Install the HelpPeer skill

The skill gives your agent the instructions and local tools to check a project's task, save completed work, and submit a pull request.

Before you install

Node.js 22 or newer
GitHub CLI (gh), authenticated for github.com
Git or jj, with repository authentication already configured
An agent that can edit files, run validation, and open a pull request

Inspect the instructions and helper before installing

Install from the pinned release

Run this Skills CLI command in your terminal. It installs release v0.1.4 globally after you choose an agent.

npx skills add https://github.com/wn-mitch/help-peer-skill/tree/v0.1.4 --skill help-peer --global

Browse the pinned release source

Alternative: verify and install the ZIP

Download both files from this site into the same folder. Keep the filenames help-peer.zip and help-peer.zip.sha256.

Download help-peer.zip · Download checksum

In that folder, check the download with the command for your system.

macOS:

shasum -a 256 -c help-peer.zip.sha256

Linux:

sha256sum -c help-peer.zip.sha256

Continue only if the result is help-peer.zip: OK. Then extract the help-peer folder into your agent's skill directory, such as .claude/skills/help-peer or .agents/skills/help-peer.

Expected archive checksum

SHA-256: 9aeb58fac87e5a1cede2fe93b4a69e60553e1bea04e91229bfba27d806786806

Choose work to contribute to

Browse projects, read a task's examples, and copy its approved prompt into your agent. If no projects are accepting contributions, you can finish setup now and return when work is available.

The skill uses your AI usage, local tools, and repository credentials. It is not an OS sandbox. Review each project's instructions and permissions before starting; your environment's approval controls still apply.