npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill nika --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.
# Nika Skill Use [Nika](https://nika.sh) as a deterministic workflow worker orchestrated by the Hermes `terminal` tool. Nika is an open-source (AGPL) Rust engine that captures a repeatable AI task as a plain-text `*.nika.yaml` file, audits it **before a single token is spent** (plan, cost floor, secret flows, types), executes it against local or cloud providers (Ollama/llama.cpp/vLLM included), and records a tamper-evident trace. Division of labor: **Hermes orchestrates · Nika captures repeatable work as a checkable file and runs it with receipts.** Nika is NOT another coding agent — for autonomous coding, use the `opencode` skill. Delegate to Nika when the work should be *repeatable, budgeted, and auditable*. ## When to Use - The user asks to run, check, or author a `*.nika.yaml` workflow - A task will be repeated (daily digest, triage, ETL, report, multi-step LLM pipeline) — capture it as a workflow instead of re-prompting - The user wants a hard cost cap, a cost estimate before running, or receipts/audit of what ran - A pipeline mixes models/providers (local + cloud) or mixes LLM steps with shell/HTTP/file steps - The user wants a run they can replay, verify, or reproduce later
- When to Use
- When NOT to use
- Prerequisites
- How to Run
- The check-before-run law
- Authoring a workflow
- Cost honesty
- Receipts and verification
- Optional: MCP oracle tools
- Quick Reference
- Procedure
- Rules
- Pitfalls
- Limitations
What does the nika skill do?
Runs repeatable AI work as checked, budgeted workflow files.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill nika --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.