skills-lc-cli

CLI tool for installing AI Agent Skills from skills.lc. Works with 40+ AI agents including Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Qoder, and more.


Quick Start

``bash


Search for skills

npx skills-lc-cli search react

Install a skill by ID (recommended)

npx skills-lc-cli add react-best-practices

Install from GitHub URL

npx skills-lc-cli add https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills

Install to specific agent

npx skills-lc-cli add react-best-practices --agent cursor

List installed skills (interactive delete)

npx skills-lc-cli list
`

Installation

`bash


Using npx (recommended, no installation needed)

npx skills-lc-cli add

Or install globally

npm install -g skills-lc-cli
skills-lc add
`

Usage

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`bash


Search for skills (interactive with pagination)

skills-lc search react
skills-lc search "python testing"

Install a skill by ID

skills-lc add react-best-practices
skills-lc add text-generation

Install from GitHub

skills-lc add vercel-labs/agent-skills
skills-lc add https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills

List installed skills (with interactive delete)

skills-lc list

Show help

skills-lc help
`

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`bash


Install to specific agent (project-level)

skills-lc add react-best-practices --agent cursor
skills-lc add composition-patterns --agent windsurf
skills-lc add frontend-design --agent qoder

Install globally (user-level)

skills-lc add react-best-practices --agent cursor --global
skills-lc add text-generation --agent claude-code --global

Enable debug mode

skills-lc add react-best-practices --debug
skills-lc search react --debug

Multi-skill installation (auto-detects all SKILL.md files)

skills-lc add https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills

Installs all skills found in the repository

`

Features

- 🚀 Zero Configuration - Automatically detects your AI agent and installs to the right location
- 🔍 Interactive Search - Search skills with pagination and one-click installation
- 📦 Multi-Skill Install - Automatically detects and installs all skills from a repository
- 🎯 40+ Agent Support - Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Qoder, Cline, and more
- 🌍 Project & Global - Install to project directory or user home directory
- 🗑️ Interactive Delete - List and delete skills with interactive prompts
- 🐛 Debug Mode - Verbose logging with --debug flag
- 💾 Offline Support - Works with GitHub without internet (no API required)

Supported AI Agents

The CLI supports 40+ AI agents with both project-level and global installation:

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| Agent | Project Path | Global Path |
|-------|--------------|-------------|
| Claude Code | .claude/skills/ | ~/.claude/skills/ |
| Cursor | .cursor/skills/ | ~/.cursor/skills/ |
| Windsurf | .windsurf/skills/ | ~/.codeium/windsurf/skills/ |
| Qoder | .qoder/skills/ | ~/.qoder/skills/ |
| Cline | .cline/skills/ | ~/.cline/skills/ |
| Continue | .continue/skills/ | ~/.continue/skills/ |
| Roo Code | .roo/skills/ | ~/.roo/skills/ |
| GitHub Copilot | .github/skills/ | ~/.copilot/skills/ |

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Click to expand full list (40+ agents)

- Amp, Kimi Code CLI
- Antigravity
- Augment
- Claude Code
- OpenClaw
- Cline
- CodeBuddy
- Codex
- Command Code
- Continue
- Crush
- Cursor
- Droid
- Gemini CLI
- GitHub Copilot
- Goose
- Junie
- iFlow CLI
- Kilo Code
- Kiro CLI
- Kode
- MCPJam
- Mistral Vibe
- Mux
- OpenCode
- OpenClaude IDE
- OpenHands
- Pi
- Qoder
- Qwen Code
- Replit
- Roo Code
- Trae
- Trae CN
- Windsurf
- Zencoder
- Neovate
- Pochi
- AdaL
- Local (.skills/ directory)

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`bash


Auto-detect agent

skills-lc add react-best-practices

Install to Cursor (project)

skills-lc add react-best-practices --agent cursor

Install to Windsurf (global)

skills-lc add react-best-practices --agent windsurf --global

Install to Qoder

skills-lc add composition-patterns --agent qoder
`

How It Works

1. Search - Browse skills from skills.lc registry with interactive pagination
2. Fetch - Downloads SKILL.md files from GitHub repositories (supports multiple skills)
3. Detect - Automatically identifies your AI agent or uses specified --agent
4. Install - Saves skills to appropriate directory (project or global with --global)
5. Record - Reports installation to skills.lc for analytics

Environment Variables

| Variable | Required | Description |
|----------|----------|-------------|
| SKILLS_API_TOKEN | No | API token (optional, has default) |
| SKILLS_API_URL | No | API base URL (default: https://skills.lc) |

Examples

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`bash


Interactive search with pagination

npx skills-lc-cli search react

Select [1-10] to install, [n] for next page, [p] for previous, [q] to quit

`

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`bash


From skills.lc registry (easiest)


npx skills-lc-cli add react-best-practices
npx skills-lc-cli add text-generation
npx skills-lc-cli add composition-patterns
`

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`bash


Install all skills from a repository

npx skills-lc-cli add vercel-labs/agent-skills

Auto-detects and installs all SKILL.md files

Install from full GitHub URL

npx skills-lc-cli add https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills

Install specific skill path

npx skills-lc-cli add https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/composition-patterns
`

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`bash


Install to Cursor (project-level)

npx skills-lc-cli add react-best-practices --agent cursor

Install to Windsurf (global)

npx skills-lc-cli add react-best-practices --agent windsurf --global

Install to Qoder

npx skills-lc-cli add frontend-design --agent qoder

Install to Claude Code (global)

npx skills-lc-cli add text-generation --agent claude-code --global
`

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`bash


List all installed skills (interactive)

npx skills-lc-cli list

Select [1-N] to delete, [q] to quit

Confirms before deletion

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`bash


Show detailed logs

npx skills-lc-cli add react-best-practices --debug
npx skills-lc-cli search react --debug

See API requests, responses, and GitHub fetches

`

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`bash


Use custom API URL


SKILLS_API_URL=https://my-api.com npx skills-lc-cli search react
SKILLS_API_URL=https://my-api.com npx skills-lc-cli add owner/repo/skill
``

Links

- Skills Directory - Browse all available skills
- GitHub - Source code

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! See documentation in the docs folder.

License

MIT