makefile-generator

makefile-generator is a skill for Claude Code from akin-ozer/cc-devops-skills. It costs 21 tokens per session (5,360 once invoked), scanned A, original, Apache-2.0.

A Makefile generator for creating build-automation files in projects written in C or C++, Python, Go, Java, or other languages. A Makefile defines reusable commands for tasks such as building and testing software.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to create a new Makefile, add build and test automation, or convert a manual development process into Makefile commands.
Why use it?
It replaces repeated manual build commands with named, repeatable targets. It can also organize project setup and continuous-integration tasks.

Skill for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: shipped in a Claude Code plugin. Also seen: names the AskUserQuestion tool.

Not installable on its own: it runs a file from its repository that does not travel with it. Clone the repository, or install whatever ships that file. The line is go build -o $@ ./cmd/$(PROJECT).

Part of the devops-skills-plugin plugin — 31 skills shipped together

Install

Getting it into your agent

This one installs as part of its plugin. Adding the marketplace and installing the plugin brings it with everything else the plugin ships.

Claude Code
/plugin marketplace add akin-ozer/cc-devops-skills
Claude Code
/plugin install devops-skills-plugin

Made for: Claude Code.

Or install devops-skills-plugin, the plugin that ships this one along with the rest of its 31 skills.

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Per session 21 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 5,360 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin original 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 $0.00021 $0.05360
Opus 5 $0.00010 $0.02680
Sonnet 5 $0.00004 $0.01072
Haiku 4.5 $0.00002 $0.00536

Measured 6d ago against content hash 1dd5902d5d3d, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-06, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

makefile-generator scanned grade A with 0 findings 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 6d ago.

The scan reads SKILL.md. This mod also ships 3 executable files (scripts/add_standard_targets.sh, scripts/generate_makefile_template.sh, test/test_helper_scripts.sh), listed below but not scanned — reading those needs a real analyzer, not pattern matching.

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.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

devops-skills-plugin/skills/makefile-generator/SKILL.md · 612 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 612 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Makefile Generator

Overview

Generate production-ready Makefiles with best practices for C/C++, Python, Go, Java, and generic projects. Features GNU Coding Standards compliance, standard targets, security hardening, and automatic validation via devops-skills:makefile-validator skill.

When to Use

  • Creating new Makefiles from scratch
  • Setting up build systems for projects (C/C++, Python, Go, Java)
  • Implementing build automation and CI/CD integration
  • Converting manual build processes to Makefiles
  • The user asks to "create", "generate", or "write" a Makefile

Do NOT use for: Validating existing Makefiles (use devops-skills:makefile-validator), debugging (use make -d), or running builds.

Trigger Phrases

Use this skill when prompts look like:

  • "Generate a Makefile for a Go service"
  • "Create a production Makefile with install/test/help targets"
  • "Write a Makefile for a C project with dependency tracking"
  • "Add standard GNU targets to this existing Makefile"

Generation Workflow

Stage 1: Gather Requirements

Collect information for the following categories. Use AskUserQuestion when information is missing or ambiguous:

Category Information Needed
Project Language (C/C++/Python/Go/Java), structure (single/multi-directory)
Build Source files, output artifacts, dependencies, build order
Install PREFIX location, directories (bin/lib/share), files to install
Targets all, install, clean, test, dist, help (which are needed?)
Config Compiler, flags, pkg-config dependencies, cross-compilation

When to Use AskUserQuestion (MUST ask if any apply):

Condition Example Question
Language not specified "What programming language is this project? (C/C++/Go/Python/Java)"
Project structure unclear "Is this a single-directory or multi-directory project?"
Docker requested but registry unknown "Which container registry should be used? (docker.io/ghcr.io/custom)"
Multiple binaries possible "Should this build a single binary or multiple executables?"
Install targets needed but paths unclear "Where should binaries be installed? (default: /usr/local/bin)"
Cross-compilation mentioned "What is the target platform/architecture?"

Read the full file on GitHub · 612 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. 6d ago First seen · 612 lines · 21 tokens per session scan A 1dd5902d5d3d

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makefile-generator is a skill published in the GitHub repository akin-ozer/cc-devops-skills (306 stars, last pushed 1mo ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 21 tokens to every session and 5,360 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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