GitHub - avibe-bot/askill: Package manager for AI agent skills

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askill

The package manager for AI agent skills.

npm version License: MIT Node

Start here: askill.sh - discover, score, and install agent skills in one place.

askill is a universal package manager for AI agent skills. It helps agents discover, install, run, and update reusable skills across Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, OpenClaw, Cursor, and 40+ other AI coding assistants.

Every skill on askill.sh is automatically reviewed by AI across 5 dimensions: Safety, Clarity, Reusability, Completeness, and Actionability.

Screenshots

askill.sh Homepage Skill Discovery
askill registry homepage askill registry discover
Skill Detail
askill registry skill detail
Install and list Search and inspect
askill quickstart terminal askill find terminal
Publish flow
askill publish terminal
For AI Agents (click to expand)

You are an AI agent helping a user with askill.

Quick Commands:

# Install a published skill (@author/skill-name)
askill add @johndoe/awesome-tool -y

# Install a skill from GitHub
askill add owner/repo@skill-name -y

# Install all skills from a repo
askill add owner/repo --all -y

# List installed skills
askill list

# Search for skills
askill find <query>

# Submit a GitHub skill URL for indexing
askill submit https://github.com/owner/repo

# Login and publish your own skill
askill login --token ask_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
askill publish

# Run a skill command
askill run skill-name:command

Key Behaviors:

  • Use -y to skip confirmation prompts
  • Use -a <agent> to target a specific agent (claude-code, cursor, opencode, ...)
  • Skills are installed to .agents/skills/ and symlinked into agent directories
  • Installed metadata is saved in ~/.agents/.skill-lock.json

For Skill Development:

  • Read docs/skill-spec.md for SKILL.md format
  • Use askill init to scaffold a new skill
  • Use askill validate to check SKILL.md syntax

After installation, read the skill's SKILL.md for usage details.


Quick Start

# Install
curl -fsSL https://askill.sh | sh

# Install a published skill
askill add @johndoe/awesome-tool

# Search
askill find code review

# List installed skills
askill list

Installation

One-line install (recommended)

curl -fsSL https://askill.sh | sh

npm

npm install -g askill-cli

npx (no global install)

npx askill-cli add owner/repo@skill-name

Verify

Core Usage

Install Skills

# From GitHub repo + skill name
askill add facebook/react@extract-errors

# Browse and select a skill from repo
askill add anthropics/courses

# Install all skills from repo
askill add owner/repo --all

# Non-interactive (CI/agents)
askill add owner/repo@skill -y

Find Skills

askill find memory
askill find code review

Manage Installed Skills

# List
askill list
askill list -g

# Check and update
askill check
askill update

# Remove
askill remove skill-name

# Upgrade askill itself
askill upgrade

Run Skill Commands

askill run skill-name:command [args]

# Example
askill run memory:save --key name --value "John"

Publish Your Skills

# 1) Create and test locally
askill init
askill add ./my-skill
askill validate

# 2) Submit repo for indexing
askill submit https://github.com/<owner>/<repo>

# 3) Publish under your author scope
askill login --token ask_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
askill publish

Read the complete guide in docs/publishing.md.

Documentation

Document Description
Getting Started Quick start guide
CLI Reference Full command reference
SKILL.md Specification How to write high-quality skills
Publishing Guide Submit and publish workflow

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup and contribution workflow.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE.


Website: askill.sh
npm: askill-cli
GitHub: avibe-bot/askill