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Skills CLI

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Installs, updates and removes agent skills for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and more

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The problem it solves

You found a skill on GitHub, and now you are working out which hidden folder Claude Code or Codex expects it in.

For AI agent usersPeople who install skillsSkill authors

Before
You download a skill folder and copy it into each agent's skills directory by hand.
After
One command fetches the skills you pick from a repository and puts them where each of your agents looks for them.
Stars
★ 37k
License
MIT
Cost
Free
Platforms
Mac · Win · Linux
Level
Intermediate

Overview

Skills CLI is Vercel Labs' command-line tool for agent skills, the folders of instructions that teach an AI agent a specific job. You run one command with a GitHub repository name, pick the skills and the agents you use, and it copies them into the right folders. Other commands search, list, update and remove skills. It supports OpenCode, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and 75 more agents, and suits anyone who installs skills from GitHub and would rather not copy folders by hand.

It detects the agents on your computer and puts each skill where that agent looks for it, so you never need to know the folder paths.

Try these first

Start with the first one: it is a small task you can check easily.

  1. Run npx skills find [topic] and show me the results. Don't install anything.First try · read-only

  2. Install the [skill name] skill from [owner/repo] for Claude Code only.writes files

  3. Run npx skills list and tell me which skills are installed and for which agents.

  4. Run npx skills check and update the skills that have newer versions.writes files

Example prompts written by Agent Flows Hub.

Features

From the creator's documentation.

FeatureWhat it doesRuns
InstallAdds skills from a GitHub repository to the agents you choose, per project or for all projectsYour computer
SearchFinds skills by keywordInternet
List and removeShows installed skills and removes the ones you no longer wantYour computer
UpdatesChecks for and installs newer versions of installed skillsGitHub
Agent detectionDetects which supported agents are installed on your computerYour computer
TelemetrySends anonymous usage data unless you turn it offAnonymous usage data

Good to know

You found a skill in a GitHub repository and want it in Claude Code and Codex without hunting for each agent's skills folder. Skills CLI shows the skills in that repository, lets you pick the agents and installs them for one project or for all.

Limits

  • The CLI collects anonymous usage data by default; set DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1 or DO_NOT_TRACK=1 to turn it off.
  • Skills install into the current project unless you add -g. A skill is a set of instructions your agent will follow, so read what it does before installing.

Notes by (original project name: skills), written from the creator's documentation, not from running it ourselves. skills README · skills CLI reference

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