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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 the registry interactively:

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 a skill globally

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

Skills installed globally are available across all projects using the selected client.

Install a skill locally

skills-installer install @anthropics/skills/pdf --local

Local 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/skills/frontend-design

List installed skills

skills-installer list

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

Target specific clients

skills-installer install @anthropics/skills/xlsx --client claude-code

Currently supported clients:

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

Commands

Command	Description
`search [query]`	Search for skills in the registry
`install <skill>`	Install or update an agent skill
`list`	List all installed skills
`help`	Show help message

Options

Option	Alias	Description
`--client <name>`		Target AI coding client (default: claude-code)
`--local`	`-l`	Install to current directory instead of globally

Skill Identifier Format

Skills are identified using the format: @owner/repo/skill-name

Examples:

@anthropics/skills/frontend-design
@anthropics/skills/pdf
@anthropics/skills/xlsx

Where are skills installed?

Global installation (claude-code):

~/.claude/skills/

Local 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"

# Search and install to specific client
skills-installer search "testing" --client cursor

# Install the frontend-design skill globally
skills-installer install @anthropics/claude-code/frontend-design

# Install a skill locally for current project
skills-installer install @anthropics/claude-code/frontend-design --local

# List all installed skills
skills-installer list

# Update an existing skill to latest version
skills-installer install @anthropics/claude-code/frontend-design

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

License

MIT