Batch File Operations
Apply one operation to many files at once by splitting them across parallel worker agents
- Repository
- QwenLM/qwen-code
- Stars
- 28,880
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Files
- 1 file
What it does
When you type /batch with an operation and a file pattern, the agent finds matching files, skips common noise like node_modules, tests, lock files and large or binary files, splits the rest into chunks, and hands each chunk to a separate worker agent that edits or transforms the files in parallel. It then collects the results into a summary listing successes, failures and skips. It can also suggest that you run a separate asynchronous batch command for large, independent one-shot transforms, but it cannot start that itself.
Great for
- Developers who need the same change (adding a license header, adding doc comments, converting a file format) applied across many source files
- Teams doing repetitive codebase refactors who want a per-file success/failure report
Skip it if
- Edits that depend on each other across files, since workers run independently and may conflict (reason: no coordination between parallel workers)
- Large or important codebases without version control or a backup, because the skill edits files in place and can write to disk and run shell commands (reason: changes are hard to undo)
Try asking
- “/batch Add Apache 2.0 license header to all .ts files in src/”
- “/batch Add JSDoc comments to all exported functions in lib/**/*.js”
- “/batch Convert all .js files in components/ to use ES module imports”
Install in 3 steps
- 1
Download the skill
The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the Apache-2.0 licence and an attribution note.
batch.zip - 2
Add it to your agent
Claude Code (all projects)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip batch.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)
mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip batch.zip -d .claude/skills/Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.
- 3
Ask for the task
No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.
Get better results
- Use a narrow file pattern and check the file count the agent reports before letting it proceed; over 100 files it will ask you to narrow the pattern
- Commit your work to git first so you can review and revert the batch changes easily
- Be specific about the operation so each worker applies the same minimal change
What's inside
- SKILL.md
Redistributed unmodified from QwenLM/qwen-code under the Apache-2.0 licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.