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Computer or cloud★ 34,245MITUpdated 4 days ago
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Skimless
Overview
Description from the maker (original English)
Reading order for big pull requests: what to read first, what can wait. Offline, no model.
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These three are never merged into one score: opinions, measurements and popularity are different things.
- User voiceiNo reviews yetReviews open together with accounts in a later step
- Our basic checksi1 of 1 passedChecked from public information; code not scanned yet
- UsageiNot measured yet★ –
What you can do with it
We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.
- Connection: Runs on your computer
- Transport: stdio
- Category: Developer tools
Install
Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.
Before you install
- Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
- Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
- The registry lists no key to fill in.
You need
- npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)
Which app do you use?
Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.
Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"skimless": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"skimless",
"mcp"
]
}
}
}Run this in your terminal
claude mcp add skimless -- npx -y skimless mcpOr copy the settings yourself
Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"skimless": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"skimless",
"mcp"
]
}
}
}Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.
Or copy the settings yourself
Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project
{
"servers": {
"skimless": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"skimless",
"mcp"
]
}
}
}Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.
This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.
Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.
These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.
What it can do
Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.
Basic checksi
We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 7, 2026
- ✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account pedroofrancaa, which owns the repo
- … Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
- … Not checked yet
Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
- – Not applicable
Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
- – Not applicable
Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
- … Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints
Compared with others in Developer toolsi
- More stars than 0% of the other 4898 servers in this category
- Published to the registry more recently than 50% of the other 4898 servers in this category
- Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 4898 servers in this category
Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.
Common questions
Is Skimless safe?
It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.
What keys or codes does it need?
The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.
Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?
It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).
Is it still maintained?
The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.1.2) reached the registry last month.
Which apps can use it?
Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js on your computer.
What can I use instead?
In the same category: GitHub, Desktop Commander, Cloudflare MCP
Alternatives
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README from the maker
Open the README
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Skimless
English · Português
The reading order for pull requests that got too big.
Skimless turns a diff into a packet: what to read first, which files can wait, and which lines deserve a human. It runs on your machine. It does not call a model, post a comment, or phone home.
Zero runtime dependencies. Node.js 22 or newer. A CLI, a GitHub Action, a library, and an MCP server for AI agents. Packets in English and Portuguese.
npx skimless demoskimless Do not skim this one14 files · +86 −8 · about 2 min. 5 high-priority findings. First pass: index.ts, fixture.ts, verify.ts.
1 src/api/index.ts Public export changed 2 src/webhooks/fixture.ts Secret-shaped string added 3 src/webhooks/verify.ts Signature compared with == 4 .github/workflows/release.yml Workflow grants write permissions 5 src/billing/invoice.ts Billing path changed 6 test/webhooks/verify.test.ts Test file deleted 7 migrations/2026_09_23_api_keys.sql 8 src/billing/charge.ts 9 package.json Dependency manifest changed 10 Dockerfile 11 test/billing/charge.test.ts Can wait 12 docs/webhooks.md Can wait 13 package-lock.json Can wait 14 src/generated/types.ts Can wait
The sample verify.ts calls timingSafeEqual on a buffer compared with itself. Skimless has no rule for that. It puts the file third, under the live-shaped key, so a person sees it. That is the product: a path through the diff, not a verdict.
English packet · Pacote em português · A real diff: Express 4.21.2 → 5.0.0
Why this exists
Pull requests written with an agent get big. The reviewer opens the first file, gets tired, and approves the lockfile with the same glance they would give a migration. Skimless tells you where skimming is safe and where it is not: the public API first, the sharp edges next, the noise at the end. The score is a reading priority. A quiet packet does not prove the diff is safe.
Run it
npx skimless demonpx skimless demo --lang pt --format html --out skimless.html npx skimless review --base origin/main --format all --out skimless --fail-on high
Or install it once with npm install -g skimless and call skimless.
--format all writes skimless.html, skimless.md, and skimless.json. Secret-shaped strings are redacted unless you pass --no-redact. --fail-on defaults to none locally. In CI, use high.
On a generated 2,000-file diff, a review packet comes back in about 100 ms on a laptop. npm run bench prints the number for your machine.
import { redactPacket, reviewDiff } from "skimless";const packet = redactPacket(reviewDiff(patch, { order: "story", lang: "pt", budgetMinutes: 25 })); packet.readingOrder.forEach((stop) => console.log(stop.path, stop.reason));
What the packet is
- A reading order.
storyis the default: API and types, then auth, signing, billing, migrations, and CI, then manifests, then the rest, then tests, docs, lockfiles, and generated code. A high finding jumps its file up into the sharp band.risksorts by score alone. - Findings with the rule id attached. Twenty-one rules, each one a sentence, covering JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Go, PHP, Java, Kotlin, Rust, and C#, plus GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and other runners. See docs/rules.md.
- An HTML file you can attach, a Markdown comment, and JSON for whatever you already run.
Copy examples/skimless.config.json to skimless.config.json to set the budget, ignore globs, and the CI failure level.
CI
- uses: actions/checkout@v4with: fetch-depth: 0
- uses: pedroofrancaa/skimless@v1 with: base: origin/${{ github.base_ref }} fail-on: high
The action needs no token and posts no comment. The reading order and findings land in the job summary, on the pull request's Checks page. It passes inputs through the environment, then to git diff as arguments, never stitched into a shell string. docs/ci.md has the full workflow, every input, and a GitLab CI job.
Use it from an agent
skimless mcp is an MCP server. Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, and other agents can ask for the reading order before they review a change, then read the files in that order.
claude mcp add skimless -- npx -y skimless mcpSkimless still does not call a model. It serves one. Secret-shaped strings are always redacted in MCP responses, so a live key in the diff never reaches the agent's context. docs/mcp.md has the setup for each client, the tool arguments, and prompts that work.
What it will not do
- It will not execute the diff.
- It will not call a model, and it will not pretend a heuristic is one. Agents can call Skimless; Skimless does not call them.
- It will not catch every bug. The self-compare in the sample is the example we keep on purpose.
- A quiet label is not an approval.
Development
npm installnpm test npm run check node --experimental-strip-types src/cli.ts demo
Day to day, the CLI runs the TypeScript source directly. npm run build emits dist/, which is what npm ships.
Rules, reading order, and the library surface are described in docs/. The contributor notes are in CONTRIBUTING.md. The project is MIT, in GOVERNANCE.md terms: one maintainer at the start, decisions in the open, no pretended community.
License
MIT