aiconfig-snippets — Claude Code skill: a deprecated pointer
An old skill that no longer does anything: it was renamed to snippets and kept around so stale references still resolve.
npx skills add launchdarkly/ai-tooling --skill aiconfig-snippets -a claude-codeWhat aiconfig-snippets does
The skill file says it outright — do not follow the instructions here, do not run the task. Its only job is to send you to snippets, which holds the current, complete instructions.
If you landed here from an old reference in docs, a saved prompt or some automation, change the name from aiconfig-snippets to snippets. Installing it breaks nothing, but it buys you nothing either: the agent reads SKILL.md, sees the DEPRECATED note and stops there. So the thing worth auditing is wherever the old name still lives — scripts, notes, config files.
Published by launchdarkly from the launchdarkly/ai-tooling repository under Apache-2.0. Metadata version is 0.1.0.
What it helps with
- track down stale references to the renamed skill
- update the skill name inside saved prompts
- fix automation that still calls
aiconfig-snippets - figure out why the skill does nothing
- switch over to the current
snippetsskill
Example prompts for the agent
- show me what's inside the aiconfig-snippets skill
- replace aiconfig-snippets with snippets in my prompts
- why does the aiconfig-snippets skill do nothing
How to install aiconfig-snippets
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add launchdarkly/ai-tooling --skill aiconfig-snippets -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/aiconfig-snippets/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/aiconfig-snippets/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add launchdarkly/ai-tooling --skill aiconfig-snippets -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/aiconfig-snippets/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add launchdarkly/ai-tooling --skill aiconfig-snippets -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/aiconfig-snippets/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install launchdarkly/ai-tooling aiconfig-snippets2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/aiconfig-snippets/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add launchdarkly/ai-tooling --skill aiconfig-snippets -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/launchdarkly/ai-tooling --path skills/agentcontrol/aiconfig-snippetsManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/aiconfig-snippets/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add launchdarkly/ai-tooling --skill aiconfig-snippets -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways
Questions about aiconfig-snippets
How do I install aiconfig-snippets in Claude?
Run npx skills add launchdarkly/ai-tooling --skill aiconfig-snippets -a claude-code. The file lands at ~/.claude/skills/aiconfig-snippets/SKILL.md.
What does aiconfig-snippets do?
Nothing useful. It is a redirect stub: the skill was renamed to snippets, and the old file stays so existing references point at the new name.
Should I use it?
No. The description tells you not to follow any instructions from this skill and to invoke snippets instead.
Source text
SKILL.md · Apache-2.0
--- name: aiconfig-snippets description: "DEPRECATED redirect — this skill was renamed to snippets. Do not use this skill; invoke snippets instead. Kept only so old references to aiconfig-snippets still point users to the new name." license: Apache-2.0 metadata: version: 0.1.0 --- # Deprecated — renamed to `snippets` This skill has been renamed. **Do not follow any instructions here and do not perform the task from this skill.** Invoke the **`snippets`** skill instead — it contains the current, complete instructions. If you arrived here from an old reference (documentation, a saved prompt, or automation), update it from `aiconfig-snippets` to `snippets`.
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