paperclip

Each tab says whether it installs commit 3edba11, the one we checked, or the latest version.

tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
  git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip.git "$tmp" &&
  git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 3edba115764d7cdb178302c691808c6d5ec8a70a &&
  git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- skills-releases/paperclip/v7-roster &&
  git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 3edba115764d7cdb178302c691808c6d5ec8a70a &&
  mkdir -p .claude/skills &&
  mkdir .claude/skills/paperclip &&
  cp -R "$tmp"/skills-releases/paperclip/v7-roster/. .claude/skills/paperclip/ &&
  rm -rf "$tmp"

tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
  git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip.git "$tmp" &&
  git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 3edba115764d7cdb178302c691808c6d5ec8a70a &&
  git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- skills-releases/paperclip/v7-roster &&
  git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 3edba115764d7cdb178302c691808c6d5ec8a70a &&
  out="$(mktemp -d)" &&
  cp -R "$tmp"/skills-releases/paperclip/v7-roster "$out"/paperclip &&
  (cd "$out" && zip -qr - paperclip) > paperclip.zip &&
  rm -rf "$tmp" "$out"

tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
  git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip.git "$tmp" &&
  git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 3edba115764d7cdb178302c691808c6d5ec8a70a &&
  git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- skills-releases/paperclip/v7-roster &&
  git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 3edba115764d7cdb178302c691808c6d5ec8a70a &&
  mkdir -p .agents/skills &&
  mkdir .agents/skills/paperclip &&
  cp -R "$tmp"/skills-releases/paperclip/v7-roster/. .agents/skills/paperclip/ &&
  rm -rf "$tmp"

tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
  git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip.git "$tmp" &&
  git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 3edba115764d7cdb178302c691808c6d5ec8a70a &&
  git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- skills-releases/paperclip/v7-roster &&
  git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 3edba115764d7cdb178302c691808c6d5ec8a70a &&
  mkdir -p .cursor/skills &&
  mkdir .cursor/skills/paperclip &&
  cp -R "$tmp"/skills-releases/paperclip/v7-roster/. .cursor/skills/paperclip/ &&
  rm -rf "$tmp"

tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
  git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip.git "$tmp" &&
  git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 3edba115764d7cdb178302c691808c6d5ec8a70a &&
  git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- skills-releases/paperclip/v7-roster &&
  git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 3edba115764d7cdb178302c691808c6d5ec8a70a &&
  mkdir -p .github/skills &&
  mkdir .github/skills/paperclip &&
  cp -R "$tmp"/skills-releases/paperclip/v7-roster/. .github/skills/paperclip/ &&
  rm -rf "$tmp"

gh skill install paperclipai/paperclip skills-releases/paperclip/v7-roster/SKILL.md@3edba115764d7cdb178302c691808c6d5ec8a70a --agent github-copilot --scope project

tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
  git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip.git "$tmp" &&
  git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 3edba115764d7cdb178302c691808c6d5ec8a70a &&
  git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- skills-releases/paperclip/v7-roster &&
  git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 3edba115764d7cdb178302c691808c6d5ec8a70a &&
  mkdir -p .gemini/skills &&
  mkdir .gemini/skills/paperclip &&
  cp -R "$tmp"/skills-releases/paperclip/v7-roster/. .gemini/skills/paperclip/ &&
  rm -rf "$tmp"

gemini skills install https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip.git --path skills-releases/paperclip/v7-roster --scope workspace

tmp="$(mktemp -d)" &&
  git clone -q --depth 1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip.git "$tmp" &&
  git -C "$tmp" fetch -q --depth 1 origin 3edba115764d7cdb178302c691808c6d5ec8a70a &&
  git -C "$tmp" sparse-checkout set -- skills-releases/paperclip/v7-roster &&
  git -C "$tmp" checkout -q 3edba115764d7cdb178302c691808c6d5ec8a70a &&
  mkdir -p .agents/skills &&
  mkdir .agents/skills/paperclip &&
  cp -R "$tmp"/skills-releases/paperclip/v7-roster/. .agents/skills/paperclip/ &&
  rm -rf "$tmp"

npx skills@1.7.4 add paperclipai/paperclip --skill paperclip

From the files and frontmatter at commit 3edba11. This is how much a skill can do, not whether it is risky.

What it can touch: Shell, network or credentials

• Runs shell commands

  Its instructions or files give the agent commands to run on your computer.

• Reaches the network

  It sends or fetches data over the internet, for example with curl, an HTTP library or a package install.

• Names web addresses

  It mentions outside web addresses the agent may visit. We list them but don't follow them.

