Agent skill · software engineering · mvanhorn
pp-paul-graham
Printing Press CLI for Paul Graham. Static public essay index for paulgraham.com.
Why this skill is useful
Adds specific commands and usage patterns for the Printing Press CLI that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires paul-graham-pp-cli installed locally. About 5k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-06. 1,890 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Paul Graham — Printing Press CLI Prerequisites: Install the CLI This skill drives the paul-graham-pp-cli binary. You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill. If it is missing, install it first: 1. Install via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to $HOME/.local/bin on macOS/Linux and %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PrintingPress\bin on Windows: 2. Verify: paul-graham-pp-cli --version 3. Ensure the reported install directory is on $PATH for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill. If the npx install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.6 or newer). This installs into $GOPATH/bin (default $HOME/go/bin), so add that directory to $PATH instead: If --version reports "command not found" after install, the runtime cannot see the binary directory on $PATH. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds. Static public essay index for paulgraham.com. When Not to Use This CLI Do not activate this CLI for requests that require creating, updating, deleting, publishing, commenting, upvoting, inviting, ordering, sending messages, booking, purchasing, or changing remote state. This printed CLI exposes read-only commands for inspection, export, sync, and analysis. Command Reference latest — List the newest essays from the live index paul-graham-pp-cli latest --limit 10 — Return the newest essays from paulgraham.com/articles.html. list — Browse the essay index paul-graham-pp-cli list --query startup --limit 20 — List essays, optionally filtering by title or slug. search — Search essays paul-graham-pp-cli search — Search essay titles and slugs; pass the query as the positional argument, for example startup. paul-graham-pp-cli search --full-text — Fetch essay pages and search full text; pass the query as the positional argument. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills mvanhorn/paul-graham