How do I install the Managing Skills skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add diegosouzapw/managing-skills in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Managing Skills safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Independent scanners report: SkillSpector: WARNING, Skill Scanner: PASS. Capability flags: makes network calls. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Managing Skills?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Managing Skills free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Managing Skills?

diegosouzapw (@diegosouzapw) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Managing Skills by diegosouzapw — Agent Skill

Name: Managing Skills
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: diegosouzapw

Managing Skills

Install, find, update, and manage agent skills. Use when the user wants to add a new skill, search for skills that do something, check if skills are up to date, or update existing skills. Triggers on: install skill, add skill, get skill, find skill, search skill, update skill, check skills, list skills.

diegosouzapw Updated Sep 8, 2026 54 repo stars

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Primary commands:

npx skills add {source} --yes --agent {agent-type}
npx skills find {keyword} --yes
npx skills check --yes
npx skills update --yes
npx skills add --list --yes

Agent	Flag value
Amp	`amp`
Claude Code	`claude-code`
Cline	`cline`
Codex	`codex`
Continue	`continue`
Cursor	`cursor`
Gemini CLI	`gemini-cli`
GitHub Copilot	`github-copilot`
Goose	`goose`
Kilo Code	`kilo`
Kiro CLI	`kiro-cli`
OpenCode	`opencode`
Qwen Code	`qwen-code`
Roo Code	`roo`
Trae	`trae`
Windsurf	`windsurf`

If unsure, check for config directories (e.g., .claude/, .codex/, .cursor/). Only include additional agent types if the user explicitly requests it (e.g., "install for all agents" or "also install for codex").

"Install just the managing-skills skill from that repo" → npx skills add vercel-labs/skills --yes -s managing-skills --agent claude-code

"Install this skill: github.com/owner/repo/tree/main/skills/foo" → npx skills add https://github.com/owner/repo/tree/main/skills/foo --yes --agent claude-code

"Globally install foo/bar for all agents" → npx skills add foo/bar --yes -g --all

---name: managing-skillsdescription: Install, find, update, and manage agent skills. Use when the user wants to add a new skill, search for skills that do something, check if skills are up to date, or update existing skills. Triggers on: install skill, add skill, get skill, find skill, search skill, update skill, check skills, list skills.---<objective>Manage agent skills via the `npx skills` CLI. Handle installing skills from GitHub repos, searching for available skills, checking for updates, and updating installed skills.</objective><quick_start>Determine which operation the user wants and run the appropriate command. Always include `--yes` to skip confirmations. Default to project-level install and the current agent type unless told otherwise.Primary commands:```npx skills add {source} --yes --agent {agent-type}npx skills find {keyword} --yesnpx skills check --yesnpx skills update --yesnpx skills add --list --yes```</quick_start><context><agent_type>Detect the agent you are running as. Map to the correct `--agent` flag value:| Agent | Flag value ||-------|-----------|| Amp | `amp` || Claude Code | `claude-code` || Cline | `cline` || Codex | `codex` || Continue | `continue` || Cursor | `cursor` || Gemini CLI | `gemini-cli` || GitHub Copilot | `github-copilot` || Goose | `goose` || Kilo Code | `kilo` || Kiro CLI | `kiro-cli` || OpenCode | `opencode` || Qwen Code | `qwen-code` || Roo Code | `roo` || Trae | `trae` || Windsurf | `windsurf` |If unsure, check for config directories (e.g., `.claude/`, `.codex/`, `.cursor/`).Only include additional agent types if the user explicitly requests it (e.g., "install for all agents" or "also install for codex").</agent_type><install_scope>- **Project** (default): Installs to `./<agent>/skills/` in the current project.- **Global** (`-g`): Installs to `~/<agent>/skills/`. Only use when the user says "global", "globally", or "for all projects".</install_scope></context><operations><operation name="install"><trigger>User says: install, add, get, set up a skill</trigger><steps>1. Identify the skill source. Accepts: - `owner/repo` — installs all skills from the repo - Full GitHub/GitLab URL to a repo, directory, or SKILL.md file (e.g., `https://github.com/owner/repo/tree/main/skills/foo`) - Local filesystem path - Use `-s skill-name` to cherry-pick a specific skill by name from a multi-skill repo2. Determine scope: project (default) or global (`-g`).3. Determine agent type(s) to target.4. Run:```bashnpx skills add {source} --yes --agent {agent-type}```Add `-g` if global. Add multiple `--agent` flags if targeting multiple agents.</steps><examples>"Install the vercel-labs/skills skill" →`npx skills add vercel-labs/skills --yes --agent claude-code`"Install just the managing-skills skill from that repo" →`npx skills add vercel-labs/skills --yes -s managing-skills --agent claude-code`"Install this skill: github.com/owner/repo/tree/main/skills/foo" →`npx skills add https://github.com/owner/repo/tree/main/skills/foo --yes --agent claude-code`"Globally install foo/bar for all agents" →`npx skills add foo/bar --yes -g --all`</examples></operation><operation name="find"><trigger>User says: find, search, discover, look for, browse skills</trigger><steps>1. If user gave a keyword, pass it directly.2. Run:```bashnpx skills find {keyword} --yes```3. Present results to the user. If they pick one, follow the install operation.</steps></operation><operation name="check"><trigger>User says: check for updates, are my skills up to date</trigger><steps>Run:```bashnpx skills check --yes```Report which skills have updates available. Offer to update if any are found.</steps></operation><operation name="update"><trigger>User says: update skills, upgrade skills</trigger><steps>Run:```bashnpx skills update --yes```Report what was updated.</steps></operation><operation name="list"><trigger>User says: list skills, show installed skills, what skills do I have</trigger><steps>Run:```bashnpx skills add --list --yes```</steps></operation></operations><guidelines>- Always use `--yes` to skip confirmation prompts.- Default to project scope unless the user explicitly says global.- Default to the current agent type only. Add others only if the user asks.- If a command fails, show the error output and suggest fixes (e.g., check the source URL, network).- After installing, confirm success and mention where the skill was installed.</guidelines><success_criteria>- The requested skill operation completed successfully.- Output was shown to the user confirming what happened.- Scope and agent targeting matched user intent (project/global, correct agent).</success_criteria>

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