bishwashere/skills/core

Core commands

Built-in shell commands. Always available - no need to enable in config.

Call run_skill with skill: "core". Set command or arguments.action to the command name. Set arguments.argv to an array of arguments (e.g. paths, flags).

Commands (allowlist)

• ls - List directory contents. argv: e.g. ["-la"], ["-la", "/path"]
• cd - Change directory and output the new path. argv: ["/path"]. Returns the resolved path.
• pwd - Print working directory. argv: []
• cat - Output file contents. argv: ["/path/to/file"]
• less - View file (non-interactive, one screen). argv: ["/path/to/file"] or with flags
• du - Disk usage. argv: e.g. ["-sh", "."], ["-d", "1", "path"]
• cp - Copy. argv: ["source", "dest"] or ["-r", "source", "dest"]. Recursive directory copies skip node_modules, .git, .cursor, root-level verify/, typical caches/build outputs, etc., unless the user explicitly wants a full clone-then use fullCopy: true in arguments or --pasture-full-copy as the first argv entry.
• mv - Move/rename. argv: ["source", "dest"]
• rm - Remove. argv: ["path"] or ["-r", "path"]
• touch - Create empty file or update mtime. argv: ["path"]
• chmod - Change mode. argv: e.g. ["755", "file"] or ["+x", "file"]
• mkdir - Create directory. argv: ["path"] or ["-p", "a/b/c"]
• rsync - Same as go-write rsync: local copy with -a/-av/-n and --exclude=PATTERN rules, then source and destination. Use when the user needs to skip media files, caches by name, or other globs anywhere in the tree.

Arguments

• arguments.command or arguments.action (required) - One of: ls, cd, pwd, cat, less, du, cp, mv, rm, touch, chmod, mkdir, rsync
• arguments.argv (required) - Array of strings (flags and paths). Do not include the command name.
• arguments.cwd (optional) - Working directory for the command. Defaults to workspace.
• arguments.fullCopy (optional) - Same as go-write: full tree copy for recursive cp when true.

When to use

Use when the user asks to list a directory, disk usage (du), read a file (cat/less), copy/move/delete files, create a file (touch) or directory (mkdir), or change permissions (chmod). Prefer read skill for reading file contents with line ranges; use core cat/less when the user says "cat", "show file", or "list directory" (ls).

For Pasture/CowCode self-inspection, the fixed runtime home is ~/.pasture. When the user asks about "this project", "your code", "your source", the Pasture agent itself, a local UI route such as /brain, or says "check your code", start with read-only commands against ~/.pasture and its config/log/workspace files before asking for a repo path.

Example

List workspace: run_skill with skill: "core", arguments: { command: "ls", argv: ["-la"] }

Read a file: arguments: { command: "cat", argv: ["~/.pasture/config.json"] }