Getting it into your agent
One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.
npx skills add zrtch/awesome-skills --skill coding-agentgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/zrtch/awesome-skillsWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/skills/zrtch/awesome-skills/coding-agent)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/zrtch/awesome-skills/coding-agent"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/zrtch/awesome-skills/coding-agent/github.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/zrtch/awesome-skills/coding-agent"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/zrtch/awesome-skills/coding-agent.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>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.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00157 | $0.02748 |
| Opus 5.5 | $0.00063 | $0.01099 |
| Sonnet 5.5 | $0.00031 | $0.00550 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00016 | $0.00275 |
Grade B, and why
coding-agent scanned grade B 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 1mo 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.
Reads agent configuration directoriesmediumAgent snooping
.claude/, .codex/, .gemini/ hold keys, settings and other credentials a mod has no legitimate need for.
**Model:** `gpt-5.2-codex` is the default (set in ~/.codex/config.toml) This is a copy
88% identical to coding-agent — 41 lines differ, which has more behind it and is treated as the original. This page carries a canonical link to it rather than competing with it.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 296 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Coding Agent (bash-first)
Use bash (with optional background mode) for all coding agent work. Simple and effective.
⚠️ PTY Mode: Codex/Pi/OpenCode yes, Claude Code no
For Codex, Pi, and OpenCode, PTY is still required (interactive terminal apps):
# ✅ Correct for Codex/Pi/OpenCode
bash pty:true command:"codex exec 'Your prompt'"
For Claude Code (claude CLI), use --print --permission-mode bypassPermissions instead.
--dangerously-skip-permissions with PTY can exit after the confirmation dialog.
--print mode keeps full tool access and avoids interactive confirmation:
# ✅ Correct for Claude Code (no PTY needed)
cd /path/to/project && claude --permission-mode bypassPermissions --print 'Your task'
# For background execution: use background:true on the exec tool
# ❌ Wrong for Claude Code
bash pty:true command:"claude --dangerously-skip-permissions 'task'"
Bash Tool Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
command |
string | The shell command to run |
pty |
boolean | Use for coding agents! Allocates a pseudo-terminal for interactive CLIs |
workdir |
string | Working directory (agent sees only this folder's context) |
background |
boolean | Run in background, returns sessionId for monitoring |
timeout |
number | Timeout in seconds (kills process on expiry) |
elevated |
boolean | Run on host instead of sandbox (if allowed) |
Process Tool Actions (for background sessions)
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
list |
List all running/recent sessions |
poll |
Check if session is still running |
log |
Get session output (with optional offset/limit) |
write |
Send raw data to stdin |
submit |
Send data + newline (like typing and pressing Enter) |
send-keys |
Send key tokens or hex bytes |
paste |
Paste text (with optional bracketed mode) |
kill |
Terminate the session |
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.
- 1mo ago First seen · 296 lines · 157 tokens per session scan B c2db324a6adf
coding-agent is a skill published in the GitHub repository zrtch/awesome-skills (2 stars, last pushed 6mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 157 tokens to every session and 2,748 once invoked, about $0.0006 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it B with 1 finding (reads agent configuration directories). It is 88% identical to coding-agent, differing in 41 lines, and is treated as a copy.
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