Quick Start
Overview
Section titled “Overview”skillshub is a package manager for AI agent skills, similar to how Homebrew manages software on macOS but purpose-built for distributing and managing skills that extend AI agents. This guide walks you through the core workflow: adding a tap, finding skills, installing them, and linking them to your agent.
Adding Your First Tap
Section titled “Adding Your First Tap”A tap is a repository of skill definitions. Before you can install any skills, you need to subscribe to at least one tap. The official community hub is a good place to start:
skillshub tap add brokad/hubYou can list all currently configured taps with:
skillshub tap listTo remove a tap you no longer need:
skillshub tap remove brokad/hubSearching for Skills
Section titled “Searching for Skills”Once you have a tap configured, you can search for skills by keyword:
skillshub search keywordFor example, to find skills related to code review:
skillshub search code-reviewThe output lists matching skills along with a short description and the tap they belong to. You can narrow results to a specific tap:
skillshub search code-review --tap brokad/hubInstalling a Skill
Section titled “Installing a Skill”Install a skill by providing its fully qualified name in the form tap/skill:
skillshub install brokad/hub/my-skillskillshub resolves the skill definition from the tap, downloads any required assets, and installs everything into its local store. You can install a specific version with the @ suffix:
skillshub install brokad/hub/my-skill@1.2.0Linking to Your Agent
Section titled “Linking to Your Agent”Installing a skill makes it available locally, but your AI agent needs to know about it. The link command connects all installed skills to a supported agent:
skillshub link claudeskillshub supports several agents. Pass the agent name that matches your setup:
skillshub link claudeskillshub link openaiskillshub link copilotTo unlink skills from an agent:
skillshub unlink claudeAfter linking, restart your agent or reload its configuration for the new skills to become available.
Checking Installed Skills
Section titled “Checking Installed Skills”View everything currently installed on your system:
skillshub listThis displays each skill along with its version and the tap it was installed from. To get detailed information about a specific skill:
skillshub info brokad/hub/my-skillUpdating Skills
Section titled “Updating Skills”Keep your skills up to date with a single command:
skillshub updateThis refreshes all configured taps and upgrades every installed skill to its latest version. To update a single skill instead:
skillshub update brokad/hub/my-skillTo see which skills have updates available without applying them:
skillshub outdatedRemoving a Skill
Section titled “Removing a Skill”If you no longer need a skill, remove it with:
skillshub uninstall brokad/hub/my-skillThis removes the skill from your local store and automatically unlinks it from any connected agents.
Putting It All Together
Section titled “Putting It All Together”Here is the full workflow from start to finish:
# Add the community tapskillshub tap add brokad/hub
# Find a skill you needskillshub search code-review
# Install itskillshub install brokad/hub/code-review
# Connect it to your agentskillshub link claude
# Verify it is installedskillshub listFrom here, you can explore more taps, install additional skills, and keep everything current with skillshub update.