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skills-installer

A CLI tool to install and manage agent skills that comply with the agentskills spec across multiple AI coding clients. Browse and discover available skills at claude-plugins.dev/skills.

Features

🔍 Interactive Search - Discover and install skills interactively
🚀 Simple CLI - Clean, intuitive command-line interface
📦 Universal Registry - Access skills all public agent skills
🌍 Global & Local - Install skills globally or per-project
🎯 Multi-Client Support - Install skills for different coding clients

Installation

npm install -g skills-installer

Or use directly with npx:

npx skills-installer install @anthropics/skills/frontend-design

What are Agent Skills?

Agent Skills are specialized capabilities that extend AI coding assistants like Claude Code. Each skill follows the agentskills specification - a standard format for defining AI agent capabilities through markdown files with structured instructions.

Usage

Search for skills

Finding and exploring skills using the CLI

Search across all public skills on GitHub:

skills-installer search

Search with a specific query:

skills-installer search "frontend design"

The search command provides an interactive interface where you can:

Browse and sort skills ranked by relevance, installs, and GitHub stars
Select a skill to install directly
Choose installation scope and target client

Install skills

The install command supports multiple formats:

# Browse all skills from an owner
skills-installer install anthropics

# Browse skills in a specific repo
skills-installer install anthropics/claude-code

# Install a specific skill
skills-installer install anthropics/claude-code/frontend-design

# Install from any GitHub URL
skills-installer install https://github.com/owner/repo/tree/main/skills/my-skill

Install to project directory

skills-installer install anthropics/claude-code/pdf --project
# or
skills-installer install anthropics/claude-code/pdf -p

Project skills are only available in the current project directory.

Update an existing skill

Simply run the install command again - it will automatically update:

skills-installer install anthropics/claude-code/frontend-design

List installed skills

skills-installer list

Shows all installed skills with their installation scope (global/project) and paths.

Target specific clients

skills-installer install @anthropics/skills/xlsx --client cursor

Currently supported clients:

claude-code (default)
amp
codex
cursor
windsurf
github
vscode
gemini
goose
letta
opencode
antigravity
trae
qoder
codebuddy

Commands

Command	Description
`search [query]`	Search across all public skills on GitHub
`install owner`	Browse all skills from owner's repos
`install owner/repo`	Browse skills in a specific repo
`install owner/repo/skill`	Install a specific skill
`install <git-url>`	Install from HTTPS, SSH, or direct path
`list`	List all installed skills

Options

Option	Alias	Description
`--client <name>`		Target AI coding client (default: claude-code)
`--project`	`-p`	Install to current project directory

Skill Identifier Format

Skills can be identified using multiple formats:

owner - Browse all skills from owner's repositories
owner/repo - Browse skills in a specific repository
owner/repo/skill - Install a specific skill
https://github.com/owner/repo/tree/main/skills/skill-name - Direct GitHub URL

Where are skills installed?

Global installation (claude-code):

~/.claude/skills/

Project installation:

./.claude/skills/ (in your current directory)

Examples

# Search for skills interactively
skills-installer search

# Search with a specific query
skills-installer search "frontend design"

# Browse all skills from an owner
skills-installer install anthropics

# Browse skills in a specific repo
skills-installer install anthropics/claude-code

# Install a specific skill globally
skills-installer install anthropics/claude-code/frontend-design

# Install a skill to current project
skills-installer install anthropics/claude-code/frontend-design --project

# Install from a GitHub URL
skills-installer install https://github.com/owner/repo/tree/main/skills/my-skill

# Install skill for a specific client
skills-installer install anthropics/claude-code/frontend-design --client cursor

# List all installed skills
skills-installer list

License

MIT