Generate

Generate random test data including text, numbers, UUIDs, and structured formats. Use when creating mock datasets, sample records, or randomized test inputs.

Security Scan

The skill does what it claims — a local data generator that writes logs to ~/.generate/data.jsonl — but there is a small metadata inconsistency (the SKILL.md requires Python/bash while the registry metadata lists no required binaries).

Purpose & Capability

Name/description (random test data generation) aligns with the provided script and commands. The only mismatch is that SKILL.md lists Python 3.8+ and a bash shell as prerequisites, but the registry metadata lists no required binaries; the included script clearly invokes python3.

Instruction Scope

SKILL.md instructions map to the bundled scripts. Commands generate text, numbers, uuids, dates, names, emails, addresses, JSON/CSV, passwords and batch mode; the runtime script logs generation events to ~/.generate/data.jsonl as documented. Instructions do not request or read unrelated system files or external endpoints.

Install Mechanism

No install spec — instruction-only plus a script file. Nothing is downloaded or extracted from external URLs; the script runs locally. This is low-risk from an install perspective.

Credentials

The skill declares no required environment variables and the script does not read secrets or external credentials. It does create and write to ~/.generate/data.jsonl (documented). The main proportionality issue is the missing declaration of required binaries (python3/bash) in the registry metadata.

Persistence & Privilege

always is false; the skill is user-invocable and not force-installed. It creates its own directory and log file under the user's home (~/.generate) which is expected for this tool and does not modify other skills or global agent settings.

Assessment

This skill appears to be what it says: a local test-data generator. Before installing, ensure you have python3 and bash available (SKILL.md requires Python 3.8+ though the registry metadata didn't list them). Be aware the tool will create ~/.generate/ and append logs to ~/.generate/data.jsonl — avoid generating or storing any sensitive or real personal data there. If you need deterministic output, review whether the script supports --seed for the commands you plan to use. As a best practice, inspect the script file (scripts/script.sh) yourself before running, and consider limiting its file permissions if you want to restrict access to the generated data file.

Generate — Universal Data Generator

A versatile CLI tool for generating random data of various types. Produce text, numbers, UUIDs, dates, names, emails, addresses, and structured formats like JSON and CSV for testing and development.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8+
• bash shell
• Write access to ~/.generate/

Data Storage

Generated data history is stored in JSONL format at ~/.generate/data.jsonl. Each generation event is logged for reproducibility and batch export.

Commands

Run commands via: bash scripts/script.sh <command> [arguments...]

text

Generate random text strings: lorem ipsum, sentences, paragraphs, or custom patterns.

bash scripts/script.sh text --type lorem --words 50
bash scripts/script.sh text --type sentence --count 5
bash scripts/script.sh text --type paragraph --count 2

Arguments:

• --type — Text type: lorem, sentence, paragraph, word (optional, default: lorem)
• --words — Number of words for lorem (optional, default: 20)
• --count — Number of items to generate (optional, default: 1)

number

Generate random numbers with configurable range and format.

bash scripts/script.sh number --min 1 --max 100
bash scripts/script.sh number --min 0.0 --max 1.0 --decimal 4
bash scripts/script.sh number --count 10 --min 1 --max 1000

Arguments:

• --min — Minimum value (optional, default: 0)
• --max — Maximum value (optional, default: 100)
• --decimal — Decimal places for float (optional, generates int if omitted)
• --count — How many numbers (optional, default: 1)

uuid

Generate one or more UUIDs (v4).

bash scripts/script.sh uuid
bash scripts/script.sh uuid --count 5
bash scripts/script.sh uuid --format short

Arguments:

• --count — Number of UUIDs (optional, default: 1)
• --format — Format: full, short (8-char) (optional, default: full)

date

Generate random dates within a range.

bash scripts/script.sh date --start 2020-01-01 --end 2025-12-31
bash scripts/script.sh date --count 10 --format iso

Arguments:

• --start — Start date YYYY-MM-DD (optional, default: 2020-01-01)
• --end — End date YYYY-MM-DD (optional, default: 2025-12-31)
• --count — Number of dates (optional, default: 1)
• --format — Date format: iso, us, eu, unix (optional, default: iso)

name

Generate random person names.

bash scripts/script.sh name
bash scripts/script.sh name --count 10 --gender female
bash scripts/script.sh name --full

Arguments:

• --count — Number of names (optional, default: 1)
• --gender — Gender: male, female, any (optional, default: any)
• --full — Include last name (optional)

email

Generate random email addresses.

bash scripts/script.sh email
bash scripts/script.sh email --count 5 --domain example.com

Arguments:

• --count — Number of emails (optional, default: 1)
• --domain — Email domain (optional, default: random)

address

Generate random US-style addresses.

bash scripts/script.sh address
bash scripts/script.sh address --count 3

Arguments:

• --count — Number of addresses (optional, default: 1)

json

Generate random JSON objects with a specified schema.

bash scripts/script.sh json --schema '{"name":"name","age":"int:18-65","email":"email"}'
bash scripts/script.sh json --schema '{"id":"uuid","score":"float:0-100"}' --count 5

Arguments:

• --schema — JSON schema definition (required)
• --count — Number of objects (optional, default: 1)

csv

Generate random CSV data with headers.

bash scripts/script.sh csv --columns "name,email,age" --rows 20
bash scripts/script.sh csv --columns "id:uuid,name:name,score:float:0-100" --rows 50 --output data.csv

Arguments:

• --columns — Column definitions (required)
• --rows — Number of rows (optional, default: 10)
• --output — Output file (optional, default: stdout)

password

Generate random passwords with configurable complexity.

bash scripts/script.sh password
bash scripts/script.sh password --length 24 --count 5
bash scripts/script.sh password --no-special --length 16

Arguments:

• --length — Password length (optional, default: 16)
• --count — Number of passwords (optional, default: 1)
• --no-special — Exclude special characters (optional)

batch

Run multiple generation commands in batch from a config file.

bash scripts/script.sh batch --config batch.json

Arguments:

• --config — Batch configuration file (required)

help

Display help information and list all available commands.

bash scripts/script.sh help

version

Display the current tool version.

bash scripts/script.sh version

Examples

# Generate 100 user records as CSV
bash scripts/script.sh csv --columns "id:uuid,name:name,email:email,age:int:18-65" --rows 100 --output users.csv

# Create JSON test data
bash scripts/script.sh json --schema '{"user":"name","score":"float:0-100"}' --count 20

# Quick password generation
bash scripts/script.sh password --length 20 --count 10

Notes

• All generated data is logged in ~/.generate/data.jsonl for reproducibility
• Use --seed (where supported) for deterministic output
• Schema types for JSON/CSV: name, email, uuid, int:min-max, float:min-max, bool, date, string
• Batch mode accepts a JSON config with an array of generation commands

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