zhinkgit/embeddedskills
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An open-source collection of embedded development and debugging skills for Claude Code, Copilot, TRAE, and other AI coding assistants that support the Skill protocol. Once installed, the AI assistant can directly operate compilers, debuggers, and communication buses, automating the full workflow from code generation to hardware verification.
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embeddedskills — Embedded Development & Debugging Skills
Give AI coding assistants direct control over compilers, debuggers, and communication buses — completing the full loop from code generation to hardware verification.
✨ Three Core Advantages
🔁 Embedded AI Workflow Closed Loop
Embedded development has a gap that pure software development doesn't have: writing code is just the beginning — compiling, flashing, and debugging all require human intervention at every step.
AI modifies code → You manually compile → You manually flash → You copy errors to AI → AI fixes → You compile again...
embeddedskills hands this loop over to AI:
flowchart TD
A["💬 Requirements Discussion"] --> B["✍️ Code Generation & Optimization"]
B --> C["🔨 Auto Compile keil build / gcc build"]
C -->|Errors| D["🤖 AI Reads Compiler Errors"]
D --> B
C -->|Success| E["⚡ Auto Flash openocd flash / jlink flash / probe-rs flash"]
E --> F["🔬 Auto Debug & Verify"]
F -->|Anomaly| G["🤖 AI Reads Debug Info"]
G --> B
F -->|Normal| H["✅ Submit Final Code"]
style A fill:#4CAF50,color:#fff
style H fill:#4CAF50,color:#fff
style C fill:#2196F3,color:#fff
style E fill:#2196F3,color:#fff
style F fill:#FF9800,color:#fff
style D fill:#f44336,color:#fff
style G fill:#f44336,color:#fff
| Stage | Traditional AI Assistance | AI + embeddedskills |
|---|---|---|
| Code Writing | AI generates | AI generates |
| Compile/Build | Manual | ✅ AI invokes Keil / GCC |
| Flash/Download | Manual | ✅ AI invokes J-Link / OpenOCD |
| Debug/Verify | Manual | ✅ AI breakpoints / registers / memory |
| Communication Debug | Manual | ✅ AI serial / CAN / network |
| Error Fixing | Manually paste errors to AI | ✅ AI reads and fixes autonomously |
🆓 Completely Free, No AI Tool Lock-in
This project is fully open source and free (MIT license). Any AI tool that supports the Skill / CLAUDE.md / Rules protocol can use it directly, including but not limited to:
- Claude Code
- OpenAI Codex CLI
- TRAE
- Cursor, Kiro, Windsurf and other tools supporting the Skill protocol
No paid subscriptions required for any additional services. Switch AI tools freely.
⚡ Simple to Use, No Project Migration Required
Works directly on your existing projects — no changes to any project files. Supports mainstream build systems and debuggers in the industry:
| Dimension | Supported Range |
|---|---|
| Build Systems | Keil MDK projects, CMake projects |
| Debuggers | J-Link (SEGGER), CMSIS-DAP / DAPLink |
| Flash Frameworks | OpenOCD, probe-rs compatible toolchain |
| Communication Buses | Serial (UART), CAN / CAN-FD, Ethernet |
One-command install, AI automatically detects project type and starts working:
npx skills add https://github.com/zhinkgit/embeddedskills -g -y
Skill Overview
| Category | Skill | What It Does | Main Subcommands |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔨 Build | keil | Keil MDK project scan, Target enumeration, compile, rebuild, clean | scan targets build rebuild clean flash |
| 🔨 Build | gcc | CMake-based GCC project configuration, compile, size analysis | scan presets configure build rebuild size |
| 🔨 Build | eide | EIDE project scan, configuration discovery, build, and size analysis | scan configs build rebuild clean size |
| 🔬 Debug | jlink | Flash, read/write memory/registers, RTT/SWO, GDB debug | flash read-mem write-mem regs rtt swo + GDB |
| 🔬 Debug | openocd | Flash, erase, GDB/Telnet, Semihosting/ITM | flash erase reset gdb-server semihosting itm |
| 🔬 Debug | probe-rs | Probe discovery, flashing, reset, memory access, GDB debug, RTT | list info flash erase reset read-mem write-mem gdb rtt |
| 🔌 Communication | serial | Scan serial ports, real-time monitor, send data, hex view | scan monitor send hex log |
| 🔌 Communication | can | CAN/CAN-FD monitoring, send frames, DBC decode, statistics | scan monitor send decode stats |
| 🔌 Communication | net | Packet capture analysis, connectivity test, port scan, traffic stats | capture analyze ping scan stats |
| 🔌 Communication | ssh | SSH config, environment resolution, read-only probes, remote commands, transfers, jump hosts, and tunnels | list find resolve show add + exec/probe/transfer/tunnel |
| 🔌 Communication | terminal | Bidirectional serial, SSH, and local shell sessions | start send read attach stop |
| 🎯 Orchestration | workflow | Auto-detect project → Select toolchain → Orchestrate full flow | plan build build-flash build-debug observe diagnose |
[!TIP]
Keil / GCCandJ-Link / OpenOCD / probe-rscan be freely combined orthogonally — all six combinations work out of the box.
