Agent skill · data analytics · mvanhorn
pp-us-data
Use official US public data recipes for CPI, unemployment, Census population setup/lookups, BEA industry setup, and region-comparison briefs. Trigger phrases: US CPI, unemployment rate, Census population, BEA industry data, compare US regions, us-data-pp-cli.
Why this skill is useful
Adds commands for retrieving specific US economic and demographic data that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires us-data-pp-cli installed locally. Requires bea, census account access. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-06. 1,890 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
US Data — Printing Press CLI Prerequisites: Install the CLI This skill drives the us-data-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: 2. Verify: us-data-pp-cli --version 3. Ensure $GOPATH/bin (or $HOME/go/bin) is on $PATH. If the npx install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.6 or newer): If --version reports "command not found" after install, the install step did not put the binary on $PATH. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds. When To Use Use us-data-pp-cli when an agent needs source-backed US public economic or demographic context from BLS, Census, or BEA. You need the latest BLS CPI or national unemployment snapshot. You need a Census population lookup for a supported city/state and have a Census API key. You need to explain what auth is missing for Census or BEA workflows. You need a compact region-comparison shell for a research brief. When Not To Use Do not use it for forecasts, investment advice, legal advice, or policy conclusions. Do not treat missing data as proof that the fact does not exist. Do not use it as a full Census/BLS/BEA endpoint mirror; this CLI is recipe-first. Setup BLS CPI and national unemployment commands work without credentials by default. Census data queries require: BEA data queries require: Recipes CPI Snapshot Use this for a compact BLS CPI result with latest value, prior value, calculated percent change, and freshness caveat. National Unemployment Use this for a national BLS unemployment snapshot. For state/local unemployment, pass an explicit BLS series ID until state mapping is expanded. Population Setup Or Lookup If USDATACENSUSAPIKEY is missing, the command returns setup guidance. If a key is present, it fetches the supported Census place population. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills mvanhorn/pp-us-data--0825a9