@alexsun-top/skills

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The open agent skills ecosystem (Fork of npx skills by alexsun-top)

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@alexsun-top/skills

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This is a fork of npx @alexsun-top/skills, maintained by alexsun-top. The original project was developed by Vercel Labs.

The CLI for the open agent skills ecosystem.

Global Installation (Recommended)

# Using npm
npm i -g @alexsun-top/skills

# Using pnpm
pnpm i -g @alexsun-top/skills

After installation, you can use the skills command directly without typing npx every time.

Supports OpenCode, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and 37 more.

Install a Skill

npx @alexsun-top/skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills

Source Formats

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

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

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

# GitLab URL
npx @alexsun-top/skills add https://gitlab.com/org/repo

# Any git URL
npx @alexsun-top/skills add [email protected]:vercel-labs/agent-skills.git

# Any HTTPS git URL with explicit ref (use #ref, not @ref)
npx @alexsun-top/skills add https://git.example.com/team/skill-pack.git#release-2026

# GitHub URL with explicit tag/branch/commit ref
npx @alexsun-top/skills add https://github.com/user/skills.git#v1.2.3

# GitHub shorthand with explicit ref
npx @alexsun-top/skills add owner/repo#v1.0.0

# Any SSH git URL with explicit ref (use #ref)
npx @alexsun-top/skills add [email protected]:team/skill-pack.git#main

# Local path
npx @alexsun-top/skills add ./my-local-skills

Options

| Option | Description | | ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | -g, --global | Install to user directory instead of project | | -a, --agent <agents...> | Target specific agents (e.g., claude-code, codex). See Available Agents | | -s, --skill <skills...> | Install specific skills by name (use '*' for all skills) | | -l, --list | List available skills without installing | | --copy | Copy files instead of symlinking to agent directories | | -y, --yes | Skip all confirmation prompts | | --all | Install all skills to all agents without prompts |

Examples

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

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

# Install a skill with spaces in the name (must be quoted)
npx @alexsun-top/skills add owner/repo --skill "Convex Best Practices"

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

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

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

# Install all skills to specific agents
npx @alexsun-top/skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills --skill '*' -a claude-code

# Install specific skills to all agents
npx @alexsun-top/skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills --agent '*' --skill frontend-design

Installation Scope

| Scope | Flag | Location | Use Case | | ----------- | --------- | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | | Project | (default) | ./<agent>/skills/ | Committed with your project, shared with team | | Global | -g | ~/<agent>/skills/ | Available across all projects |

Installation Methods

When installing interactively, you can choose:

| Method | Description | | ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Symlink (Recommended) | Creates symlinks from each agent to a canonical copy. Single source of truth, easy updates. | | Copy | Creates independent copies for each agent. Use when symlinks aren't supported. |

Other Commands

| Command | Description | | ------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------- | | npx @alexsun-top/skills list | List installed skills (alias: ls) | | npx @alexsun-top/skills find [query] | Search for skills interactively or by keyword | | npx @alexsun-top/skills remove [skills] | Remove installed skills from agents | | npx @alexsun-top/skills check | Check for available skill updates | | npx @alexsun-top/skills update | Update all installed skills to latest versions | | npx @alexsun-top/skills init [name] | Create a new SKILL.md template | | npx @alexsun-top/skills config <command> | Manage configuration settings |

`skills list`

List all installed skills. Similar to npm ls.

# List all installed skills (project and global)
npx @alexsun-top/skills list

# List only global skills
npx @alexsun-top/skills ls -g

# Filter by specific agents
npx @alexsun-top/skills ls -a claude-code -a cursor

`skills find`

Search for skills interactively or by keyword.

# Interactive search (fzf-style)
npx @alexsun-top/skills find

# Search by keyword
npx @alexsun-top/skills find typescript

`skills check` / `skills update`

# Check if any installed skills have updates
npx @alexsun-top/skills check

# Update all skills to latest versions
npx @alexsun-top/skills update

`skills init`

# Create SKILL.md in current directory
npx @alexsun-top/skills init

# Create a new skill in a subdirectory
npx @alexsun-top/skills init my-skill

`skills install`

Install skills from the skills-lock.json file. This ensures your local skills match the lock file exactly.

# Install all skills from skills-lock.json
npx @alexsun-top/skills install

# Install specific skills
npx @alexsun-top/skills install my-skill

# Preview changes without applying
npx @alexsun-top/skills install --dry-run

# Force reinstallation of all skills
npx @alexsun-top/skills install --force

# Install without confirmation prompts
npx @alexsun-top/skills install -y

# Install global skills
npx @alexsun-top/skills install -g

Note: skills sync is deprecated. Use skills install instead.

`skills remove`

Remove installed skills from agents.

