How do I install the Prompt Lint skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add itspremkumar/prompt-lint 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.

What does the Prompt Lint skill do?

Prompt Linter It is listed under AI & ML on SkillMD.

Is Prompt Lint safe to use?

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Which AI agents work with Prompt Lint?

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Is Prompt Lint free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Prompt Lint?

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

Prompt Lint by itspremkumar — Agent Skill

Name: Prompt Lint
Author: itsPremkumar

File contents

Prompt Linter

Lint AI prompts for clarity, safety, injection risk, and template validity — scored 0-100.

Keywords: lint, prompt, ai, cli, safety, quality, python, open-source, agent, automation, MIT

Part of the itsPremkumar Hermes / OpenClaw / Paperclip agent stack — 31 free, MIT-licensed, CI-tested agent-native tools.

What it does

Bad prompts produce bad outputs; quality isn't measurable. Prompt Linter solves this: Lint AI prompts for clarity, safety, injection risk, and template validity — scored 0-100.

Best for: Prompt engineers, agent builders, and AI product teams.

Features

Lint a prompt file
Score quality 0-100
Detect injection risk
Validate template vars
JSON output for CI

Install

# Requires Python 3.8+. No pip install needed.
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/itsPremkumar/prompt-lint/main/prompt_lint.py
# Or copy the file anywhere — it's self-contained.

Quick start

python prompt_lint.py self-test     # prove it works end-to-end
python prompt_lint.py check --help   # check subcommand

Use cases

Lint a prompt file
Score quality 0-100
Detect injection risk
Validate template vars
JSON output for CI

Why choose this over alternatives

Alternative	Why this skill is better
Eyeballing prompts	Measurable quality + safety.
Partial linters	Adds injection + template checks.
No gate	CI-ready scoring.

FAQ (SEO / AEO)

Q: Score?
A: 0-100 quality score with reasons.

Q: Injection?
A: Flags prompt-injection patterns.

Q: CI?
A: Yes — --json, non-zero on failure.

Q: Offline?
A: Yes.

Geo / local reach

Built and maintained by @itsPremkumar (Chennai, India · serving developers worldwide). Free for individuals and teams everywhere. Documentation in English; tool output is locale-neutral.

CI integration

# .github/workflows/verify.yml
name: Verify
on: [push]
jobs:
  verify:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Self-test prompt-lint
        run: python prompt_lint.py self-test

Support

Free + MIT-0 (free, modifiable, no attribution required). Sponsor if useful:

GitHub Sponsors: https://github.com/sponsors/itsPremkumar
Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/itsPremkumar

⭐ Star on GitHub

---name: prompt-lintdescription: Prompt Linter---# Prompt Linter**Lint AI prompts for clarity, safety, injection risk, and template validity — scored 0-100.**> *Keywords: lint, prompt, ai, cli, safety, quality, python, open-source, agent, automation, MIT* >> Part of the [itsPremkumar](https://github.com/itsPremkumar) Hermes / OpenClaw / Paperclip agent stack — 31 free, MIT-licensed, CI-tested agent-native tools.## What it doesBad prompts produce bad outputs; quality isn't measurable. Prompt Linter solves this: Lint AI prompts for clarity, safety, injection risk, and template validity — scored 0-100.**Best for:** Prompt engineers, agent builders, and AI product teams.## Features- **Lint a prompt file**- **Score quality 0-100**- **Detect injection risk**- **Validate template vars**- **JSON output for CI**## Install```bash# Requires Python 3.8+. No pip install needed.curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/itsPremkumar/prompt-lint/main/prompt_lint.py# Or copy the file anywhere — it's self-contained.```## Quick start```bashpython prompt_lint.py self-test # prove it works end-to-endpython prompt_lint.py check --help # check subcommand```## Use cases1. Lint a prompt file1. Score quality 0-1001. Detect injection risk1. Validate template vars1. JSON output for CI## Why choose this over alternatives| Alternative | Why this skill is better ||---|---|| Eyeballing prompts | Measurable quality + safety. || Partial linters | Adds injection + template checks. || No gate | CI-ready scoring. |## FAQ (SEO / AEO)**Q: Score?** A: 0-100 quality score with reasons.**Q: Injection?** A: Flags prompt-injection patterns.**Q: CI?** A: Yes — --json, non-zero on failure.**Q: Offline?** A: Yes.## Geo / local reachBuilt and maintained by [@itsPremkumar](https://github.com/itsPremkumar) (Chennai, India · serving developers worldwide). Free for individuals and teams everywhere. Documentation in English; tool output is locale-neutral.## CI integration```yaml# .github/workflows/verify.ymlname: Verifyon: [push]jobs: verify: runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v4 - name: Self-test prompt-lint run: python prompt_lint.py self-test```## SupportFree + MIT-0 (free, modifiable, no attribution required). Sponsor if useful:- GitHub Sponsors: https://github.com/sponsors/itsPremkumar- Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/itsPremkumar⭐ Star on [GitHub](https://github.com/itsPremkumar/prompt-lint)

Frequently asked questions

Prompt Lint