install-toolkit-skills

name	install-toolkit-skills
description	Install skills from the claude-code-plugins-plus-skills catalog to the current project via interactive selection. Use when the user asks to add skills, browse the skill catalog, install toolkit skills, or says "install toolkit skills". Covers all 519 skills across 21 categories.
allowed-tools	Bash, Read
version	2.0.0
author	Intent Solutions IO <[e-mail]>
license	MIT
compatibility	Designed for Claude Code
tags	["skills","installation","catalog","toolkit"]

Install Toolkit Skills

Install any of 519 skills from the claude-code-plugins-plus-skills catalog into the current project.

Live Catalog Summary

!ccpi skills list --json 2>/dev/null | python3 -c "import json,sys; skills=json.load(sys.stdin); cats={}; [cats.setdefault(s['category'],[]).append(s) for s in skills]; total=len(skills); installed=sum(1 for s in skills if s['installed']); print(f'Total: {total} skills across {len(cats)} categories ({installed} installed in current surface)'); [print(f' {cat}: {len(ss)} skills') for cat,ss in sorted(cats.items())]" 2>/dev/null || echo "Run ccpi skills list to see the full catalog"

Skill Categories

The catalog has 21 categories. Use ccpi skills list --category <name> to explore each:

#	Category	Coverage
01	devops-basics	Bash, CI/CD, containers, git workflows
02	devops-advanced	Kubernetes, Terraform, observability
03	security-fundamentals	API keys, CORS, injection, JWT, secrets
04	security-advanced	Penetration testing, threat modeling
05	frontend	React, CSS, accessibility, performance
06	backend	APIs, databases, auth, caching
07	data-engineering	ETL, pipelines, Spark, data quality
08	ml-and-ai	Model training, MLOps, LLM workflows
09	testing	Unit, integration, e2e, load testing
10	architecture	System design, patterns, ADRs
11	cloud-aws	EC2, S3, Lambda, EKS, IAM
12	cloud-gcp	GKE, Cloud Run, BigQuery, Vertex
13	cloud-azure	AKS, Functions, Cosmos, DevOps
14	mobile	iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter
15	documentation	READMEs, API docs, changelogs
16	productivity	Workflows, automation, scripts
17	code-quality	Linting, refactoring, code review
18	collaboration	PRs, reviews, team workflows
19	monitoring	Logging, alerting, dashboards
20	enterprise-workflows	Compliance, governance, release mgmt
21	toolkit	Claude docs, hooks, skill management, Apple, design systems

Trigger Matching

When a user request matches any skill topic above:

1. Check if the skill is installed in <workspace>/.claude/skills/
2. If installed → The skill handles the request
3. If NOT installed → Offer: "The <skill-name> skill covers this — want me to install it?"
4. If user says yes → Run the installation workflow below

Installation Workflow

Step 1: Find Workspace Root

WORKSPACE_ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)

Step 2: Show the Catalog

Show the full catalog grouped by category, with installation status:

ccpi skills list --surface project

Or filter to a specific area:

ccpi skills list --category security --surface project
ccpi skills list --category devops --surface project

Or search by keyword:

ccpi search kubernetes
ccpi search "api testing"

Let the user pick by number, name, category keyword, or shortcut.

Common shortcuts:

• "all" → install all 519 skills
• "devops" → install all devops skills (01 + 02)
• "security" → install all security skills (03 + 04)
• "docs" → install claude-docs-skill, openrouter-docs-skill, warp-docs-skill, gemini-docs-skill
• Numbers or ranges → 1,3,5 or 1-5

Step 3: Install Selected Skills

# Project-local install (recommended)
ccpi skills install <skill-name> --surface project

# Global install (available in every project)
ccpi skills install <skill-name> --surface claude

# Install all in a category
ccpi skills install --category security --surface project

# Install all skills at once
ccpi skills install --all --surface project

If ccpi is not installed, use the raw symlink fallback:

CATALOG_DIR="$HOME/Projects/Dev_projects/Claude_SDK/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills/skills"
# Find the skill's category first:
find "$CATALOG_DIR" -name "SKILL.md" -path "*/<skill-name>/SKILL.md"
# Then symlink it:
ln -sfn "$CATALOG_DIR/<category>/<skill-name>" "$WORKSPACE_ROOT/.claude/skills/<skill-name>"

Step 4: Report Results

## Skills Installed

**Workspace:** {workspace_root}
**Method:** symlinked from claude-code-plugins-plus-skills/skills/<category>/

### Installed:

- {list of installed skills with categories}

Skills are immediately available via Claude Code hot-reload.
To uninstall: `ccpi skills remove <skill-name> --surface project`

Notes

• Skills are symlinked to <workspace>/.claude/skills/ — NOT copied
• Source: ~/Projects/Dev_projects/Claude_SDK/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills/skills/<category>/<skill-name>/
• Claude Code discovers skills automatically (hot-reload, no restart needed)
• Doc skills have large reference files (24MB+) — symlinks prevent duplication
• To list all skills: ccpi skills list
• To search: ccpi search <query>
• To uninstall: ccpi skills remove <skill-name> --surface project
• Tutorials: ccpi tutorials (11 Jupyter notebooks on skills, plugins, and orchestration)