---
name: Escaping Skill
slug: escaping-skill
category: Automation
description: Escaping Skill describes a skill stored outside the declared source root. Use it when a Claude Code skill needs to reference or operate from a path beyond the normal root boundary.
github: "https://github.com/Kyure-A/agent-skills-nix/tree/master/test/fixtures/escaping-skill-target"
language: Nix
stars: 222
forks: 17
install: "npx degit https://github.com/Kyure-A/agent-skills-nix/tree/master/test/fixtures/escaping-skill-target ~/.claude/skills/escaping-skill-target"
installs_to: ~/.claude/skills/escaping-skill-target
source_path: test/fixtures/escaping-skill-target/SKILL.md
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collection_url: "https://dirskills.com/collections/Kyure-A/agent-skills-nix"
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last_synced: 2026-09-04T05:24:51.614Z
canonical_url: "https://dirskills.com/skills/escaping-skill"
---

# Escaping Skill

Escaping Skill describes a skill stored outside the declared source root. Use it when a Claude Code skill needs to reference or operate from a path beyond the normal root boundary.

**Install:**

```bash
npx degit https://github.com/Kyure-A/agent-skills-nix/tree/master/test/fixtures/escaping-skill-target ~/.claude/skills/escaping-skill-target
```

## README

# Escaping Skill

This skill lives outside the declared source root.