How do I install the Starwars skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add modbender/starwars 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.

Is Starwars safe to use?

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Which AI agents work with Starwars?

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 Starwars free to use?

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Who published Starwars?

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

Starwars by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Starwars
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: modbender

File contents

Star Wars Lookup

CLI for AI agents to lookup Star Wars universe info for their humans. "Who played Darth Vader?" — now your agent can answer.

Uses SWAPI (Star Wars API). No account or API key needed.

Usage

"Look up Luke Skywalker"
"What planet is Tatooine?"
"List all Star Wars films"
"What species is Chewbacca?"
"Tell me about the Millennium Falcon"

Commands

Action	Command
Search characters	`starwars people "name"`
Search planets	`starwars planets "name"`
List films	`starwars films`
Search species	`starwars species "name"`
Search starships	`starwars starships "name"`

Examples

starwars people "luke"          # Find character by name
starwars planets "tatooine"     # Find planet by name
starwars films                  # List all films
starwars species "wookiee"      # Find species by name
starwars starships "falcon"     # Find starship by name

Output

People output:

Luke Skywalker — Human, Tatooine, Height: 172cm

Planets output:

Tatooine — Population: 200000, Climate: arid, Terrain: desert

Films output:

Episode 4: A New Hope (1977-05-25) — Director: George Lucas
Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back (1980-05-17) — Director: Irvin Kershner

Species output:

Wookiee — Classification: mammal, Language: Shyriiwook, Avg Lifespan: 400 years

Starships output:

Millennium Falcon — YT-1300 light freighter, Class: Light freighter, Crew: 4

Notes

Uses SWAPI (swapi.dev)
No authentication required
Covers all 6 original/prequel films
Character lookups resolve species and homeworld names automatically

Agent Implementation Notes

Script location: {skill_folder}/starwars (wrapper to scripts/starwars)

When user asks about Star Wars:

Run ./starwars people "name" to find characters
Run ./starwars planets "name" for planet info
Run ./starwars films for the film list
Run ./starwars species "name" for species details
Run ./starwars starships "name" for ship info

Don't use for: Sequel trilogy data (Episodes 7-9 not in SWAPI), extended universe, TV shows.

---name: starwarsdescription: CLI for AI agents to lookup Star Wars universe info for their humans. Uses SWAPI. No auth required.--- # Star Wars Lookup CLI for AI agents to lookup Star Wars universe info for their humans. "Who played Darth Vader?" — now your agent can answer. Uses [SWAPI](https://swapi.dev) (Star Wars API). No account or API key needed. ## Usage ``` "Look up Luke Skywalker" "What planet is Tatooine?" "List all Star Wars films" "What species is Chewbacca?" "Tell me about the Millennium Falcon" ``` ## Commands | Action | Command | |--------|---------| | Search characters | `starwars people "name"` | | Search planets | `starwars planets "name"` | | List films | `starwars films` | | Search species | `starwars species "name"` | | Search starships | `starwars starships "name"` | ### Examples ```bash starwars people "luke" # Find character by name starwars planets "tatooine" # Find planet by name starwars films # List all films starwars species "wookiee" # Find species by name starwars starships "falcon" # Find starship by name ``` ## Output **People output:** ``` Luke Skywalker — Human, Tatooine, Height: 172cm ``` **Planets output:** ``` Tatooine — Population: 200000, Climate: arid, Terrain: desert ``` **Films output:** ``` Episode 4: A New Hope (1977-05-25) — Director: George Lucas Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back (1980-05-17) — Director: Irvin Kershner ``` **Species output:** ``` Wookiee — Classification: mammal, Language: Shyriiwook, Avg Lifespan: 400 years ``` **Starships output:** ``` Millennium Falcon — YT-1300 light freighter, Class: Light freighter, Crew: 4 ``` ## Notes - Uses SWAPI (swapi.dev) - No authentication required - Covers all 6 original/prequel films - Character lookups resolve species and homeworld names automatically --- ## Agent Implementation Notes **Script location:** `{skill_folder}/starwars` (wrapper to `scripts/starwars`) **When user asks about Star Wars:** 1. Run `./starwars people "name"` to find characters 2. Run `./starwars planets "name"` for planet info 3. Run `./starwars films` for the film list 4. Run `./starwars species "name"` for species details 5. Run `./starwars starships "name"` for ship info **Don't use for:** Sequel trilogy data (Episodes 7-9 not in SWAPI), extended universe, TV shows.

Frequently asked questions

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