• Bundles scripts

  The folder holds code files the agent may run.

  scripts/paperclip-upload-artifact.sh

• Installs more skills

  It tells the agent to install other skills, plugins or tool servers.

  references/company-skills.md:153

Pattern check: 1 item to review · commit 3edba11 · 26 Oct 2026

• R38 · HighName copied from another skill

  SKILL.md:2 (opens in a new tab)

  name: paperclip

We checked every text file in this skill, at commit 3edba11 on 26 Oct 2026, against 45 published patterns such as download-and-run commands, hidden text and credential access. We don't run the skill, we don't read the web pages it points to, and we can't judge everything its instructions might lead an agent to do. In published tests, pattern checks like this one missed most malicious skills. Read the skill before you install it — especially anything it asks you to download or run.

How the check worksReport an incorrect finding

Each agent reads SKILL.md a little differently. We check the file against each one's published rules; we don't run the skill in any agent.

• Agent Skills specFails

  The open format from agentskills.io, held to what the strictest agents enforce, so one folder loads everywhere.

  • Error

    The name "paperclip" doesn't match its folder "v7-roster". The spec requires them to match. N4

    Fix: Set name: v7-roster, or rename the folder to paperclip.

  • Warning

    The body is 614 lines; the spec suggests under 500. B1

    Fix: Move detailed sections into reference files and link to them from SKILL.md.

  • Warning

    The body is about 24,239 tokens (approx.); the spec suggests under 5,000. B2

    Fix: Move detail into reference files that the agent reads only when needed.

  • Note

    There is no license field, so readers can't tell whether they may reuse the skill. O2

    Fix: Add license: with an SPDX name such as MIT or Apache-2.0, or the name of a bundled licence file.

  • Note

    Reference files over 100 lines with no table of contents at the top: references/api-reference.md (1288 lines), references/cases.md (300 lines), references/company-skills.md (260 lines), references/routines.md (188 lines) and references/workflows.md (142 lines). B5

    Fix: Add a short list of the sections at the top of each.

• Claude CodePasses

  Claude Code reads its own extra fields, ignores unknown ones, and still loads a skill whose frontmatter is broken, without its fields.

  • Note

    The name "paperclip" doesn't match its folder "v7-roster". Claude Code shows the skill as /paperclip, and the folder name also invokes it. N4

    Fix: Set name: v7-roster, or rename the folder to paperclip.

  • Note

    The body is 614 lines; the spec suggests under 500. Claude Code's docs say the same. B1

    Fix: Move detailed sections into reference files and link to them from SKILL.md.

  • Note

    The body is about 24,239 tokens (approx.); the spec suggests under 5,000. After compaction Claude Code keeps only the first 5,000 tokens of a skill. B2

    Fix: Move detail into reference files that the agent reads only when needed.

  • Note

    Reference files over 100 lines with no table of contents at the top: references/api-reference.md (1288 lines), references/cases.md (300 lines), references/company-skills.md (260 lines), references/routines.md (188 lines) and references/workflows.md (142 lines). B5

    Fix: Add a short list of the sections at the top of each.

• Claude apps & API uploadFails

  Uploading to claude.ai or the Claude API, or packaging with Anthropic's script, accepts only the six spec fields and stops on anything else.

  • Error

    The name "paperclip" doesn't match its folder "v7-roster". claude.ai refuses an upload whose folder name doesn't match the skill name. N4

    Fix: Set name: v7-roster, or rename the folder to paperclip.

  • Note

    The description is 227 characters. The claude.ai Help Center says 200 at most, though Anthropic's API docs and validator allow 1,024. D4

    Fix: If the claude.ai upload refuses it, trim the description to 200 characters.

  • Note

    The body is 614 lines; the spec suggests under 500. Anthropic's guidance says the same. B1

    Fix: Move detailed sections into reference files and link to them from SKILL.md.

  • Note

    The body is about 24,239 tokens (approx.); the spec suggests under 5,000. Anthropic's guidance says the same. B2

    Fix: Move detail into reference files that the agent reads only when needed.

  • Note

    Reference files over 100 lines with no table of contents at the top: references/api-reference.md (1288 lines), references/cases.md (300 lines), references/company-skills.md (260 lines), references/routines.md (188 lines) and references/workflows.md (142 lines). B5

    Fix: Add a short list of the sections at the top of each.

• OpenAI (Codex & API)Passes with warnings

  Codex finds SKILL.md by its exact name and needs a description; OpenAI's Skills API checks the frontmatter against the spec and caps uploads.

  • Warning

    The name "paperclip" doesn't match its folder "v7-roster". OpenAI's own upload example uses a differently named folder, but the spec it follows says they must match. N4

    Fix: Set name: v7-roster, or rename the folder to paperclip.

• VS Code & CopilotPasses with warnings

  VS Code reads skills one folder below .github/skills, .claude/skills or .agents/skills and falls back to the folder name when the name is missing or differs; GitHub's Copilot docs require the exact name SKILL.md.

  • Warning

    The name "paperclip" doesn't match its folder "v7-roster". VS Code uses the folder name, v7-roster, instead. N4

    Fix: Set name: v7-roster, or rename the folder to paperclip.

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