Agent skill · ma08
jupyter-notebook
Use when the user asks to create, scaffold, or edit Jupyter notebooks (`.ipynb`) for experiments, explorations, or tutorials; prefer the bundled templates and run the helper script `new_notebook.py` to generate a clean starting notebook.
What it needs
About 2k tokens when loaded.
What this skill does
Jupyter Notebook Skill Create clean, reproducible Jupyter notebooks for two primary modes: Experiments and exploratory analysis Tutorials and teaching-oriented walkthroughs Prefer the bundled templates and the helper script for consistent structure and fewer JSON mistakes. When to use Create a new .ipynb notebook from scratch. Convert rough notes or scripts into a structured notebook. Refactor an existing notebook to be more reproducible and skimmable. Build experiments or tutorials that will be read or re-run by other people. Decision tree If the request is exploratory, analytical, or hypothesis-driven, choose experiment. If the request is instructional, step-by-step, or audience-specific, choose tutorial. If editing an existing notebook, treat it as a refactor: preserve intent and improve structure. Skill path (set once) User-scoped skills install under $CODEXHOME/skills (default: ~/.codex/skills). Workflow 1. Lock the intent. Identify the notebook kind: experiment or tutorial. Capture the objective, audience, and what "done" looks like. 2. Scaffold from the template. Use the helper script to avoid hand-authoring raw notebook JSON. 3. Fill the notebook with small, runnable steps. Keep each code cell focused on one step. Add short markdown cells that explain the purpose and expected result. Avoid large, noisy outputs when a short summary works. 4. Apply the right pattern. For experiments, follow references/experiment-patterns.md. For tutorials, follow references/tutorial-patterns.md. 5. Edit safely when working with existing notebooks. Preserve the notebook structure; avoid reordering cells unless it improves the top-to-bottom story. Prefer targeted edits over full rewrites. If you must edit raw JSON, review references/notebook-structure.md first. 6. Validate the result. Run the notebook top-to-bottom when the environment allows. If execution is not possible, say so explicitly and call out how to validate locally. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills ma08/jupyter-notebook