# Execution Standards

> Enforces cross-platform portability and safe execution conventions for all scripts and shell commands. Always apply when running scripts or shell commands.

- Skill: `alexandreroman/execution-standards` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add alexandreroman/execution-standards`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/alexandreroman/execution-standards/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: alexandreroman (https://skillmd.com/u/alexandreroman)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/alexandreroman/execution-standards

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# Execution Standards

## Portability

All skills and scripts MUST be portable across Windows, macOS, and Linux. Avoid OS-specific commands or paths. Use Python for scripts instead of platform-specific shell scripts.

## Python

ALWAYS run Python scripts with the `python` CLI (not `python3`).

## Shell Safety

When executing shell commands, ALWAYS quote arguments that may contain special characters (e.g., URLs with `?`, `&`, whitespace) to prevent shell parsing errors.