skillsgate

Install and manage AI agent skills from GitHub. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot, and 15+ other agents.

Install

npm install -g skillsgate

Or use directly with npx:

npx skillsgate add vercel-labs/agent-skills

Usage

Add skills

# From a GitHub repo (installs all skills found)
skillsgate add owner/repo

# Specific skill from a repo
skillsgate add owner/repo@skill-name

# From a GitHub URL
skillsgate add https://github.com/owner/repo

# From a local path
skillsgate add ./my-skills

# Skip prompts
skillsgate add owner/repo -y

# Install globally (~/.agents/skills/)
skillsgate add owner/repo -g

# Target a specific agent
skillsgate add owner/repo -a cursor

# Copy files instead of symlink
skillsgate add owner/repo --copy

Remove skills

skillsgate remove           # interactive picker
skillsgate remove my-skill  # by name
skillsgate remove --all     # remove all

List installed skills

skillsgate list
skillsgate list -g    # global skills

Update skills

skillsgate update     # check all for updates

Search the marketplace

Requires authentication (skillsgate login first).

skillsgate search "tailwind CSS"
skillsgate search "pdf manipulation"

Sync from node_modules

If a project has skills published as npm packages:

skillsgate sync

Auth

skillsgate login      # authenticate via browser
skillsgate logout     # sign out
skillsgate whoami     # show current user

How it works

Skills are markdown files (SKILL.md) that tell AI agents what to do. skillsgate clones repos, finds skills inside them, and symlinks them into each agent's skills directory.

~/.agents/skills/       # canonical store (global)
  my-skill/
    SKILL.md

~/.cursor/skills/       # symlinked per agent
  my-skill -> ~/.agents/skills/my-skill

Project-local installs go into .agents/skills/ in your project root.

Supported agents

claude-code, cursor, github-copilot, windsurf, cline, continue, codex-cli, amp, goose, junie, kilo-code, opencode, openclaw, pear-ai, roo-code, trae, zed

Options

| Flag | Description | |------|-------------| | -g, --global | Install to global scope (~/.agents/skills/) | | -y, --yes | Skip confirmation prompts | | -a, --agent <id> | Target specific agent(s) | | --all | Select all skills/agents | | --copy | Copy files instead of symlink | | -l, --list | List skills in a repo without installing | | -v, --version | Show version | | -h, --help | Show help |

Telemetry

Anonymous usage analytics are collected to improve the tool. No personal data is sent.

Opt out:

export DO_NOT_TRACK=1
# or
export SKILLSGATE_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1

License

MIT