# Remove interactively (select from installed skills)
npx @alexsun-top/skills remove

# Remove specific skill by name
npx @alexsun-top/skills remove web-design-guidelines

# Remove multiple skills
npx @alexsun-top/skills remove frontend-design web-design-guidelines

# Remove from global scope
npx @alexsun-top/skills remove --global web-design-guidelines

# Remove from specific agents only
npx @alexsun-top/skills remove --agent claude-code cursor my-skill

# Remove all installed skills without confirmation
npx @alexsun-top/skills remove --all

# Remove all skills from a specific agent
npx @alexsun-top/skills remove --skill '*' -a cursor

# Remove a specific skill from all agents
npx @alexsun-top/skills remove my-skill --agent '*'

# Use 'rm' alias
npx @alexsun-top/skills rm my-skill

| Option | Description | | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | | -g, --global | Remove from global scope (~/) instead of project | | -a, --agent | Remove from specific agents (use '*' for all) | | -s, --skill | Specify skills to remove (use '*' for all) | | -y, --yes | Skip confirmation prompts | | --all | Shorthand for --skill '*' --agent '*' -y |

`skills config`

Manage skills CLI configuration settings.

# Get a config value
npx @alexsun-top/skills config get registry

# Set a config value
npx @alexsun-top/skills config set registry https://my-registry.com

# List all config values with their sources
npx @alexsun-top/skills config list

# Remove a config value (revert to default)
npx @alexsun-top/skills config unset timeout

Configuration Keys

| Key | Description | Default | Environment Variable | | ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ------------------------- | | registry | Default registry URL for skill discovery | https://skills.sh/ | SKILLS_REGISTRY | | update-registry | Registry URL for skill update checking service | https://add-skill.vercel.sh | SKILLS_UPDATE_REGISTRY | | timeout | Default timeout for network operations (seconds) | 30 | SKILLS_TIMEOUT | | telemetry | Enable/disable anonymous usage telemetry | true | SKILLS_TELEMETRY |

Priority

Configuration values are resolved in this priority order:

Environment variables (highest priority)
Config file (~/.config/skills/config.json or %LOCALAPPDATA%\skills\config.json)
Default values (lowest priority)

Config File Location

Linux/macOS: ~/.config/skills/config.json (or $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/skills/config.json if set)
Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\skills\config.json

Examples

# Set a custom registry
npx @alexsun-top/skills config set registry https://my-company.com/skills

# Set timeout to 60 seconds
npx @alexsun-top/skills config set timeout 60

# Disable telemetry
npx @alexsun-top/skills config set telemetry false

# Get current registry (shows effective value considering env vars)
npx @alexsun-top/skills config get registry

# Show all config values with their sources
npx @alexsun-top/skills config list

# Remove custom registry (revert to default)
npx @alexsun-top/skills config unset registry

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:

| Agent | --agent | Project Path | Global Path | |-------|-----------|--------------|-------------| | Amp, Kimi Code CLI, Replit, Universal | amp, kimi-cli, replit, universal | .agents/skills/ | ~/.config/agents/skills/ | | Antigravity | antigravity | .agent/skills/ | ~/.gemini/antigravity/skills/ | | Augment | augment | .augment/skills/ | ~/.augment/skills/ | | Claude Code | claude-code | .claude/skills/ | ~/.claude/skills/ | | OpenClaw | openclaw | skills/ | ~/.openclaw/skills/ | | Cline | cline | .agents/skills/ | ~/.agents/skills/ | | CodeBuddy | codebuddy | .codebuddy/skills/ | ~/.codebuddy/skills/ | | Codex | codex | .agents/skills/ | ~/.codex/skills/ | | Command Code | command-code | .commandcode/skills/ | ~/.commandcode/skills/ | | Continue | continue | .continue/skills/ | ~/.continue/skills/ | | Cortex Code | cortex | .cortex/skills/ | ~/.snowflake/cortex/skills/ | | Crush | crush | .crush/skills/ | ~/.config/crush/skills/ | | Cursor | cursor | .agents/skills/ | ~/.cursor/skills/ | | Droid | droid | .factory/skills/ | ~/.factory/skills/ | | Gemini CLI | gemini-cli | .agents/skills/ | ~/.gemini/skills/ | | GitHub Copilot | github-copilot | .agents/skills/ | ~/.copilot/skills/ | | Goose | goose | .goose/skills/ | ~/.config/goose/skills/ | | Junie | junie | .junie/skills/ | ~/.junie/skills/ | | iFlow CLI | iflow-cli | .iflow/skills/ | ~/.iflow/skills/ | | Kilo Code | kilo | .kilocode/skills/ | ~/.kilocode/skills/ | | Kiro CLI | kiro-cli | .kiro/skills/ | ~/.kiro/skills/ | | Kode | kode | .kode/skills/ | ~/.kode/skills/ | | MCPJam | mcpjam | .mcpjam/skills/ | ~/.mcpjam/skills/ | | Mistral Vibe | mistral-vibe | .vibe/skills/ | ~/.vibe/skills/ | | Mux | mux | .mux/skills/ | ~/.mux/skills/ | | OpenCode | opencode | .agents/skills/ | ~/.config/opencode/skills/ | | OpenHands | openhands | .openhands/skills/ | ~/.openhands/skills/ | | Pi | pi | .pi/skills/ | ~/.pi/agent/skills/ | | Qoder | qoder | .qoder/skills/ | ~/.qoder/skills/ | | Qwen Code | qwen-code | .qwen/skills/ | ~/.qwen/skills/ | | Roo Code | roo | .roo/skills/ | ~/.roo/skills/ | | Trae | trae | .trae/skills/ | ~/.trae/skills/ | | Trae CN | trae-cn | .trae/skills/ | ~/.trae-cn/skills/ | | Windsurf | windsurf | .windsurf/skills/ | ~/.codeium/windsurf/skills/ | | Zencoder | zencoder | .zencoder/skills/ | ~/.zencoder/skills/ | | Neovate | neovate | .neovate/skills/ | ~/.neovate/skills/ | | Pochi | pochi | .pochi/skills/ | ~/.pochi/skills/ | | AdaL | adal | .adal/skills/ | ~/.adal/skills/ |

