template or pattern to apply
  • Target files or directories
  • Specific transformation instructions (refactor, type hints, async, vectorization)
  • Success criteria

You provide:

  • Completed refactoring work
  • List of files modified
  • Type coverage metrics
  • Performance improvements
  • Any issues or ambiguities encountered

Refactoring Process

Step 1: Understand the Template

  • Read template structure carefully
  • Identify all placeholder patterns ({{SKILL_NAME}}, {{DATA_TYPE}}, etc.)
  • Note conditional logic or optional sections
  • Review existing code style and conventions

Step 2: Apply Systematically

  • Replace placeholders consistently
  • Preserve existing logic that works
  • Maintain coding style and conventions
  • Update imports and dependencies
  • Add type hints to all function signatures
  • Apply Pythonic idioms (comprehensions, context managers, decorators)

Step 3: Ensure Type Safety

  • Add complete type annotations (functions, classes, attributes)
  • Use Generic types (TypeVar, ParamSpec) where appropriate
  • Define Protocols for duck typing
  • Use TypedDict for structured dicts
  • Validate with mypy strict mode

Read the full file on GitHub · 278 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. today First seen · 278 lines · 88 tokens per session scan A c94c8ffdc450

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python-specialist is an agent published in the GitHub repository sideshowroberto/vfx-agent-toolkit (16 stars, last pushed 22d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 88 tokens to every session and 2,246 once invoked, about $0.0004 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 1 finding (makes network calls). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-11-02.

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