r-package-developer-skill

R Package Developer Skill

This repository provides a reusable skill for R package development workflows.

AI Statement

This skill has been build by Codex for usage in Codex, Claude Code, and similar coding agents using a consistent, reviewable process.

It is therefore optimised by Codex for AI usage.

Recommended Layout

Use this structure:

README.md (this file, user-facing overview in repo root)
skills/r-package-developer/SKILL.md
skills/r-package-developer/references/*
skills/r-package-developer/scripts/* (optional helpers)

How To Use

Install/update directly from r-package-developer-skill:

Run this from the root directory of your R package repository:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rkrug/r-package-developer-skill/main/skills/r-package-developer/scripts/sync-from-github.sh)"

Put the skill under skills/r-package-developer/ in your target repository.
Ask your coding agent to read and follow skills/r-package-developer/SKILL.md.
Request the concrete task (for example, create a package skeleton, implement a feature, or run a release sync).

Example prompt:

Read and follow skills/r-package-developer/SKILL.md, then create a complete R package skeleton in this repository.

What You Should Expect

For scaffold requests, the result should be a usable package baseline, typically including:

DESCRIPTION, NAMESPACE
R/, man/
tests/testthat/
.Rbuildignore, .gitignore
README.md, NEWS.md
_pkgdown.yml
CI workflow files
starter vignettes/docs

Governance

SKILL.md is the executable agent policy.
references/checklist.md is the commit/merge execution gate.
Skill updates are manual and explicit.

Skill File Index

skills/r-package-developer/SKILL.md
- References
- Scripts
  - skills/r-package-developer/scripts/sync-from-github.sh

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