astropy
Comprehensive Python library for astronomy and astrophysics. This skill should be used when working with astronomical data including celestial coordinates, physical units, FITS files, cosmological calculations, time systems, tables, world coordinate systems (WCS), and astronomical data analysis
Install / Use
npx skills add zLanqing/codex-claude-academic-skills --skill astropyInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
Category
Data & AnalyticsSupported Platforms
Our assessment of astropy
astropy scores 82/100 on our quality scale, 174th of 264 Data & Analytics skills we index.
We have not analysed the SKILL.md file itself yet, so the content part of this score is an estimate until our crawler reaches it.
With 4,259 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated about 5 months ago. That is recent enough to be usable, but agent tooling moves fast, so check the instructions against your agent's current version.
- It is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 98/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
astropy compared with similar skills
All 4 of these similar skills score higher than astropy; compare them before choosing.
| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| astropy (this skill)by zLanqing | 82 | 4.3k | 5mo ago | SKILL.md |
| Agent-Reachby Panniantong | 100 | 85.7k | 12d ago | CLAUDE.md |
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I install astropy?
- Run
npx skills add zLanqing/codex-claude-academic-skills --skill astropy. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does astropy work with?
- It is written for Universal, as a SKILL.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is astropy safe to use?
- It is MIT-licensed and scores 98/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is astropy still maintained?
- The repository was last updated about 5 months ago. That is recent enough to be usable, but agent tooling moves fast, so check the instructions against your agent's current version.
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Trust signals
From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.