Installation
Method 1: npx (Recommended)
# One-click install all skills
npx skills add https://github.com/zhinkgit/embeddedskills -g -y
# Install only specific skill (e.g., only openocd)
npx skills add https://github.com/zhinkgit/embeddedskills --skill openocd -g -y
# Management
npx skills ls -g # List installed
npx skills update -g # Update to latest
npx skills remove -g # Remove
Method 2: Direct Clone
# Claude Code (global)
git clone https://github.com/zhinkgit/embeddedskills.git ~/.claude/skills/embeddedskills
# Codex (global)
git clone https://github.com/zhinkgit/embeddedskills.git ~/.codex/skills
# Codex (current project only)
git clone https://github.com/zhinkgit/embeddedskills.git .codex/skills
[!NOTE] → Full Installation & Usage Guide — includes screenshot demonstrations and configuration instructions.
How It Works
Three key designs enable true autonomous AI closed-loop:
① Wrap CLI Tools
Each Skill is a set of Python scripts that convert underlying tools (UV4.exe, cmake, JLink.exe, openocd, probe-rs, tshark, etc.) CLI parameters and interactive flows into structured subcommands, allowing AI to call these tools like functions.
② Expose to AI via SKILL.md
Each Skill directory contains a SKILL.md that describes capabilities, subcommands, and usage scenarios in natural language. After reading it, AI can invoke correctly — no additional training or configuration needed, any AI tool supporting the Skill protocol works out of the box.
③ Unified JSON Output Drives Next Decisions
All scripts return a unified JSON structure that AI parses directly for status, summary, and recommendations to autonomously decide next actions:
{
"status": "ok | error",
"action": "build",
"summary": "Build successful, 0 errors, 2 warnings",
"details": { "warnings": ["unused variable 'x' at main.c:42"] },
"artifacts": { "hex": ".embeddedskills/build/output.hex" },
"next_actions": ["flash to device"]
}
Three-layer configuration, override as needed, priority from high to low:
CLI args ──► skill/config.json (tool paths, hardware params)
──► .embeddedskills/config.json (target chip, interface, log dirs)
──► .embeddedskills/state.json (last build/flash/debug record)
──► Defaults
Unified Log Directories:
workspace/
└── .embeddedskills/
├── build/ ← Build logs and hex/bin artifacts
└── logs/
├── serial/ ← Serial monitor logs
├── can/ ← CAN message logs
└── net/ ← Network capture files
External Dependencies
Expand to view dependencies for each Skill
| Skill | Dependencies |
|---|---|
| keil | Keil MDK (UV4.exe) |
| gcc | CMake · Ninja/Make · ARM GNU Toolchain |
| jlink | SEGGER J-Link Software · arm-none-eabi-gdb |
| openocd | OpenOCD · Debugger drivers (ST-Link / CMSIS-DAP / DAPLink / FTDI) |
| probe-rs | probe-rs CLI · arm-none-eabi-gdb |
| serial | pyserial · USB-to-serial driver |
| can | python-can · cantools · pyserial · USB-CAN driver |
| net | Wireshark (tshark) · Npcap |
| ssh | OpenSSH client (ssh / scp / ssh-keygen) |
| terminal | pyserial for serial backend · OpenSSH client for SSH backend |
Except for CAN, serial, and terminal's serial backend, all Skills are implemented using Python standard library — no additional Python dependencies needed.
[!WARNING] On Windows, using
probe-rswithJ-Linktypically requires switching the probe driver toWinUSB, which can break the official SEGGER tooling. If you still rely on the SEGGER toolchain, prefer the existingjlinkskill.
Progress
| Skill | Status |
|---|---|
| keil | ✅ Tested |
| gcc | ✅ Tested |
| platformio | 🔧 To be supported |
| jlink | ✅ Tested |
| openocd | ✅ Tested |
| probe-rs | ✅ Tested |
| pyocd | 🔧 To be supported |
| serial | ✅ Tested |
| net | ✅ Tested |
| can | 🔧 Pending test |
| ssh | ✅ Tested |
| terminal | 🔧 Pending hardware test |
| workflow | ✅ Tested |
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