skpm-cli

v1.5.1

Published

12 days ago

The Skill Package Manager for AI Agents

skpm

The Skill Package Manager for AI agents. Fork of vercel-labs/skills with dependency graph resolution.

Supports OpenCode, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and 40 more.

What's different from `skills`?

dependsOn — Skills declare dependencies in SKILL.md frontmatter. skpm add recursively installs the full tree.
postInstall — Skills can declare setup commands (CLI installs, config). Printed with y/n prompt before execution.
--trust-scripts — Auto-accept postInstall commands (for CI/CD).

Install

pnpm i -g skpm-cli    # global install (recommended)
skpm add owner/repo@skill -g

Or use without installing:

npx skpm-cli add owner/repo@skill -g

Install a Skill

skpm add jonmumm/skills@swarm -g
# → automatically installs grill-me, mutation-testing, tdd

Source Formats

# GitHub shorthand (owner/repo)
skpm add jonmumm/skills

# Install a specific skill with auto-resolved dependencies
skpm add jonmumm/skills@swarm

# Full GitHub URL
skpm add https://github.com/jonmumm/skills

# Direct path to a skill in a repo
skpm add https://github.com/jonmumm/skills/tree/main/skills/tdd

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

# Any git URL
skpm add [email protected]:owner/repo.git

# Local path
skpm 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

# Install a skill (dependencies auto-resolved)
skpm add jonmumm/skills@swarm -g

# List skills in a repository
skpm add jonmumm/skills --list

# Install specific skills
skpm add jonmumm/skills --skill swarm --skill tdd

# Install to specific agents
skpm add jonmumm/skills -a claude-code -a opencode

# Non-interactive installation (CI/CD friendly)
skpm add jonmumm/skills --skill swarm -g -a claude-code -y

# Install all skills from a repo to all agents
skpm add jonmumm/skills --all

# Auto-accept postInstall commands (CI/CD)
skpm add jonmumm/skills@swarm -g -y --trust-scripts

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 | | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | | skpm list | List installed skills (alias: ls) | | skpm find [query] | Search for skills interactively or by keyword | | skpm remove [skills] | Remove installed skills from agents | | skpm check | Check for available skill updates | | skpm update | Update all installed skills to latest versions | | skpm init [name] | Create a new SKILL.md template |

`skills list`

List all installed skills. Similar to npm ls.

# List all installed skills (project and global)
skpm list

# List only global skills
skpm ls -g

# Filter by specific agents
skpm ls -a claude-code -a cursor

`skills find`

Search for skills interactively or by keyword.

# Interactive search (fzf-style)
skpm find

# Search by keyword
skpm find typescript

`skills check` / `skills update`

# Check if any installed skills have updates
skpm check

# Update all skills to latest versions
skpm update

`skills init`

# Create SKILL.md in current directory
skpm init

# Create a new skill in a subdirectory
skpm init my-skill

`skills remove`

Remove installed skills from agents.

# Remove interactively (select from installed skills)
skpm remove

# Remove specific skill by name
skpm remove web-design-guidelines

# Remove multiple skills
skpm remove frontend-design web-design-guidelines

# Remove from global scope
skpm remove --global web-design-guidelines

# Remove from specific agents only
skpm remove --agent claude-code cursor my-skill

# Remove all installed skills without confirmation
skpm remove --all

# Remove all skills from a specific agent
skpm remove --skill '*' -a cursor

# Remove a specific skill from all agents
skpm remove my-skill --agent '*'

# Use 'rm' alias
skpm 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 |

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 skpm.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 | .agents/skills/ | ~/.gemini/antigravity/skills/ | | Augment | augment | .augment/skills/ | ~/.augment/skills/ | | Claude Code | claude-code | .claude/skills/ | ~/.claude/skills/ | | OpenClaw | openclaw | skills/ | ~/.openclaw/skills/ | | Cline, Warp | cline, warp | .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/ | | Deep Agents | deepagents | .agents/skills/ | ~/.deepagents/agent/skills/ | | Droid | droid | .factory/skills/ | ~/.factory/skills/ | | Firebender | firebender | .agents/skills/ | ~/.firebender/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

dependsOn: Array of skill dependencies in owner/repo@skill-name format. Resolved recursively on install.
postInstall: Array of shell commands to run after installation. Printed with y/n prompt (or auto-accepted with --trust-scripts).
metadata.internal: Set to true to hide the skill from normal discovery.

---
name: my-skill
description: My skill that depends on others
dependsOn:
  - jonmumm/skills@grill-me
  - mattpocock/skills@tdd
postInstall:
  - "which linear || pnpm i -g @linear/cli"
---

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/
.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 skpm add owner/repo --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