skills is a CLI tool for discovering, installing, and using reusable prompts and code snippets across multiple AI coding agents.
The tool solves the problem of sharing and managing agent-specific skills—structured prompts and utilities—across different coding assistants. It works by providing a unified interface to install skills from various sources including GitHub repositories, direct URLs, and well-known registries. Skills can be installed globally for use across all projects or locally within a project directory. The CLI supports both interactive installation and non-interactive modes, and can launch supported agents with a generated prompt for a selected skill without requiring installation.
Developers should choose this tool if they work with multiple AI coding agents and want to reuse skills across them or share skills with their team. It suits projects where team members use different agents like Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex, since a single skill can be installed for multiple agents simultaneously. The tool handles authentication transparently, supporting GitHub HTTPS, SSH, and GitHub CLI credentials without exposing tokens to the Node.js process. For private repositories, it uses existing Git or GitHub CLI authentication automatically. Installation can target specific agents or skills, copy files instead of symlinking, and skip prompts for automation.
The project maintains active engagement with its ecosystem, regularly updating the list of supported agents. Development follows a pattern of incremental feature refinement, with careful attention to security practices around credential handling. The tool receives updates to its agent support and discovery mechanisms, indicating ongoing maintenance of compatibility with the evolving agent landscape.
