Agent Skills CLI 🚀

One CLI. 175,000+ skills. 45 AI agents.

Install skills from the world's largest marketplace and sync them to 45 AI agents including Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, Cline, Gemini CLI, Zed, and more — all with a single command.

What's new in v1.1.9: -a now accepts comma-separated agent lists (-a claude,cursor), unknown agent names show a clear error instead of crashing on undefined lookup. Thanks to @10432mztn for the fix.

🌐 Website: agentskills.in

npm install -g agent-skills-cli
skills install @anthropic/xlsx

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✨ Features

• 175,000+ Skills — Access the largest collection of AI agent skills
• 42 AI Agents — Cursor, Claude, Copilot, Windsurf, Cline, Gemini CLI, Zed, and 35+ more
• FZF Interactive Search — Real-time search with keyboard navigation: skills search -i
• Conflict Detection — Find contradictions and overlaps across skills: skills doctor --deep
• Context Budget — Smart token-aware skill selection for your project: skills budget -b 8000
• Skill Diff — Section-aware comparison of two skills: skills diff A B
• Frozen Installs — Deterministic lockfile-based installs (like npm ci): skills frozen
• Skill Compose — Merge, chain, or conditionally combine skills: skills compose A B -o C
• Skill Testing — 10 built-in quality assertions + custom tests: skills test --all
• Sandbox Preview — Quality + conflicts check before install: skills sandbox @owner/repo
• Watch Mode — Auto-sync skills to agents on file changes: skills watch
• Skill Splitter — Split large skills into focused sub-skills: skills split my-skill
• Benchmarking — Compare skill quality across your collection: skills bench --all
• Private Git Repos — GitLab, Bitbucket, SSH, self-hosted Git: skills install git@host:team/repo
• npm Packages — Install from npm registries: skills install npm:@scope/package
• .skillsrc Config — Enterprise config files for custom registries, tokens, and defaults
• Quality Scoring — 4-dimension skill scoring (0–100): skills score
• Lock File Tracking — Track all installations in ~/.skills/skills.lock
• Platform Targeting — Install to specific platforms with -t claude,cursor

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📦 Installation

npm install -g agent-skills-cli

Requirements: Node.js 18+

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🚀 Quick Start

# ⭐ Install a skill (auto-detects platforms)
skills install @facebook/verify

# ⭐ Install from a GitHub repo
skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills

# ⭐ Install from private Git (auto-detects credentials)
skills install git@gitlab.com:team/internal-skills.git
skills install https://git.company.com/team/skills --token $GIT_TOKEN

# ⭐ Install from npm registry
skills install npm:@company/skills
skills install npm:@company/skills --registry https://npm.company.com

# Install to specific platforms
skills install @facebook/verify -a claude,cursor

# Install to ALL 42 platforms at once
skills install @lobehub/typescript --all

# Install globally (home directory)
skills install pdf -g -a claude

# Install specific skill from repo
skills add anthropic/skills@xlsx

# List skills in a repo
skills add owner/repo --list

# Remove installed skills
skills remove xlsx

# Check installed skills
skills check

# Update skills from source
skills update --all

# Search and install skills interactively (multi-select)
skills search python

# Search + auto-install all results to an agent
skills search python -a claude -y

# Search + install to specific agents
skills search react -a cursor claude

🌐 Browse 175,000+ skills at agentskills.in/marketplace

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🛠️ Commands

Core Commands

Command	Description
skills install <name>	Install a skill from marketplace
skills add <source>	Install from Git repo (owner/repo or URL)
skills search <query>	Search and install skills (multi-select)
skills search -i	FZF-style interactive search with keyboard navigation
skills search <query> -a <agent> -y	Search and bulk-install all results to an agent
skills check	Check installed skills with source and version info
skills update	Update skills from their source repos
skills remove	Remove installed skills (interactive multi-select)
skills score [path]	Score skill quality (0–100, grades F–A)
skills submit-repo <repo>	Submit a GitHub repo for marketplace auto-indexing
skills doctor	Diagnose issues (--deep for conflict detection)

Power Tools (v1.1.4)

Command	Description
skills budget -b <tokens>	Smart context budget — load only relevant skills within limit
skills diff <A> <B>	Section-aware skill comparison
skills compose <skills...>	Merge/chain/conditional skill composition
skills test [skills...]	Run quality assertions against skills
skills frozen	Deterministic install from lockfile
skills sandbox <source>	Preview skill quality + conflicts before installing
skills watch [dir]	Auto-sync skills to agents on file changes
skills split <skill>	Split large skills into focused sub-skills
skills bench [skills...]	Benchmark and compare skill quality

Install Options

skills install @facebook/verify          # Auto-detect platforms (prompts)
skills install @facebook/verify -a cursor # Install to Cursor only
skills install @lobehub/typescript -a cursor,claude  # Install to multiple
skills install @facebook/verify --all     # Install to all 45 agents
skills install pdf -g -a claude           # Install globally (~/.claude/skills/)
skills install -s verify -a cursor        # Install by skill name
skills add @facebook/verify -a cursor     # 'add' is an alias for 'install'

# Bulk install all skills from a repo (no prompts)
skills install @ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills -a claude -y
skills install @github/awesome-copilot -a cursor,claude -y
skills install @owner/repo --all -y        # All skills to all agents

