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

• 🚀 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

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
• github
• letta
• vscode
• amp
• goose
• opencode

Commands

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | 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

# 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