How do I install the Ascii Chord skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add dvcrn/ascii-chord in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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Is Ascii Chord free to use?

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Who published Ascii Chord?

dvcrn (@dvcrn) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Ascii Chord by dvcrn — Agent Skill

Name: Ascii Chord
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: dvcrn

Ascii Chord

Show ASCII guitar chord diagrams using the ascii_chord CLI tool. Use when asked how to play a guitar chord, or to show chord charts/diagrams for any chord name (e.g. E, B7, Am, C, G, Dm, etc.). Requires git and cargo (Rust toolchain) to be installed. First use clones https://github.com/yzhong52/ascii_chord into /tmp and builds it with cargo — review the source before running if desired.

dvcrn Updated Sep 8, 2026 32 repo stars

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ascii-chord

Display ASCII guitar chord diagrams using ascii_chord — an open-source Rust CLI (MIT license, authored by the same person as this skill).

Required Tools

Tool	Purpose	Check
git	Clone the source repo	`git --version`
cargo / Rust	Build and run the CLI	`cargo --version`

Before First Use

This skill clones https://github.com/yzhong52/ascii_chord into /tmp and builds it with cargo run. This executes third-party code on your machine. The repository is open-source (MIT) and authored by the same person as this skill — you can review it at https://github.com/yzhong52/ascii_chord before proceeding.

Installing Rust (if not already installed)

# macOS (Homebrew — recommended)
brew install rustup-init && rustup-init

Or download the installer from rustup.rs and follow the instructions there.

Note: Installing Rust via rustup will create ~/.cargo and ~/.rustup in your home directory and may modify your shell PATH. This is standard Rust toolchain behavior and persists after the skill runs.

Cloning the repo

Check if already cloned; clone if not:

[ -d /tmp/ascii_chord ] || git clone https://github.com/yzhong52/ascii_chord /tmp/ascii_chord

No further installation step is needed — cargo run builds and runs in one step. The compiled binary is cached in /tmp/ascii_chord/target/ and reused on subsequent runs.

Usage

Single chord:

cd /tmp/ascii_chord && cargo run -- get <CHORD> 2>/dev/null

Multiple chords side by side:

cd /tmp/ascii_chord && cargo run -- list <CHORD1> <CHORD2> ... 2>/dev/null

List all supported chords:

cd /tmp/ascii_chord && cargo run -- all 2>/dev/null

Examples

# Single chord
cd /tmp/ascii_chord && cargo run -- get Am 2>/dev/null

# Multiple side by side (great for progressions)
cd /tmp/ascii_chord && cargo run -- list C G Am F 2>/dev/null

# Full list of supported chord names
cd /tmp/ascii_chord && cargo run -- all 2>/dev/null

Notes

Suppress build warnings with 2>/dev/null
Chord names are case-sensitive (Am not am, B7 not b7)
After first build, subsequent runs are fast (binary is cached by cargo in /tmp/ascii_chord/target/)
Source repo: https://github.com/yzhong52/ascii_chord (MIT licensed)

---name: ascii-chorddescription: Show ASCII guitar chord diagrams using the ascii_chord CLI tool. Use when asked how to play a guitar chord, or to show chord charts/diagrams for any chord name (e.g. E, B7, Am, C, G, Dm, etc.). Requires git and cargo (Rust toolchain) to be installed. First use clones https://github.com/yzhong52/ascii_chord into /tmp and builds it with cargo — review the source before running if desired.---# ascii-chordDisplay ASCII guitar chord diagrams using [ascii_chord](https://github.com/yzhong52/ascii_chord) — an open-source Rust CLI (MIT license, authored by the same person as this skill).## Required Tools| Tool | Purpose | Check ||---|---|---|| **git** | Clone the source repo | `git --version` || **cargo / Rust** | Build and run the CLI | `cargo --version` |## Before First UseThis skill clones `https://github.com/yzhong52/ascii_chord` into `/tmp` and builds it with `cargo run`. This executes third-party code on your machine. The repository is open-source (MIT) and authored by the same person as this skill — you can review it at https://github.com/yzhong52/ascii_chord before proceeding.### Installing Rust (if not already installed)```bash# macOS (Homebrew — recommended)brew install rustup-init && rustup-init```Or download the installer from [rustup.rs](https://rustup.rs) and follow the instructions there.> **Note:** Installing Rust via rustup will create `~/.cargo` and `~/.rustup` in your home directory and may modify your shell `PATH`. This is standard Rust toolchain behavior and persists after the skill runs.### Cloning the repoCheck if already cloned; clone if not:```bash[ -d /tmp/ascii_chord ] || git clone https://github.com/yzhong52/ascii_chord /tmp/ascii_chord```No further installation step is needed — `cargo run` builds and runs in one step. The compiled binary is cached in `/tmp/ascii_chord/target/` and reused on subsequent runs.## Usage**Single chord:**```bashcd /tmp/ascii_chord && cargo run -- get <CHORD> 2>/dev/null```**Multiple chords side by side:**```bashcd /tmp/ascii_chord && cargo run -- list <CHORD1> <CHORD2> ... 2>/dev/null```**List all supported chords:**```bashcd /tmp/ascii_chord && cargo run -- all 2>/dev/null```## Examples```bash# Single chordcd /tmp/ascii_chord && cargo run -- get Am 2>/dev/null# Multiple side by side (great for progressions)cd /tmp/ascii_chord && cargo run -- list C G Am F 2>/dev/null# Full list of supported chord namescd /tmp/ascii_chord && cargo run -- all 2>/dev/null```## Notes- Suppress build warnings with `2>/dev/null`- Chord names are case-sensitive (`Am` not `am`, `B7` not `b7`)- After first build, subsequent runs are fast (binary is cached by cargo in `/tmp/ascii_chord/target/`)- Source repo: https://github.com/yzhong52/ascii_chord (MIT licensed)

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