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Getting Started

Installation

You can use skillpm directly with npx (no install required):

npx skillpm install <skill-name>

Or install the CLI globally:

npm install -g skillpm

Note: Skills themselves are always workspace-local (per-project). The -g flag above installs the skillpm CLI tool globally — not skills.

Requires Node.js 18 or later.

Install a skill

skillpm install <skill-name>

skillpm handles everything: npm resolution, scanning for skills, wiring into agent directories, and configuring MCP servers. See How it works for details.

Verify it worked

skillpm list

You should see the installed skills with their descriptions and MCP server requirements.

Using skills in a project

Skills can be project-local (like npm dependencies):

mkdir my-project && cd my-project
npm init -y
skillpm install <skill-a> <skill-b>

This adds the skills as standard npm dependencies in package.json. Anyone who clones the project can run skillpm install to get the same skill set wired into their agents.

What's next?