Ascii Tool

Convert and inspect ASCII character codes and text encodings.

Security Scan

The skill's description and SKILL.md claim ASCII code/encoding utilities, but the included script implements only ASCII-art text rendering — the pieces do not match.

Purpose & Capability

The skill description and SKILL.md advertise capabilities like lookups of character codes, decimal/hex/binary conversion, and a --decode/--table CLI. The included code (scripts/ascii.py) implements an ASCII-art generator (text -> big-letter art) with a different CLI (positional text, --font, --width). The requested capabilities (code inspection/encoding conversion) are not implemented by the code, so the declared purpose does not align with the actual capability.

Instruction Scope

SKILL.md instructs the agent to run commands such as `ascii-tool --code A`, `--decode 41`, and `--table`. The provided script does not accept those flags (it expects a positional 'text' and accepts --font and --width). This mismatch could cause runtime failures or unexpected behavior if the agent follows SKILL.md. The SKILL.md does not ask the agent to access any unrelated files, env vars, or network endpoints.

Install Mechanism

There is no install spec (instruction-only), which is low-risk. The skill bundles a local Python script (scripts/ascii.py) but does not declare downloading external artifacts or running installers. No URLs or extraction steps are present.

Credentials

The skill declares no required environment variables, credentials, or config paths. The included Python script does not read environment variables, network sockets, or external config — it only performs local ASCII-art rendering.

Persistence & Privilege

The skill does not request always:true and uses default invocation settings. It does not modify system settings or other skills. Autonomous invocation is permitted (platform default) but not by itself a risk here.

What to consider before installing

This skill is internally inconsistent: its README and examples say it converts and inspects ASCII codes (e.g., --decode, --table), but the shipped Python file only generates ASCII-art from text. There is no network activity or credential access — so it is low-risk code-wise — but it will not provide the encoding/lookup features the SKILL.md promises. Before installing or using it: (1) ask the publisher which behavior is intended (encoding tools or ASCII-art); (2) test the included script in a safe environment to confirm actual behavior (run `python3 scripts/ascii.py 'Hello' --font standard`); and (3) avoid relying on SKILL.md examples like `--decode` which will not work. If you need an ASCII code/encoding tool, prefer a skill whose documentation and implementation match.

ASCII Tool - Character Codes

Work with ASCII character codes and convert between decimal/hex/binary.

Quick Start

ascii-tool --code A

Features

• Look up character codes
• Convert decimal/hex/binary
• Generate ASCII table

Examples

ascii-tool --code A
ascii-tool --decode 41
ascii-tool --table

See Also

• Related documentation: man ascii (if available)