node agent skill by mcollina

At a glance

Before you install

Read from the skill's files at the directory's October 19, 2026 snapshot: what ships with it, what its code reads, and the terms it is published under.

• Bundled scripts: 2 script files (2 TypeScript). Your agent may run them, so read them first.
• License: MIT, an open-source or open-content license.

Install node

The skills CLI works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents; the other routes copy the folder by hand.

npx skills add https://github.com/mcollina/skills/tree/main/skills/node

tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mcollina/skills.git "$tmp/repo"
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -R "$tmp/repo/"skills/node .claude/skills/
rm -rf "$tmp"

python3 ~/.codex/skills/.system/skill-installer/scripts/install-skill-from-github.py \
    --repo mcollina/skills \
    --path skills/node

mcollina/skills is third-party code. Read SKILL.md and any bundled scripts before you install it.

How the author describes it

Provides domain-specific best practices for Node.js development with TypeScript, covering type stripping, async patterns, error handling, streams, modules, testing, performance, caching, logging, and more. Use when setting up Node.js projects with native TypeScript support, configuring type stripping (--experimental-strip-types), writing Node 22+ TypeScript without a build step, or when the user mentions 'native TypeScript in Node', 'strip types', 'Node 22 TypeScript', '.ts files without compilation', 'ts-node alternative', or needs guidance on error handling, graceful shutdown, flaky tests, profiling, or environment configuration in Node.js. Helps configure tsconfig.json for type stripping, set up package.json scripts, handle module resolution and import extensions, and apply robust patterns across the full Node.js stack.

From the description field of SKILL.md. Agents read this line to decide when to load the skill.

Sections in SKILL.md

• When to use
• TypeScript with Type Stripping
• Common Workflows
• High-priority activation checklist (streams + caching)
• Integrated example pattern (CSV/ETL)
• How to use

Files in the skill folder

• SKILL.md
• rules/assets/graceful-server.test.ts
• rules/assets/graceful-server.ts
• rules/async-patterns.md
• rules/caching.md
• rules/environment.md
• rules/error-handling.md
• rules/flaky-tests.md
• rules/graceful-shutdown.md
• rules/logging.md
• rules/modules.md
• rules/node-modules-exploration.md
• rules/performance.md
• rules/profiling.md
• rules/streams.md
• rules/stuck-processes-and-tests.md
• rules/testing.md
• rules/typescript.md
• tile.json

Suede Skill Check: 81/100 · B

node passes the required frontmatter check and all seven graded checks, which cover the SKILL.md format, a declared license and a commit in the last year. Those checks earn 56 of the score’s points; the rest come from description quality, instruction depth, bundled files, maintenance and curated-list citations. How the score works.

Where this skill is cited

mcollina/skills appears in 2 curated lists: VoltAgent/awesome-agent-skills, heilcheng/awesome-agent-skills.

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