# wendy

Guides agents through building and deploying software to WendyOS edge hardware like Raspberry Pi or Jetson. It handles container permissions and Swift remote debugging.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 62
- Author: wendylabsinc
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/wendylabsinc/claude-skills/tree/HEAD/wendy/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/wendy

## What it does

The skill instructs coding assistants on working with WendyOS, an embedded Linux operating system designed for edge hardware such as Raspberry Pi 4/5 and NVIDIA Jetson. It details the `wendy` CLI, creates project scaffolds with `wendy init`, and deploys binaries using `wendy run`. Structured output via `--json` is consistently applied to avoid interactive terminal prompts.

Swift is the default programming language for the platform, utilizing automated ARM64 cross-compilation. Building applications in any other language requires a custom `Dockerfile`. Device access rules, including host network access, cameras, audio, and Jetson GPU acceleration, are defined in `wendy.json`.

Interactive troubleshooting runs through a GDB server on port 4242 using `wendy run --debug`, which attaches to CodeLLDB inside VS Code. Application telemetry points to an on-device OpenTelemetry collector on port 4318 via HTTP protobuf. Hardware communication requires the `wendy` CLI preinstalled on the host system, which connects over gRPC port 50051.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add wendylabsinc/claude-skills --skill wendy -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/wendy/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/wendy/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add wendylabsinc/claude-skills --skill wendy -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/wendy/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add wendylabsinc/claude-skills --skill wendy -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/wendy/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install wendylabsinc/claude-skills wendy
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/wendy/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add wendylabsinc/claude-skills --skill wendy -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/wendylabsinc/claude-skills --path wendy
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/wendy/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add wendylabsinc/claude-skills --skill wendy -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/wendylabsinc/claude-skills/tree/HEAD/wendy/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- deploy Swift applications to Raspberry Pi or NVIDIA Jetson boards
- configure hardware and network permissions in `wendy.json`
- set up remote GDB debugging on port 4242
- route logs and traces to the local OpenTelemetry collector

## Example prompts
- Initialize a new Wendy Lite project for Swift and enable camera entitlements in wendy.json
- How do I set up remote debugging on my Jetson board using VS Code?
- Connect the edge board to WiFi using wendy device wifi connect

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