install-skill

name

install-skill

description

Search and install skills from skills.sh and GitHub repos. Use when users ask to find skills, install skills, download skills, add skills from GitHub, search for skills, browse skills, get a skill, or want new capabilities. Trigger phrases include "install skill", "find skill", "search skills", "add skill", "download skill", "get skill from github", "skills.sh", "browse skills", "what skills are available", "I need a skill for".

Install Skill

Search for skills on skills.sh and install them into the project's skills/ directory. Always project level.

Scripts

Two scripts are provided in this skill's directory:

Search: search.mjs

node ${SKILL_DIR}/search.mjs "<query>"

Returns JSON array of matching skills:

[{"source": "owner/repo", "id": "skill-name", "name": "skill-name", "installs": 1234}]

Install: install.mjs

node ${SKILL_DIR}/install.mjs <owner/repo> <skill-name> <project-skills-dir>

Downloads all skill files from the GitHub repo into <project-skills-dir>/<skill-name>/. Returns:

{"ok": true, "skill": "name", "source": "owner/repo", "path": "/full/path", "files": ["SKILL.md", ...]}

Workflow

1. If the user gives a specific repo and skill name, skip to step 3.

2. Search: Run search.mjs with the user's query. Show the top results as a numbered list with name, repo, and install count. Ask which one they want.

3. Install: Run install.mjs with the chosen repo, skill name, and the project's skills/ directory path.

4. Confirm: Show what was installed — skill name, source, files downloaded, and path.

Replace ${SKILL_DIR} with the actual path to this skill's directory when running the scripts.