# Manage agent runtime capabilities with CAPA

> Use CAPA to declare coding-agent skills, rules, tools, MCP servers, sub-agents, and plugins once in capabilities.yaml, then install native provider files across Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Windsurf, Copilot, Gemini CLI, and related agents.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/manage-agent-runtime-capabilities-with-capa` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/manage-agent-runtime-capabilities-with-capa`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/manage-agent-runtime-capabilities-with-capa/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/manage-agent-runtime-capabilities-with-capa

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# Manage agent runtime capabilities with CAPA

Use CAPA to declare coding-agent skills, rules, tools, MCP servers, sub-agents, and plugins once in capabilities.yaml, then install native provider files across Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Windsurf, Copilot, Gemini CLI, and related agents.

## Prerequisites

CAPA CLI, capabilities.yaml, supported AI coding-agent runtimes, optional MCP servers/tools declared by the project

## Installation

Install or set up from the source-backed instructions:

Install from the upstream release or review and run the installer published at https://capa.infragate.ai. In a repo, run capa init, edit capabilities.yaml, then run capa install.

- Source: https://github.com/infragate/capa

## Documentation

- https://capa.infragate.ai/docs/introduction

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/manage-agent-runtime-capabilities-with-capa/)