Introduction¶
When an elevator suddenly stops, the lights stay on, and the doors won’t open, many people’s first reaction is panic, followed by searching “what to do when trapped in an elevator.” General Q&A tends to be scattered and often fails to emphasize critical prohibitions like “don’t pry the doors.” If you want the model in clients that support Skills—such as Cursor or Claude Code—to follow a fixed workflow for psychological calming, rescue call guidance, and waiting protocols, the community Skill “Elevator Trapped Self-Rescue” provides a reusable set of SKILL.md instructions. Below is an introduction to what it is, what it does, and how to install and trigger it.
What Is This¶
“Elevator Trapped Self-Rescue” is a community Skill on SkillHub, located at @user_70c2f807/elevator-trapped-self-rescue, currently at version 1.0.0, categorized under life-service, published by user_70c2f807, and tagged as community source. The page and metadata indicate requires_api_key=false, meaning no additional API key is needed after installation.
In one sentence: when a user is trapped in an elevator and needs guidance on calling for help, key points for waiting, and psychological regulation, the Agent provides a response guide following the steps and output templates in the Skill. The Skill explicitly declares that it is not applicable for maintenance guidance on mechanical elevator failures.
Official page: SkillHub - Elevator Trapped Self-Rescue. SkillHub crawl data shows a rating of 100000 and 896 downloads (installation count is 0, subject to the page).
Core Features¶
The following content comes all come from this Skill’s SKILL.md, representing the capability boundaries and delivery format that the Agent should follow after being triggered.
Triggering and Information Gathering¶
The Skill is designed to be used when a user is trapped in an elevator, feels panicked, and needs self-rescue guidance. During the quick-start phase, it first confirms: whether anyone is injured, the level of panic, whether the elevator has completely stopped, whether there are abnormal noises, the status of lighting, and whether attempts to call for help have been made, before proceeding to step-by-step guidance.
Self-Rescue and Waiting Process¶
The execution steps are summarized into six steps:
- Stay calm and understand that “the elevator stopping does not mean danger; the cabin is a safe space.”
- Press the emergency button and contact property management via the intercom.
- Call for help by phone: use the maintenance number inside the cabin or 119 (fire department).
- Wait for rescue: do not pry the doors, do not climb, do not jump.
- If abnormal vibration occurs: squat with your back against the wall and protect your head.
- Follow the instructions of external rescue personnel.
Output Structure and Principles¶
The default output is an “Elevator Entrapment Response Guide,” including immediate actions, recommendations during the waiting period, absolute prohibitions (prying doors, escaping through the top, jumping, forcing doors open, putting hands in door gaps, etc.), and key points for psychological regulation using safety principles. The Skill emphasizes: prioritize psychological calming, repeatedly explain not to pry doors, use scientific facts to alleviate fears of “falling” and “hypoxia,” and maintain a calm and firm tone.
Special Scenarios and FAQ¶
The error handling table covers extreme panic (e.g., the 4-7-8 breathing method), need for emergency medical aid inside the cabin (call 120 + explain the elevator’s location), no response from the emergency button, and preventing and explaining to users who want to pry the doors. The FAQ explains modern elevators’ multiple protections, ventilation, and common rescue waiting times (specific wording is subject to the Skill’s main text).
What It Explicitly Does Not Do¶
Not applicable for elevator installation and maintenance, safety inspection certification, property management system design, or accident legal liability determination; does not collect user location; psychological calming does not replace professional psychological counseling; does not encourage self-escape from the cabin.
Installation and Activation¶
Before installation, confirm that SkillHub CLI is already installed on your machine (if not installed, follow the official installation documentation):
command -v skillhub && skillhub --version
If not installed, the complete installation method provided in the official documentation is:
curl -fsSL https://skillhub-1388575217.cos.ap-guangzhou.myqcloud.com/install/install.sh | bash
(If the path differs from the documentation, refer to the current content of skillhub.cn/install/skillhub.md.)
Install the Skill to the skills directory that the current Agent can recognize; SkillHub documentation requires using --dir during installation, otherwise the default ./skills/ location may not be recognized. The installation command given by the search index is:
skillhub install elevator-trapped-self-rescue --namespace user_70c2f807 --dir <your skills directory>
Common client skills paths (excerpted from SkillHub installation documentation):
- Cursor:
~/.cursor/skills/ - Claude Code:
~/.claude/skills/ - Codex:
~/.codex/skills/or.agents/skills/under the project
Example (Cursor):
skillhub install elevator-trapped-self-rescue --namespace user_70c2f807 --dir ~/.cursor/skills/
After installation, restart or refresh the Agent according to your client’s requirements to load the new Skill.
You can also provide the prompt from the official page to the Agent and have it complete the installation according to skillhub.cn/install/skillhub.md:
Please install `@user_70c2f807/elevator-trapped-self-rescue` based on https://skillhub.cn/install/skillhub.md.
Typical Usage¶
The dialogue entry example provided within the Skill:
User: Help me use “Elevator Trapped Self-Rescue”
Assistant: Sure! Please tell me your specific situation, and I’ll help you.
Then follow the 1~4 steps listed in the Skill to collect status and output a structured guide. Users can also directly describe the trapped situation (panic, whether the emergency button has been pressed, etc.); as long as it meets the usage conditions in the Skill header, the Agent should follow the same workflow and “output format” template.
The deliverable format is close to the Markdown template in the Skill, containing four sections: “Immediate Actions,” “During Waiting,” “Absolute Prohibitions,” and “Psychological Regulation,” making it easy to quickly scan in conversations.
Applicable Scenarios and Notes¶
Who it’s for: Developers or teams who want to solidify “elevator entrapment emergency scripts” in their Agent; scenarios where you need to embed a life safety assistant in a product but don’t want to manually write long prompts every time.
Limitations: The content is general self-rescue and psychological calming guidance, which cannot replace the on-site handling by maintenance personnel or 119/120; different brands of elevators may have different emergency communication methods, and the Skill has noted this difference. In real emergency situations, priority should be given to calling emergency numbers and following the commands of professional personnel.
Installation notes: Must use --namespace user_70c2f807 and the correct --dir; when only writing the slug without the namespace, the remote download may fail (subject to your local skillhub error messages).
Conclusion¶
“Elevator Trapped Self-Rescue” writes the call-for-help sequence, prohibited behaviors, and calming principles for elevator entrapment scenarios into SKILL.md, enabling the Agent to respond with the same structure after triggering, reducing dangerous impulses during panic. If you want to try it locally or integrate it, you can obtain the coordinates and installation instructions from the SkillHub page:
- Page: https://www.skillhub.cn/skills/user_70c2f807/elevator-trapped-self-rescue
- API Entry: https://api.skillhub.cn/user_70c2f807/elevator-trapped-self-rescue