skill-installer

name	skill-installer
description	Install and review open-source skills from GitHub or the curated OpenAI skills catalog.
metadata	{"short-description":"Browse and install skills into .agents/skills."}

Skill Installer

This built-in skill is adapted for evidence-rag-agent from the open-source openai/skills repository.

When To Use

• Use this skill when the user wants to browse reusable skills from GitHub.
• Use it when the user asks to install a skill from the curated OpenAI catalog.
• Use it when the user shares a GitHub tree URL that already points at a SKILL.md directory.

Workflow

1. Inspect local availability first with /skill.
2. If the user wants curated OpenAI skills, browse them with /skill catalog.
3. Install a curated skill with /skill install <skill-name>.
4. Install a GitHub-hosted skill with /skill install <github-tree-url>.
5. Review the installed files in .agents/skills/<name>/ before using them.
6. Use a skill in the next message by mentioning $<name>.

Guardrails

• Prefer public GitHub repositories unless the user explicitly provides a private source and token handling is already set up.
• Do not silently overwrite an existing local skill.
• Call out the installed path so the user knows where to inspect or customize it.
• If installation fails, explain whether the problem is the URL shape, missing SKILL.md, or a name collision.

Deliverables

• A locally installed skill under .agents/skills/.
• A short summary of the source repository and how to invoke the skill.