Agent skill · Upstash
Upstash Redis (JS) skill for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor
Officialname: upstash-redis-js★ 34 (repo)pushed 2026-10-22MITSKILL.md on GitHubchecked 2026-11-07
What it does, in the publisher's words
Work with the @upstash/redis TypeScript/JavaScript SDK, a serverless HTTP-based Redis client for Next.js, Vercel, Cloudflare Workers, edge runtimes, and Node.js.
The description field of the SKILL.md. The agent reads only this at startup and decides from it when to load the full skill.
Install Upstash Redis (JS)
The skills CLI copies the skill into the folder of each agent you pick (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf...). Add -g for all projects. Needs Node.js 22.20+. docs
npx skills add upstash/skills --skill upstash-redis-js
This repo is a plugin marketplace. Inside Claude Code, add it and install the plugin that holds the skill (upstash), or copy only this skill into ~/.claude/skills. docs
/plugin marketplace add upstash/skills /plugin install <plugin>@upstash # or only this skill: npx skills add upstash/skills --skill upstash-redis-js -a claude-code
Download the skill folder, zip it, then Customize > Skills > + > Create skill > Upload a skill. Code execution must be on (Settings > Capabilities). docs
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/upstash/skills.git /tmp/upstash-redis-js-src cp -r /tmp/upstash-redis-js-src/skills/upstash-redis-js ./upstash-redis-js zip -r upstash-redis-js.zip upstash-redis-js
Codex reads skills from .agents/skills in the repo or ~/.agents/skills. Type $ in Codex to use one. docs
npx skills add upstash/skills --skill upstash-redis-js -a codex
gh skill (GitHub CLI 2.90+, preview) installs it for Copilot in VS Code, the CLI and the cloud agent. Copilot also reads .github/skills and ~/.copilot/skills. docs
gh skill install upstash/skills upstash-redis-js
Cursor reads .cursor/skills, .agents/skills and ~/.cursor/skills (and .claude/skills). It does not install loose skills from a GitHub URL, so copy it in. docs
npx skills add upstash/skills --skill upstash-redis-js -a cursor
Installs from the GitHub repo; --path picks this skill out of the repo. Default scope is user (all projects). docs
gemini skills install https://github.com/upstash/skills.git --path skills/upstash-redis-js
OpenCode reads .opencode/skills, ~/.config/opencode/skills and the Claude and .agents folders. docs
npx skills add upstash/skills --skill upstash-redis-js -a opencode
Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) reads .devin/skills, .windsurf/skills and ~/.codeium/windsurf/skills. docs
npx skills add upstash/skills --skill upstash-redis-js -a windsurf
Works with
Claude Code, Claude.ai and Claude Desktop, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf and other agents that read the open Agent Skills format.
What's in the SKILL.md
- Bundled docs and source
- Installation
- Quick Start
- Basic Initialization
- Environment Variables
- Skill Files Overview
- Data Structures (data-structures/)
- Advanced Features (advanced-features/)
- Patterns (patterns/)
- Performance (performance/)
- Search (search/)
- Migrations (migrations/)
- Common Mistakes (Especially for LLMs)
- ❌ Mistake 1: Treating Everything as Strings
- ❌ Mistake 2: Manual JSON Serialization
- Quick Command Reference
- Best Practices
- AI agents: use AgentKit
- Resources
- Getting Help
Bundled files
- advanced-features/auto-pipeline.md
- advanced-features/pipeline-and-transactions.md
- advanced-features/scripting.md
- data-structures/arrays.md
- data-structures/hashes.md
- data-structures/json.md
- data-structures/lists.md
- data-structures/sets.md
- data-structures/sorted-sets.md
- data-structures/streams.md
- data-structures/strings.md
- data-structures/vector-indexes.md
- migrations/from-ioredis.md
- migrations/from-redis-node.md
- patterns/caching.md
- patterns/distributed-locks.md
- patterns/leaderboard.md
- patterns/rate-limiting.md
- patterns/session-management.md
- performance/batching-operations.md
- + 11 more
Loaded only when the instructions point to them.
Facts
- Skill name
- upstash-redis-js
- Publisher
- Upstash (official)
- Repo
- upstash/skills
- License
- MIT
- SKILL.md size
- 687 words, 200 lines
- Bundled files
- 31, 31 docs
- Repo stars
- 34 (as of 2026-10-24)
- SKILL.md checked
- 2026-11-07
Pairs with the Upstash MCP server: the server gives the agent the tools, the skill teaches it how to use them.
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FAQ
What does the upstash-redis-js skill do?+
Uses the @upstash/redis HTTP client for caching and data in serverless and edge apps. In its own SKILL.md, Upstash describes it as: "Work with the @upstash/redis TypeScript/JavaScript SDK, a serverless HTTP-based Redis client for Next.js, Vercel, Cloudflare Workers, edge runtimes, and Node.js."
How do I install the upstash-redis-js skill?+
Run npx skills add upstash/skills --skill upstash-redis-js and pick your agents, or use the tab for your agent above. In Claude Code the skill ends up in ~/.claude/skills/upstash-redis-js/SKILL.md; in Codex and Cursor in .agents/skills/upstash-redis-js/.
Does Upstash Redis (JS) work in Codex, Cursor and Copilot, or only Claude?+
It's a standard SKILL.md, so any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use it: Claude Code, the Claude apps, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf and more.
Who maintains Upstash Redis (JS)?+
Upstash, the company or project behind it, in the upstash/skills repo on GitHub, last pushed 2026-10-22. License: MIT.
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