skills-cli

Package manager for discovering, installing, and managing installable Agent Skills via CLI.

- Search and install skills from public repositories using bunx skills add <source> --skill <name>, with support for GitHub, GitLab, and local paths

- Manage installed skills with commands to list, check for updates, update, remove, and restore from skills-lock.json

- Install skills to specific agents (e.g., Codex), at global or project scope, with symlink or copy modes depending on portability needs

- Pair with Skills Vault for declarative backup and restore workflows across machines and teams

Use this skill to help users work with the open Agent Skills ecosystem through the skills CLI.

Overview

The skills CLI is the package manager for installable Agent Skills. Use it to discover skills, install them with the right flags, and manage them after installation.

Examples below use bunx skills, but npx skills is the same workflow if Bun is not available in the user's environment.

Always prefer the current CLI syntax:

bunx skills add <source> --skill <name>

Do not use older owner/repo@skill-name examples.

When to Use

Use this skill when the user: