Automated summary

Opens Windows Explorer at the root of the current Git repository.

Strengths

Quickly access the project folder in the graphical file manager.
Uses Git command to find the repo root, ensuring correct location.
Simple and straightforward, no manual navigation needed.

Limitations

Windows-only.
Requires Git installed and configured in the Bash environment.
Falls back to current directory if not inside a Git repo.

When to use it

When you need to open Windows Explorer at the project root to manage files visually.

When not to use it

If you are on a non-Windows OS (macOS/Linux) or prefer command-line navigation.

Security analysis

Safe

Quality score92/100

The command opens Windows Explorer in the git root directory using cmd.exe, without any destructive, exfiltrating, or obfuscated actions. The path construction is safe even with spaces or special characters.

No concerns found

How this analysis is made

Examples

Open project root in Explorer

Open explorer

Show current folder in Windows Explorer

Show in explorer

Navigate to git root in explorer

Open folder in explorer at the git root

name: explorer description: | Open Windows Explorer in the current git worktree root. Use when user says "open explorer", "open folder", "show in explorer". allowed-tools:

Bash

Open Explorer

Name: Open Windows Explorer
Author: Skills Guide Bot

cmd.exe /c "explorer $(cygpath -w "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)")"

Confirm to the user which folder was opened.

From the file to a first result

The download contains exactly the content displayed on this page. This copy may differ from the latest version in the source repository.

View the source and supporting files

This download contains SKILL.md only. Any scripts, references, templates and dependencies are not included. Get the required files from the source, preserving their directory structure, before continuing.

1. Download the file

Download SKILL.md

From the root of a test project, save the file as .skill-downloads/open-windows-explorer-mmbizjh9/SKILL.md, or use the command below. This folder is for inspecting the skill before installation.

Command for macOS/Linux or WSL: requires a POSIX shell and curl. On Windows without WSL, use the download button and create the folder manually.

mkdir -p '.skill-downloads/open-windows-explorer-mmbizjh9' && curl --fail --show-error --location 'https://skills-guides.com/api/skills/open-windows-explorer-mmbizjh9/download' --output '.skill-downloads/open-windows-explorer-mmbizjh9/SKILL.md.part' && mv '.skill-downloads/open-windows-explorer-mmbizjh9/SKILL.md.part' '.skill-downloads/open-windows-explorer-mmbizjh9/SKILL.md'

2. Check prerequisites

Read SKILL.md before using it. If it references scripts or external services, inspect them and prepare the required access in your test environment.

No recognized prerequisites section in this file. This does not mean it is self-contained: libraries, tools and access requirements may be mentioned elsewhere in the content or source repository.

The platforms on this page are catalog indications. The paths below follow tool documentation; they do not prove this skill has been run in those tools. No minimum tool version is confirmed for this listing.

3. Load the skill

After inspection, copy the complete folder into your project using one of the commands below, then open a new tool session. The command stops if a folder with the same name already exists: compare the files before replacing it.

Claude Code

test -f '.skill-downloads/open-windows-explorer-mmbizjh9/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/open-windows-explorer-mmbizjh9/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.claude/skills' && test ! -e '.claude/skills/explorer' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/open-windows-explorer-mmbizjh9' '.claude/skills/explorer'

OpenSkills

OpenSkills must already be installed. The local install/read procedure is checked with OpenSkills 1.5.0, which requires Node.js ≥ 20.6.0. Catalog slugs are not resolved automatically.

Official OpenSkills installation

openskills install './.skill-downloads/open-windows-explorer-mmbizjh9'

openskills read 'open-windows-explorer-mmbizjh9'

Reading should display the installed file content and its base directory. It does not run the skill or install its dependencies.

For an agent that reads AGENTS.md, then sync the index. This command changes AGENTS.md: review the diff before using it.

openskills sync

Manual method or another tool: attach SKILL.md to a conversation, or open it in an agent that can read files. Include any required supporting resources. No universal folder is recognized by every tool.

4. Try a first task

Use a short, synthetic input: an API endpoint, a small document or an interface brief. In a new conversation, attach the file or give the agent its path, then adapt this request:

Read .skill-downloads/open-windows-explorer-mmbizjh9/SKILL.md and apply its instructions to this example: [describe a test input]. Identify any missing files, dependencies or access. Produce the result requested by the skill without inventing data or running unreviewed scripts.

Expected result: output matching the skill instructions, or a precise list of missing prerequisites. A read confirmation alone does not validate a first use. If an external resource is unavailable, that path remains untested.

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