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+---
+name: snow-setup
+description: Setup snow-ai CLI tool - checks Node/npm, cleans cache, and installs snow-ai globally
+license: MIT
+compatibility: opencode
+---
+
+# Snow Setup Skill
+
+When the user invokes `/snow-setup`, execute the following commands to set up snow-ai:
+
+## Commands to Run (in order)
+
+```bash
+npm config get prefix
+```
+
+```bash
+node -v
+```
+
+```bash
+npm -v
+```
+
+```bash
+npm cache clean --force
+```
+
+```bash
+npm install -g snow-ai@latest --force
+```
+
+```bash
+snow --version
+```
+
+## Instructions
+
+1. Run all commands sequentially
+2. Show the output of each command to the user
+3. If any command fails, stop and report the error
+4. On success, confirm that snow-ai is ready to use