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Env Management

Env Management is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from aipoch/open-science. Agents load it when a notebook run fails on a missing package (ImportError, ModuleNotFoundError, "there is no package called"), when you need to inspect an installed package version, or when you need to. It works with Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode and has 5,437 GitHub stars.

github.com/aipoch/open-science/resources/skills/env-management (opens in a new tab)

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Claude

Claude Code loads skills from ~/.claude/skills/ (all projects) or .claude/skills/ (one project):

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aipoch/open-science.git
cp -r open-science/resources/skills/env-management ~/.claude/skills/env-management   # personal, or .claude/skills in a project

In the Claude apps, zip the env-management folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

ChatGPT / Codex

Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aipoch/open-science.git
cp -r open-science/resources/skills/env-management .agents/skills/env-management   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects

Standalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.

Cursor

Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aipoch/open-science.git
cp -r open-science/resources/skills/env-management .cursor/skills/env-management   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects

Source (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)

What this skill does

Use when a notebook run fails on a missing package (ImportError, ModuleNotFoundError, "there is no package called"), when you need to inspect an installed package version, or when you need to install, add, or manage Python or R packages for the notebook runtime. Covers inspectpackages, routing Python vs R through managepackages, why in-cell %pip/!pip/install.packages() and OS installers are forbidden, restarting the kernel after an install, and when to stop and ask the user.

When it triggers

  • Use when a notebook run fails on a missing package (ImportError, ModuleNotFoundError, "there is no package called"), when you need to inspect an installed package version, or when you need to install, add, or manage Python or R packages for
  • "there is no package called"

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What is the Env Management skill?

Env Management is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from aipoch/open-science. Agents load it when a notebook run fails on a missing package (ImportError, ModuleNotFoundError, "there is no package called"), when you need to inspect an installed package version, or when you need to. It works with Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode and has 5,437 GitHub stars. Its SKILL.md lives at github.com/aipoch/open-science/resources/skills/env-management.

How do I install the Env Management skill?

Copy the env-management folder (the one containing SKILL.md) into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, .agents/skills/ for Codex or .cursor/skills/ for Cursor. The agent picks it up automatically when a task matches its description.

Is the Env Management skill free?

Yes. The repository is open source under the Apache-2.0 license.

Is Env Management maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 7, 2026. Its latest release is v0.35.1. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.