start · nimbalyst — Claude Code skill: what it does and how to install
This skill introduces Nimbalyst Wiki and guides the first steps: create a repository wiki, record decisions, or look up what the team settled on.
npx skills add nimbalyst/nimbalyst --skill start -a claude-codeWhat start does
The skill gives a short tour of Nimbalyst Wiki, a local wiki maintained by agents. Run /nimbalyst-wiki:setup to build its initial pages from the repository; use /nimbalyst-wiki:capture to add a session decision to the relevant page. Before working on an area, /nimbalyst-wiki:recall can surface earlier decisions. The start skill itself does not create or edit pages.
You can view and edit the wiki in a browser. Later, /nimbalyst-wiki:team moves a local wiki to Nimbalyst Teams and invites teammates; /nimbalyst-wiki:connect connects a team wiki. A local wiki needs no account. If the repository already has one, the skill points you toward using it instead of setting it up again.
What it helps with
- build initial wiki pages from a repository
- record a session decision on the relevant page
- retrieve earlier decisions before working in an area
- open the local wiki in a browser
- move a wiki to Nimbalyst Teams and invite teammates
Example prompts for the agent
- Explain what Nimbalyst Wiki does and suggest a first step.
- We decided to keep project conventions in the wiki. Show me how to record that.
- Find our decision about the API structure and open the wiki in my browser.
How to install start
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add nimbalyst/nimbalyst --skill start -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/start/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/start/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add nimbalyst/nimbalyst --skill start -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/start/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add nimbalyst/nimbalyst --skill start -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/start/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install nimbalyst/nimbalyst start2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/start/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add nimbalyst/nimbalyst --skill start -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/nimbalyst/nimbalyst --path plugins/nimbalyst-wiki/skills/startManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/start/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add nimbalyst/nimbalyst --skill start -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 start
How do I install start in Claude Code?
Run npx skills add nimbalyst/nimbalyst --skill start -a claude-code. The skill file is at ~/.claude/skills/start/SKILL.md.
What does the start skill do?
It introduces Nimbalyst Wiki and walks through creating a local wiki, recording decisions, and finding them later. The skill does not write wiki pages itself.
Does a local Nimbalyst Wiki require an account?
No. The local wiki works without an account; Nimbalyst Teams is an optional later step for team use.
Source text
SKILL.md · MIT
--- name: start description: "Start using Nimbalyst Wiki: show how agents build a local wiki, capture decisions, track typed pages, open the local browser view, and optionally use a team wiki. Use when the user asks what this plugin does, which skills it has, or how to begin." argument-hint: "[optional goal]" --- Give a short tour of Nimbalyst Wiki and point at the next step. Do not write any pages in this skill. Say, in a few lines: 1. Nimbalyst Wiki is a local wiki your agents write for you, so you can think, organize, and set direction. 2. Best first step: `/nimbalyst-wiki:setup`. The agent builds the first wiki from this repository: Home, a writing guide, and starter pages. 3. The habit: at the end of a session, `/nimbalyst-wiki:capture` records what was decided in the page it affects. 4. Before working in an area, `/nimbalyst-wiki:recall` (or asking "what did we decide about X?") answers from the wiki's pages and decisions. 5. Growth paths: typed pages and tables to track things; reading and editing the wiki in the browser (ask "open the wiki in my browser"; the agent calls `openWikiInBrowser`, nothing to install); and optionally connecting a Nimbalyst Team wiki later (`/nimbalyst-wiki:connect`). A local wiki can be moved to Nimbalyst Teams later in one step with `/nimbalyst-wiki:team`, which also invites teammates; they need nothing installed to read it in the browser. If the user gave a goal, tailor the next step to it. Check whether a local wiki already exists in this repository; if it does, suggest `capture` or asking a question about it instead of `setup`. Mention the team add-on and its sign-in (the `team` skill installs `nimbalyst-wiki-team`) only if the user chooses the team wiki. The local wiki needs no account. Do not say the install runs onboarding by itself; it does not. The README has the full guide.
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