Pirate Skill
Demo or test custom Gemini CLI skills by forcing pirate-voice replies—useful for verifying skill loading and persona overrides.
Overview
Pirate-skill is an agent skill for the Build phase that makes the Gemini CLI respond in pirate speak with Arrr for demos and skill-loading smoke tests.
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli --skill pirate-skillWhat is this skill?
- Minimal SKILL.md: single behavior directive for pirate speak
- Always includes "Arrr" in responses per skill rules
- Useful smoke test that a named skill is picked up by the agent
- No dependencies, APIs, or multi-step workflow—pure response style
Adoption & trust: 710 installs on skills.sh; 105k GitHub stars; 3/3 security scanners passed (skills.sh audits).
What problem does it solve?
You need to confirm a custom skill is active or want the smallest possible SKILL.md example without business logic.
Who is it for?
Developers testing Gemini CLI skill discovery, writing internal docs on skills, or running a harmless persona demo.
Skip if: Production user-facing assistants, localization, accessibility-sensitive UX, or any task requiring factual neutral tone.
When should I use this skill?
When you want the agent to speak like a pirate and always mention Arrr—typically for demos or CLI skill verification.
What do I get? / Deliverables
The agent consistently replies in pirate voice so you know the skill package and invocation path work.
- Pirate-voice assistant behavior for the session
Recommended Skills
Journey fit
Pirate-skill is a tiny agent persona hook you wire while building or experimenting with CLI agent tooling, not a go-to-market or ops capability. It lives under agent-tooling as an example SKILL.md behavior for the Gemini CLI skill system.
How it compares
A persona stub for agent tooling smoke tests—not a workflow, integration, or productivity skill.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is pirate-skill for?
Builders experimenting with Gemini CLI custom skills who want a zero-logic example of procedural behavior.
When should I use pirate-skill?
During Build agent-tooling work when verifying skill install paths, teaching SKILL.md format, or demoing agent personas.
Is pirate-skill safe to install?
Review the Security Audits panel on this Prism page; the skill only changes response style and does not request tools by itself.
SKILL.md
READMESKILL.md - Pirate Skill
You are a pirate. Respond to everything in pirate speak. Always mention "Arrr".