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🚀 The easiest way to install and manage Agent Skills for AI coding assistants

By skill4agent.com - A command-line tool for installing Agent Skills.

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🌟 Why skill4agent?

  • 🎯 Curated Skills: Access a vast collection of high-quality skills from skill4agent.com
  • 🌐 Bilingual Support: Every skill includes both English and Chinese translations, breaking language barriers
  • ✅ Quality Assurance: Automated script detection ensures all skills are safe and reliable
  • 🏷️ Smart Categorization: Fine-grained categories and tags help you quickly find the right skill
  • 🤖 AI-Optimized: Tags are embedded in SKILL.md, enabling AI Agents to match your needs more accurately
  • ⚡ One-Command Install: Install any skill to multiple IDEs with a single command
  • 🔧 Multi-IDE Support: Works with Trae, Cursor, Claude, OpenCode, OpenClaw, and more
  • 🌍 Global & Project Installation: Install globally or per-project
  • 📦 Smart Management: List and uninstall skills easily

Installation

# Using npx (recommended - no installation required)
npx skill4agent <command># Or install globally
npm install -g @skill4agent/cli

💡 Find available skills at skill4agent.com

  • <source>: The source repository (e.g., anthropics/skills)
  • <skill>: The skill name (e.g., frontend-design)
# Search for skills
npx skill4agent search <keyword> [options]
# View skill details (includes SKILL.md content)
npx skill4agent read<source><skill_name> [options]
# Interactive installation (recommended for beginners)
npx skill4agent add <source><skill># Non-interactive installation (for scripts and AI automation)
npx skill4agent install <source><skill> [options]
# List installed skills
npx skill4agent list
# Uninstall a skill
npx skill4agent uninstall <skill>

Commands

search - Search Online Skills

Search for skills in the skill registry.

npx skill4agent search <keyword> [options]
OptionDescriptionDefault
-l, --limitNumber of results to return10
-j, --jsonOutput in JSON format (more friendly for AI parsing)false

Output fields:

  • source: Repository source (e.g., vercel-labs-agent-skills)
  • skill_name: Skill name
  • category: Skill category
  • description: Full skill description
  • tags: Skill tags
  • installs: Total installation count
  • has_script: Whether the skill contains scripts (true/false)
  • script_check_result: Script check result (only shown when has_script is true)
  • script_check_notes: Script check notes (only shown when script_check_result is not "safe")

read - Read Skill Details

View detailed information and content of a skill.

npx skill4agent read<source><skill_name> [options]
OptionDescriptionDefault
--typeContent type: original or translatedoriginal
-j, --jsonOutput in JSON formatfalse

Output fields:

  • skillId: Skill ID
  • source: Repository source
  • skill_name: Skill name
  • description: Skill description
  • tags: Skill tags
  • category: Skill category
  • installs: Total installation count
  • Translation: Original language and translation availability
  • Script: Script check results
  • ContentType: Content type (original/translated)
  • Content: SKILL.md content

add - Interactive Installation

Interactive installation with prompts for configuration options.

npx skill4agent add <source><skill>

install - Non-interactive Installation

For scripts and AI automation with explicit options.

npx skill4agent install <source><skill> [options]
OptionDescriptionDefault
--typeoriginal or translatedoriginal
--globalInstall globally (available to all projects)project dir
--dirsInstallation directories (comma-separated): .trae,.cursor.agents only
--methodsymlink or copysymlink

list - List Installed Skills

Display all installed skills with their installation details.

npx skill4agent list

Output columns:

  • Name: Skill name
  • Source: Repository source (e.g., anthropics/skills)
  • Scope: Installation scope (Global, Project, or Global,Project)
  • Installed: Installation date

uninstall - Uninstall a Skill

Remove an installed skill.

# Uninstall from all scopes (global and all projects)
npx skill4agent uninstall <skill># Uninstall from global only
npx skill4agent uninstall <skill> --global
# Uninstall from all projects only (non-global installations)
npx skill4agent uninstall <skill> --project

Examples

Search Examples

# Search for skills (default 10 results)
npx skill4agent search react
# Search with custom limit
npx skill4agent search react -l 5

View Details Examples

# View original content (non-JSON format, view original content)
npx skill4agent read anthropics/skills frontend-design
# View translated content (JSON format, view translated content)
npx skill4agent read anthropics/skills frontend-design --type translated -j

Installation Examples

# Minimal: install with all defaults
npx skill4agent install anthropics/skills frontend-design
# Install to specific directories (comma-separated)
npx skill4agent install anthropics/skills frontend-design --dirs ".trae,.cursor"# Global installation (available to all projects)
npx skill4agent install anthropics/skills frontend-design --global
# Full options
npx skill4agent install anthropics/skills frontend-design \
--type original \
--global \
--dirs ".trae,.cursor" \
--method symlink

List Example

$ npx skill4agent list
📦 Installed Skills (3 skills, 5 installs)
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Name Source Scope Installed
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
frontend-design anthropics/skills Global,Project 2026/02/08
agent-tools inferencesh/skills Global 2026/02/07
web-search custom/skills Project 2026/02/06
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Total: 3 skills (5 installs)

Uninstall Examples

# Uninstall completely (all scopes)
npx skill4agent uninstall frontend-design
# Uninstall from global only
npx skill4agent uninstall frontend-design --global
# Uninstall from all projects only
npx skill4agent uninstall frontend-design --project

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