nix
✓Runs packages temporarily, creates isolated shell environments, and evaluates Nix expressions. Use when executing tools without installing, debugging derivations, or working with nixpkgs.
Installation
SKILL.md
Package manager and functional language for reproducible environments.
Convert hashes between formats (replaces deprecated nix hash to-sri/to-base16).
Use prefetch helpers to fetch sources and get the nix32 hash, then convert to SRI if needed.
Runs packages temporarily, creates isolated shell environments, and evaluates Nix expressions. Use when executing tools without installing, debugging derivations, or working with nixpkgs. Source: knoopx/pi.
Facts (cite-ready)
Stable fields and commands for AI/search citations.
- Install command
npx skills add https://github.com/knoopx/pi --skill nix- Source
- knoopx/pi
- Category
- </>Dev Tools
- Verified
- ✓
- First Seen
- 2026-02-08
- Updated
- 2026-02-18
Quick answers
What is nix?
Runs packages temporarily, creates isolated shell environments, and evaluates Nix expressions. Use when executing tools without installing, debugging derivations, or working with nixpkgs. Source: knoopx/pi.
How do I install nix?
Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/knoopx/pi --skill nix Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code or Cursor
Where is the source repository?
https://github.com/knoopx/pi
Details
- Category
- </>Dev Tools
- Source
- skills.sh
- First Seen
- 2026-02-08