OpenSkills v1.0.0 - Initial Release

Universal skills loader for AI coding agents. Install and use Anthropic SKILL.md format skills in any agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Aider).

Installation

npm i -g openskills

Quick Start

# Install skills (interactive selection)
openskills install anthropics/skills --project

# Sync to AGENTS.md (interactive, pre-selects current state)
openskills sync

# List installed skills
openskills list

Features

✅ Interactive by Default

• Checkbox selection for install and sync
• Smart defaults (pre-selects current AGENTS.md state)
• Beautiful TUI with colors and spinners

✅ Claude Code Compatible

• Uses .claude/skills/ standard location
• Warns about marketplace skill conflicts
• Coexists with native Claude Code plugins

✅ Universal

• Works in any AI agent with Bash support
• Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Aider
• No vendor lock-in

✅ Professional Quality

• TypeScript with strict mode
• 9 unit tests with vitest
• CI/CD on Node 18/20/22
• Comprehensive documentation

Commands

openskills install <source> [--project] [-y]  # Install from GitHub
openskills sync [-y]                          # Update AGENTS.md
openskills list                               # Show installed
openskills read <name>                        # Read skill (for agents)
openskills manage                             # Remove skills (interactive)
openskills remove <name>                      # Remove one skill

What's Included

• install: Interactive checkbox selection with skill sizes
• sync: Smart pre-selection based on current AGENTS.md
• manage: Interactive multi-select removal
• Agent-focused AGENTS.md: Usage instructions written for AI agents
• Conflict warnings: Detects Anthropic marketplace skills
• Graceful Ctrl+C: Clean exits, no stack traces

Examples

Install skills:

openskills install anthropics/skills --project

Shows:

? Select skills to install
  [x] xlsx                    45.2KB
  [x] pdf                     120.5KB
  [ ] algorithmic-art         85.3KB

Sync to AGENTS.md:

openskills sync

Pre-selects skills already in AGENTS.md. Check more to add, uncheck to remove.

Documentation

• Getting Started
• Creating Skills
• Integration Guide

Attribution

Implements Anthropic's Agent Skills specification.

Not affiliated with Anthropic. Claude, Claude Code, and Agent Skills are trademarks of Anthropic, PBC.

Install: npm i -g openskills

Follow: @nummanthinks for updates