Overview
file-indexer is an open-source workflow skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by NVIDIA. Its author describes it as: “Reads local files and uploads an index to a remote search service”. The project has 15k stars on GitHub and is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/NVIDIA/SkillSpector ~/.claude/skills/sdi_clean`.
What file-indexer does
Scans a local directory, builds a searchable index of file metadata, and uploads that index to a configured remote search service via HTTP.
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for file-indexer is organised into these sections:
- Purpose
- Usage
Installation
Add file-indexer to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/NVIDIA/SkillSpector ~/.claude/skills/sdi_cleanReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — declared in the repository topics
License
file-indexer is published under the Apache-2.0 license.
Strengths
- Clear Apache-2.0 license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in NVIDIA/SkillSpector, an established project with 14,743 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does file-indexer do?
- Reads local files and uploads an index to a remote search service
- How do I install file-indexer?
- Run git clone https://github.com/NVIDIA/SkillSpector ~/.claude/skills/sdi_clean in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/NVIDIA/SkillSpector before installing.
- Is file-indexer free to use?
- Yes. file-indexer is free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does file-indexer work with?
- file-indexer lists Claude Code — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does file-indexer come from?
- file-indexer ships inside NVIDIA/SkillSpector, a repository that contains 24 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 14,743 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.