| name | install-skill |
| description | Install a skill from a remote git repository into the local .claude/skills/ directory. Use this skill whenever the user wants to install, add, or set up a new skill — e.g., "install the pdf skill", "add the remotion skill", "set up the xlsx skill". Also trigger when users reference installing skills by name or ask how to get a skill. |
install-skill
Install a skill branch from a remote repository into the project's .claude/skills/ directory.
Usage
When the user invokes /install-skill or asks to install a skill, run the install-skill.ps1 script located in this skill's scripts/ directory:
pwsh -Command "& '<skill-dir>/scripts/install-skill.ps1'" -SkillName "<skill-name>"
Parameters
- SkillName (required) — The name of the skill to install. This corresponds to the branch name in the repository.
- RepoUrl (optional) — The git repository to clone from. Defaults to
https://github.com/chrishuffman5/skills.
- Destination (optional) — The local directory to install into. Defaults to
.claude/skills relative to the current working directory.
Examples
Install a skill using the default repo:
pwsh -Command "& 'install-skill.ps1'" -SkillName "pdf"
Install from a different repository:
pwsh -Command "& 'install-skill.ps1'" -SkillName "my-skill" -RepoUrl "https://github.com/someone/their-skills"
Install to a custom location:
pwsh -Command "& 'install-skill.ps1'" -SkillName "pdf" -Destination ".claude/skills"
Behavior
- Checks if the skill already exists at the target path — exits with a message if so.
- Creates the destination directory if it doesn't exist.
- Clones the skill branch with
--depth 1 into <destination>/<skill-name>.
- Removes the
.git directory from the cloned skill (skills don't need repo history once installed).
- Confirms the installation path.
Notes
- If the user asks to install a skill without specifying a repo, use the default (
https://github.com/chrishuffman5/skills).
- If the user provides a different repo URL, pass it via
-RepoUrl.
- The script is safe to run without user confirmation — it only clones a single branch and removes the
.git metadata.
