busybox-on-windows
How to use a Win32 build of BusyBox to run many of the standard UNIX command line tools on Windows.
Profile →npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill busybox-on-windows --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
BusyBox is a single binary that implements many common Unix tools. Use this skill only on Windows. If you are on UNIX, then stop here. Run the following steps only if you cannot find a `busybox.exe` file in the same directory as this document is. These are PowerShell commands, if you have a classic `cmd.exe` terminal, then you must use `powershell -Command "..."` to run them. 1. Print the type of CPU: `Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Processor | Select-Object Name, NumberOfCores, MaxClockSpeed` 2. Print the OS versions: `Get-ItemProperty "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" | Select-Object ProductName, DisplayVersion, CurrentBuild` 3. Download a suitable build of BusyBox by running one of these PowerShell commands: - 32-bit x86 (ANSI): `$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://frippery.org/files/busybox/busybox.exe -OutFile busybox.exe` - 64-bit x86 (ANSI): `$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://frippery.org/files/busybox/busybox64.exe -OutFile busybox.exe` - 64-bit x86 (Unicode): `$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://frippery.org/files/busybox/busybox64u.exe -Out
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What does the busybox-on-windows skill do?
How to use a Win32 build of BusyBox to run many of the standard UNIX command line tools on Windows.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill busybox-on-windows --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, a repository with 44,414 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.