Install Skill

Install a Claude Code skill from a GitHub skills repository URL.

Steps

1. Route the input. Decide whether the user gave a GitHub tree URL or a repo/skill reference.

   • Completion criterion: the input is classified as exactly one of URL or reference.

2. Extract repo and skill path. For a tree URL of the form https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/tree/<ref>/skills/<category>/<skill>, extract OWNER/REPO and the path under skills/ — for example, productivity/writing-great-skills. If the user gave OWNER/REPO <path> directly, use it as-is.

   • Completion criterion: both the repository and the skill path are identified.

3. Install for Claude Code. Run:

   gh skill install <repo> <skill-path> --agent claude-code
   

   • Completion criterion: the command exits successfully.

4. Report result. Show the installed skill path and any warnings.

   • Completion criterion: the user can see whether the install succeeded.

Failure modes

• gh missing or unauthenticated: stop and ask the user to run gh auth login.
• URL with no skills/ segment: stop and ask for a repo/skill reference.
• gh skill install fails: print the full error and do not retry.