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Set up a new integration, connector, or CLI binding for any API. Wrap or generate a ship-ready Go CLI from an OpenAPI, HAR, or Postman spec via the lean research -> generate -> build -> shipcheck loop. Use when the user says build a CLI, wrap this API, set up a new integration, add a connector, integrate with a service, or names an API by domain.

Overview

Publishermvanhorn
Repositorycli-printing-press
Skill nameprinting-press
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LicenseMIT
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  • Markdown instructions

    A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.

  • Works with any LLM

    AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.

  • 44 bundled files

    Scripts, templates, and references the model can read while it works. Files are read-only and never executed.

  • Open source

    Published by mvanhorn on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Printing Press AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

1

Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

  1. Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
  2. Choose "Install from GitHub".
  3. Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
    https://github.com/mvanhorn/cli-printing-press/tree/main/skills/printing-press
  4. Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.
Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.
2

Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mvanhorn/cli-printing-press.git /tmp/cli-printing-press
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/cli-printing-press/skills/printing-press .claude/skills/printing-press
Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Printing Press in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Printing Press on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Printing Press is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

  • Loaded only when it is needed

    The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.

  • Switch models mid-chat

    Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

/printing-press

Result: A working Go CLI in $PRESS_LIBRARY/<api-slug>/, plus up to five dense manuscripts archived to $PRESS_MANUSCRIPTS/<api-slug>/<run-id>/: research brief, absorb manifest, build log, shipcheck proof, and live smoke proof when live testing ran.

Next consumer: The user, who runs the CLI or ships it, and the sibling skills that take it from here: printing-press-polish for a second pass, printing-press-publish for the public library, printing-press-retro for findings against the Press itself.

Done: Every feature approved at the absorb gate is implemented, shipcheck reached ship, the live dogfood matrix ran against real targets, the CLI is promoted, and the receipt ledger closes on the last phase.

Intent: The best useful CLI for an API without an hour of phase theater. Optimize for time-to-ship, not time-to-document: reuse prior research when it is already good enough, run the cheap high-signal checks early, fix blockers before polish.

Boundaries

  • Never leak a secret. API key values, token values, passwords, and session cookies must never reach source, manuscripts, proofs, READMEs, HARs, receipts, or anything committed. Env var names and placeholders are safe. Phase 5.6 and publish apply references/secret-protection.md.
  • Never ship untested. go build and verify pass-rate are structural signals, not correctness signals. A CLI that has not been through the live matrix in phases/18-dogfood-testing.md is not shippable, and a bug a 1-3 file edit resolves is fixed now, not filed for v0.2.
  • Never quote human-time estimates for sub-tasks ("~15-30 min", "quick fix"). The agent does the work, not the user; describe scope instead. The carve-outs are the genuinely time-bound: the whole run (30-60 minutes), tool installs, and the network-bound printing-press subcommands.
  • Never sequence from memory. The receipt ledger decides which phase comes next; see references/phase-receipts.md.

Authority

Invocation authorizes reading and writing under $PRESS_RUNSTATE/, $PRESS_LIBRARY/, and $PRESS_MANUSCRIPTS/, running the printing-press binary and the Go toolchain, and researching the API on the open web. It does not authorize publishing to the public library, opening a pull request, or writing anywhere else on the user's machine.

Steps

Enter phases/01-preflight.md before any user-facing prompt, then read references/run-resolution.md: it resolves the API target, the briefing context, and the source priority for combo runs.

Never execute a phase from memory. When you enter a phase, Read its file from phases/ first.

StepFile
1phases/01-preflight.md
2phases/02-run-initialization.md
3phases/03-resolve-and-reuse.md
4phases/04-research-brief.md
5phases/05-pre-browser-sniff-auth-intelligence.md
6phases/06-browser-sniff-gate.md
7phases/07-crowd-sniff-gate.md
8phases/08-ecosystem-absorb-gate.md
9phases/09-api-reachability-gate.md
10phases/10-generate.md
11phases/11-build-the-goat.md
12phases/12-shipcheck.md
13phases/13-sync-param-drop-gate.md
14phases/14-agentic-skill-review.md
15phases/15-readme-skill-agents-correctness-audit.md
16phases/16-agentic-output-review.md
17phases/17-local-code-review.md
18phases/18-dogfood-testing.md
19phases/19-polish.md
20phases/20-promote-and-archive.md
21phases/21-next-steps.md

Follow each file's final Next: pointer, and record the receipt handoff each phase names. Late procedure lives in the phase file or a role-named reference it loads (references/phase-receipts.md, references/codex-delegation.md, references/fetch-docs.md). Do not restate those files here.

Bundled files

The model reads these on demand while the skill is loaded. They are exposed as readable files and are never executed.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Printing Press AI skill do?

Set up a new integration, connector, or CLI binding for any API. Wrap or generate a ship-ready Go CLI from an OpenAPI, HAR, or Postman spec via the lean research -> generate -> build -> shipcheck loop. Use when the user says build a CLI, wrap this API, set up a new integration, add a connector, integrate with a service, or names an API by domain.

Why use Printing Press on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Printing Press is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Printing Press in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/mvanhorn/cli-printing-press/tree/main/skills/printing-press. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and bundles its files and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Printing Press?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Printing Press?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Printing Press with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Printing Press AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by mvanhorn under the MIT license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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