Is the Ardent skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from vm0-ai/vm0-skills. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

How do I install Ardent?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use Ardent with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

Ardent

Thin API wrapper for Ardent Postgres branching, gated behind a proprietary vm0.ai connector

by vm0-ai · vm0-ai/vm0-skills

Tested · Didn't pass

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Test report

Verdict: Tested · Didn't pass
Tested: Jul 17, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Jul 28, 2026 · bd27f4f

⚠ This skill is no longer available upstream. Our re-check on Aug 10, 2026 couldn't find it any more (SKILL.md not found in repo tree). The test below is what we measured on Jul 17, 2026 and we're leaving it up as a record — but there is nothing left to install, so we've removed the command.

Task: create a Postgres branch via the Ardent API. The skill is an 18-line stub that assumes a proprietary vm0.ai 'Ardent' connector supplying ARDENT_API_KEY and defers every actual endpoint to external docs, so with no key and a paid connector wall I could not execute a single call and the output is unmeasured. Standalone it adds little over no skill beyond naming the ARDENT_API_KEY env var and the Bearer auth header. It installs fine and does not oversell, but it only functions inside the vm0/zero platform, so setup rather than pass.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 5/5
Triggers reliably 4/5
Output vs. baseline 3/10
Docs & honesty 3/5

What Ardent does

An 18-line skill that calls the Ardent API for Postgres database branching and preview environments. Triggers when the user mentions Ardent, database branching, Postgres branches, or database preview environments, but requires the vm0.ai Ardent connector to supply ARDENT_API_KEY and defers every endpoint to the external docs.

How to install Ardent

Nothing to install: the source repository no longer has this skill. If the author brings it back, our daily re-check will pick it up and the command will reappear here.

Commands — how to trigger Ardent

/ardent Thin API wrapper for Ardent Postgres branching, gated behind a proprietary vm0.ai connector

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

Create a Postgres preview branch for this feature I'm testing
Spin up a database branch so I can test this migration safely
Set up a preview environment against a branched Postgres database

Frequently asked questions

Is the Ardent skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from vm0-ai/vm0-skills. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Ardent work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 17, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Didn't pass. Task: create a Postgres branch via the Ardent API. The skill is an 18-line stub that assumes a proprietary vm0.ai 'Ardent' connector supplying ARDENT_API_KEY and defers every actual endpoint to external docs, so with no key and a paid connector wall I could not execute a single call and the output is unmeasured. Standalone it adds little over no skill beyond naming the ARDENT_API_KEY env var and the Bearer auth header. It installs fine and does not oversell, but it only functions inside the vm0/zero platform, so setup rather than pass.
How do I install Ardent?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use Ardent with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.