cdesktop
Operate the cdesktop coding-session environment — agent teams, session management, file conventions.
npx skills add cdesktop-ai/cdesktop --skill cdesktop --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.
# cdesktop cdesktop spawns coding-agent sessions per workspace. You may be running as a standalone session, or as part of a **team** in the same workspace. ## Agent Teams Use this when delegating parallel subtasks, getting a second opinion, or running a structured debate. Teammates share your working directory by default — pick non-overlapping file scopes for write-heavy work. ### Commands Canonical invocation is `npx cdesktop team ...` (works without global install). If `cdesktop` is on your `PATH`, you may use it directly as a shorthand. - Spawn (lead only): `npx cdesktop team spawn --name <name> [--prompt-file p] [--executor ...] [--model ...] [--provider ...]` - Send: `npx cdesktop team send <id> --message-file p` - List: `npx cdesktop team list --json` Every command requires the `CDESKTOP_SESSION_ID` env var, which cdesktop injects automatically at executor spawn. If the var is missing, you are running outside a cdesktop session and `team` commands will refuse. ### When to spawn - Research from N angles in parallel. - Parallel implementation on non-overlapping modules. - Devil's advocate / critique against your plan. ### Roles Free-text via `--name`. Common labels: `researcher
- Agent Teams
- Commands
- When to spawn
- Roles
- Cross-executor / cross-model
- Peer messaging
- Anti-patterns
- (Future cdesktop sections)
What does the cdesktop skill do?
Operate the cdesktop coding-session environment — agent teams, session management, file conventions.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add cdesktop-ai/cdesktop --skill cdesktop --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 cdesktop-ai/cdesktop, a repository with 72 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.