Agent skill · mvanhorn
pp-stac
The first Go single-binary STAC CLI: every search filter the Python tools have, plus an offline cache, scene ranking, coverage, and asset resolution no other STAC tool offers. Trigger phrases: `find a satellite image of`, `least cloudy scene over`, `what sentinel-2 imagery is available for`, `check coverage for this area`, `get the band URLs for this scene`, `use stac`, `run stac`.
What it needs
About 8k tokens when loaded.
What this skill does
STAC — Printing Press CLI Prerequisites: Install the CLI This skill drives the stac-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: stac-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. stac-pp-cli searches any STAC API (default: AWS Earth Search) for satellite imagery with full bbox/datetime/intersects/cloud-cover filtering, then goes beyond every existing tool: a local SQLite cache powers offline search, coverage, timeline, gaps, and watch; scenes best ranks for the clearest image with a client-side fallback; and assets resolves provider-aware band download URLs. Agent-native by default with --json, --select, and a typed MCP surface. When to Use This CLI Use stac-pp-cli when an agent or analyst needs to discover satellite imagery (Sentinel-2, Landsat, Sentinel-1, NAIP, Copernicus DEM) from a STAC API, pick the clearest scene over an area, check temporal coverage, or resolve band download URLs. It is ideal for scripting EO discovery and for agent workflows that need bounded, structured output instead of verbose GeoJSON. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills mvanhorn/stac