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Powershell by openbmb — Agent Skill

Name: Powershell
Author: OpenBMB

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PowerShell

Use this skill when the user is on Windows, asks for PowerShell commands, or needs native Windows setup/troubleshooting instead of Bash or WSL.

Shell Choice

Prefer pwsh when PowerShell 7 is installed.
Use powershell.exe for built-in Windows PowerShell compatibility.
In documentation, use fenced code blocks with powershell and avoid Bash-only operators such as && unless explicitly running inside WSL/Git Bash.

Safe Command Patterns

Read-only checks:

$PSVersionTable.PSVersion
Get-Command node, npm, git, python, rg -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
node --version
npm --version
git --version
python --version
rg --version

Path inspection:

Get-Location
Get-ChildItem
Resolve-Path .
$env:PATH -split ';'

Run commands in sequence with explicit lines:

Set-Location C:\path\to\PilotDeck
node --version
corepack enable
corepack pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --filter pilotdeck --filter pilotdeck-ui

Use npm.cmd or pnpm.cmd when PowerShell execution policy blocks .ps1 shims:

npm.cmd --version
pnpm.cmd --version

PilotDeck Native Windows Notes

Native Windows source installs need Node.js 22, Git/Git LFS, Python, Visual Studio C++ Build Tools, and ripgrep. WSL2 is usually simpler for development, but native PowerShell is supported for users who want a Windows-only workflow.

Install common prerequisites with winget:

winget install OpenJS.NodeJS.LTS
winget install Git.Git
winget install GitHub.GitLFS
winget install Python.Python.3.12
winget install BurntSushi.ripgrep.MSVC
winget install Microsoft.VisualStudio.2022.BuildTools --override "--wait --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VCTools --includeRecommended"

After installing tools, close and reopen PowerShell so PATH changes take effect.

Safety

Be careful with destructive commands such as Remove-Item -Recurse -Force; confirm the target path first.
Avoid changing execution policy globally unless the user explicitly asks and understands the risk.
Prefer project-local or session-local changes over machine-wide changes.

---name: powershelldescription: Run safe PowerShell commands on Windows, translate Bash snippets, and troubleshoot native Windows setup.---# PowerShellUse this skill when the user is on Windows, asks for PowerShell commands, or needs native Windows setup/troubleshooting instead of Bash or WSL.## Shell Choice- Prefer `pwsh` when PowerShell 7 is installed.- Use `powershell.exe` for built-in Windows PowerShell compatibility.- In documentation, use fenced code blocks with `powershell` and avoid Bash-only operators such as `&&` unless explicitly running inside WSL/Git Bash.## Safe Command PatternsRead-only checks:```powershell$PSVersionTable.PSVersionGet-Command node, npm, git, python, rg -ErrorAction SilentlyContinuenode --versionnpm --versiongit --versionpython --versionrg --version```Path inspection:```powershellGet-LocationGet-ChildItemResolve-Path .$env:PATH -split ';'```Run commands in sequence with explicit lines:```powershellSet-Location C:\path\to\PilotDecknode --versioncorepack enablecorepack pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --filter pilotdeck --filter pilotdeck-ui```Use `npm.cmd` or `pnpm.cmd` when PowerShell execution policy blocks `.ps1` shims:```powershellnpm.cmd --versionpnpm.cmd --version```## PilotDeck Native Windows NotesNative Windows source installs need Node.js 22, Git/Git LFS, Python, Visual Studio C++ Build Tools, and ripgrep. WSL2 is usually simpler for development, but native PowerShell is supported for users who want a Windows-only workflow.Install common prerequisites with `winget`:```powershellwinget install OpenJS.NodeJS.LTSwinget install Git.Gitwinget install GitHub.GitLFSwinget install Python.Python.3.12winget install BurntSushi.ripgrep.MSVCwinget install Microsoft.VisualStudio.2022.BuildTools --override "--wait --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VCTools --includeRecommended"```After installing tools, close and reopen PowerShell so `PATH` changes take effect.## Safety- Be careful with destructive commands such as `Remove-Item -Recurse -Force`; confirm the target path first.- Avoid changing execution policy globally unless the user explicitly asks and understands the risk.- Prefer project-local or session-local changes over machine-wide changes.

Frequently asked questions

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