skills

name	skills
description	skills is the CLI package manager for the open agent skills ecosystem. It installs, discovers, removes, updates, and initializes agent skills across 50+ supported coding agents (including Claude Code, Cursor, OpenCode, and Antigravity). Use this skill when managing skills in a repository, finding new capabilities, or creating new skill packages.

Skills Package Manager

The skills CLI is the package manager for the open agent skills ecosystem, allowing modular capability extension for all major coding agents.

Core Commands

Command	Usage	Description
find	skills find [query]	Search for skills interactively (fzf-style) or by keyword.
add	skills add <package>	Install a skill package from GitHub/local paths to agents.
list	skills list	List all installed skills (alias: ls).
update	skills update [skills]	Update installed skills to their latest versions.
remove	skills remove [skills]	Remove installed skills from agents (alias: rm).
init	skills init [name]	Create a new SKILL.md template file.

Installation Formats

# GitHub shorthand (owner/repo)
skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills

# Install specific skill from a package
skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills --skill frontend-design

# Target specific agents (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor, Antigravity)
skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills -a claude-code -a cursor -a antigravity

# Install globally (user-level scope)
skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills -g

Creating a New Skill

Skills are folders containing a SKILL.md file with YAML frontmatter naming and describing the skill.

Initialize a new skill:

skills init my-new-skill

Required metadata fields in my-new-skill/SKILL.md:

---
name: my-new-skill
description: Detailed description of when the agent should trigger this skill.
---

# My New Skill

Detailed instructions, code patterns, and troubleshooting advice.