// Install VT Code skills into ~/.agents/skills from a curated list or a GitHub repo path. Use when a user asks to list installable skills, install a curated skill, or install a skill from another repo, including private repos.
| name | skill-installer |
| description | Install VT Code skills into ~/.agents/skills from a curated list or a GitHub repo path. Use when a user asks to list installable skills, install a curated skill, or install a skill from another repo, including private repos. |
| metadata | {"short-description":"Install curated skills from openai/skills or other repos"} |
Helps install skills. By default these are from https://github.com/openai/skills/tree/main/skills/.curated, but users can also provide other locations.
Use the helper scripts based on the task:
Install skills with the helper scripts.
Show available skills from the curated list:
scripts/list-curated-skills.py
Optional: specify a different repo or path:
scripts/list-curated-skills.py --repo owner/repo --path skills/path --ref branch
Output formats:
--format json for programmatic useInstall a skill by name from the curated list:
scripts/install-skill-from-github.py <skill-name>
The skill will be installed to ~/.agents/skills/<skill-name>/.
Install skills from any GitHub repository:
scripts/install-skill-from-github.py owner/repo path/to/skill
For private repos, ensure gh CLI is authenticated or GITHUB_TOKEN is set.
Install multiple skills from the same repo:
scripts/install-skill-from-github.py owner/repo path/to/skill1 path/to/skill2
Skills are installed to ~/.agents/skills/ by default.
For private repositories:
gh) is installed and authenticated: gh auth loginGITHUB_TOKEN environment variableIf a skill with the same name already exists, the installer will:
Before installing, the script validates:
/skills list to verify installation./skills load <skill-name> to activate the skill.Spin up a PR code review sub-agent. Ranks bugs critical/high/medium/low, eliminates false positives, writes consolidated report, applies KISS/DRY fixes (main logic only, skip tests), re-reviews after every change, loops until done. Use when the user asks to review a PR, triage bugs, or run a code review fix loop.
Perform comprehensive codebase analysis and generate reports (usage: /analyze [full|security|performance])
Run a terminal command (usage: /command <program> [args...])
Review the current diff or selected files (usage: /review [--last-diff|--target <expr>|--file <path>|files...] [--style <style>])
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Guide for creating effective skills. This skill should be used when users want to create a new skill (or update an existing skill) that extends VT Code's capabilities with specialized knowledge, workflows, or tool integrations.