# zero

This skill finds paid external services and calls them through Zero. Use it when a task needs a capability the agent cannot provide on its own.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 21
- Author: officialzeroxyz
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/officialzeroxyz/zero-plugins/tree/HEAD/plugins/zero-mcp/skills/zero/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/zero

## What it does

Zero lets an agent discover external services, call them, and pay through a Zero wallet. The skill is a fallback for requests beyond the agent’s own abilities, such as looking up information online or processing audio. It avoids paid calls when the agent can handle the task itself.

The workflow covers search, checking a service’s schema and price, making the call, and reviewing the result. Large files use a separate upload flow; if the agent cannot upload one directly, it asks the user to provide it. Payments happen automatically up to `maxPay`, and the skill advises setting that limit explicitly for unfamiliar or costly calls. Calls can spend real money, so the payment limit matters.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add officialzeroxyz/zero-plugins --skill zero -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add officialzeroxyz/zero-plugins --skill zero -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add officialzeroxyz/zero-plugins --skill zero -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install officialzeroxyz/zero-plugins zero
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add officialzeroxyz/zero-plugins --skill zero -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/officialzeroxyz/zero-plugins --path plugins/zero-mcp/skills/zero
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add officialzeroxyz/zero-plugins --skill zero -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/officialzeroxyz/zero-plugins/tree/HEAD/plugins/zero-mcp/skills/zero/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find an external service for a task the agent cannot handle itself
- check a service’s request schema and price before calling it
- pay for a service through a Zero wallet without separate API keys
- send a large file through the upload flow
- review the result of a capability call

## Example prompts
- Use Zero to find a service that can translate this text into Spanish.
- Check the price and request format for a web search service, then run the search.
- Send this file to a processing service and show me the result.

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## Other versions with the same name
- [zero · officialzeroxyz](https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/officialzeroxyz-zero.md) — ★ 21

From the same set: [officialzeroxyz/zero-plugins](https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/by/officialzeroxyz/zero-plugins.md) — 2 cards

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