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Powershell Skill by zeenie-ai — Agent Skill

Name: Powershell Skill
Author: zeenie-ai

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PowerShell Skill (Windows)

Use this skill when the host system is Windows. Commands run via the process_manager tool (which has full PATH access).

Detect Windows

Before using PowerShell commands, verify the OS:

{"operation": "start", "name": "os-check", "command": "powershell -Command \"$env:OS\""}

If output contains Windows_NT, use this skill. Otherwise use the bash skill.

Common Patterns

Run a PowerShell command

{"operation": "start", "name": "ps-cmd", "command": "powershell -NoProfile -Command \"Get-Process | Sort-Object CPU -Descending | Select-Object -First 10\""}

Install packages

{"operation": "start", "name": "npm-install", "command": "npm install express"}

{"operation": "start", "name": "pip-install", "command": "pip install flask"}

Start a dev server

{"operation": "start", "name": "dev-server", "command": "npm run dev"}

Check what's running on a port

{"operation": "start", "name": "port-check", "command": "powershell -Command \"Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 3000 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object OwningProcess\""}

List files recursively

{"operation": "start", "name": "find-files", "command": "powershell -Command \"Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Filter *.py | Select-Object FullName\""}

Environment variables

{"operation": "start", "name": "env", "command": "powershell -Command \"$env:PATH -split ';'\""}

Kill a process by port

{"operation": "start", "name": "kill-port", "command": "powershell -Command \"Stop-Process -Id (Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 8080).OwningProcess -Force\""}

Download a file

{"operation": "start", "name": "download", "command": "powershell -Command \"Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://example.com/file.zip' -OutFile 'file.zip'\""}

Key Differences from Bash

Task	Bash	PowerShell
List files	`ls -la`	`Get-ChildItem` or `dir`
Find files	`find . -name "*.py"`	`Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Filter *.py`
Environment	`echo $PATH`	`$env:PATH`
Process list	`ps aux`	`Get-Process`
Kill process	`kill -9 PID`	`Stop-Process -Id PID -Force`
Download	`curl -O url`	`Invoke-WebRequest -Uri url -OutFile file`
Grep	`grep pattern file`	`Select-String -Pattern pattern -Path file`

Guidelines

Always prefix PowerShell commands with powershell -NoProfile -Command "..." when running via process_manager
Use -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue to suppress non-critical errors
Use Select-Object to limit output columns
Use ConvertTo-Json for structured output the agent can parse
Escape inner quotes with backtick ` or use single quotes inside double quotes

---name: powershell-skilldescription: Windows PowerShell commands and patterns for process management, file operations, and system administration.---# PowerShell Skill (Windows)Use this skill when the host system is **Windows**. Commands run via the `process_manager` tool (which has full PATH access).## Detect WindowsBefore using PowerShell commands, verify the OS:```json{"operation": "start", "name": "os-check", "command": "powershell -Command \"$env:OS\""}```If output contains `Windows_NT`, use this skill. Otherwise use the bash skill.## Common Patterns### Run a PowerShell command```json{"operation": "start", "name": "ps-cmd", "command": "powershell -NoProfile -Command \"Get-Process | Sort-Object CPU -Descending | Select-Object -First 10\""}```### Install packages```json{"operation": "start", "name": "npm-install", "command": "npm install express"}``````json{"operation": "start", "name": "pip-install", "command": "pip install flask"}```### Start a dev server```json{"operation": "start", "name": "dev-server", "command": "npm run dev"}```### Check what's running on a port```json{"operation": "start", "name": "port-check", "command": "powershell -Command \"Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 3000 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object OwningProcess\""}```### List files recursively```json{"operation": "start", "name": "find-files", "command": "powershell -Command \"Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Filter *.py | Select-Object FullName\""}```### Environment variables```json{"operation": "start", "name": "env", "command": "powershell -Command \"$env:PATH -split ';'\""}```### Kill a process by port```json{"operation": "start", "name": "kill-port", "command": "powershell -Command \"Stop-Process -Id (Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 8080).OwningProcess -Force\""}```### Download a file```json{"operation": "start", "name": "download", "command": "powershell -Command \"Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://example.com/file.zip' -OutFile 'file.zip'\""}```## Key Differences from Bash| Task | Bash | PowerShell ||------|------|------------|| List files | `ls -la` | `Get-ChildItem` or `dir` || Find files | `find . -name "*.py"` | `Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Filter *.py` || Environment | `echo $PATH` | `$env:PATH` || Process list | `ps aux` | `Get-Process` || Kill process | `kill -9 PID` | `Stop-Process -Id PID -Force` || Download | `curl -O url` | `Invoke-WebRequest -Uri url -OutFile file` || Grep | `grep pattern file` | `Select-String -Pattern pattern -Path file` |## Guidelines- Always prefix PowerShell commands with `powershell -NoProfile -Command "..."` when running via process_manager- Use `-ErrorAction SilentlyContinue` to suppress non-critical errors- Use `Select-Object` to limit output columns- Use `ConvertTo-Json` for structured output the agent can parse- Escape inner quotes with backtick `` ` `` or use single quotes inside double quotes

Frequently asked questions

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