ktx
Installs and configures ktx, the open-source context layer for data agents — runs ktx setup non-interactively with hidden CLI flags, configures database connections and embeddings, installs agent integration, and verifies readiness. Use when the user asks an agent to add ktx to a project, connect data sources, install agent rules, ingest schema, or troubleshoot a local ktx install.
npx skills add Kaelio/ktx --skill ktx --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.
# ktx Install and configure **ktx**, the open-source context layer for data agents. Use this skill when a user wants an agent to add **ktx** to a project, connect data sources, build initial context, install agent integration, or troubleshoot a local **ktx** setup. ## Operating rules - Act autonomously when the user asks you to install or configure **ktx**. The non-interactive scripted flow below is the canonical path — bare `ktx setup` is interactive (clack prompts) and an agent cannot drive it. - Setup's non-interactive flags are intentionally hidden from `--help`. Use the flags listed below; verify uncommon flags against the docs at `https://docs.kaelio.com/ktx/` or this skill — not against `--help` output. - Ask only for values you cannot infer: project directory, connection targets, credentials, account identifiers, and source selections. - Prefer `file:/abs/path` secret refs over `env:VAR_NAME`. `env:` refs are re-resolved against the process environment on **every** `ktx` run, so a var exported only in the setup shell is gone when `ktx ingest` or `ktx mcp start` runs later — the secret silently resolves to empty and the connection fails. `file:` refs read from disk and survi
- Operating rules
- Gather inputs once
- Install workflow
- Add context sources
- Files to inspect
- Verification
- Troubleshooting
- Final report
node --version # require >= 22; stop and ask the user if older ktx --version || npm install -g @kaelio/ktx ktx setup --no-input --yes \ ktx ingest <connection-id> --no-input find <path>/.ktx/worktrees <path>/.ktx/ingest-transcripts -type f -mmin -3 ktx setup --agents --target <claude-code|claude-desktop|codex|cursor|opencode|universal> ktx mcp start --project-dir <path> dbt — pick exactly one of --source-path (local) or --source-git-url (remote). No --source-warehouse-connection-id: dbt maps to the warehouse by table name. ktx setup --no-input --yes --skip-databases --skip-llm --skip-embeddings --skip-agents \
What does the ktx skill do?
Installs and configures ktx, the open-source context layer for data agents — runs ktx setup non-interactively with hidden CLI flags, configures database connections and embeddings, installs agent integration, and verifies readiness. Use when the user asks an agent to add ktx to a project, connect data sources, install agent rules, ingest schema, or troubleshoot a local ktx install.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add Kaelio/ktx --skill ktx --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 Kaelio/ktx, a repository with 1,526 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.