| name | skill-installer |
| description | Use when the user asks to install / add a Claude Code skill ("install this skill", "add this skill", "安裝這個 skill", "幫我裝 skill"). Installs by SYMLINKING the skill folder from /home/benny/skills (the canonical git source of truth) into ~/.claude/skills/<name> — never by copying — so `git pull` updates propagate automatically. Handles the varying source layouts and the /plugin exception for marketplace-packaged collections. |
| version | 1.0.0 |
| metadata | {"type":"tooling"} |
Skill Installer
Overview
When the user asks to install a Claude Code skill, install it by symlinking the skill's
directory (the folder that directly contains SKILL.md) into ~/.claude/skills/<name>:
ln -sfn /home/benny/skills/<...>/<skill> ~/.claude/skills/<skill>
Do NOT copy. /home/benny/skills is a git repo and the canonical source of truth for
long-lived skills; symlinking means a later git pull propagates updates automatically with
no reinstall.
When to Use
- The user says "install this skill", "add this skill", "安裝這個 skill", "幫我裝這個 skill",
or points at a folder / repo containing a
SKILL.md and wants it active in Claude Code.
Do not use this skill for installing plugins via the interactive /plugin command — see
the exception below.
Procedure
-
Locate the folder that directly contains SKILL.md. Source layouts vary:
- Standalone skills:
SKILL.md at the folder root.
- Collections: nested under
skills/<name>/ or .claude/skills/<name>/.
Symlink the exact folder that holds SKILL.md, not its parent.
-
Create the symlink:
ln -sfn /home/benny/skills/<path-to-skill> ~/.claude/skills/<name>
-s symlink, -f force-replace an existing link, -n treat an existing link-to-dir as a
file so it gets replaced rather than nested inside.
-
Verify the link resolves:
cat ~/.claude/skills/<name>/SKILL.md >/dev/null && echo OK
~/.claude/skills/<name>/SKILL.md must be readable through the link. Relative symlinks
inside a skill (e.g. data, scripts, ../../docs/...) still resolve because the OS
follows the real path.
Exception — marketplace-packaged plugin collections
Collections that ship a ckm:-namespaced multi-skill plugin with a
.claude-plugin/marketplace.json (e.g. ui-ux-pro-max-skill) are not symlinked.
Install them via:
/plugin marketplace add <path>
/plugin install <plugin>@<marketplace>
The interactive /plugin command cannot be run by Claude — tell the user to run these
themselves.
Notes
- To see what is currently installed:
ls -la ~/.claude/skills/ (symlinks show their target).
- This skill itself was created by converting a long-lived feedback memory into a skill.
