rslib-modern-package

rslib-modern-package is a skill for Claude Code, Codex from rstackjs/agent-skills. It costs 103 tokens per session (2,966 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A set of recommendations for designing modern JavaScript and TypeScript packages with Rslib. It covers package structure, exports, dependencies, type declarations, testing, documentation, and releases.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when creating, modernizing, or reviewing an npm package, including its module format, public API, build output, dependency placement, README, release process, and agent instructions.
Why use it?
It helps package authors create a clear contract for users and avoid common publishing problems such as missing declarations, incorrect dependencies, or untested package output.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

Part of the rstack plugin — 29 skills shipped together

Install

Getting it into your agent

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agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/rstackjs/agent-skills/rslib-modern-package
Any agent
npx skills add rstackjs/agent-skills --skill rslib-modern-package
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/rstackjs/agent-skills

Made for: Claude Code, Codex.

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Per session 103 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 2,966 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 $0.00103 $0.02966
Opus 5 $0.00051 $0.01483
Sonnet 5 $0.00021 $0.00593
Haiku 4.5 $0.00010 $0.00297

Measured 4d ago against content hash beb09a1f030c, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

rslib-modern-package 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 4d ago.

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.

skills/rslib-modern-package/SKILL.md · 174 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 174 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Rslib Modern Package

Use this skill when creating a new Rslib library, modernizing an existing JS/TS package, or reviewing a package against an opinionated modern library standard.

This skill is opinionated: it describes a recommended modern package contract and may suggest breaking changes when they make the package simpler, safer, and easier for modern consumers.

Standard

Default recommendation for new JS/TS libraries:

  • ESM-first, preferably pure ESM.
  • Strict TypeScript and correct declaration files.
  • Explicit public API through package.json#exports.
  • Small named-export API surface.
  • Few runtime dependencies, without treating zero dependencies as a religion.
  • Small, tree-shakeable output with accurate sideEffects.
  • Clear dependency placement: runtime dependencies, peer dependencies, optional dependencies, and dev dependencies are not interchangeable.
  • Published package is tested as an artifact, not just as source files.
  • Release flow is automated, traceable, and SemVer-aware.
  • README.md explains usage for humans; AGENTS.md preserves package invariants for future agents.

Workflow

  1. Inspect the package contract first

    • Read package.json, lockfile/package manager, rslib.config.*, tsconfig*, CI/release config, README.md, AGENTS.md, and existing dist output.
    • Identify package kind: Node utility, browser library, isomorphic utility, CLI, UI/component library, framework plugin, SDK, or adapter.
    • List supported runtimes, current entry points, deep imports, runtime dependencies, peer dependencies, optional integrations, files with side effects, and published files.
    • Run npm pack --dry-run early when changing package shape so the real tarball contents guide the review.
  2. Define target environments explicitly

    • Do not say "supports modern environments" without defining them.
    • Verify the current Node.js release schedule before choosing engines.
    • As of May 9, 2026, Node.js 22 and 24 are LTS, and Node.js 20 is EOL. For new Node-facing packages, recommend engines.node >=22 unless real consumers need an older runtime.
    • Browser packages should state whether they require native ESM, a bundler, Workers support, SSR compatibility, DOM APIs, CSS processing, or specific browser baselines.
    • Compatibility drops are breaking changes: old Node/browser versions, undocumented deep imports, default/named export shape, bundled vs external dependency behavior, and import side effects.

Read the full file on GitHub · 174 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. 4d ago First seen · 174 lines · 103 tokens per session scan A beb09a1f030c

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rslib-modern-package is a skill published in the GitHub repository rstackjs/agent-skills (92 stars, last pushed yesterday), licensed MIT. It adds 103 tokens to every session and 2,966 once invoked, about $0.0005 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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