Send arbitrary Elisp expressions to a running Emacs daemon via emacsclient.
npx skills add https://github.com/addisonbeck/nix --skill run-arbitrary-elisp
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: run-arbitrary-elisp Source: https://github.com/addisonbeck/nix/tree/main/bobert/skills/run-arbitrary-elisp Command: npx skills add https://github.com/addisonbeck/nix --skill run-arbitrary-elisp
Teaches how to execute arbitrary Elisp against the running Emacs daemon via emacsclient. Use when you need to trigger Emacs actions from a shell: open files, start captures, run magit, query buffer state, or drive any Emacs function without opening a frame.
Run emacsclient with the explicit socket path and a -e expression to evaluate Elisp in the running Emacs daemon.
High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.
You can run arbitrary Elisp from the shell by using emacsclient with the -e flag and an explicit --socket-name to evaluate expressions against a running Emacs daemon without opening a frame.
Yes, you can trigger Emacs actions like starting captures or interacting with magit from a shell script by passing the corresponding Elisp expressions to emacsclient for execution against the daemon.
Yes, evaluating Elisp via emacsclient requires a running Emacs daemon managed by launchd, and this includes health checks and restart logic using launchctl to ensure the socket remains available.
To handle shell quoting and output when sending Elisp to emacsclient, apply proper shell quoting to your expressions and capture or suppress command results as needed for your automation script.
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