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 agents.
Install from the Default Tap
Section titled “Install from the Default Tap”skillshub ships with a bundled default tap (EYH0602/skillshub). You can install skills from it immediately:
skillshub install EYH0602/skillshub/code-reviewerAdding Third-Party Taps
Section titled “Adding Third-Party Taps”A tap is a GitHub repository containing skill definitions. Add third-party taps to access more skills:
skillshub tap add anthropics/skillsskillshub tap add vercel-labs/agent-skillsYou can list all currently configured taps with:
skillshub tap listAdd a tap and install all its skills in one command:
skillshub tap add anthropics/skills --installInstalling Skills
Section titled “Installing Skills”From a Tap
Section titled “From a Tap”Install a skill by providing its fully qualified name (owner/repo/skill):
skillshub install anthropics/skills/frontend-designInstall a specific version by commit (gist-based taps only):
skillshub add https://gist.github.com/user/gist_id@abc1234Note: The
@commitspecifier is not available for git-cloned taps. Usetap add --branchto target a specific branch instead.
From a GitHub URL
Section titled “From a GitHub URL”Install skills directly from any GitHub repository URL:
skillshub add https://github.com/user/repo/tree/main/skills/my-skillFrom a GitHub Gist
Section titled “From a GitHub Gist”Install skills from GitHub Gists:
skillshub add https://gist.github.com/user/gist_idInstall All Skills from a Tap
Section titled “Install All Skills from a Tap”skillshub tap install-all anthropics/skillsLinking to Your Agents
Section titled “Linking to Your Agents”Installing a skill makes it available locally. The link command connects all installed skills to every detected agent:
skillshub linkSee which agents are detected on your system:
skillshub agentsChecking Installed Skills
Section titled “Checking Installed Skills”View everything currently installed:
skillshub listGet detailed information about a specific skill:
skillshub info EYH0602/skillshub/code-reviewerUpdating Skills
Section titled “Updating Skills”Keep your skills up to date:
# Update all installed skillsskillshub update
# Update a single skillskillshub update EYH0602/skillshub/code-reviewerRemoving a Skill
Section titled “Removing a Skill”skillshub uninstall EYH0602/skillshub/code-reviewerRemoving a Tap
Section titled “Removing a Tap”Remove a tap and uninstall all its skills:
skillshub tap remove vercel-labs/agent-skillsKeep the installed skills when removing a tap:
skillshub tap remove vercel-labs/agent-skills --keep-skillsImport Taps from GitHub Star Lists
Section titled “Import Taps from GitHub Star Lists”If you curate skill taps in a GitHub star list, import them all at once:
skillshub star-list https://github.com/stars/username/lists/skills
# Add taps and install all skills from eachskillshub star-list https://github.com/stars/username/lists/skills --installThis requires a GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable.
Putting It All Together
Section titled “Putting It All Together”# Install from the default tapskillshub install EYH0602/skillshub/code-reviewer
# Add third-party tapsskillshub tap add anthropics/skillsskillshub install anthropics/skills/frontend-design
# Or install directly from a URLskillshub add https://github.com/user/repo/tree/main/skills/my-skill
# Link to all detected agentsskillshub link
# Verifyskillshub listFrom here, you can explore more taps, install additional skills, and keep everything current with skillshub update.