skills CLI
Install any agent skill with one npx command.
The open-source command behind skills.sh. Run npx skills add with a GitHub repository and it copies the skill into Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Copilot or whichever agents you pick, and can list, update and remove them later.
Key info
- Pricing
- Open source
- Platform
- macOS · Windows · Linux
- Category
- CLIs
- Best for
- Intermediate
- Free plan
- Free and open source (MIT)
- Install
- No install: npx skills add owner/repo
- Works with
- 75+ agents, including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and GitHub Copilot
- Commands
- add, list, find, update, remove and init
- Good for
- Installing a skill from GitHub into whichever agents you use
Related reading
- Context engineering
Installing skills safely
A skill is instructions your agent will follow, and sometimes scripts it will run with your permissions. Treat installing one like adding a dependency, not l…
Intermediate - Context engineering
What an agent skill is
A skill is a folder with a SKILL.md file in it. The file starts with a name and a one-line description, followed by instructions written for the agent.
Beginner - Context engineering
Writing your first skill
You already have a skill in you: the thing you keep typing into every session. Write it down once.
Intermediate