Scitex Core
Foundation layer for the SciTeX ecosystem — imported by every other SciTeX package. Bundles 10 standalone utility modules under one roof: `scitex_core.logging` (stdlib-logging + SUCCESS/FAIL levels + SciTeXError hierarchy), `scitex_core.errors` (shortcut to `logging`'s exception tree), `scitex_core.sh` (safe shell-exec with timeout/capture), `scitex_core.path` (find_file/find_git_root/symlink helpers/session paths), `scitex_core.str` (colored prints, LaTeX fallback, grep/parse/replace), `scitex_core.dict` (`DotDict`, `safe_merge`, `flatten`), `scitex_core.types` (`ArrayLike`, `ColorLike`, runtime predicates), `scitex_core.dt` (datetime/timestamp utilities), `scitex_core.parallel` (one-shot `run(func, args)` thread-pool with tqdm), `scitex_core.repro` (`RandomStateManager`, `gen_ID`, `hash_array`). No umbrella `scitex.core` alias — always import directly as `scitex_core.<submodule>`. No CLI, no MCP tools. Drop-in replacement for an in-house monorepo "utils" package that cobbles together `logging` + `pathlib` + `subprocess` + `hashlib` + `concurrent.futures` wrappers, and for depending on each scitex-* leaf package individually when you just want one install. Use whenever the user asks to "use scitex_core utilities", "avoid depending on 10 separate scitex-* packages", "get logging + path + dict helpers from one import", understand which submodule lives where, or mentions scitex_core, SciTeX foundation layer, shared utility package.
What this skill does
Scitex Core is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the tools-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/scitex-core/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.
When to invoke it: Use whenever the user asks to "use scitex_core utilities", "avoid depending on 10 separate scitex-* packages", "get logging + path + dict helpers from one import", understand which submodule lives where, or mentions scitex_core, SciTeX foundation layer, shared utility package.
Who uses this skill
The Scitex Core skill is built for developers, power users, and teams automating repetitive workflows and improving developer experience. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.
How to install
Free
Manual install (2 steps)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/scitex-core
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/scitex-core/SKILL.md \
-o ~/.claude/skills/scitex-core/SKILL.md
Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/scitex-core/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.
Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/scitex-core/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\scitex-core\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.
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