Git URL Install (skills add)

skills add owner/repo              # GitHub shorthand
skills add owner/repo@skill-name   # Install specific skill directly
skills add https://github.com/user/repo  # Full URL
skills add https://gitlab.com/org/repo   # GitLab
skills add owner/repo --list       # List skills in repo
skills add owner/repo -s skill-name      # Install specific skill
skills add owner/repo -y -g        # Non-interactive, global
skills add owner/repo -a claude -y # Install ALL skills to claude (no prompt)

Private Git Repos

# SSH (auto-detects SSH keys)
skills install git@github.com:team/private-repo.git
skills install git@gitlab.com:team/internal-skills.git

# HTTPS with token
skills install https://git.company.com/team/repo --token=xxx

# Token from environment variable
GITLAB_TOKEN=xxx skills install https://gitlab.com/team/repo
BITBUCKET_TOKEN=xxx skills install https://bitbucket.org/team/repo

# Bitbucket
skills install https://bitbucket.org/team/skills-repo

Auth resolution order: --token flag → env vars (GH_TOKEN, GITLAB_TOKEN, BITBUCKET_TOKEN, GIT_TOKEN) → SSH keys → git credential helper → .netrc

npm Packages

# Public npm packages
skills install npm:chalk
skills install npm:@anthropic/skills

# Scoped package with version
skills install npm:@company/skills@1.1.2

# Private npm registry
skills install npm:@company/skills --registry https://npm.company.com

Other Commands

skills init <name>        # Create new skill from template
skills validate <path>    # Validate a SKILL.md file
skills export             # Export skills to agents
skills sync               # Sync to Antigravity workflows
skills info               # Show installation status

Quality Scoring

skills score ./my-skill             # Score a skill (0–100, grade F–A)
skills score ./my-skill --verbose    # Show individual check details
skills score ./my-skill --json       # Machine-readable output

Dimensions: Structure (30%), Clarity (30%), Specificity (30%), Advanced (10%)

Submit Repos to Marketplace

skills submit-repo Jeffallan/claude-skills   # Auto-index all skills in repo
skills submit-repo vercel-labs/agent-skills   # Skills appear on marketplace

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🤖 Supported Platforms (45 Agents)

Platform	Project Dir	Global Dir
Cursor	.cursor/skills/	~/.cursor/skills/
Claude Code	.claude/skills/	~/.claude/skills/
GitHub Copilot	.github/skills/	~/.github/skills/
OpenAI Codex	.codex/skills/	~/.codex/skills/
Windsurf	.windsurf/skills/	~/.codeium/windsurf/skills/
Cline	.cline/skills/	~/.cline/skills/
Gemini CLI	.gemini/skills/	~/.gemini/skills/
Zed	.zed/skills/	~/.config/zed/skills/
Antigravity	.agent/skills/	~/.gemini/antigravity/skills/
OpenCode	.opencode/skill/	~/.config/opencode/skill/

+32 more agents: Amp, Kilo, Roo, Goose, CodeBuddy, Continue, Crush, Clawdbot, Droid, Kiro, MCPJam, Mux, OpenHands, Pi, Qoder, Qwen Code, Trae, Zencoder, Neovate, Command Code, Ara, Aide, Alex, BB, CodeStory, Helix AI, Meekia, Pear AI, Adal, Pochi, Sourcegraph Cody, Void AI

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⚙️ Configuration (.skillsrc)

Create a .skillsrc or .skillsrc.json file in your project root or home directory to configure private sources and defaults:

{
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "company-gitlab",
      "type": "git",
      "url": "https://gitlab.company.com",
      "auth_env": "COMPANY_GIT_TOKEN"
    },
    {
      "name": "company-npm",
      "type": "npm",
      "registry": "https://npm.company.com",
      "scope": "@company"
    }
  ],
  "defaults": {
    "agent": "cursor",
    "global": false
  }
}

Config is loaded from: project .skillsrc → home ~/.skillsrc (first found wins).

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🔐 Environment Variables

Variable	Purpose
GH_TOKEN / GITHUB_TOKEN	GitHub private repo authentication
GITLAB_TOKEN / GL_TOKEN	GitLab private repo authentication
BITBUCKET_TOKEN / BB_TOKEN	Bitbucket private repo authentication
GIT_TOKEN	Generic Git authentication (any host)
DISABLE_TELEMETRY / DO_NOT_TRACK	Opt out of anonymous telemetry

Telemetry is automatically disabled in CI environments.

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📚 Creating Skills

Create a SKILL.md file:

---
name: my-skill
description: What this skill does
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# Instructions

Your skill instructions here...

Then install locally:

skills validate ./my-skill
skills export

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🔗 Links

• Website: agentskills.in
• Marketplace: agentskills.in/marketplace
• Documentation: agentskills.in/docs
• CLI GitHub: github.com/Karanjot786/agent-skills-cli
• Website GitHub: github.com/Karanjot786/agent-skills-UI
• npm: npmjs.com/package/agent-skills-cli

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👤 Author

Karanjot Singh

• 🐦 @Karanjotdulay
• 💼 LinkedIn
• 🐙 @Karanjot786

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📄 License

MIT © Karanjot Singh