check-compiler-errors

An agent skill by cursor, from cursor/plugins. Tags: cli, code-quality, debugging, testing, validation.

What it does

Run compile and type-check commands and report failures

Install

With the skills CLI, which installs into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents:

npx skills add cursor/plugins --skill check-compiler-errors

Or copy the skill folder into Claude Code's skills directory by hand (~/.claude/skills for every project, or .claude/skills inside one):

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cursor/plugins
cp -r plugins/cursor-team-kit/skills/check-compiler-errors ~/.claude/skills/check-compiler-errors

Safety box score

Grade B, low risk: 11 of 100 risk points, rated 2026-10-19. The grade rates what the skill and its scripts can reach on the machine of whoever installs it, across eight categories from shell execution to secrets access. How the score works.

This skill is a local code-quality helper: it runs the repository’s compile and type-check commands, summarizes failures, and may apply fixes in the working tree. The main risk is limited to whatever those project-specific commands do, plus iterative edits to source files until checks pass.

Category levels, from 0 (none) to 3 (high)
Category	Level	Why
Code & shell execution	1 (low)	It explicitly says to "Run the repo's compile and type-check commands," which executes project-defined build/test commands but does not itself add arbitrary shell or code execution.
Network access	0 (none)	The skill text contains no downloading, API calls, or remote data transfer.
Filesystem reach	1 (low)	It may "Fix the highest-confidence issues first" and rerun checks, so it can edit files in the project workspace, but nothing suggests writes outside the repo.
Secrets & credentials	0 (none)	No handling of tokens, keys, passwords, dotfiles, or other secret stores is mentioned.
Privilege & persistence	0 (none)	There is no sudo, global install, service registration, or OS/git setting change described.
Instruction hijack surface	0 (none)	The skill gives normal workflow steps and does not ask the agent to ignore rules, hide actions, or follow remote instructions.
Irreversible actions	1 (low)	It can automatically "Fix the highest-confidence issues first" and "Re-run checks until clean or blocked," but only within local validation and without external side effects.
Transparency	0 (none)	Only a short Markdown file is present; there are no binaries, installers, or hidden payloads.

Before installing

Inspect the repo’s actual compile/type-check scripts before letting it run.
Use a scratch branch or disposable worktree if you want to isolate any autofixes.
Confirm the project’s checks do not invoke deployment, package publishing, or other side-effectful tasks.

Rated 2026-10-19 by an automated review of 1 file from the skill's repository.

Source

Repository: cursor/plugins (all skills from this repository)
Path: cursor-team-kit/skills/check-compiler-errors/SKILL.md
Branch: main
Collection: cursor
Updated: 2026-09-23

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