vercel-labs/skills

skills The CLI for the open agent skills ecosystem. Supports OpenCode , Claude Code , Codex , Cursor , and 75 more . Install a Skill npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills Use a Skill Without Installing Generate a prompt for one skill, or start a supported coding agent interactively: npx skills use vercel-labs/agent-skills@web-design-guidelines | claude npx skills use vercel-labs/agent-skills --skill web-design-guidelines --agent claude-code skills use resolves sources the same way as skills add , writes the selected skill files to a temporary directory, and prints only the generated prompt to stdout unless --agent is provided. With --agent , it starts one supported agent interactively with the generated prompt. Source Formats # GitHub shorthand (owner/repo) npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills # Full GitHub URL npx skills add https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills # Direct path to a skill in a repo npx skills add https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/web-design-guidelines # GitLab URL npx skills add https://gitlab.com/org/repo # Azure Repos (Azure DevOps Services or Server) npx skills add https://dev.azure.com/org/project/_git/repo npx skills add https://dev.azure.com/org/project/_git/repo ? path=/skills/web-design & version=GBmain # Any git URL npx skills add git@github.com:vercel-labs/agent-skills.git # Local path npx skills add ./my-local-skills Private Repositories Use the same command for public and private repositories. The CLI uses the authentication already configured for the repository URL: # GitHub shorthand or HTTPS (Git credential helper, GitHub CLI, then SSH fallback) npx skills add acme/private-skills # SSH on GitHub, GitLab, or another Git host npx skills add git@github.com:acme/private-skills.git npx skills add ssh://git@git.example.com/acme/private-skills.git # HTTPS on any Git host (uses your configured Git credential helper) npx skills add https://git.example.com/acme/private-skills.git npx skills add https://dev.azure.com/org/project/_git/private-skills For GitHub HTTPS and shorthand sources, skills first uses normal Git credentials. If that fails and GitHub CLI is authenticated, it tries gh repo clone , followed by SSH. It does not execute gh auth token or copy the stored GitHub CLI credential into the Node.js process. For GitHub tree lookups, skills first tries the API anonymously, then an explicitly supplied environment token, then gh api . GitHub CLI applies its own stored authentication and returns only the API response; the credential is never printed to or read by skills . If API access still fails, update checks fall back to an authenticated Git clone. GITHUB_TOKEN or GH_TOKEN can be set explicitly for GitHub API access, including private repository downloads and update checks. They are optional for installs when Git, GitHub CLI, or SSH authentication is already configured. Options Option Description -g, --global Install to user directory instead of project -a, --agent <agents...> Target specific agents (e.g., claude-code , codex ). See Supported Agents -s, --skill <skills...> Install specific skills by name (use '*' for all skills) -l, --list List available skills without installing --copy Copy files instead of symlinking to agent directories -y, --yes Skip all confirmation prompts --all Install all skills to all agents without prompts Examples # List skills in a repository npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills --list # Install specific skills npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills --skill frontend-design --skill skill-creator # Install a skill with spaces in the name (must be quoted) npx skills add owner/repo --skill " Convex Best Practices " # Install to specific agents npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills -a claude-code -a opencode # Non-interactive installation (CI/CD friendly) npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills --skill frontend-design -g -a claude-code -y # Install all skills from a repo to all agents npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills --all # Install all skills to specific agents npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills --skill ' * ' -a claude-code # Install specific skills to all agents npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills --agent ' * ' --skill frontend-design # Install from a direct SKILL.md or archive download URL npx skills add https://example.com/download/my-skill Direct download URLs are tried after well-known discovery. They may point to a single valid SKILL.md file or a .zip , .tar , .tar.gz , or .tgz archive; the URL does not need to include a file extension. Downloads are limited to 10 MiB, extracted content to 25 MiB, and archives to 1000 files by default. Override with SKILLS_DOWNLOAD_MAX_BYTES , SKILLS_EXTRACT_MAX_BYTES , and SKILLS_EXTRACT_MAX_FILES when you trust the source. Installation Scope Scope Flag Location Use Case Project (default) ./<agent>/skills/ Committed with your project, shared with team Global -g ~/<agent>/skills/ Available across all projects Installation Methods When installing interactively, you can choose: Method Description Symlink (Recommended) Creates symlinks from each agent to a canonical copy. Single source of truth, easy updates. Copy Creates independent copies for each agent. Use when symlinks aren't supported. Other Commands Command Description npx skills use <source> Use one skill without installing npx skills list List installed skills (alias: ls ) npx skills find [query] Search for skills interactively or by keyword npx skills remove [skills] Remove installed skills from agents npx skills update [skills] Update installed skills to latest versions npx skills init [name] Create a new SKILL.md template skills list List all installed skills. Similar to npm ls . # List project installed skills npx skills list # List only global skills npx skills ls -g # Filter by specific agents npx skills ls -a claude-code -a cursor skills find Search for skills interactively or by keyword. # Interactive search (fzf-style) npx skills find # Search by keyword npx skills find typescript # Search across every repository owned by an organization or user npx skills find react --owner vercel skills update # Update all skills (interactive scope prompt) npx skills update # Update a single skill by name npx skills update my-skill # Update multiple specific skills npx skills update frontend-design web-design-guidelines # Update only global or project skills npx skills update -g npx skills update -p # Non-interactive (auto-detects scope: project if in a project, else global) npx skills update -y Option Description -g, --global Only update global skills -p, --project Only update project skills -y, --yes Skip scope prompt (auto-detect: project if in a project dir, else global) [skills...] Update specific skills by name instead of all skills init # Create SKILL.md in current directory npx skills init # Create a new skill in a subdirectory npx skills init my-skill skills remove Remove installed skills from agents. # Remove interactively (select from installed skills) npx skills remove # Remove all skills from an exact lock source npx skills remove owner/repo # Remove specific skill by name npx skills remove web-design-guidelines # Remove multiple skills npx skills remove frontend-design web-design-guidelines # Remove from global scope npx skills remove --global web-design-guidelines # Remove from specific agents only npx skills remove --agent claude-code cursor my-skill # Remove all installed skills without confirmation npx skills remove --all # Remove all skills from a specific agent npx skills remove --skill ' * ' -a cursor # Remove a specific skill from all agents npx skills remove my-skill --agent ' * ' # Use 'rm' alias npx skills rm my-skill Option Description -g, --global Remove from global scope (~/) instead of project -a, --agent Remove from specific agents (use '*' for all) -s, --skill Specify skills to remove (use '*' for all) -y, --yes Skip confirmation prompts --all Shorthand for --skill '*' --agent '*' -y What are Agent Skills?