skills

The CLI for the open agent skills ecosystem.

Supports Opencode, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and 23 more.

Install a Skill

npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills

Source Formats

# GitHub shorthand (owner/repo)
npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills

# Full GitHub URL
npx skills add https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills

# Direct path to a skill in a repo
npx skills add https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/frontend-design

# GitLab URL
npx skills add https://gitlab.com/org/repo

# Any git URL
npx skills add git@github.com:vercel-labs/agent-skills.git

# Local path
npx skills add ./my-local-skills

Options

Examples

# List skills in a repository
npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills --list

# Install specific skills
npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills --skill frontend-design --skill skill-creator

# Install to specific agents
npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills -a claude-code -a opencode

# Non-interactive installation (CI/CD friendly)
npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills --skill frontend-design -g -a claude-code -y

# Install all skills from a repo to all agents
npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills --all

Installation Scope

Installation Methods

When installing interactively, you can choose:

Other Commands

skills find

Search for skills interactively or by keyword.

# Interactive search (fzf-style)
npx skills find

# Search by keyword
npx skills find typescript

skills check / skills update

# Check if any installed skills have updates
npx skills check

# Update all skills to latest versions
npx skills update

skills init

# Create SKILL.md in current directory
npx skills init

# Create a new skill in a subdirectory
npx skills init my-skill

skills generate-lock

# Match installed skills to sources for update tracking
npx skills generate-lock

# Preview without writing
npx skills generate-lock --dry-run

What are Agent Skills?

Agent skills are reusable instruction sets that extend your coding agent's capabilities. They're defined in SKILL.md files with YAML frontmatter containing a name and description.

Skills let agents perform specialized tasks like:

• Generating release notes from git history
• Creating PRs following your team's conventions
• Integrating with external tools (Linear, Notion, etc.)

Discover skills at skills.sh

Supported Agents

Skills can be installed to any of these agents:

[!NOTE] Kiro CLI users: After installing skills, manually add them to your custom agent's resources in .kiro/agents/<agent>.json:

{
  "resources": ["skill://.kiro/skills/**/SKILL.md"]
}

The CLI automatically detects which coding agents you have installed. If none are detected, you'll be prompted to select which agents to install to.

Creating Skills

Skills are directories containing a SKILL.md file with YAML frontmatter:

---
name: my-skill
description: What this skill does and when to use it
---

# My Skill

Instructions for the agent to follow when this skill is activated.

## When to Use

Describe the scenarios where this skill should be used.

## Steps

1. First, do this
2. Then, do that

Required Fields

• name: Unique identifier (lowercase, hyphens allowed)
• description: Brief explanation of what the skill does

Skill Discovery

The CLI searches for skills in these locations within a repository:

• Root directory (if it contains SKILL.md)
• skills/
• skills/.curated/
• skills/.experimental/
• skills/.system/
• .agents/skills/
• .agent/skills/
• .claude/skills/
• ./skills/
• .cline/skills/
• .codex/skills/
• .commandcode/skills/
• .continue/skills/
• .crush/skills/
• .cursor/skills/
• .factory/skills/
• .gemini/skills/
• .github/skills/
• .goose/skills/
• .kilocode/skills/
• .kiro/skills/
• .mcpjam/skills/
• .opencode/skills/
• .openhands/skills/
• .pi/skills/
• .qoder/skills/
• .qwen/skills/
• .roo/skills/
• .trae/skills/
• .windsurf/skills/
• .zencoder/skills/
• .neovate/skills/

If no skills are found in standard locations, a recursive search is performed.

Compatibility

Skills are generally compatible across agents since they follow a shared Agent Skills specification. However, some features may be agent-specific:

Troubleshooting

"No skills found"

Ensure the repository contains valid SKILL.md files with both name and description in the frontmatter.

Skill not loading in agent

• Verify the skill was installed to the correct path
• Check the agent's documentation for skill loading requirements
• Ensure the SKILL.md frontmatter is valid YAML

Permission errors

Ensure you have write access to the target directory.

Telemetry

This CLI collects anonymous usage data to help improve the tool. No personal information is collected.

To disable telemetry:

DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1 npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills
# or
DO_NOT_TRACK=1 npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills

Telemetry is automatically disabled in CI environments.

Related Links

• Agent Skills Specification
• Skills Directory
• Amp Skills Documentation
• Antigravity Skills Documentation
• Claude Code Skills Documentation
• Clawdbot Skills Documentation
• Cline Skills Documentation
• Codex Skills Documentation
• Command Code Skills Documentation
• Crush Skills Documentation
• Cursor Skills Documentation
• Gemini CLI Skills Documentation
• GitHub Copilot Agent Skills
• Kiro CLI Skills Documentation
• OpenCode Skills Documentation
• Qwen Code Skills Documentation
• OpenHands Skills Documentation
• Pi Skills Documentation
• Qoder Skills Documentation
• Roo Code Skills Documentation
• Trae Skills Documentation
• Vercel Agent Skills Repository

License

MIT