[!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

Optional Fields

metadata.internal: Set to true to hide the skill from normal discovery. Internal skills are only visible and installable when INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 is set. Useful for work-in-progress skills or skills meant only for internal tooling.

---
name: my-internal-skill
description: An internal skill not shown by default
metadata:
  internal: true
---

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/
.augment/skills/
.claude/skills/
./skills/
.codebuddy/skills/
.commandcode/skills/
.continue/skills/
.cortex/skills/
.crush/skills/
.factory/skills/
.goose/skills/
.junie/skills/
.iflow/skills/
.kilocode/skills/
.kiro/skills/
.kode/skills/
.mcpjam/skills/
.vibe/skills/
.mux/skills/
.openhands/skills/
.pi/skills/
.qoder/skills/
.qwen/skills/
.roo/skills/
.trae/skills/
.windsurf/skills/
.zencoder/skills/
.neovate/skills/
.pochi/skills/
.adal/skills/

Plugin Manifest Discovery

If .claude-plugin/marketplace.json or .claude-plugin/plugin.json exists, skills declared in those files are also discovered:

// .claude-plugin/marketplace.json
{
  "metadata": { "pluginRoot": "./plugins" },
  "plugins": [
    {
      "name": "my-plugin",
      "source": "my-plugin",
      "skills": ["./skills/review", "./skills/test"]
    }
  ]
}

This enables compatibility with the Claude Code plugin marketplace ecosystem.

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:

| Feature | OpenCode | OpenHands | Claude Code | Cline | CodeBuddy | Codex | Command Code | Kiro CLI | Cursor | Antigravity | Roo Code | Github Copilot | Amp | OpenClaw | Neovate | Pi | Qoder | Zencoder | | --------------- | -------- | --------- | ----------- | ----- | --------- | ----- | ------------ | -------- | ------ | ----------- | -------- | -------------- | --- | -------- | ------- | --- | ----- | -------- | | Basic skills | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | allowed-tools | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | | context: fork | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | | Hooks | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |

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.

Environment Variables

| Variable | Description | | ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS | Set to 1 or true to show and install skills marked as internal: true | | DISABLE_TELEMETRY | Set to disable anonymous usage telemetry | | DO_NOT_TRACK | Alternative way to disable telemetry |

# Install internal skills
INSTALL_INTERNAL_SKILLS=1 npx @alexsun-top/skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills --list

Telemetry

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

Telemetry is automatically disabled in CI environments.

License

MIT

Published

Vulnerabilities

Links

Maintainers

Keywords

Readme

@alexsun-top/skills

Global Installation (Recommended)

Install a Skill

Source Formats

Options

Examples

Installation Scope

Installation Methods

Other Commands

skills list

skills find

skills check / skills update

skills init

skills install

skills remove

skills config

Configuration Keys

Priority

Config File Location

Examples

What are Agent Skills?

Supported Agents

Creating Skills

Required Fields

Optional Fields

Skill Discovery

Plugin Manifest Discovery

Compatibility

Troubleshooting

"No skills found"

Skill not loading in agent

Permission errors

Environment Variables

Telemetry

Related Links

License

`skills list`

`skills find`

`skills check` / `skills update`

`skills init`

`skills install`

`skills remove`

`skills config`