How do I install the Quickstart skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add javimosch/quickstart-849 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 Quickstart skill do?

Quarto Quickstart It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

Is Quickstart safe to use?

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Which AI agents work with Quickstart?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Quickstart free to use?

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

Who published Quickstart?

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

Quickstart by javimosch — Agent Skill

Name: Quickstart
Author: javimosch

File contents

Quarto Quickstart

Quarto is an open-source scientific and technical publishing system built on Pandoc.

Installation

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)

# Download latest release
wget https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/releases/latest/download/quarto-linux-amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i quarto-linux-amd64.deb

macOS

brew install quarto

Verify installation

quarto --version
quarto check

Basic Usage

Create a document

# Create a new document
quarto create document

# Or create directly
echo "---
title: My Document
---

# Hello World

This is my first Quarto document.
" > hello.qmd

Render a document

# Render to default format (HTML)
quarto render hello.qmd

# Render to specific format
quarto render hello.qmd --to pdf
quarto render hello.qmd --to docx

Preview with live reload

quarto preview hello.qmd

Convert formats

# Convert between .qmd and Jupyter notebook
quarto convert hello.qmd --to notebook
quarto convert hello.ipynb --to markdown

Project workflows

Create a project

quarto create project website mysite
cd mysite
quarto render

Project types

website - Multi-page website
book - Online book
manuscript - Scientific manuscript
default - Simple project

Key Features

Code embedding: Python, R, Julia, JavaScript via Jupyter/Knitr/Observable
Cross-references: Figures, tables, equations
Citations: BibTeX, Zotero integration
Multiple outputs: HTML, PDF, Word, ePub, Reveal.js slides
Extensions: Custom templates and shortcodes

Resources

Documentation: https://quarto.org/docs/
Gallery: https://quarto.org/docs/gallery/
Extensions: https://quarto.org/docs/extensions/

Frequently asked questions

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