| name | skill-manager |
| description | Install, remove, and manage Claude Code skills dynamically with hot-reload. Use when the user wants to add or remove skills, list available or installed skills, check the skill catalog, search for skills, or troubleshoot skill installation. Covers all 519 skills across 21 categories. |
| allowed-tools | Bash, Read |
| version | 2.0.0 |
| author | Intent Solutions IO <jeremy@intentsolutions.io> |
| license | MIT |
| compatibility | Designed for Claude Code |
| tags | ["skills","installation","management","catalog"] |
Skill Manager
Manage Claude Code skills dynamically without restarting. Supports all 519 skills across 21 categories from the claude-code-plugins-plus-skills catalog.
Live Skill Catalog
!ccpi skills list --json 2>/dev/null | python3 -c "import json,sys; skills=json.load(sys.stdin); cats={}; [cats.setdefault(s['category'],[]).append(s['name']) for s in skills]; [print(f'{cat}: {len(names)} skills ({\"installed\" if any(s[\"installed\"] for s in skills if s[\"category\"]==cat) else \"none installed\"})') for cat,names in sorted(cats.items())]" 2>/dev/null || echo "ccpi not available — run from the claude-code-plugins-plus-skills repo"
Platform Surfaces
| Surface | Path | Scope |
|---|
claude | ~/.claude/skills/ | Global (all projects) |
project | <git-root>/.claude/skills/ | Current project only |
antigravity | ~/.gemini/antigravity/skills/ | Antigravity AI |
gemini | ~/.gemini/skills/ | Gemini CLI |
cursor | ~/.cursor/skills/ | Cursor IDE |
When to Use
Use this skill when the user wants to:
- Install a skill from the 519-skill catalog
- Remove an installed skill
- List available or installed skills
- Search for skills matching a topic
- Check if a specific skill is installed
Proactive Skill Suggestions
When working on a project, if the user's request matches an uninstalled skill's description from the catalog above:
- Inform the user: "The
<skill-name> skill covers this — want me to install it?"
- If yes, install with:
ccpi skills install <skill-name> --surface project
- Confirm: "✓ installed and immediately available via hot-reload"
Examples of proactive suggestions:
- User asks about Kubernetes → suggest
kubernetes-architect (if in catalog)
- User asks about security scanning → suggest
code-injection-detector, dependency-vulnerability-checker
- User asks about AWS → suggest skills from
13-aws-skills category
Workflow
Search for Skills
ccpi search <query>
Shows matching skills (with category) and plugins. Offers interactive install prompt.
List Available Skills
ccpi skills list
ccpi skills list --category security
ccpi skills list --surface project
ccpi skills list --json
Install a Skill
ccpi skills install <skill-name> --surface project
ccpi skills install <skill-name> --surface claude
ccpi skills install --category security --surface project
ccpi skills install --all --surface project
Check installation status first:
WORKSPACE_ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)
ls "$WORKSPACE_ROOT/.claude/skills/" 2>/dev/null | sort
Remove a Skill
ccpi skills remove <skill-name> --surface project
Important Notes
- Hot-reload: Installed skills are immediately available without restarting Claude Code
- Symlinks: Skills are symlinked from the repo source — updates propagate instantly
- Source: All 519 skills live in
skills/<category>/ in this repo
- Safety: Always confirm before removing skills
Examples
User: "List available skills"
→ Run ccpi skills list --surface project → display grouped output
User: "Install hooks-mastery skill"
→ ccpi skills install hooks-mastery --surface project
→ "✓ hooks-mastery installed → .claude/skills/ — ready to use!"
User: "What security skills are available?"
→ ccpi skills list --category security → show 50 security skills
→ Ask which to install
User: "Remove project-bootstrapper"
→ Confirm → ccpi skills remove project-bootstrapper --surface project
→ "✓ project-bootstrapper removed (symlink only, source intact)"
User: "Is there a skill for Kubernetes?"
→ ccpi search kubernetes → show matches
→ Offer to install
Tutorials
ccpi tutorials
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